In Toronto, some time back, we made a choice. We chose dandelions over poison when we outlawed the nasty crap that kills the dandelions. And so, our parks and lawns are filled with lovely yellow flowers and the wind blows all the seeds around the… Read More
I expected that the last rain would bring out the yellow morels in my area and so today I drove out to a couple spots I know for a look. Nada. Nothing. Zip. Not a morel. Could it be possible that the premature spring followed… Read More
For tonight’s Daily Dose, let’s listen to some different interpretations of a traditional Quebec Reel, Le Reel de Sherbrooke.
At the back of our house, there is a wooded area. It wasn’t always that way. Apparently an earlier resident of the house did a lot of tree planting on the property. Just in front of the wooded area, we have a little woodland garden,… Read More
Tuffy P cleaned up the back perennial garden today, taking out weeds and old dead plant matter. This garden will start looking really good in about a month. Some of you may be wondering about the red and white item in the foreground. That’s an… Read More
Gaston Nolet Accordion, on guitar Robert Gauthier Piano Benoit Legault Your Daily Dose
This is called Polka Raymond Gélinas, uploaded to YouTube and I presume performed by antonincarla. A very fine Daily Dose for a Friday afternoon.
A few of you may have noticed I haven’t posted for a couple days. I’ve been in Winnipeg on a short trip related to my job and just got in. I should be in bed now but I won’t be able to unwind and sleep… Read More
The good folks at CAA have come out with a list of the worst roads in Ontario. Here are the top 10: Dufferin Street (Toronto) Bunting Road (St. Catharines) Burlington Street East (Hamilton) Stanley Avenue (Niagara Falls) Kraft Creek Road (Timmins) Lawrence Avenue East (Toronto)… Read More
27th Street 