Episode 169 - Stuffed Cow Puppets

Pretty good title right?

So Isabelle has a print in a provincial competition.  Or, maybe it is four of them, anyway, it is awesome and wonderful.  It is a blind juried show, which is also great.  I'm really proud of her.  She however cannot take compliments and makes various noises when complimented.

Yesterday was the ninth anniversary of my Dad's death.  On facebook I posted a series of stories about him as I do every year.  I'm not sure how many there are, but this year was the most.  Isabelle thinks I ought to publish them.

Newspapers are not long for this world, though news organizations seem to be ok.  They're moving to the web exclusively.  Isabelle wants a semi curated news feed to show up in her facebook feed, which would be nice.  

Oh, I have a friend in Russia, he seems really cool.  He's also a psychologist.  We talk all of the time.

Enjoy.

Episode 168 - All Honky

No, that is not an albino joke, listen and you'll get the title.

So, I just got back from a whirlwind trip to Toronto for the Council of Ontario Universities.  It was pretty good, and it is a great group of people.  I also went for a beer or two with Brent with an E, which was nice.

A special hello to everyone in Kingston celebrating Bob and PAB.

Isabelle is still painting, and still working on grants.

Boy it is getting warm.

Hey, they have a bathroom in the LCBO!  

You know how you know you are getting old?  When you find out the music in the grocery store is aimed at you.   It sounded like a high school dance from 1983 in there.

Episode 167 - Stretching the Hides

Another fine day for shopping.  Spring is inching its way up north it seems

Isabelle was at a thing, well a class really, yesterday where she helped out stretching cow and deer hides to make drums.  Wow.  That's something I wouldn't do.  I figure it is gross, from all that I have heard.  Especially the smell.  Seemed like a lot of work.

Isabelle likes perennials, not annuals.

Apparently Greg David also had to clean Christmas tree needles out of the car.

Lawns should be replaced with mint.  You mow your lawn, you smell like gum, that'd be great.

Isabelle would paint cows all over the car if she could.

We have several trips coming up, should be hectic.