Christmas pictures
January 15th, 2012
Merry Christmas! If I post the pictures in mid-January, that means it’s still Christmas, right? Pass the nog.
Winnipeg Mochitsuki
January 15th, 2012
Mochi-making is traditionally a pre-New-Year’s activity in Japan. Sweet rice is steamed and then pounded into a sticky goo, which gets eaten in various ways – toasted, fried, with anko (sweet bean paste), etc…
Christmas 2010
January 10th, 2011
Another batch of Christmas photos! Maybe I’ll put more non-wintry ones on here soon too.
Christmas Photos
January 14th, 2010
Merry post-Christmas! This is an attempt at a new way of posting pictures. I think it’s working well, but let me know if you find broken links or anything else out of sorts. If it works well, I’ll convert all the old albums to this system.
Fall pictures
November 1st, 2008
Various pictures from the fall – gardens, woods, and baking.
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New Toy
July 2nd, 2008
I now live in a two-harpsichord house:
(not the greatest picture – maybe I’ll try again when the light’s better, or experiment with a flash…)
Rachelle Taylor is lending me her Beaupré French double while she does some renovations to her house. I’m happy to give it a home for the next little while! It’s great fun having two harpsichords in the same room, to be able to run back and forth and compare the different sounds. This is a very nice harpsichord, with a very rich sound, and it’s a breeze to play compared to mine. I’m not sure it works wonderfully for a lot of the earlier music I usually play, but it’s fantastic for Rameau, and sounds very nice for Bach as well. I need to dig up some music that I haven’t played in a while – Forqueray and the like.
Wedding
November 16th, 2007
To continue the personal news catch-up that I’m attempting this week, I thought it would be good to mention that Sari and I got married! Now that it’s been over a month, I figure it’s time to say something here. Enough secrecy!
The wedding was a wonderful day on Thanksgiving weekend. Perfect weather – just a bit chilly, but very sunny. Lots of friends and family. All in all, a fine party. Thanks to everyone that could come! Sari made a web site for the event, and we now have many photos up on it. If anyone has photos that they’d like us to post, send them over! We can always add more.
Busy busy busy!
November 10th, 2007
Sometimes a blog doesn’t get updated because nothing is happening. Other times, it doesn’t get updated because there’s just way too much going on! I’ll try to make a few posts in the very near future about all the new developments in my life, but for now, a very quick run down:
- Sari and I got married!
- Both of our bikes got stolen – if you know of a good bike for sale in Montreal, let me know!
- I lost my Brandenburg V virginity
- I have a concert coming up next week in Fredericton – Sunday November 18th at 3:00PM at Gallery 78. You might want to get a ticket in advance, because it’s a small space, and there might be a lot of people there – I’ve been getting more pubicity than usual!
- As always, there are a few more photos up.
Walk in the Woods
October 14th, 2007
Post-wedding, Sari and Jon-o show the Reverend around the trails of the Addleman Manor
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