Today was my day to stay home with the boys as part of the “March Break Patchwork Daycare Plan”. Since they’d already been to the Canadian War Museum and the National Gallery (twice) this week, I thought we’d take a little road trip and head out to Fulton’s Pancake House. This was our first visit … More Fulton’s Pancake House
Valery Gergiev, conductor Denis Matsuev, piano BERLIOZ Royal Hunt & Storm from Les Troyens RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3intermission SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 15 For the second time in two weeks, Ottawa was blessed with a visiting orchestra and a famous conductor. This time it was the Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly the Kirov) and Valery Gergiev, arguably … More Mariinsky and Gergiev
To die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly. Death of one’s own free choice, death at the proper time, with a clear head and with joyfulness, consummated in the midst of children and witnesses: so that an actual leave-taking is possible while he who is leaving is still there. – Friedrich … More Another Anniversary
I have this very clear memory of being a young kid, probably in grade 2 or 3, sitting cross-legged on the floor of the gym at Centennial Public School. For some reason, everyone was eating lunch inside, and the teachers had set up a screen and projector. They put on a movie called Hardware Wars, … More Hardware Wars
It seems obvious now, but I hadn’t appreciated the impact the Olympics would have on our country. Sure, a bunch of finely-tuned athletes would win medals, and Vancouver would benefit from thousands of tourists dropping millions of dollars on anything with the word “Canada” on it, but I hadn’t anticipated the way it would ignite … More What They’re Saying About Us
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