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Vietnamese Restaurants in Charlottetown
The number of Vietnamese restaurants in Charlottetown was zero for so long that it seems a miracle that we now have seven (indeed, there were eight until Home Kitchen closed a week ago).This is so many...
View Article"Letting Go with Grace"
A few years ago a physiotherapist recommended that I join a breathing group. She might as well have recommended I join a motorcycle gang for all the understanding I had at the time for why one would...
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Museum of Charlottetown Restaurant Menus
I wonder if professional archivists are ensuring that artifacts of our culinary past are being saved for posterity. I was in the habit, for a time, about a decade ago, of collecting photos of...
View ArticleIt’s always winter at Stalag 13
I’ve been trapped in a Hogan’s Heroes vortex for several days now: the YouTube singularity thinks it’s on to something, and I keep confirming it. This led me to Wikipedia, where I learned that, despite...
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Single, Married, Divorced, Separated, Widowed
Why my dentist needs to know that I’m “widowed” I do not know. But it’s the first time I’ve had to check that box.CatherineWidowhoodCornwall Dental Clinic
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Keeping a Daily Log
After Ton first mentioned Obsidian, I decided to try it out: like Ton I’m looking for a way out of Evernote, but I’m also looking to become better at making notes about projects and plans in a trusted...
View ArticleHorse & Hound
Earlier today I was on a conference call with someone in California, and, by way of making a (sarcastic) point, I made reference to Horse & Hound.At the end of the call my Californian colleague,...
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The Dawn's Early Light
The quality of the morning sun changed completely this morning as its position vs. Earth vs. 100 Prince Street saw sunlight streaming in the back windows in a most delightful way at breakfast...
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The Safe Job
It was a hard cycle to the this morning: Oliver was grumpy, the trail was crowded, and we were both out of shape and overdressed for the weather.But we persevered, made it to Gallant’s for our smoked...
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Detailed Access Notes
Kudos to Art in the Open for seeking to become accessible to all.
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(Sort of) Art in the Open
Charlottetown’s annual outdoor art festival, Art in the Open, sputtered to life yesterday for its 10th anniversary. Between the pandemic and the threatening (and then actual) rain, people were much...
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End of Summer Vacation
Oliver and I are on our last night of a week’s vacation on the eastern shore of Cape Breton Island; against traditon, I’ve maintained radio silence throughout, so as to perfect the art of doing...
View ArticleDown Tools
Matt Webb writes about seizing the remote work hill:So an ice cream van that pulls up, jingling out the MIDI version of Josh Wink’s Higher State of Consciousness at 11am, everyone on the street downing...
View Articlethe hidden island
The PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation has a podcast, the hidden island. There’s nary a fiddle nor old-timer-with-railway-story to behold.PEI Museum and Heritage FoundationPodcast
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The 2021 Old Farmer's Almanac now available at The Bookmark
Three boxes of the 2021 edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanaclanded at The Bookmark in Charlottetown today, and I encourage you to stop by and pick up your copy while there are still copies...
View ArticleTotal Freedom
Kathleen Edwards, live from Stittsville, released her album Total Freedom in August. She’s a big deal. And yet it seems like we used to hang out. Kathleen EdwardsMusicOttawa Valley
View ArticleChanging Direction
A prototype for a paper construction that’s been rambling around my head for the last couple of days. Inspired by Oliver, who had us listen to a meditation about “moving beyond grief” on the ferry...
View ArticleBorgen
In case you missed it, Borgen, the well-received Danish political drama, is now streaming on Netflix. Think The West Wing but with more political parties and more Denmark. Highly recommended....
View ArticleRon Gaskin, 1949-2020
I received word this morning that Ron Gaskin died in August.This tribute to him by Rebecca Campbell makes it clear that my fondness for Ron was not something unique to me. ”Ron approached everything...
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O'Keefe Lake Provincial Park Be Gone
Remember O’Keefe Lake Provincial Park: The Park That Never Was?Well, I was able to make it disappear, at least from Apple Maps and Google Maps, simply by using their respective “report an issue”...
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