At first glance I thought these fine lookin’ clean cut kids were eating raw hot dogs and that the blonde girl was dishing out from the supply on the little table. But no. On closer examination, I can see that the brunette girl and the… Read More
I knew it was a bad idea when I realized that not only was the Starsky parking lot full, but all the illegal street parking was filled for a half block. Did I turn around and go to a saner place to buy my groceries?… Read More
I took the day off work today – a vacation day. The day began as usual, with the cats going into their early morning circus act, running and jumping and chasing and pouncing. All this to make sure we get up on time for feline… Read More
The Model Railroad Club of Toronto has been in the same location since 1946 but soon they’re moving. The club has been in existence for 75 years. There is still an opportunity to see their railroad before they dismantle it for the move. I’m planning… Read More
Plugging in my brain to recharge for a couple days…regular programming will continue soon. In the meantime, you’ll have to find your own accordion music….
This is a little paper jig I made to mark my drill holes on the neck and on the piece of maple I’m using as a dowel stick. You can see that I’ve drawn the placement of the neck on the can and marked the… Read More
Tomorrow, I’m going to try to find a good chunk of hardwood to use as a “dowel-stick” for my canjo. There are two other things I need as well – a kitchen fork that will work for a tail-piece and a set of banjo strings.… Read More
The good folks at Canada Post delivered me a package today – my banjo neck is here! You can see how perfectly it’s going to fit on the can. Just right. I don’t think I’ll be able to start working on it until the weekend.… Read More
27th Street 