CARO

CARO began life named Houdini. I always name my characters and cartoon figures. They develop personalities and they assume a real identity to me. When Donald Cox at FailSafe Computers asked if he could use my mouse, I agreed. He felt that Houdini might create copyright problems.

I have searched for names, and I've settled on Caro, a Slovak word for Magic. The name suits both my magical mouse and the magic that FailSafe Computer (http://www.failsafe-computer.com) does to solve my computer problems.

The Little White Schoolhouse Museum

It's Monday, the start of a new week and the second day of my Blog. Here I am in front of the Little White Schoolhouse Museum. Some of the old gang meet there on Tuesday mornings. It is both a museum - suggesting a typical one-room schoolhouse as they once dotted rural Nova Scotia, and a place where Normal college and Teacher college stuff collects. Summer students will be there now so the museum is open most days during the week. During the winter it is open either on Tuesday mornings or by appointment. The school is an actual one, moved on the campus from Riverton, Pictou county. I believe the web site for the LWSM is http://lwsm.ednet.ns.ca/ . The email address I have is lwsm1979@msn.com . I'll check these out tomorrow. Have a good week and come back to check on my blog from time to time.

Tassel and TC

Here I am in front of Forrester Hall. It was the main administration and classroom building of the Nova Scotia Teachers College when I was there. It is now part of the campus of the Nova Scotia community College (Truro). The Truro Art Society has a gallery in McCarthy Hall.

Sunday evening and time to add a second post. How about a few pictures suggesting Paint the Park event yesterday. One is a tote bag with the Paint the Park Logo on it. (Its design was my small contribution to the project.) In the middle is the tent where framed paintings were posted for sale and the "new" paintings were auctioned off. The third, the first one I posted, is a view of the brook running beside a trail in Victoria Park in Truro, Nova Scotia. (PS I have no idea why the pictures appeared in a rather staggered fashion as I write my post, but will probably appear differently in my blog.) Let's send this aloft and see how it looks.

A Beginning

Hello. It seemed so simple when I started, but now there's a blank space, and I don't see anywhere to post pictures. I am

a cartoonist, ex-professor, Professor Tassel, and you have stumbled on my site. Yesterday was a beautiful day and the Truro Art Society celebrated their 40th year with a Paint the Park event which seemed very exciting and successful to me. Congratulations to all involved.

I think I look a little apprehensive, don't you ? Well, I am. I'm dusting myself off and appearing in public after some years in retirement.

I was at the Nova Scotia Teachers College for 30 years, from 1963-94. My picture used to appear in college publications and in the classroom of a certain English professor who'll remain unnamed at the moment. He is creating a Cartooning Website. Until that gets done, if it ever does, I'll fill in here. I'll see if I can find a picture with NSTC in the background. I did, but every time I try to post it, it comes in at the top, instead of here where I want it. O, well, I'll add it my next post. This is enough stress for one morning.