santa’s rides
I’ve no excuse for this other than it’s that time of year… ‘Tis the season to be jolly fa la la la la la la la la and to…
quiet time?
“Do you ever stop thinking and planning?” A fellow volunteer recently emailed me in response to a proposal I had sent her. “Stop? Um. No. LOL :P” I chuckled…
third act
The devil made me do it LOL 😛 third act by susan © 2023 Read here: one fish, two fish red fish, blue fish cast and crew get mighty…
kris and community theatre at their best on valley heritage radio
Before I returned to Quebec in 2011 to take care of my mom who lived with dementia, I practiced public and media relations as well as marketing communications in…
the magic of matinees for seniors and juniors
When I was a kid, we went to movies in the afternoons – they were called matinees, which is a bit of misnomer because the French root of the word…
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…
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…