Monthly Archives: December 2022

I was five-years-old. We were living a year with my father’s mother in a big old house on Thompson Drive, then in the outskirts of St. James with only Kirkfield Park west of us. My grandmother always had men rooming … Continue reading →

(Mercifully, wild and free most of the time…) Earlier this morning, I opened the blinds to magpies hovering around the patio. Chased them off and went back inside. Some two hours later, went outside to cut my fingernails on the … Continue reading →

“Cursed be the social lies that warp us from living truth!’–Tennyson, “Locksley Hall” The sleepers lie so deep,their gardens go unplanted.Their summer song unsung forever,the spring-words half-remembered.The rose and the smellof running water here.And then a voicethat tries to find … Continue reading →

Keep moving. It is harder to hit a moving target.

I am not kidding when I have previously said that parents should have to be tested before they start a baby to see if they are morally fit and sane enough to be responsible for this precious mission. A case … Continue reading →

Glen Campbell possessed one of the nicest singing voices ever. This collection of unique ballads showcases his marvellous range and delivery mastery. A wonderful off-the-beaten track collection by the late tenor legend.

We are all held togetherby wires or Wi-Fi.The props that hold us upcan only be glimpsedin a certain slant of light.We are really coming apartall the time, even as we laughand profess a strength. Lame the underpinningsof our all-so gossamer … Continue reading →

for kids.

I remember buying this LP for myself in a doldrums period then and hunkering down to listen to great songs like “Changes”. And then Karen phoned me out of the blue, inviting me over to visit. It was the turning … Continue reading →

Obit: Bob McGrath, beloved Sesame Street tv show host, 1969-2017. In many ways, warm, friendly, and reassuring like Fred Rogers or Ernie Coombs (Mr. Dressup).