George hadn’t had a good run since his neuter surgery and he has really needed one, so I loaded the dogs along with my mushroom basket into the car and headed for a forest not too far from the city. George and Memphis know this… Read More
I took the day off work today and spent a good part of it working on a mosaic project. I did manage to find the time for a couple practice session on the banjo though. I’ve been playing some tunes from Illinois that I learned… Read More
Somebody landed on this blog after asking a search engine the question: how to find king boletes in Ontario. I’d like the answer to that one too. Send me the map, won’t you?
I came across this strange video tonight. It features a duet with French bagpipes and accordion doing a polka suite. OK, it’s a bit off the beaten path. What’s really strange though, is the video is full of bizarre visual distortion – the background around… Read More
I notice I become increasingly inarticulate when it comes to talking about my painting, almost as if I don’t want it to be infected by words. Words can sully a painting and cling to it and drag it down. A few painters have a gift… Read More
….we’re resting our brains.
Yesterday we had the large barberry hedge removed between our house and our neighbours to the north. this has opened up an opportunity to really make this garden sing! We likely won’t do a lot to it this year, but next spring it will be… Read More
There are some great selections currently in the 27th Street box. If you’re in the area, stop by, take some books or leave a book or two for others to enjoy. The book box is located at 15 Twenty-seventh St in Long Branch….just up from… Read More
Making good progress on the salad bowl banjo. The neck is roughly shaped out. I still have some finer shaping to do, then sanding. Once that is done, I can drill the peg holes, and measure and cut the bowl to enable the neck to… Read More
This is me practicing Spotted Pony. Key of D, CC tuning capo 2nd fret.
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