July 31st, 2009

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 [...]

July 27th, 2009

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 [...]

July 14th, 2009

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 [...]