Photograph taken by Leslie of Paul on a snowy roof.

He was installing a chimney. This was some years ago, and in another place.

With respect to installing heavy objects under such conditions, this was his swan-song.

He'll go no more installing on snowy roofs.

Hence the celebration.

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Who We Are & What We Do

We perform other forms of storytelling concert when invited, or when opportunity arises ...

Leslie teaches Hebrew and Jewish Life and helps to lead services at Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, and pursues her life-long interest in Jewish stories, culture, and values ...

Leslie volunteers with the Canadian Cancer Society ...

Paul is on sabbatical from volunteering, getting back into writing, composing, and arranging our concerts ...

We are politically active: Leslie for the Green Party of Grey Bruce and in the most recent Provincial election, for the independent campaign of Shane Jolley; Paul, who refuses to join any party (finding both merit and flaws in all of them) by personal political agitation ...

We are no longer young, not yet old. We are reasonably healthy for our years, although a bit creaky here and there. We have children and grandchildren in distant and not-so-distant places. We have a widely scattered extended family. We live in a beautiful place. We have good neighbours, and many friends. We have a truly excellent dog, and a geriatric cat. We have enough to get by. We keep busy in interesting ways. Life is good.

What's Going On?

Our 2011 (10th) Summer Season of Country Supper Storytelling Concerts came to a close in mid-September. We thank all those delightful people who graced our table and parlour, and look forward to our next meeting.

As noted above, our plans for 2012 are ready. We open mid-June, and will be performing scheduled concerts on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Other evenings are available for groups.

As we did last year, we will open and close the season with Shakespeare.

Until then, the schedule is quite full, with teaching (Leslie), writing (Paul), learning stories, and grandparenting (both), along with the usual activities of daily living.

Good Food, Good Listening, and Good Company in Northern Bruce Peninsula

For 2012, our 11th Season, we are offering two concerts (and our Sabbath concert by special arrangement): one featuring circuses, the other journeying.

We are planning to open three evenings per week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. We finally realized in 2011 that three evenings in a row is too much for us.

We are not happy about losing the Friday Sabbath supper concerts, because we always have some people who enjoy that particular event. What we'll do, therefore, is remain open for groups of four or more on Friday evenings, but only if we have enough notice so that we can cancel Thursday or Saturday. We will also ask for payment in advance on those occasions, because strictly speaking we should not be engaged in finance on the Sabbath.

We look forward to seeing you.

Your Hosts: Leslie Robbins-Conway and Paul Conway