We had a very operatic weekend: Tosca on Friday and Peter Grimes on Sunday at the COC. Both performances were excellent. Tosca’s obviously a bit of a melodramatic chestnut but the famous arias were handled with aplomb and the bad guy was truly evil which really helped. Peter Grimes is a whole different animal, with […]
First, a sad piece of news. My grandfather died last Saturday. We’re celebrating the end of a long life (93!) well spent. Through to his final month he was playing competitive-level bridge, and watching soccer, tennis and golf, his mind as sharp as ever. I’m going to miss him a lot. Now the happy news… […]
After a good house hunting session last weekend we spent the first part of the week in suspenseful activity preparing to put an offer in on a house. It was a very nice house in the Annex just south of Bloor, with a tiny yard but new electricals, high ceilings and lots of space. By […]
Tuesday after a very slow and relaxing long weekend. I basically did almost nothing. I played a bunch of video games, watched a movie, and basically zoned out. Last night I helped Bruce move my home theatre system out of storage into his and Steph’s basement. They’ve kindly agreed to give it a good home […]