The Model Railroad Club of Toronto has been around for 75 years and has been in the same location in what is now called Liberty Village since 1946. Some of the 20 members of the club have been members for over 50 years. The club… Read More
Saturday is soup day around here these days. I wasn’t sure what variety of soup I was going to make today until we visited friends this morning who gave us some dried mushrooms. More specifically, these are Boletus Mirabilis, known as the Admirable Bolete. I’ve… Read More
I’m still playing around with the look of this blog. Sorry about that. It still isn’t quite right.
I’ve started messing about with my home-made oil can banjo, which here-to-for I will simply refer to as The Can. Although I’m convinced it will be easier when I’ve grown my nails out a bit more, I’m starting (and I mean just starting) to be… Read More
This morning I started messing about with the look of this blog for the umpteenth time. I guess I have a restless imagination. I tried on about a dozen themes and I’m still not satisfied, so please be patient because I’ll likely make more changes… Read More
The oil can banjo is almost done. There are a few things I still need to work on. One of them has to do with the nut for the four main strings. When I strung the banjo, the nut appeared to be too low. This… Read More
The Art Gallery of Ontario has an exhibition on now called Frida and Diego, Passion, Politics and Painting. We met up with cousins Les and Paul in the lobby and checked out the exhibition this afternoon. That’s Paul on the left and Les on the… Read More
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
27th Street 