I was fortunate to hear a lot of great music this summer as I traveled to a few music festivals. As the weather begins to turn, I have fond memories of sitting on the grass on warm summer nights and listening to great performances by artists I love and others I’d never heard of. One … More Music Monday – Patrick Watson
For the last day of summer vacation, we headed up to Gatineau Park. I had hoped to spend the day on the beach, savouring every last second of summer before grabbing some ice cream at La Cigale, but Mother Nature decided not to cooperate. Instead, we put on our jackets and headed out for a … More King Mountain
The boys and I decided to escape the city yesterday and headed for the Gatineaus. As we went from four-lane highway to two-lane highway to dirt road, I could feel myself sinking into vacation mode. We went a bit further afield than usual and went to Lac la Pêche. It’s about 15 km down the … More Lac la Pêche
When I got to work this morning, I had a voice mail from a friend of mine. He said “Just thought you should know that today is Drum Major Peet’s last ceremony – you might want to check it out”. Drum Major CWO Tom Peet is probably the most photographed man in Ottawa. For nearly three decades, … More Farewell, Drum Major Peet
I was going to start this week’s Music Monday post with “No band is more closely associated with Winnipeg than The Weakerthans”, but then I remembered a little group called The Guess Who. Let’s just agree that The Weakerthans are the current standard bearers for the ‘Peg, and they are beloved by all who call … More Music Monday – The Weakerthans
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