People come up to me on the subway and say, hey Mister Anchovy, you post this Daily Dose business all the time but I never hear any Hip Hop. What gives? I’d just like to say that I like all kinds of folk music. Here’s… Read More
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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
No mushrooms in Southern Ontario
In the last few days, an alarming number internet surfers have landed on my blog after searching for information on edible mushrooms in Southern Ontario. I would like to ease the troubled minds of these individuals right now. There are no edible mushrooms outside of… Read More
Things I should have read….
For years I avoided reading Mordecai Richler’s books. I can’t tell you why because there is no reason. I wish I understood it. I simply failed to read them. I knew he was a significant author. I knew I was missing out. I knew I… Read More
The Accident: A Thriller – by Linwood Barclay
I finished reading this book last night and posted the following review this morning on goodreads. The Accident is one of those plot-driven mystery-thriller type books, a variation on the whodunnit. I should make a note on ratings here as I’m fairly new to goodreads.… Read More
Diggy Liggy Lo
Today’s Daily Dose comes from Louisiana. Interesting intro by Johnny. I couldn’t even name 28 instruments (much less play them)….but here’s Doug Kershaw.. Since we’re in Louisiana, let’s listen to the most awesome Aldus Roger and the Lafayette Playboys performing the Hick’s Wagon Wheel Special… Read More
If a head cold gets bad enough, you start to think about….ukuleles
I know you’ve been waiting for it….a uke version of The Girl from Ipanema….yes, it’s that bossa nova uke head-cold groove. Regular programming will resume when I once again feel like a human being. OK OK, a bonus cut…..here’s Anarchy in the UK for uke….
Arrrrgggghhhh!
I’ve got a cold. Don’t worry though, gentle readers. I’ll try not to be grumpy about it.
1 chanterelle
After all the rain, I expected to collect buckets of tasty edible wild mushrooms today. Arriving at my first spot, I discovered to my dismay that the local bureaucrats had declared the only reasonable access to the forest to be NO PARKING. On the other… Read More
Cotula potentillina
Cotula potentillina is a perennial alpine groundcover. I added one plant to the garden, tucked in beside the new path. We’ll see how it does next year.
Black-eyed Susans
We have two varieties of Rudbeckias in the canoe garden. One is the Little Goldstar, which is supposed to be an improved perennial Black-Eyed Susans variety and looks like your basic Black-Eyed Susan. The other is the Prairie-Glow Brown-Eyed Susan. It is touted as a… Read More
27th Street 