I can see I need to assemble some pictures for you of my late father, Ross Moore. We still have the family cottage on Hudsons Bay that he purchased the lot for in 1957. He was a guide on the Big Rideau for Lake Trout for many years, and a lot of people used to follow our little blue boat. He knew every shoal there is at the bottom, long before sonar and fishfinders. I will see what i can do for you. Robin Moore
In Britain they think Wolf Hall has made the historical novel respectable. Odd, in Canada it has been respectable long enough that Russell Smith, maybe our best younger writer, is sick to death of it. Writing about the past is something I’ve been quite stern about in recent years, just because – in this country, anyway – that activity so dominates the litera […]
... no, not crop circles left by aliens. Archaeological journalist Heather Pringle explains that crop marks are legit. British archaeologists have been taking advantage of unique weather conditions to find 'em all over Britain this year, and she describes some of the findings.Does anyone do this in southern Ontario or the prairies, I wonder? […]
I use a getting-old laptop with a screen that is roughly square. Looking at new models, I can't help noticing that they all now offer rectangular screens, a good deal wider than high.This is where the 'net is going. Screens are being letter-boxed to match the picture shape of the DVDs and downloaded films that everyone is watching online. Laptops […]
Noting the, ah, 146th anniversary of the Charlottetown conference on confederation (and maritime union, but they decided to postpone that one), The Canadian Encyclopedia Online offers James Marsh's nice little essay on the importance of the conference. Or is it just that he quotes me that makes it seem so nice? See for yourself. […]
Brian Busby goes after Crayola for sloppy errors and omissions in its Colour Canada's Prime Ministers project. (Talk about who knew?) It does look as if they would have benefited from some consultation -- and a copy-editor! But there's some crazy charm to the idea, no? […]
I can see I need to assemble some pictures for you of my late father, Ross Moore. We still have the family cottage on Hudsons Bay that he purchased the lot for in 1957. He was a guide on the Big Rideau for Lake Trout for many years, and a lot of people used to follow our little blue boat. He knew every shoal there is at the bottom, long before sonar and fishfinders. I will see what i can do for you. Robin Moore