http://blog.winhara.com/2010/02/19/canoeing-after-tom-thomson/ Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:35:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://blog.winhara.com/2010/02/19/canoeing-after-tom-thomson/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Chris Cavan Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:25:44 +0000 http://blog.winhara.com/?p=373#comment-130 Hi, Dan - I love the new website, and if Kent or Kate hasn't told you, I think the Tom Thomson song is one of the best songs - both lyrically and musically - I've ever heard! Mom fans can be a bit gaga, but this song is totally haunting. The story of your canoe trip gave me goose bumps! I read Shore Lines (1980) aka Canoe Lake (2002) by Roy MacGregor several years ago. I understand Kent got an email back from Roy. I've had a number of contacts with him over the years regarding using some of his writing in our cottage newsletter (ironically, and through nothing deliberate, called ShoreLines!). I keep forgetting to ask Roy if that has anything to do with the name change of the book as our association has been going since the early 1990s, so his book came first, but I read it as Canoe Lake. Another conspiracy theory! Roy is a fine man, so I hope he takes Winhara up on using the song for his new take in film on the story. Keep up the great work, you three. Sad to see Hugh go, but change is always a certainty. Congrats to you and Laura, Dan. Lots of exciting moves this spring! All the best. We're still waiting to see you in Ottawa! Chris (Kate's Mom) Hi, Dan -
I love the new website, and if Kent or Kate hasn’t told you, I think the Tom Thomson song is one of the best songs – both lyrically and musically – I’ve ever heard! Mom fans can be a bit gaga, but this song is totally haunting. The story of your canoe trip gave me goose bumps! I read Shore Lines (1980) aka Canoe Lake (2002) by Roy MacGregor several years ago. I understand Kent got an email back from Roy. I’ve had a number of contacts with him over the years regarding using some of his writing in our cottage newsletter (ironically, and through nothing deliberate, called ShoreLines!). I keep forgetting to ask Roy if that has anything to do with the name change of the book as our association has been going since the early 1990s, so his book came first, but I read it as Canoe Lake. Another conspiracy theory! Roy is a fine man, so I hope he takes Winhara up on using the song for his new take in film on the story.
Keep up the great work, you three. Sad to see Hugh go, but change is always a certainty. Congrats to you and Laura, Dan. Lots of exciting moves this spring!
All the best. We’re still waiting to see you in Ottawa!
Chris (Kate’s Mom)

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