I hadn’t thought about The Roches in years, when somehow or another they recently came up in conversation with a friend. Now some of their tunes are buzzing around my little brain again, so I thought I’d share. I first heard them in NYC in… Read More
AKA: The Ex
Tuffy P is off on a roadtrip in Quebec with our friend Toni. I’m at home with the partners, holding the fort, working my way through the job list that appeared by the computer. Well, the party work on the job list is well under way.… Read More
It has been a week since I slipped and messed up my ankle. Sheila, my family, friends and neighbours, my boss and my workmates have all been super-supportive. The whole business continues to be uncomfortable, and it is difficult to focus really well on the… Read More
I looked for ice on the steps. It was that kind of weather. I thought of the Wade Hemsworth song, The Shining Birch Tree…’twas the in-between season of freeze-up and thaw. of course I wasn’t in the north woods, just on my way into the… Read More
The dogs like the family to all be together all the time and when one of us isn’t around, they’re always a little bit out of sorts. I was away for just a couple days in Ottawa but when I got back yesterday early evening,… Read More
I bought a can. On eBay. I’m waiting for it to make its way across the border so my postman can deliver it to 27th St. It looks like this…. It’s a beauty, isn’t it? Sulfur that flows. I like the slogan – It eases… Read More
I had the great pleasure of performing for two groups of kids at an early learning centre this morning. The kids, kindergarten age and younger, love the music and have a chance to play along. I bring a variety of percussion instruments along, from my… Read More
I loaded up the Anchovy-mobile at the crack of dawn Tuesday and headed toward the Queenston-Lewiston bridge. My destination was an area of New York state defined by two towns and a river. I was off to chase trout. There was a time when I… Read More
It’s been a while since I did any serious fly tying. That has everything to do with the fact that over the past couple years, I haven’t done nearly as much fly fishing as I used to – and that has a lot to do… Read More
27th Street 