Monthly Archives: June 2017

(Waskesiu Lake, SK, wedding-gift painting by Hazel Karaloff, my wife’s aunt; a memory from my wife’s childhood) (another living-room painting, by ‘Patrick’, gift of my wife’s parents) (bird ornaments, living room, part of a much larger collection) (“DOGS”, mixed-media embroidered … Continue reading →

Dressing for the prevailing conditions

“Without contraries is no progression” ………………………………………….. Tennessee Williams says much the same sort of thing in “The Catastrophe of Success”, the essay he wrote about getting ‘soft’ after the success of The Glass Menagerie. Conflict in the crucible is a … Continue reading →

(The hits and songs written by or featuring Lennon) Ask Me Why There’s a Place This Boy It Won’t Be Long All I’ve Got to Do Not a Second Time A Hard Day’s Night I Should Have Known Better If … Continue reading →

Our cowardly, irresponsible PM has not said one word against the illegal immigrants entering into Canada. Silence = consent, approval and acceptance. How fair is it that public money goes to support lawbreakers? How many of these people are being … Continue reading →