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Hugh Alan "Buddy" MacMaster CM ONS was a Canadian fiddler. He performed and recorded both locally and internationally, and was regarded as an expert on the tradition and lore of Cape Breton fiddle music. MacMaster was born in 1924 into a Gaelic-speaking home in Timmins, Ontario to John Duncan MacMaster and Sarah Agnes MacDonald MacMaster. The family was originally from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, and in 1928 they returned to Cape Breton to settle in the town of Judique. MacMaster's father played the fiddle, but his mother sang to him from birth, lilting with a Gaelic inflection peculiar to the area. At an early age, MacMaster began to play the fiddle. At age 12, he had his first public performance at an amateur hour in Port Hood, Nova Scotia, and at age 14 he played his first professional gig at a square dance in the nearby town of Troy. McMaster continued to play nights at square dances across Nova Scotia, while taking on a career as a station agent and telegraphe...

  Who is someone that inspires you and why?

  If you've ever thought about bathtub racing, Nanaimo is the place to go . . . Since the inaugral race of 1967, the City of Nanaimo has been home to the Great International World Championship Bathtub Race and Nanaimo Marine Festival. To learn more, go to  https://www.bathtubbing.com/

  What is your favourite way to exercise?

According to Wikipedia, Poutine râpée is a traditional Acadian dish that in its most common form consists of a boiled potato dumpling with a pork filling; it is usually prepared with a mixture of grated and mashed potato. Some versions of the dish call for the dumpling to be boiled on its own for several hours. Because of the time it takes to prepare poutine râpée, it is generally regarded as a special occasion meal, especially popular during the holidays. White or brown sugar, maple syrup or fruit preserves may accompany the dish.

  Name the one thing you are most grateful for in your life at this moment.

I sped right through A Corpse in Shining Armour .  It was a very light, fun book to read.  Set in Victorian England, Liberty Lane is a bright young lady who earns her keep by solving mysteries for the likes of Benjamin Disraeli, who refers to her as a "private intelligencer". The plot is full of twists and turns and gives a glimpse of Victorian life, which may or may not be accurate, but sure seems real. When Lord Brinkburn is near death, his wife suddenly announces that the oldest son, Stephen, cannot inherit because he is illegitimate.  Liberty is hired to find out if it is true and if not, why Lady Brinkburn says he is.  Things get very confusing when the corpse of Lord Brinkburn's right hand man is found stuffed in a set of armour. This is a bright, tricky read and I think I shall be reading more tales of Liberty Lane very soon.

Write about something that made you smile today.

Color Combinations Made Easy with an Updated Close To My Heart Color Wheel! At Close To My Heart, we absolutely  love  color! A great palette is the foundation for great artwork, and has an unparalleled ability to inspire, energize, and soothe. We recently launched our new Core Products catalog and, with it, eight new colors that were added to our exclusive color palette, including Color of the Year,  Wild Berry ! Today we’re going to show you how to create beautiful artwork using this statement color in three different color combinations. To get started, we’ve arranged the Close To My Heart color palette into a color wheel. Choosing colors for your artwork can be easy when you’re working with the right tools—and that includes the best color options! ***Keep in mind that our exclusive colors are made up of much more complex tones, shades, and hues than how they are categorized on the simplified color wheel offered above. As you reference and use this source, know that it ...

List the best 10 moments of your life so far . . . 

Richard Terfry (born March 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian alternative hip hop artist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant-garde influences. Buck 65 has used a number of other stage names including Johnny Rockwell, Stinkin' Rich, Haslam, and Uncle Climax. These pseudonyms typically represent different characters in his raps (as in Uncle Climax, Johnny Rockwell and Stinkin' Rich) or different aspects of Buck's creativity. Aside from a performance on July 10, 2018 at a tribute concert for the late Anticon Records co-founder Brendon Whitney aka Alias, Buck 65 was on indefinite musical hiatus from October 2015 until early 2020. In May 2020, Controller 7 released a new album, featuring Buck 65 on vocals and DJ scratches. Rich Terfry aka Buck 65 currently hosts the Drive program on CBC Music Radio, Monday through Friday from 3:30pm to 7pm...

  Add some more items to your bucket list. If you don't have a bucket list, start one.

