I’m writing today from sunny-then-rainy-then-sunny-then-rainy Winnipeg, Manitoba. If you’ve never heard of it, Winnipeg can be found just about smack in the middle of Canada. It’s flat here. Which is a comforting reminder of Holland. Winnipeg (apparently from the Cree word for “muddy waters”, wi-nipe-k) sits on the huge Red River. This river occasionally and [...]
I’m home in Canada now for the next three weeks. I will spend the first week in Halifax. Then I’m off to Winnipeg, Manitoba to visit my brother and do a recording with the Canadian Chamber Choir. After that I’ll be back in Halifax again for about a week. I’m glad [...]
Today I have written a movie review. I have never done such a thing for the blog. Mainly because I tend not to watch movies. It’s not that I don’t like movies, it’s just that I don’t watch many. I find it hard to commit to sitting still for more than an hour at a [...]