Month: August 2013

These two images are supposed to go together but the mat was 40″ wide and had to be halved for shipping. We’ll put it back the way Helen had it. The frame was grey metal and seems to suit the piece.
THE LUBICON EXPECT FAIR PLAY FROM THE GOVERNMENT by Helen Andersen

He sure knows how to pack in the adventures… all in a 3 night stay. Dave and Nicole have promised to bring Dryden back to do the things he missed. Yes… there are some he didn’t cram in… but not for want of trying.
There wasn’t even room here to cover the dining out and the shopping for the Batman action figure. Thanks for sharing your photos, Nicole.

Who can say what this little critter is? Danica snapped the photo at the Toronto Zoo the other day. The subject was crossing through the rhino cage, so we know it is brave.
1000 bonus points if you can tell if it’s male or female.

The creator of Pogo was one of the gutsiest, funniest, and all-around best cartoonists to ever run a strip. We could use him today… but would timid “mainstream” media would be afraid to run him?
Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr. was born in Philadelphia on August 25, 1913

After years of intentions, it took visitors from Windsor to finally get us downtown to an annual BuskerFest.

Thank you for getting us out, Nicole, Dave and Dryden. It was fun!
More pix after the break…

Nikola Tesla, the Serbian inventor-genius would surely have been pleased to have his name associated with this advanced car and assembly process. It is amazing to watch and it probably points the way to manufacturing as it will be done widely, in future North America.

Thanks for the link, Bozidar.

This is here mainly for Brian Hickey to find when he returns from his jaunt around Asia, just so I don’t for get to show it to him. Others may find it excellent, too, but Brian has the experience to enjoy it most, I think.

Thanks for the heads-up, Sandy Zwyer!

Harper prorogues Parliament again, this time until October
If a Prime Minister is scared to face Parliament, maybe he needs to find another line of work.
Let’s all help him at the earliest opportunity.

Top left: Danica with the first 4 boxes in our hall. Top right: one of the pastels. Middle: Pastel of Vancouver Chinatown celebration (1960s), Bottom: Our livingroom, filling up.
My jaw is on the floor and we have only opened one of the 5 boxes of Helen Andersen art that Danica packed in Victoria and shipped to Toronto.
Four of the boxes arrived today, in great shape. Canada Post muffed the postal code on the 5th box, so it will be along soon. No rush. There’s so much already here, I am staggered!

Automobile drivers are responsible for understanding the symbol, even if the meaning is graphically obscure. The marking indicates a sharrow, a lane that bicycles and motor vehicles are meant to share. In fact, the marking indicates the ideal place for a cyclist to ride in the shared lane.
In this photo, cyclists would be riding down the steep hill of Pottery Road, so cars should not be slowed too much by their road-sharing fellows. A cycle path on the other side of the cement barrier accommodates uphill cyclists.