Generally that question in these times CE (Covid-19 Era) leads to the dreaded epidemic but for me the intent is less profound. As a...

I am starting to get it....mercifully the “it”, being how to manage in these times of maximal social isolation as opposed to the “it”...

For quite some time now I have been horrified by the image of people dying in nursing homes without the comfort of friends and families. ...

The need to monitor individuals in the effort to contain Covid-19 gives rise to weighty debate among my betters regarding privacy,...

If you like attention this is probably a good time to be a garden. Basically locked down, people are really at it. It has been cold but...

Yesterday while out for a walk, I think we can do that free from social shaming, I saw a man standing by his pickup truck doing a pretty...

This might be the first weekend in fifty or so years on which I did not spend at least time with friends, real friends as opposed to...

When I was a kid there was a Leper colony on Bentick Island just off of Victoria BC. When we passed near the island on Captain...

One of the little pleasures of the past few weeks has been sharing my world with a Morning Dove sitting on eggs just outside my bedroom...

My quarantine ended Saturday so Easter Sunday, acting on the advice of friends I decided that I should order takeout to support...

My mandatory quarantine ended on Easter Sunday, a coincidence that is conducive to grandiosity but I am OK. The strangest part of it for...

Couple of days back I mentioned having time to notice the birds in my Pergola. Today I got to see what all the action was about. Right...

Well not exactly about wine but sorta....I have a wine cellar. It isn't exactly a cellar, it is a set of very basic IKEA shelves that...

The general context for our lives is a mess. This said, its interesting how little things come to matter. The other day I reacted like...

After waxing poetic about how good I have it It dawned me that I left something out. I have been thinking about how little I spend in...

Looking back on my titles I am reminded of an oft seen note on my report cards of years past "Needs Work". I will sleep on it. It is a...

What a world. I am not paranoid nor am I particularly distressed. It is what it is. This said, our behavior as a people has taken us...

In all the shift between Oaxaca and Thorold things got a bit confusing. Today I found time and energy to locate this blog and sign in on...

So this is day one of my two day saga to leave a state that has fewer than 10 cases and head for a province that by the time I finish...

Wix says ...enter a catchy title. That came to mind. You gotta love a country where you can still buy a litre of 80% hand sanitizer. ...