All posts by “Eugene Knapik

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A mushroom question

Somebody landed on this blog today after searching “Lactarius thyinos edibility”. The answer is that they’re delicious. They’re an orange milk cap – different from Lactarius deliciosus (the saffron milkcap) in that the thyinos don’t turn blue or green when bruised. They exude a bright… Read More

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Paintings at Yumart

I just want to let everyone know I have some paintings in an exhibition called Goat Song at Yumart here in Toronto. There’s going to be an opening reception Saturday afternoon between 2 and 5. The gallery is located at 101 Spadina on the second… Read More

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Careless Love

I first heard Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon back in about 1980 in the listening room at the York University Library. I discovered they had a marvelous collection of blues greats on vinyl and I decided I wanted to listen to them all. The… Read More