This is a story about the omnichord. It was manufactured by Suzuki as a toy version of an autoharp. It has a touch plate for major, minor and diminished chords. As the advertising tells us, “Anyone can learn to play it!” “Yeah, and it can be incredibly annoying, too,” says Jenny Mitchell (a.k.a. Jenny Omnichord). …
It’s time for Spring Cleaning. But what is a guy to do, when he isn’t a pack rat and he keeps his few belongings well-organized? Well, everybody has that one place that is overstuffed with stuff. Consider it a “pressure release valve” if you will, since our consumer society forces stuff into our lives even …
”Gardening is about community” is part of a phrase that caught my eye in an e-mail I received today. And I agree. I didn’t learn to garden without someone teaching me pruning methods for tomatoes or what a weed looked like in its early stages. My mother was a huge influence in my gardening and …
Spring is near, with a sure indication being the en route and soon-to-depart migrants of the North. The first to arrive are the fair-weather Northerns, returning from southern winter retreats. These people are the envy of town, blessed with living the dream of eternal summer, bouncing between the southern Canada/USA or Caribbean and the Yukon’s …
Dogs really need to get out and check their messages on a daily basis, in the same way that we humans need to go to the post office or check our e-mail on a regular basis. I realized this some years ago while walking our old dog, Joule, but at 12 years of age she …
In Charlotte Diamond’s 25 years as a children’s entertainer, she knows a few things about entertaining children. She knows that modern children need to move around. And they develop language and thought processes when they use their imagination. And, just the thought of a humongous whale letting out a humongous burp will have them rolling …
Who among us hasn’t, at one time or another, gazed upon a bird in flight and marvelled at it … or even wondered what it would be like to fly? Ducks Unlimited calls us to do more than just wonder — to become actively involved in caring for and protecting Canadian wetlands. Kevin Bowers, who …
Seeing Melisa Devost perform at The Old Fire Hall Friday, April 16, or at Atlin’s Globe Theatre on the 19th, you will be contributing to her “success”. “I can ride on my skills to travel and see family,” she explains over the phone. And, while she has recently contemplated what she considers “success” for a …
In Canada, the number of people over the age of 65 has doubled since 1951. Our life expectancy has increased dramatically and now sits at an average of 80 years. Given these statistics, resources for our ageing population has become an issue of importance to the medical community and social support services. One area of …
