Check out this article in the Globe and Mail about a group of mushroom pickers in Oregon who got lost for six days in the woods. They were seeking hedgehog mushrooms. Thanks Spicecat for sending this over.
All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
Development
I read in the Etobicoke Guardian that the Casa Mendoza is being demolished to make way for condos. It was among the last of a strip of Motels along the Lakeshore west of the Humber River. The Beach and the Shore Breeze are still standing… Read More
Rossi Update
Rossi has more energy today, and when I came home from work, he was wandering about in the kitchen and dining room. We fed him and pilled him and Tuffy P did a great job getting the IV set up so he could get the… Read More
No, that’s just not right…
Somebody out there in the universe entered “pierogi filling cheese whiz” into a search engine and landed on my little island in the sun. That’s just not right. I mean, there are no real prerequisites for visiting this blog, and I’ve yet to ban anybody,… Read More
Rossi
Yesterday morning, one of our cats, Rossi, suffered what appears to be a stroke. Normally in the morning, he goes outside and sharpens up his claws then comes right back in. He didn’t…and instead was crying and disoriented at the side of the house. He’s… Read More
Johnny Can’t Dance
Either can I. Here’s your Daily Dose Ray Abshire Octa Clark Pee Wee Broussard Andrew Carriere
Sometimes cheap is just cheap
I tried to save money on plastic wrap. The metal strip on the packaging used to cut pieces of plastic wrap isn’t very good for cutting pieces of plastic wrap. Every time I wrap a sandwich or a chunk of cheese or whatever, I’m reminded… Read More
Boozoo that’s Who
Let’s go back in time a few years to a place called Dog Hill. Your Daily Dose tonight comes from the late great Boozoo Chavis and his Magic Sounds. I got a paper in my shoe… Johnny Billy-goat
Changes
It looks like there are a couple new businesses opening in Long Branch, on Lakeshore, here in the SW corner of Toronto. An orange sign has appeared on one empty storefront not far from here, saying “Melt” and “Grilled Cheese”. Intriguing. As well, it looks… Read More
A Polka Town
Chicago is was a polka town Here’s the late polka king Li’l Wally