Tuffy P here- sending prayers /good wishes to my liver sister and her family – 6 years since the surgery – thankful for the tremendous care I received from my Doctors and nurses, my husband, family and friends – all special angels by my side… Read More
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Into the French Quarter
I walked south-east from my hotel, a direction which would take me south of the bottom end of Hoan Kiem lake, into the French Quarter. Here, I found myself on a wide avenue with broad sidewalks, and large buildings, many of which with the yellow… Read More
F Holes
The latest episode of The Agency podcast is called F Holes. Candy Minx and I enjoyed a conversation that ranged from jazz to design, movies to science. You can hear it here or find us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Tune-in. Please help us… Read More
Larch vs Tamarack
For the longest time, I though larch and tamarack trees were the same. I’ve learned that they share a genus but are different species. Larch = Larix occidentalisTamarack = Larix laricina An easy way to tell which is which is to look at the cones.… Read More
Shadow Emporium
I’m in Chicago for a few days, so for the first time Candy Minx and I were in the same city and same room to record an episode of The Agency podcast. Candy chose a great spot to do it – a funky tearoom in… Read More
Hooded Mergansers at Humber Bay
500
Today The Agency Podcast achieved a milestone (a modest one, perhaps but a milestone none-the-less), its 500th download. We have a long way to go before our little podcast will be anything near popular, but there is a regular group of listeners who keep on… Read More
Girl to City by Amy Rigby
Girl to City is a recently published memoir of singer-songwriter Amy Rigby. I discovered the existence of this book more or less by accident. One day when I was surfing the YouTube, I got stuck on watching performances by Amy Rigby, including several with Wreckless… Read More
Hornet’s Nest, High Park

Wood Ducks, High Park
These ducks are just crazy-beautiful, aren’t they?