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Happy Canada Day
Today is Canada Day, our equivalent of the American Independence Day. I think it’s cool that our celebrations are almost concurrent on this one. Here’s a wonderful piece from Tom Brokaw about Canada. The photography is beautiful and it’s quite an informative piece. Enjoy – and have a happy Canada Day!
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Another Interesting Book
A while ago, I saw the movie Anonymous. If you haven’t seen it, it’s either historical fiction or historical speculation – the idea is that somebody else wrote Shakespeare’s plays, specifically a nobleman named Edward de Vere. The movie told his story. It was beautifully photographed and very evocative of Elizabethan England. The chronology of…
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Summer Heat
Once again, it’s hot and humid in southern Ontario. Ugh. This is really the only kind of weather that I don’t much like. I’d rather (shhh) that it was cold outside than hot and sticky. You might think that’s because Ye Olde House doesn’t have air conditioning. It doesn’t, but it doesn’t because I’d rather…
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A Wonderful Book
Yesterday, I did something that I haven’t done for a while – I plucked a book from my To Be Read pile and fell right in to the story. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a lot of time to read fiction, and even longer since I’ve picked up a book that grabbed…
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Chimneys
As some of you know, Mr. Math and I live in an old house. It has charm and character, and it is an ongoing project. It is also a source of unexpected adventure. We’re having one of those adventures today. Our house is Victorian, so was built when people used coal to heat their homes.…
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