OWF Returns

OWF Returns

The Oakville Waterfront Festival returned this weekend, after a 3 year hiatus.   Since  a) it happens at the end of our street and b) it is now free, we dropped in with friends and neighbours for several shows over the weekend. We got drenched at Kathleen Edwards' show on Friday, but enjoyed the performance anyway. [...]

By and for introverts

By and for introverts

And then we went to Seattle to check out the Substrata festival of ambient/electronic/experimental music.  More accurately. . . and then I dragged Heidi to Seattle to check out the Substrata festival of ambient/electronic/experimental music. Gotta say thanks to Heidi for indulging me for three straight nights. The performances were mixed, I'd say. I was [...]

Yoho

Thanks to Greg and Maggie for their generous hospitality.  We enjoyed another great visit to their lake house this weekend.   Lots of fun with their new puppy, Raisin, and Sawyer. Thanks, Greg and Maggie.

Stuck

Abandoned the GO train, after waiting for an hour to hear that a thunderstorm had washed out the track ahead.   Now sitting on Dan's front porch in Long Branch, drinking a beer, waiting to be rescued by Heidi and Andrew. -------------------------- All GO passengers: Power outages, caused by severe weather, have seriously affected service [...]