Susan and I were really pleased to host a fine evening of music last evening here in Riverdale. Our neighbour Cam Neufeld is touring this summer with Jez Hellard & The Djukella […]
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Order of Athabasca University
Yesterday at Convocation in Athabasca, I was deeply honoured by my former colleagues at Athabasca by being installed into the Order of Athabasca University. Most other members have been individuals […]
Success with FlyKly Wheel and Kickstarte...
Despite what may be an idealistic techno-solution, I was attracted the FlyKly video when I first saw it advertised two years. The video shows a cool European 20+ cruising along […]
My New Hammer Dulcimer – FINISHED
After nearly exactly 3 months on and off work my new 15/14 hammer dulcimer is finished. I’ve have been playing my Dusty Strings 13/12 dulcimer (the numbers stand for the […]
Retirement is like being on sabbatical –
As my first “academic” term as a retiree draws to a close, I’m reflecting on what it actually was like to be retired. We hear all the stories (about men […]
First Week at Riverdale Little Free Libr...
The Little Free Library has survived its first week- no vandalism, lots of borrowers and depositors, collection growing and 12 new DVDs videos (thanks to Rocky and Eric). The back […]
Little Free Library Opens in Riverdale (...
This weekend I opened the Little Free Library I have been building for the past few weeks. It is a great hit and already I’ve had a couple of nice […]
My Retirement Week
I am just recovering this week from a busy, celebration filled week last that I want to share with my blog friends. The week started by a quick trip to […]
Unitarian Chalice Wheel
In this post I “show off” the carving I had commissioned from I Ketut Weda, a local woodcarver in Ubud, Bali. Unitarians are proud to both recognize and acknowledge the many spiritual […]
Is Blogging worth it for the aspiring ac...
After spending most of yesterday catching up on blogs, Facebook posts, twitter and linked in, I began to wonder if it was worth it and how I would I would […]