It’s been a while since I’ve made an all one-man-band post here on 27th St. so let’s try it for today’s Daily Dose. Here’s Scott Dunbar performing a Michael Jackson tune… Alexander Zoltan’s One Man Band playing Five Foot Two I’m not sure if this… Read More
I drove out to the grocery store down the street this afternoon. On the way back the car in front of me was cut off by another driver who decided to make a left turn from a side-street onto the main street right in front… Read More
Yesterday it rained and rained and rained and I slept and slept and slept. It was starting to look as if we’d need to build an ark in the back yard so we could load up the menagerie and safely float away. This was a… Read More
For tonight’s Daily Dose, let’s go back to an old Leadbelly tune, Goodnight Irene. Lots of people know the melody and the chorus but have never really listened to the lyrics. It’s one sad tune. I love Tom Waits’ take on it… Here’s a curious… Read More
I guess I knew it was coming – low energy much of the week, a tingling in my throat yesterday afternoon, getting worse all evening. This morning I woke up in a haze, headachey, sore throat, and a bit of an ear infection as a… Read More
Doc Watson has died at 89. RIP I’ve been listening to Doc Watson’s music since I was a teenager. It seems as if styles come and go but Doc has always been there bringing his brand of Americana to life. He was not a purist… Read More
Our first peonies started opening this morning. In behind you can see the rhododendron, also in bloom.
Since Rossi’s stroke, two significant things have changed. The first is he has to be underfoot at all times. Now we have to be so careful we don’t step on the little guy because he gets tangled up in our feet. The second change is… Read More
A Daily Dose of Weary Blues
Somebody entered the phrase “chanterelle mushrooms in July near Toronto” into a search engine and landed on 27th Street. Let me ease your troubled mind, my friend. The answer is, well maybe, if we get some rain this year (and you can find them).
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