All posts by “Eugene Knapik

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Froggy went a courtin’

Let’s listen to Suzy Bogguss sing one of my fave tunes, Froggy Went a Courtin’. Some of you may say, but it’s a kid’s song???…to which I say, I’m not nearly ready to grow up yet. Little piece of cornbread layin’ on the shelf….if you… Read More

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Alphabet Garden

Last year at a so-called antique show, I bought a bunch of plastic letters. I’ve had in various places in the back yard. This particular garden is one I started last year as a veggie garden, but this year I’m planting mostly perennials. Tuffy P… Read More

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No Sunshine

Well there is lots of sunshine this morning at 27th Street. However, here are Laura Boosinger and Josh Goforth doing a nice job on the Bill Withers tune Ain’t no Sunshine. I was listening to a number of videos of their performances this morning when… Read More

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Roseland Plant Sale

This morning we visited the Roseland Horticultural Society’s annual plant sale at Eglinton Flats. This sale is a great opportunity to buy a really good variety of plants at very reasonable prices – we try to attend each year.

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Search terms

Several people have somehow or another landed on this piece of cyber-real estate, the land of milk and honey, if you will….after searching: where to find morels in Southern Ontario. My response: what’s a morel?

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Sleep Late in the Morning

I took 3 days this week away from the work-a-day world, a kind of mini-vacation if you will, the kind of mini-vacation you take when you have no plans at all, a kind of lazin’ around, gone fishin’, hiking through the woods, bummin’ around, messing… Read More

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Scouting

I went for a hike today, scouting around to see if any yellow morels may have started fruiting. I didn’t see any morels, and judging from what I saw today, I’d say we’re still a week early. (all of this is entirely in my imagination… Read More

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Time for a train song

Here’s the Orange Blossom Special done 4 ways…. First the Johnson Mountain Band… Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith… Charlie McCoy on harmonica… and finally, Don Rich with Buck Owens and the Buckaroos…