endless practice: the art of slow motorcycle riding
The first time I watched Mark Walker’s parking lot practice video – shot with a drone – I was mesmerised. For one thing, it’s difficult to ride a motorcycle…
dr. watson rides a triumph
You may wonder why Dr. Watson, fictional sidekick to Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous character Sherlock Holmes, was in the Almonte post office parking with a Triumph motorcycle. And why was…
bums in seats behind the scenes too!
You may have heard the term ‘bums in seats’ before. It’s an expression theatre and concert producers often use when talking about filling halls or venues with audiences for their…
Ready, SET, build!
“I don’t know anything about puppetry, but I do know how to build things,” Bill Levesque tells me during a zoom call. Levesque, who, coincidentally, lives across the street from…
Baker Bob celebrates 25th anniversary with starring role in puppet show. Sort of.
On April 23, 2022, Baker Bob marked 25 years of business in Almonte. He’s got all kinds of special stuff in the works not the least of which is a…
who’s the odd animal out?
Humans love mysteries. We love to seek information, gain knowledge, solve puzzles, make discoveries, come up with explanations and formulate answers. I knew that about myself, but I wasn’t aware…
Someone’s been murdered. Did the Hummertons do it?
The Hummertons appear chipper and cheerful. But maybe they aren’t as innocent as they look. One of the many wonderful things about Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the…
the hound meets harper’s
Harper’s Magazine was my favourite read when I was in my twenties. And the Harper’s Index was my favourite part of my favourite magazine. This quote from a 2009…
the answer to: ‘what do these five images have in common?’
The answer is: more things than I ever would have guessed when I asked the question in the Friends of Mississippi Mills Facebook group. Now might be a good time…
Puppies Up?
Kathy Duncan has a big smile, a big personality and a great sense of humour. So it’s hardly surprising she burst out laughing when I told her I once…