Quarantine!

When I picked the boys up from daycare the other day, I was informed that Kieran could not return until he had been cleared by his doctor. The staff feared he had…fifth disease. So, I quickly ran home and looked it up at emedicine.com. The results were chilling. Background: Erythema infectiosum is a common childhood … More Quarantine!

Housing Frenzy

Now that Spring has fully arrived, the thoughts of the animal kingdom turn to housing. Birds are building nests, bees are building hives, rabbits are looking for more spacious warrens in a hipper neighbourhood. Judging from the number of For Sale signs that have sprung up all over town, humans are no different. In fact, … More Housing Frenzy

The 29 Hour Tour

Well, that was fun. Over the last 29 hours, I traveled with the orchestra to Toronto, visited Steve’s Music, went to a nice reception at Glenn Gould Studio, heard the orchestra perform at Roy Thomson Hall, enjoyed a few drinks in the company of colleagues and musicians, stayed up too late, got up too early, … More The 29 Hour Tour

Pre-tour Jitters

I’m travelling with the orchestra to Toronto tomorrow morning for a concert at Roy Thomson Hall. It should be an easy tour – bus down, concert, sleep, bus back. Simple, right? Regardless of how many tours I’ve done or how long they are, I still have the same uneasy feeling the day before we leave. … More Pre-tour Jitters