Today was a long day. We were at Toronto General at 6:00 AM and it was after 7:00 PM when I finally was able to see Tuffy P in the step-down unit after… Read More
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Surgery Wednesday morning
Most regular readers know that Tuffy P is going to be a living donor, giving up a significant part of her liver – which will quickly regenerate – so that somebody who needs a new liver to live can have a fighting chance. Surgery is… Read More
Western Country (or why traditional music #3257)
I’m goin’ to the Western Countries now Susananna Gal, goin’ to the Western Countries now Susananna Gal. This is one of my favourite old time tunes. I’ve posted several versions on this blog in the past. I stumbled on this one tonight and I liked… Read More
Support your local crime writer
I read books for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes I’ll pick up a book based on recommendations from friends. Other times, I’ll read a review or a reference to a book on line. Still at other times, I’ll wander through a book store and be… Read More
3 months
Another cold night. More snow coming. On the other hand, it’s only about 3 months until morel season in Southern Ontario, followed by oyster mushrooms and off we go.
Now that’s a beautiful winter day…
Look how big Georgie is getting! I took them out to Jack Darling and they had the best time running and cavorting and wrestling. It was also a haircut day…. I trundled off to an an old-school barber shop in the depths of the former… Read More
I’ve been all around this world…
This is a tune that has had a bit of a renaissance due to the film Inside Llewyn Davis, but it is one I’ve known for many years. It has some different names – Hang me oh hang me is one. I’ve been all around… Read More
Is it just me….
….or is there always somebody on the plane who insists on making a phone call after the flight attendant asks everyone to turn off their electronic devices?….
Blues Time
Feeling like a little blues. Here’s the Samantha Fish Band playing Sucker Born on a cigar box guitar (just because I like all kinds of folk music)
Hedgehogs
Somebody landed on this blog after searching “where to find wild hedgehog mushrooms in Ontario”. I just want to say, I’ll never tell….er I mean, there are no wild hedgehog mushrooms in Ontario. Check Quebec, I hear there are plenty there. And Manitoba too….
27th Street 