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September 2026. Recommended by our hotel staff first night in town after a typical Air Canada flight delay. It’s a bustling busy bistro in the old city, accommodating us at the bar walking up at around 6 PM. The ambience … Continue reading →

September 2026. This bar which also serves snacks we discovered a couple of years ago and recommend it highly if you are a cocktail fan visiting Stratford. It’s a bit of a faux rundown-looking place staffed by knowledgeable cocktail enthusiasts … Continue reading →

September 2026. This little restaurant was quite a surprise. It’s a chip off the old block of the more haute cuisine Laurie Raphael next door in the popular procedure of successful restaurants birthing a more accessible “bib gourmand”-type version. This … Continue reading →

Solms, Mark. The Hidden Spring. W. W. Norton New York 2021. NF;8/26. I decided to read this after hearing about the author in Michael Pollan’s book on conciousness A World Appears. Dr Solms’s qualifications on the topic must be pretty … Continue reading →

Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. Viking, New York, 1952. F;9/26. Steinbeck thought this famous novel his best which would make it very good indeed. There’s no question it’s excellent, I loved it. But I’ve got this premonition I won’t be … Continue reading →

Pollan, Michael. A World Appears. Penguin, 2026. NF 7/26. If you’ve ever written a book that wasn’t a great publishing success you will understand my envy of writers like Pollan. I’m sure it was envy that prompted me in my … Continue reading →

July 2026 We had heard nothing but excited praise for the food in this new restaurant. It’s operated by Jeff Barringer and Danise Lofstrom whose Bruinwood Distillery nearby has been turning out craft liquors since 2018. Don’t expect an experience … Continue reading →

Lanchester, John. Look What You Made Me Do. Norton, New York, 2026. F; 6/26. “As every grown up in the world knows unexpected things happen all the time.” (John Lanchester) The two books by this author (I.O.U.:Why Everyone Owes Everyone … Continue reading →

June 2026 This is a new restaurant apparently owned by or associated with Telus. It’s on Sechelt Inlet with a wide view of a marina and the water. The building has four hotel units and the restaurant seats 60 with … Continue reading →

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Thus Spake Zarathustra. Schmeitzner (Germany, original in German) 1883-1885. English translation Walter Kaufmann in The Portable Nietzsche. Penguin, London, 1954.F; 6/26. Every so often I decide to dive into some massive monument like this knowing that I’m going … Continue reading →