Folk Steps Music Conference 2017 The Folk Harbour Festival started with the Folk Steps Music Conference, an all-day combination of information/education, and performance. This year’s theme was “Something to Sing About – Celebrating Place in the Atlantic Region.” The keynote … Continue reading
We have just passed Martin Luther King Day (January 15th). The items on the newscasts started me thinking about the civil rights movement. I was reminded of something I wrote after attending the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival last summer. I … Continue reading
Last week I printed off the first complete draft of the manuscript for my book. Then I read it from start to finish, red pen in hand, looking for obvious holes, inconsistencies, wordiness, typos, etc. It’s now in the capable … Continue reading
The past two days have been frantic. As usual, we managed to turn preparations for a simple 9-day road trip into a three-ring circus involving a cat recovering from surgery, furniture moving, toxic paint fumes, and six animals all on … Continue reading
I have a new love in my life. We met a couple of weeks ago when I found myself in crisis. I had just come in from a late night walk with Chieftain, chilled and wanting nothing more than a … Continue reading
The temperature reading was minus 17 with a windchill factor that made it feel like minus 21 when I hauled myself out of a warm, cozy bed at 6:15 this morning to get into a frigid car. It was still … Continue reading
Our little tree has been standing naked in the corner of our living room since Thursday evening. It soaked up a lot of water and arranged its boughs daintily while it waited for us. We finally got it all dressed … Continue reading
It was five years ago today that I slipped on the stairs at work, hitting my head, and resulting in a concussion. It was a longer journey to recovery than I had anticipated. I’m immensely grateful for the excellent medical … Continue reading
The past three days have been drizzly, but that’s given me some very satisfying time for reading and writing. Today I awoke to the sound of an early morning rain drumming gently on the roof. I chose to blot out … Continue reading
Subject: Sour puss Here’s Arlo after a re-check at the vet clinic. Our dog, Chieftain, has aspirations to be a paramedic and repeatedly tried to disinfect the wound with his tongue. His method didn’t work too well, so this was … Continue reading
