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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
Backyard Fun
Video by Tuffy P. Starring: Memphis the Landseer
Being Ellie Mae
OR “I’m retired, leave me alone”
Cat of the day
The cat of the day is Shadow. In the bottom picture, he’s with his sidekick Jack Shadbolt.
Tea cup and tea pot bird feeders
We made a couple more bird feeders today. Previously, we’ve just used tea cups and saucers but this time we also added in a tea pot for one of them. If we can find a load of very inexpensive or free old teapots, we’re thinking… Read More
Spanish Ladies OR We’ll rant and we’ll roar
I thought it was a Newfoundland tune…. I’ve known the tune We’ll rant and we’ll roar for some time, and when I was playing a lot of button accordion, I played this one quite a bit. It’s been repopularized by Great Big Sea. I just… Read More
Jack Darling new and improved
We took the dogs out to the new and improved Jack Darling Leash Free park this morning. It was our first visit since they opened up the new area. As construction on the water treatment plant there has been completed, the dog park has been… Read More
Can I re-heat?
Somebody landed on this blog after searching, “Can I reheat breaded meat on a stick?” The searcher is asking about patychky. I’m happy to answer that question. Yes of course you can reheat them. On the other hand, they’re excellent cold for breakfast as well.… Read More
Hell Amongst the Yearlings
Of all the tunes in the Old Time songbook, Hell Amongst the Yearlings has to have the best title. I hadn’t known it as an Old Time tune until recently. It is also the name of a Gillian Welch album, her second from 1998. The… Read More
Whistle while you work
I’m tired and mentally exhausted and I’m going to bed. Tomorrow I’m taking part in an Ontario Municipal Board hearing – sometime down the road I’ll tell you all about it. Suffice it to say I came home from work today and started right into… Read More
27th Street 