The times we live in.
And why I'm now reading the Iliad. We're in a small town outside of Cambridge, cat-sitting for a week or so. What has struck me most is that we're in a house with absolutely no books of any size, shape, or description. To me,
Barry Rueger
All the News from England!
As I write this, we're cat-sitting in Cottenham, north of Cambridge. Near month-end we'll move into our semi-permanent rental home in Grantchester. As is usually the case when moving, the surprises are in unexpected places. For instance.... Food - The quality and price of food (store
A New blog for you!
Today my darling wife Susan launched her new blog, telling the tale of our journey from Vancouver to Cambridge. She is a wonderful writer, and a far better photographer than I will ever be, Trust me, this is one that you want to subscribe to. https://my-year-at-cambridge-university.ghost.io/
Welcome to London Change-makers
We're in London for a few days before heading to Cambridge for a month of pet sitting, followed by our permanent residence for the coming year. Today's challenge: how to log into my VanCity bank account. The problem is two-fold: I had set it up to
Home, away from Home, away from my old Home, away from a Permanent Residence.
Technically, I've lived twice in Appalachia. Once in Kentucky - well, actually over the line in Virginia - and once in Nova Scotia. I don't mention any of this on government forms. In classic North American culture you're born in a town, grow up
Hello again!
Seriously, folks, this is just a little test to see that Ghost is functioning the way I think it should. If you could leave a quick comment below that will reassure me that everything is working as hoped. Thanks! Barry ps - Next weekend we leave for England, so might
Granville Island
A very, very long time ago I actually worked for Granville Island, as a janitor (and self-taught forklift driver!) in the Public Market. It was a fun job, working with a wild and varied group of people who had no interest in being janitors. Today we're camped out
Movin' Day!
It comes closer every day.... I have always loved the Holy Model Rounders. It was a couple of decades later that I understood the Appalachian traditions that were behind their lovely, quirky tunes. And I've played this song just before every move in my life - so more
Moving from Substack to Ghost. Phew.
After the last posting I did some more research. One avenue that looked promising was to move this blog over to WordPress, where my "official" professional site is maintained. If you believe what you read it's possible, but once again it turned out to be complex,