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Earworm Alert

I’ve had a tune called Duncan & Brady stuck on my brain today. I don’t know why. I haven’t even listened to it for quite a while, and it isn’t like it’s a big hit popular tune or anything. Oh well, the only thing to… Read More

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Art Shopping

We were out at Yumart today – Yvonne Whelan’s gallery at 101 Spadina (here in Toronto of course) – for the opening of a group exhibition of small works. That’s Tim Deverell in the photo along with Memphis and Tuffy P. We hadn’t intended to… Read More

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Songcatcher

We watched the film Songcatcher tonight. It’s a 2001 flick directed by Maggie Greenwald and starring Janet McTeer with cameos by Taj Mahal and Iris Dement. The music is mostly good but still this movie was disappointing. Neither the characters nor the story are very… Read More

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#1

When I started posting these digital drawings/photo manipulations or whatever they are, I was giving each of them a little title, but I think that presumes a greater degree of finish to them. I’m thinking of these more as spontaneous image development than as completed works. I decided that instead of titling them, I would simply assign a number to each of the images, starting now. Even though there are others that came before it, here is #1.

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Book box update

I’m happy to report that we’re seeing continued turnover in the 27th Street Book Box. There have been a number of kids books appear and disappear lately, and I’ve noticed some parents taking their kids to the book box lately. There are a few excellent… Read More

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Ellie Mae RIP

We lost our fantastic Newfoundland dog Ellie Mae this morning. She was a fabulous dog – gentle, strong-willed, fantastically lazy, a great actress, and a delight to have around. In this photo, she’s just scarfed down the last of one of the cat’s dinner, and… Read More