Creative commentary plus crafty composition

Collecting can start overtly or by serendipity, but in either case the lifestyle impact can vary between a periodic pursuit of additions to a long-term fixation on scooping as much as one can find or afford. Read the rest of this entry »

Referendum Recall

With the dust settling on the Scottish independence referendum, and with ‘NO’ to independence for Scotland prevailing, the buildup and vote to stay certainly brings back memories of our last experience in Canada.  Next year will bring the latter’s 20th anniversary. Read the rest of this entry »

Two True Kinds of People

We’re told that we’re all brothers (or by extension, sisters) under the skin.  Differences of skin colour, physique, language, etc. are ultimately superficial to the truly unifying elements of our species.  This may be physically true compared to other species.

However, there is a characteristic within humans which seriously and undeniably divides us. Read the rest of this entry »

When we see the proliferation of media attention and events surrounding the world of collecting, we can be sure its net is being cast deeper and further than in the past. Read the rest of this entry »

Waiting for the Music

IMG-20140912-00102This is a small part of the spread flock of probably at least one hundred Canada Read the rest of this entry »

Remembering 9/11

Do you remember where you were when you heard about the initial event of the tentacled, multi-dimensional saga known as ‘9/11’? Read the rest of this entry »

Best Dress Guess

This time of year is very tricky for dressing outdoors, especially if one is vulnerable to humidity on one hand or chills on the other. Read the rest of this entry »

Move Over, Two-Wheelers!

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Here are pictures of the lane intended for bicyclists to use on a feeder road near Ottawa Int’l. airport. Read the rest of this entry »

Realities in Television

If you’re over forty, and someone were to ask you what you think is the most categorical change in television programming in the last twenty years, what would your response be? Read the rest of this entry »

Memorable Quote # 10

Where am I?     In the Village!

What do you want?     Information!

                                                                             Whose side are you on?                                                                                   That would be telling. We want information..information..INFORMATION! Read the rest of this entry »