Monthly Archives: August 2016

(We played for thousands. I was the leader, male singer, and rhythm guitarist. The other guys from the base had to keep their hair short for their jobs. I was the hippie maverick schoolteacher from ‘town’–Grand Centre.) It all came … Continue reading →

by Richard Davies 1. What is the most famous poem in Canadian history? Who is the author? (His poem was on the old $10 bill.) 2. What is the federal recognition given out annually since the 1930s for significant Canadian … Continue reading →

as rendered by Michaelhdavies.com on the Frame channel’s Parks Canada feature on Auyuittuq. Nice attention to detail. Great choices of subject matter and views. Of most interest perhaps to hikers and wilderness types, but stunning and awesome for armchair tourists … Continue reading →

in air-conditioned offices, hallways, and buildings. It can only be lived, breathed, felt, and sensed outside in varying conditions.

(feeding backyard birds and squirrels 365 days a year) (many backyard flower favorites: Martha Washingtons, irises, begonias, celosia, coleuses, different kinds of lillies going back to these childhood favs above) (quiet, weekend walks all-year-round– the university delights with its seasonal changes … Continue reading →

Riding my Raleigh Oasis 6-speed bike daily. I may not be able to swim, but I don’t know what I’d do without the opportunity and possibility of hopping on my bike in several seconds and taking off whenever to go … Continue reading →

The Man Who Loved Canada has died at 84. Mel Hurtig. I will think of him every time I continue to look something up in my indispensable first edition (black hardbound) 1984 Canadian Encyclopedia. A major labor of love, as was … Continue reading →

(O Lucky Man! movie poster) Possibilities Consciousness Thinking Ideas Truths Freedom Choices “Following my bliss” Process Flow Play Curiosity Nature Beauty Music Great or classic films Language Literature Poetry Imagination Creativity Voice Genius Real People Family (live in-person) Presence Sensibility … Continue reading →

“That love of books…is among the choicest gifts of the gods.” Through the Magic Door, 1907

Rare signed note in her rare second book–1954–by Jay Macpherson in which she corrects the recipient for assuming she was a man! Along with Margaret Atwood, Jay Macpherson was a student, devotee and fan of Canada’s greatest critic Northrop Frye.