Somebody send help! I can’t stop watching Fascinating Horror episodes on Youtube. I hope it’s not what will consume the rest of my retired life, but only a brief period of extreme laziness brought on by a short night and a slight hangover, and continued by momentum. But seriously, has anybody else gotten addicted...
Author: Vivian Lee (Vivian Lee)
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Auditions, from the other side of the screen
My friend, Lauren DeRoller, recently wrote a post on her blog that hit a chord with a lot of people, including me. You can read the post here, but to sum up, she points out a lot of the problems with orchestral auditions, from a candidate’s perspective. I won’t rehash Lauren’s whole post, because it’s well...
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Solstice Lights
Ours was the first house on the block to get its holiday lights up and running this year, on or about November 7th. Before you report me to the Grinch committee, let me defend myself. I usually try to get the lights up early because I hate doing it in the freezing cold. It’s...
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Autumn in the dog parks of Montreal
We’ve been enjoying some heavenly weather here in Montreal. I guess it’s a little #TBT summer and will end soon, but it’s great while it lasts. There are still colourful leaves on the trees, the air is balmy and Buster can go to the dog park without his new sweater. Talking about the dog...
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This week: a toothache and a knitting challenge
This week I had to have a root canal redone. I know, right? Ugh! It’s adding insult to injury it seems to me, since it was already painful and expensive the first time! But it’s an old one and I guess some bacteria crept in under there and an infection set in. It wasn’t bothering...
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Thrown Together Apple Pie
I have made (another) commitment to myself to blog 3 times per week. Okay, the other times I may have made other frequency promises, but the point is, I’ve never stuck to them. I’m not sure making these promises is such a great idea, but blogging is something I want to do regularly, and I...
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The Elusive ARms of Morpheus
After three lousy nights in a row, I had three good sleeps in a row, which is almost unheard of. Of course, I’m looking back thinking, what made the difference? The first night is easily explained, first by having had three lousy nights, as I said, culminating in a 3 hr 30 minute night, then...
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Which hill would you die on?
I find it overwhelming how many options there are. The hill of social injustice, the hill of veganism, the hill of plastic, the hills of avocados or almonds, the hill of endangered animals, of world hunger, of animal cruelty, abortion rights, and climate change, to name a few. For Dave and I, it’s veal. ...
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Thoughts on Truth and Reconciliation
Since the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation has just passed here in Canada, the topic of Residential Schools has been on my mind. Coincidentally, my book club met on September 30th, the very day. Our book choice was “The Splendid and the Vile” by Eric Larsson. It’s a historical book describing the years...
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Retirement ruminations
Retirement is a big milestone for most people, whether you’re a musician, an engineer, or a bricklayer. It signals the start of the last leg and I can see why a lot of people put it off. Who wants to think about that last leg too much? And when you’re retired, you have a lot...