  BC is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful provinces in the country. It’s chock full of amazing natural wonders and untouched wilderness. While beautiful, these spaces can also have an extremely powerful and somewhat terrifying side that reminds us just how intense nature is. A space that reminds us of that is Tremble Island, an island that literally trembles from the force of the water that surrounds it. This tiny island is located at the narrow entrance to Seymour Inlet which just so happens to have the fastest tidal surge in the world. This body of water is called the Nakwakto Rapids and is located near Mount Waddington. The current races past the island at speeds of 16-22 knots making it nearly inaccessible for boats. In fact, there is only a three-minute window throughout the day where a boat can safely approach the island. Crazy right? https://curiocity.com/this-tiny-bc-island-literally-shakes-because-its-tucked-in-the-fastest-tidal-surge-in-the-world/

  Do you have a secret talent you are hiding?

  Although the preparation method may be similar to New York pastrami, Montreal smoked meat is cured in seasoning with more cracked peppercorns and savoury flavourings, such as coriander, garlic, and mustard seeds, and significantly less sugar. The recipe for Montreal steak seasoning is based on the seasoning mixture for Montreal smoked meat. Montreal smoked meat is made with variable-fat brisket, whereas pastrami is more commonly made with the fat-marbled navel/plate cut. Montreal smoked meat is typically served in the form of a light-rye bread sandwich accompanied with yellow mustard. While some Montreal smoked meat is brine-cured like corned beef, with spices applied later, many smoked meat establishments prefer dry-curing directly with salt and spices. The origins of Montreal smoked meat are uncertain and likely unresolvable. Many have laid claims to the creation or introduction of smoked meat into Montreal. Regardless, all of these stories indicate the creators are of the Jewi...

What would you do if you were granted three wishes?

  Name the three biggest priorities in your life right now.

 It's finally here . . . updated information and new projects . . . workshops will be booking soon! Design Strategies for Scrapbookers Second Edition By Pam Hedden Paperback CAD 17.00 Add to Cart Share Usually printed in 3 - 5 business days I used to teach a series of classes to help scrapbookers improve their layouts with some interesting techniques and strategies. I haven’t taught it for quite a while, years in fact, but a group of past students asked if I would be willing to teach the program as a refresher for them as well as for scrappers who had never taken the course before. I agreed. After all, how much work would there be? All I had to do was find my notes to refresh my memory. I quickly realized that my notes were seriously out of date. Change comes so quickly to the scrapbooking world and I was going to have to do the necessary research and rewrite the entire program to reflect the new products and ideas that so many scrapbookers have embraced. This book is the result. I...

For daring to peer into the heart of an adulteress and enumerate its contents with profound dispassion, the author of Madame Bovary was tried for "offenses against morality and religion." What shocks us today about Flaubert's devastatingly realized tale of a young woman destroyed by the reckless pursuit of her romantic dreams is its pure artistry: the poise of its narrative structure, the opulence of its prose (marvelously captured in the English translation of Francis Steegmuller), and its creation of a world whose minor figures are as vital as its doomed heroine. In reading Madame Bovary, one experiences a work that remains genuinely revolutionary almost a century and a half after its creation. - Publisher Madame Bovary , when it was first published in 1857, was considered very shocking.  It is not nearly as shocking in our time but still a gorgeously written story of an immature and romantic woman who is trying so hard to find everything she had dreamed of ...

  A Look Inside the New Annual Core Products Catalog! There are so many reasons to love fall, and one of our favorites is the release of our new annual  Core Products Catalog ! From day one of this beautiful catalog, hundreds of new Close To My Heart items and fresh ideas have been readily available and within your grasps! We are as committed as ever to our promise of being there to “show you how,” including providing the right tools and products, whatever your crafting goals may be. So—let’s take a closer look at a  few  new things happening in our  Core Products Catalog ! PAPER COLLECTIONS We have  SEVEN  new pattern paper collections themed and designed for year-round use! As You Grow : Refresh your creative spirit with this bundle of joy! The soft, nostalgic colors and designs of the As You Grow collection are enough to bring back fond memories of simpler times. Smarty Pants : Featuring patterns and designs most all of us recognize, the Smarty Pant...