“Ok. Get up at 6:00 and have a cup of coffee, but don’t eat anything. Then stand by for a phone call.” Instructions both for ...

The good news is that nothing’s changed in Catherine’s bones: there’s no sign of any additional cancer in any additional bones, and the spots on the femur where cancer is thought to be present haven’t ...

Most likely this will involve a radial head replacement with titanium. It’s a simple surgery, done under anaesthetic, that takes about 30 minutes. It’s got good outcomes. All of this is contingent on ...

While we’re on the topic of Ethan, my friend Heather Mullen, who is the best “snap a quick interesting photo on their phone” person I know, captured this shot of CBC’s Kerry Campbell about to do an ...

Did you know there’s an open map of memorial benches? There weren’t any added on PEI yet, so I added Catherine’s bench in the Gardens of Hope, and the bench in Victoria Park in memory of Lisa’s ...

In An app can be a home-cooked meal, Robin Sloan wrote about “home cooked” apps: I made a messaging app for, and with, my family. It is ruthlessly simple; we love it; no one else will ever use it. I ...

Some months ago I discovered Incline Press, a fine press publisher in the UK, and its founder Graham Moss, who found his way to printing through the same Adana press that I did: Spine labels are the ...

I’ve been trying to cultivate a different attitude about summer of late, more “be present, and enjoy the summer” than “ACT QUICKLY!” Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Lisa marks her birthday ...

L. and I headed to the Annapolis Valley today to drop her at a week-long overnight camp (Lisa is in Montreal, on assignment). Every time I go to the Valley I am reminded how very far away it is. You ...

I am Peter Rukavina and this is my blog. I am a writer, letterpress printer, and a curious person. To learn more about me, read my /now, look at my bio, listen to audio I’ve posted, read presentations ...

As I neared the go-no-go point outside of Truro, Nova Scotia, where I needed to decide “ferry or bridge,” I placed a call to the ferry booking line to check on load status of the 1:30 p.m. from ...

I am Peter Rukavina and this is my blog. I am a writer, letterpress printer, and a curious person. To learn more about me, read my /now, look at my bio, listen to audio I’ve posted, read presentations ...