Here’s a dose of Guy Clark, just because….
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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
The Outlander
Our neighbours M & D left a care package in the mailbox – a pair of novels. I started into the first one the other day – Gil Adamson’s first novel, The Outlander. It turns out this is a page-turner, and it pulled me right… Read More
Adjustments
Since breaking my ankle, I’ve been spending most of my time in a large room that was built by the previous owners of our house above the garage. The only problem with this plan is that there was no railing at the landing at the… Read More
Ablutions
I had Patrick DeWitt’s short novel, Ablutions, with me while I was in the hospital, but I learned very quickly that I am incapable of reading while taking uber-strong pain medication. I’ve been backing off the pain pills (I still need them occasionally and especially… Read More
Tough work?
The other night I watched a bit of one of those cooking game shows. It was one of those shows hosted by a panel of so-called celebrity chefs, in which home cooks subject themselves to a great deal of humiliation in their quest for a… Read More
A Canadian Art Controversy? How unusual.
Perhaps you have read about it. the Vancouver Art Gallery has come into possession of 10 “new” works attributed to J.E.H. MacDonald, a member of Canada’s hallowed Group of Seven. Some doubts have been raised as to the authenticity of the paintings as reported by… Read More
Oh oh….somebody wants to play ball….
A Week Later
It has been a week since I slipped and messed up my ankle. Sheila, my family, friends and neighbours, my boss and my workmates have all been super-supportive. The whole business continues to be uncomfortable, and it is difficult to focus really well on the… Read More
Arse over Teakettle
I looked for ice on the steps. It was that kind of weather. I thought of the Wade Hemsworth song, The Shining Birch Tree…’twas the in-between season of freeze-up and thaw. of course I wasn’t in the north woods, just on my way into the… Read More
In the car… #dog-a-rama
Georgie and Memphis love going anywhere in the car. All I have to say is “the car” and they’re up and ready to go. It was a beautiful crisp morning so I loaded up the partners and headed to Jack Darling Park. There are closer… Read More
27th Street 