Tonight’s Daily Dose features the late Dewey Balfa.
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The J-dog
Tuffy P snapped this picture of Jerry the other day. He’s still the best cat you’ll ever meet.
Sailor’s Hornpipe
I never tire of this tune. Here’s a version by a fellow my brother pointed me to, Dave Hum. Very nice indeed…
Catnip
Every year I plant some catnip in different areas of the garden for the cats to enjoy. It never gets a chance to naturalize because they eat it, roll in it, drag it away, dig it up and so on. Jacques discovered the catnip today.… Read More
Drinks
Tuffy P was attempting to water the garden, but nothing would do – Ellie Mae wanted a drink from the hose. Memphis looks on, stage right.
Irises
The irises in our front garden come from my brother Salvelinas’ garden. They’re really beautiful this year, especially the purple ones.
The Cigar Box Guitar
For tonight’s Daily Dose, let’s enjoy a taste of the cigar box guitar. This home-made instrument has had a number of names over the years. The single string instrument is usually called a Diddley Bo. A few years ago, we were down in Memphis and… Read More
Cripple Creek
My brother the trout, Salvelinas Fontinalis sent me this video featuring Dave Hum playing Cripple Creek. My brother has pretty good taste in banjo pickers. Of course that’s not to be confused with The Band’s tune, Up on Cripple Creek, also excellent. Here’s Levon and… Read More
In the Garden
Regular visitors will have figured out by now that I like gardening, and I usually have some garden project or another under way. Today I’m going to post some shots of the back gardens. The garden on the left in the photo above doesn’t look… Read More
Savoy Family Band
For today’s Daily Dose, let’s hear a group from Eunice Louisiana, the Savoy Family Band…
27th Street 