It’s been a while since I wrote anything about music, so I thought I’d share a few thoughts about people and songs I heard over the past seven days. First up was last Saturday’s annual fund-raising gala, with special guest Sarah McLachlan.  I definitely went through a Sarah phase back in the early 90’s – … More The Week in Music

In July, I spent two days in Inuvik during the Great Northern Arts Festival.  Throughout the festival, professionals offer a variety of workshops for us non-artists – everything from making a traditional Dene drum to sewing seal-skin mittens. I may be a musician, but my artistic abilities do not translate to the visual arts world.  … More The Master Carver

Camp Otonabee.  Yellowknife.  Folk on the Rocks.  Abandoned gold mine.  Owl attack.  Inuvik.  Great Northern Arts Festival.  Soapstone bear carving.  Karate camp.  Big Green Egg.  Fort George.  Pool party.  Pizzeria Libretto.  Harry Potter.  Tiffany Falls.  Westfield Heritage Village Ice Cream Festival.  Mont Cascades.    10th Anniversary.  Le nordik.  The Lion King.  Croquet champ.  Upper Canada Village.  … More Summer 2011

The actual title of this post should be “The 17th Annual International Leeds & Grenville Pink Flamingo Croquet Match and Beer Swill Champion“, but it was just too damn long… Every summer for the past nine years, B and I have headed down the 401 to the Greater Lansdowne area to take part in the … More The Croquet Champ

My son drew this at dinner tonight. He says it’s a cannon firing at a target. He wanted to know why Mommy and Daddy were laughing so hard…