Québec in pictures

Here is a sampling of the photos I took while in Québec. Many of the first pictures are from the Chants de Vielles festival, a three-day gathering that celebrated old-time music and storytelling. It then segues into Québec City images. On the bottom, there is a mix of extra thumbnail pictures. All of these photos [...]

Watch me

(PORTLAND, Maine) — Thank you, Sam Roberts.

That’s the most honest lead sentence I can conjure, and I don’t believe, even with time to reflect, that I will come up with one much better. I’m currently in quaint, seaside Portland, Maine, and I saw the Sam Roberts Band live at the Port City Music Hall soon [...]

It takes a mess of help to stand alone

(ANCASTER, Ont.) — When things become good for a while, it’s easy to get complacent. While I was in London, Ont., I was parked in the driveway of an amazing, friendly woman, and I got used to having to someone to care about my day and to joke with. Here, in the village of Ancaster [...]

Say Canandaigua five times fast

(CANANDAIGUA, N.Y.) — Before I write anything else, I must write this: Wegman’s. I have seen the light and it is the miles of food aisles in this regional grocery store chain. Trying to explain the beauty of this place, I can only think of anecdotes, such as the entire beer section dedicated to Pacific [...]