Debbie's Blatherings

Revenge is a dish best served with country accompaniment

Debbie Ridpath Ohi — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:21:26 +0000

Apparently Dave Carroll wrote the song with his band, Sons of Maxwell, after his 35-hundred-dollar, custom-made guitar was severely damaged during a United Airlines flight, with little sympathy or help from United. Here’s the story on the LAtimes site. As one of the readers posted in response to the story: “Revenge is a dish best served [...]

Happy Canada Day!

Debbie Ridpath Ohi — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:07:23 +0000

Check out this little guy who was hanging out in our backyard with his siblings and mom yesterday, stuffing Saskatoon berries in his mouth as fast as he could. After the photoshoot, Mama and cubs took off to find a quieter eating establishment: Then this morning, we found this young groundhug sunning himself on our new deck: I [...]

Ed, Michael and Farrah R.I.P.

Debbie Ridpath Ohi — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:28:43 +0000

Twitter and pop culture news. Kate Jackson was my favourite Angel, plus an embarrassing picture of me with "Farrah hair." Click "Continue Reading" for more...

Toronto Garbage Strike Begins…

Debbie Ridpath Ohi — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:18:06 +0000

The Toronto municipal workers’ strike has begun, and Toronto-types are all crossing their fingers in hopes that a settlement can be reached soon, especially with the upcoming warm weather (see forecast below). I was inspired to doodle the cartoon above after reading a Toronto Star article about how the strike is affecting the operation of [...]

Happy Father’s Day!

Debbie Ridpath Ohi — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:48:30 +0000

Love this over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek video by New York hard-rock band Guyz Nite (the lead singer's name is Guy Manley). Entertaining and surprisingly moving. Click the image to see the video and read more...

Meeting Beth (plus a garden rant)

Debbie Ridpath Ohi — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:59:04 +0000

A virtual acquaintance becomes a real-life friend. And SOMETHING IS EATING MY PLANTS. Grrr...

Library Boy song & lyrics

Debbie Ridpath Ohi — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:18:51 +0000

A while back, I mentioned that I was disappointed that Urban Tapestry hasn’t performed Library Boy much since we debuted it for our friend Rand in 2002 because of my sucky tendinitis tendons. Allison already has so much on her plate these days (she’s in the midst of writing report cards right now!). Thanks [...]

Songwriting Notes

Debbie Ridpath Ohi — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:15:01 +0000

I’m continuing to gradually revamp the Urban Tapestry website, gradually adding songs back to our list. To make it more interesting for me and for visitors, I’m enhancing each song page as I add it back in — often with cartoons or photos, plus a bit of background info about the song and how it [...]

Michelle and Tom: 20 years

Debbie Ridpath Ohi — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:56:03 +0000

On the weekend, Jeff and I attended the celebration of the 20th wedding anniversary of our friends Michelle and Tom. It’s hard to believe that it’s been that long though I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised; Jeff and I will have been married 18 years this year. In honor of the event, I wrote a song [...]

Urban Tapestry sites (finally) being updated :-)

Debbie Ridpath Ohi — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:30:47 +0000

I’ve updated the Urban Tapestry MySpace page with some new songs since we can now post 10 songs. I’m also starting to add UT songs with lyrics and background info to the official Urban Tapestry site, blog-style. Whenever possible, I’ll also include a link to a place online where you can hear the song. Our [...]