Cue Q

In roughly five hours, CBC’s cultural affairs show, Q, will be taped live in the Hammer.

Check it out and see you there?

If not, listen for my cheering on the show tomorrow morning.

The heart of the city

What a day Sunday was for Hammer history nerds. At 1pm, we (along with a large crowd of our fellow Hamiltonians) went downtown for a walking tour of some of the incredible buildings on historic Gore Park. Included were the pre-Confederation buildings you see sandwiched between the two far less stunning newb buildings, the likes [...]

Saturday Edition

My latest in the Hamilton Spectator is a profile of local artist, April Mansilla.

It was in the Go section on Saturday but you can check it out here if you missed it on the weekend.

Happy (Belated) Canada Day!

Canada Day weekend was pretty good this year – so good that I forgot to wish anyone a happy Canada Day, so…refer to post headline.

I spent Friday night at a friend’s cottage, which was perfect. The kind of cottage that’s fully panelled in wood, with many large stone fireplaces, much 70s decor, a rocky [...]

Hammer Time

Starting on a new group of Hamilton paintings.

I set aside the one on the left to start the one on the right because I was unhappy with how old Lefty was going. Looking at it now, from a distance, it’s exactly what I was hoping for. Phew!

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