The Good With the Bad
Well, as much as I hate to admit it, I realize I really am a glass-half-empty kind of guy. The lack of rain and the devastation being caused by the gypsy moth caterpillars are only bringing home to me this depressing fact more and more clearly. Lisa Stefaniak’s wonderful column last month (A Village…
Questions
I’ve been reading about Justice Murray Sinclair, the new chancellor of Queen’s University. What an amazing human being. Beginning with his valedictory address at high school graduation to this latest prestigious appointment at Queen’s, his list of achievements is endless. As I read the article about this wonderful man who is aboriginal the following…
Metamorphosis
I’m not talking about what those dreaded caterpillars have done or will turn into; I’m talking about us humans, as we evolve on this planet in the wake of the pandemic. Let me share some pre-Covid, age-old advice from my friends: On how to get things done: Find a guy, write a cheque. Courtesy Jill…
The Perfect Pandemic Art Destination in Our Backyard
Viewing art in the great outdoors was the theme of a recent Globe & Mail article and ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery made the list of 11 such destinations across Canada. This local gem, now celebrating year 22, is the perfect choice for art lovers in the time of COVID. Over 300 hand-carved Zimbabwean…
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
It may be hard to believe in this age of scientific wonders, but barely 100 years ago the best astronomers in the world were debating whether the Milky Way, our home galaxy, might be the entire universe. The claim seems inconceivable from the lofty perch of our current scientific understanding. We enlightened moderns know…
Common Ground – July 2021
“Parnassus has its flowers of transient fragrance.” Dr Johnson The porch triffid, aka Nicotiana sylvestris, continues to confound visitors. Many people have asked me what on earth is that giant plant with drooping white flowers. If you have only seen the very dwarf forms that are sold as bedding plants, then this particular nicotine…