Monthly Archives: October 2020

Left: wabbit in neighbor’s yard on a golden afternoon       Right: sky and cloud affects

Sensibility long in high gear since 1967 AD. Consciousness-blog, Tothineownselfbetrue.ca has entered its ninth deep year of probing and Montagne-ing with no end/bottom in sight.

most live in-person sports and the Arts. Online performances have become the mainstay and alternative to complete obliteration in this Dark Age. But don’t forget the myriad expressions of recordings on vinyl, on CDs, on DVDs, and the imaginative worlds … Continue reading →

has greatly shrunk and we are all very limited in our travels from home, within the country and abroad. There are now many places we cannot go to and will never go to. Our many travels of the past are … Continue reading →

I wandered–after summer work on a hot July day, between grade 12 and 1st year university–into the inconveniently-located, 1905-built Winnipeg Library on William Avenue. It was a magical two-storey library donated by that great philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. I had come … Continue reading →

Decontaminating groceries. My listening centre, living room. 2 comfy chairs. CD/cassette player. Reddish brown record player on chair. This week: (blue box) Glenn’s complete Bach collection. Beside it, the rare Guns of Navarone soundtrack. On the floor: a scarce vintage … Continue reading →

are one of those neat indoor plants that bloom at various times of the year. This past week, this plant’s flowers started reappearing. (Above the fleurs, a framed old favorite Ian and Sylvia Tyson LP from the mid-’60s. Includes their … Continue reading →

on the patio in the morning. And, as frost beckons, moving the best remaining flowers closer to the window. Maxing natural beauty to the end.

in his new book of the same title (for life on both sides of the border). -People’s lack of trust in government. -People’s lack of trust in others, in relationships. -The breakdown of trust internationally/globally among peoples and nations. Definitely … Continue reading →