No one here but us chickens!
no one here but us chickens On the road to Crowe's Landing ,Stoney Lake ,there is a farm wth an arresting sign: a life size soft sculpture of an old…
Not your usual Medieval Salat; more Recipes from the Concert
Last month on a tour of the Medieval Gardens At The Cloisters, the uptown branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the docent paused in the herb garden to tell us…
Another Sensational Recital by Joel Garten
Joel in concert Joel's recital was a huge success. As each concert is improv and an aural experience not to be repeated each member of the audience was swept away into the…
Mutiny on the Blueberry Bounty
Driving back from The Stratford Festival on Sunday amongst endless grain fields stood a blueberry farm. Of course, I had to stop. The farmer convinced me that I wanted to buy all…
Will there be cotton?
Last cold and rainy Summer was not the best time to move from edible gardening to wearable gardening but by September last , the cotton did bloom. It didn't have time…
The Tempest at The American Theatre Wing
As a child I studied acting at the American Theatre Wing on the upper west side of Manhattan, an organization best known for creating and awarding "The Tony's". At the…
The Tempest at Stratford Ontario
Christopher Plummer commands the stage, so it is not a stretch, as Prospero commands a tempest. When Prospero said goodbye to Ariel it made me cry. I played Ariel as…
July 1 , Canada Day
When I sent this photo out to friends as a Canada Day greeting, I recieved this inspiring response from writer Helen Lovekin. Thank-you so much, darling Vivenka! Its true: I…
Salon Style Recital
"Joel’s multi-layered music sweeps you away. He paints rich and mysterious mental landscapes and magically creates awesome sculptural shapes in your mind’s eye that continually transform and mesmerize... This is…