Unexpected sprots [sic]
The way the NHL season was going in February I’d pretty much given up any hope of seeing my Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs. They were well out of a […]
Elora
More than fourteen years ago brother #1 visited from England, where he was living at the time. An impromptu decision to get out of the city for a bit led […]
Portapique: an independent panel isn’t good enough [UPDATE: a public inquiry will proceed.]
After three months, there will finally be an investigation into the April mass shooting which started in Portapique, NS. Unfortunately, it likely won’t go far enough. Despite the specific requests […]
Ausgang
This week saw more excursions, including our first visit to a patio — Chez Nous, to be specific. It was nice to finally sit outside, sip some cool wine, and…talk […]
Baby steps
Slowly, I am re-entering the world outside the loft. Last Saturday we walked into the east to meet a friend and drink Rorschach beers in a (very brown) Woodbine Park. […]
The News
Growing up we had at least three (maybe more?) newspaper subscriptions. We got the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, the Amherst Daily News, and the local weekly, the Citizen. This last is obviously […]
Happy Canada Day
Morning everyone. I don’t know about you, but I’m probably going to spend my day drinking Canadian wine, reading this, watching this, and starting this course. .:. Photo by Antti […]
COVID-19: Part the Last (for now)
So yeah: not to jinx anything, but just as life is slowly returning to a semblance of normal, so shall my posts. Or at least my post titles. Patios are […]
COVID-19: Part the Fifteenth
Let’s see: what happened this week in my little box? I worked. We played more Pandemic: Legacy. I won a Lauren Pelc-McArthur painting. The Constantines released a new song; Bob […]
COVID-19: Part the Fourteenth
My mood and psyche were somewhat better this week. The news was no better, with what’s happening in the US and video of Indigenous people being murdered and clotheslined across […]
