We’re continuing to make progress on the bird and we hope to have it completed by the weekend. Here’s an old time tune called Little Birdie, performed by the South Carolina Broadcasters. If you ever have a chance to see this group perform live, don’t… Read More
We’ve added a new sign to the 27th Street book box….books rock! There has been quite a bit of activity in the box in the past few days with several book out and new ones in. Let’s have a look what’s in there today… I… Read More
This is an old tune, going back at least to the 1880s in America. What does cotton-eyed mean? One story is that bad moonshine cause a drinker’s eyes to turn milky white. Another story says someone is cotton-eyed if his eyes turned milky from any… Read More
Tuffy P works close by the CNE grounds. The other night she and one of her workmates visited the fair for the 5th Dimension show. Tuffy got a little carried away at the end of this video causing a system error. The camera simply couldn’t… Read More
Chickens a-crowin on Sourwood Mountain – Oh diddle di di diddle di do (or Hi ho diddle I day…take your pick) So many pretty girls I can’t count-em – Oh di diddle dee Diddle di do Climbing up old Sourwood Mountain – Oh diddle di… Read More
Grizzly eats black bear in Banff “We closed the trail immediately.” The grizzly even has a name, “Grizzly Bear #122” Does that mean there are 121 more of them around Banff. Note to self. Avoid Banff.
I just read The Law of Dreams by Peter Behrens. It’s a Governor General’s award winner from 2006. I came across it in our shelves when I was l picking some books to use to start the Twenty-Seventh Street Book Box. Tuffy P said she… Read More
Here’s a little progress report on the new bird mosaic… We started laying in the darkest and lightest values and the beak. Since this is a goldfinch, much of it is yellow, and the how we treat that is going to give this piece its… Read More
I heard today that crime fiction writer Elmore Leonard has died at age 87. Elmore Leonard’s 10 rules of writing: 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than “said” to carry dialogue. 4. Never use an… Read More
Yes, Aaron our square dance caller (yes, we had a square dance!) came to the party in his learn-to-square-dance-mobile. Usual Suspects…. There was even a little banjo-guitar jam… This year the soiree was at Kate and Leon’s place and they hosted an excellent party. Neighbours… Read More
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