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Monday 20 August 2018

Amazing Guitar playing by Tommy Emmanuel




Life is full of interesting anecdotes! 

The guy who cuts our cedar hedge knocked on our door today to say that he'd finished the job and would be back again next year.  As he was leaving, he happened to ask if I'd ever heard of Tommy Emmanuel (a fantastic guitar player, that had played a concert in Christchurch, NZ!).  "No, I said ... but I will look him up on google after your gone."  So, here he is ...Tommy Emmanuel a fascinating Australian guitar player that I learned about in Quebec!

Thursday 16 August 2018

Summer Reading 2018

Books I've particularly enjoyed reading this summer!

The Reserve, by Russell Banks



Twenty-One Days, by Anne Perry



Dragon Springs Road, by Janie Chang (this would make a particularly good Book Club read)



Hothouse Orchid, by Stuart Woods

Every Breath you Take, by Mary Higgins Clark

Night Watch, by Iris Johansen

Vinegar Girl, by Anne Tyler (a modern day retelling of a classic Shakespeare)

... updates to follow