Great Canadian personality, from CBC Radio to print - read and enjoy!

Off to a bookcrosser, to be read and enjoyed.

judysh actually brought two of this title to our BookCrossing meetup today so I felt justified in taking one. Thanks judysh.

I miss Stuart McLean and this will be a treat.

I miss Stuart McLean. It's been almost 3 years since he died and the last new episode of Vinyl Cafe was in November of 2015 so it has been a while since we have heard that evocative program of ordinary (but sometimes very humourous) family life. Thankfully McLean published quite a few of his stories in books like this so you can continue to read his special brand of wit and whimsy.

There are some laugh out loud minutes in this group of stories. I particularly thought the first story about Arthur the dog was funny but maybe that's just because I've had a few quirky dogs in my time. The story about Morley directing the kids' school Christmas (excuse me Holiday) Pageant is vintage Stuart McLean right up there with the stories about cooking the turkey and making fruit cake. And I also liked the last story which was about a man that coached Dave in baseball when he was young. It's a moving tribute that could apply to any number of volunteer coaches who pass on important lessons to the young people who come under their tutelage.

I'm going to mark this book as reserved so I can release it during the 2020 Canada Days release challenge.

I left this book at the Little Free Library outside of Windsor Park United Church (#74051) .
This release is for the 2020 Canada Days Release Challenge.

When you find a BookCrossing book it is yours to do with what you like. You can read it and keep it or pass it on or if you don't think it is your kind of book pass it on to someone who might like it or release it in a spot for someone else to find like you just did. Whatever you choose it would be great if you could write a short note letting us know what new adventures the book is on.