Category: Special Events
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Guerrilla Art for Curious People
It took 18 years of rural living for Guerrilla Art for Curious People to appear. The idea popped into my brain because I love nothing more than discovering public art in unexpected places. Every time I’m surprised by an installation – turning a corner or driving through a neighborhood – my body vibrates, my head alights and I am consumed by… Read more
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It’s Just Not Christmas Without Homemade Baileys
Every Christmas since I’ve been an adult, I’ve used my mom’s recipe to make bottle upon bottle of homemade Baileys, which I’ve distributed to friends and neighbours. The original recipe card is so well-used it’s begun to look like an ancient artifact. You’d think I’d have memorized it by now, but every year I pull… Read more
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Larry’s Christmas Cards
I didn’t so much as meet Larry Racioppo as find him. Home from NYC and working on this piece, I admired his photographic work on the 9/11 Memorial & Museum site and he agreed to lend me an image. Turns out, he’s lived a fascinating life; he’s been a NYC taxi driver in the early 80’s, staff photographer for the… Read more
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Manhattan’s Divine Intervention
Unless you leave room for serendipity…how can the divine enter? ~Joseph Campbell A few minutes one way or the other, heading south instead of north, a conversation, a distraction, a photo or lunch. There’s no good reason I stepped into St. Paul’s Chapel at that precise moment and not another. Filled to the brim – standing room only… Read more
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Jane’s Walk Burritt’s Rapids 2015 – Day 1
Being Canadian, I have to lead with the weather: How on earth did we luck out getting the warmest most perfect day of the year so far? It provided an excellent backdrop for Day 1 of Jane’s Walk Burritt’s Rapids. In another few hours we’ll launch Day 2 with Jane’s Yoga with the Locals, Jane’s Worship… Read more
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If I were a kid at Jane’s Walk Burritt’s Rapids…
If I were a kid at Jane’s Walk Burritt’s Rapids, this is what I would do: 1. Attend the family-friendly Jane’s Walk ‘n Talk called: Disappearing Habitat: Killing the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg. John McKenzie has a natural history museum in his workshop and there’s lots to see and touch (Sunday) 2. Take a paddle up… Read more
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CurioCabinet: “Dame Marjorie’s School” 1894
Much to my delight, Library and Archives Canada continues to post more and more of their fascinating materials online for public access. Just in time for Halloween, they’ve posted a set of 52 costume/Halloween pics here on Flickr. Seems Lady and Lord Aberdeen, Canada’s Governor General from 1893 to 1898, ran an enviably entertaining and… Read more
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Celebrating Happiness
It seems the entire population came out for the annual summer celebration of village life in Noyers. I took the little ones home around midnight and my eldest wandered in around 1:00am. Apparently there was still a crowd of people in the square until 3:00am, when they shifted to the local after-party. Getting together en… Read more
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Nocturnal Exhibitions
God bless the magic of Twitter. I love to be surprised by what I find and how I find it. Everyday is like following Alice down the rabbit hole. I randomly discovered multidisciplinary artist and musician Lisa Lipton through LOROPR, which called out her upcoming performance art spectacle Window Ballet 2: Electric Boogaloo. The performance piece riffs… Read more
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Official Opening of the Burritt’s Rapids Summer Social Season
The stars aligned yesterday for a community idea I’ve wanted to try out for awhile: the spontaneous Front Yard Happy Hour. We live in a village which sports a tiny public library, a Community Hall, a small public beach, but no economic activity. The closing of the lovely old General Store, with its beloved seasonal… Read more