Family, Identity

My Dad

September 12, 2021

Dad passed away five years ago; just before midnight (local time) Monday September 12, 2016, in Owen Sound, Ontario. He was surrounded by family and passed peacefully at the age of 89. He is survived by wife Ann, step-children Lee & Cindy and step-grandkids. Morna, [read more]

Designs I Like

Resources For Deck Creators

September 2, 2021

I’ve expanded the series, with much more info, and created a .pdf available now at DigitalGryphonDesign.com. I’ve posted quite a bit about using US-based The GameCrafter (TGC) to self-publish your boutique oracle deck. That is because I have used TGC to distribute a few decks, [read more]

Card Readings

More New TGC Products

August 25, 2021

I’ve expanded my series of posts on using TheGameCrafter to offer your Tarot or other Oracle deck on a Print On Demand basis. There’s much more info, and updated pricing, available now as a .pdf download at DigitalGryphonDesign.com. Earlier this year I wrote about the [read more]

Family, Identity

My Teddies

August 14, 2021

A look at my life through my collection of Teddy Bears and other stuffed animals. 01 Grizzly: A birthday present from [redacted]; 02 Beaver: A gift from an Account Manager when I was a purchasing agent at a large Canadian Art Supplies wholesale/retail firm; 03 [read more]

Music

Marianne Faithfull

June 20, 2021

Even casual followers of this blog or any of my social media know that I’m an uber fan of pioneering gay folk duo Romanovsky & Phillips. More careful reading will also bring up musicians such as Paul Williams. They, and plenty of others, have been [read more]