I have always been a Moody Blues fan, and particularly liked Justin Hayward’s vocal and song writing contributions. I came across “Forever Autumn” quite by accident, as it was sung by Justin Hayward on the “War of the Worlds” album (Jeff Wayne) – an excellent album to listen to, by the way, in complete darkness! Continue reading
The Jackalope (Part1)
“The Odessa Chronicles” is a book of stories which generally cover the various adventures of four “interesting” characters, one of which is Jaxon … a Jackalope!
A Jackalope is generally defined in dictionaries as “A mythical animal depicted as a hare or rabbit with horns, said to exist in parts of North America.” How did we create him? Below is part 1 of the story in the book “The Creation of Jaxon!
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An Odessa excerpt!
Below is a small part of a story from “The Odessa Chronicles” which is now available in eBook, paperback and hardcover formats … from the Friesen Press Bookstore, Amazon, and all the usual on-line book retailers. (Click book over in right side column for more information). Continue reading
“Needle of Death”
You have probably never heard of Bert Jansch, unless you are aware of the Contemporary English Folk band Pentangle. He was a guitarist with Pentangle, but also pursued a solo career. Continue reading
“The Odessa Chronicles”
The book “The Odessa Chronicles” is now available direct from the Friesen Press Bookstore and from Amazon. It will also be available from all the other usual on-line book retailers worldwide however, it may take a week or two before they all show it on their files. Continue reading
Oh……….Ray!
Yesterday, Ray and I went for a car ride to our local landfill site! Continue reading
New Followers!
It has been a while since I welcomed new Followers … so welcome! I have no idea how you found me, but find me you did. I have no idea why you found me, but you must have had a reason. Continue reading
“Get Home”
You cannot beat a good close relationship issue to fire up the emotions for some strong song writing. Continue reading
A Shady Character!
Ray’s program of coming off his anxiety meds is in its final stage. On May 30, he was reduced to 10mg/day which means his next reduction will be to come off them completely. Each reduction stage lasted around 6-8 weeks, so now is the time when we can contemplate whether to stop the meds completely. Continue reading
A New Direction Perhaps? 