The Nunavut I Knew

 

I am so very excited to share that my memoir The Nunavut I Knew is almost ready for publication. The plan is to make it available on e-book sites, Amazon books, as well as actual stores in just a few more months!

I've just created a brand new "tab" on this website to make it easier for people to find this page where I'll be sharing a lot of new material.

For those of you using a laptop, the new tab looks like this...

For those of you using your phone, you will need to take two steps...

First, you will have to click on the black down-facing arrow on the top right side of your screen. This will let you see ALL my tabs.

Then...

You will scroll down just a bit until you see the tab "The Nunavut I Knew - A Memoir"

It's that easy!

BUT... to make it even easier for everyone... you can simply click on this link...

The Nunavut I Knew - A Memoir

I will be adding material to this page very frequently over the next two years... so be sure to come back again and again...

Some fun videos to check out...

 Happy New Year, Everyone!

I see that it's been a while since I've last made a post on my website... so I thought it would be nice to end 2025 with a few fun links to some videos and other social media posts that Devon and I have made over the last few months...

First up... Devon is now on Instagram!

Devon started his YouTube channel about a year ago and since then we've been having issues uploading some performance videos where he covers other people's songs. This has been very frustrating since most songs he performs are cover songs. To make sure that his YouTube channel does not get shut down, we recently started his Instagram account because they really don't seem to care what gets posted! Haha!

So... now he's posting different material to BOTH accounts! Please support his effort and 'follow' him on Instagram... and 'subscribe' to him on YouTube.

Because the YouTube 'police' seem to be cracking down on Devon's posts, we are only posting original songs and other fun videos where we use songs provided by YouTube!

Here's a super fun example...

In this video we use Randy Bachman's song "Taking Care Of Christmas" to show Devon getting ready to perform at a London area retirement residence! We often film these videos at fast speed to make them a bit more fun to watch.

To be clear... on YouTube there are two kinds of video categories. There are 'shorts' that are under three minutes... like the example above, and there are 'videos' that are longer than three minutes. So... be sure to check out BOTH of these sections when you visit Devon's YouTube channel... or you will miss out on seeing his official videos for his original songs... like this one...

Under A Big Blue Sky - an original song by Devon

Devon and I also continue creating content for his YouTube channel called Gravitrax Marble Runs by D & D - the Ds standing for Devon & Daddee! Haha!

Again... there are two categories to find our videos - the 'videos' are the longer vids we made a couple of years ago. These were our first attempts at creating this style of content. We are most active, these days, in the 'shorts' section and we post here quite often. I think we've posted 7 videos in just the last 10 days. Notice how all of our 'shorts' have great Rock'n'Roll music to go with them! 

So, please enjoy this channel, as well... and don't miss any content - subscribe!

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On MY YouTube channel, I have continued to share a lot of shorts about my gardening adventures, as well as my peacefully protesting videos... so please enjoy all of these!

I'm excited to share that very soon I will be adding another section to my YouTube channel in celebration of my memoirs being published. The Nunavut I Knew is nearing publication. I hope to have it available in just a couple more months! Exciting!!

I thought it would be a lot of fun to create a video diary about this effort. I'll begin with videos where I talk about how this writing adventure began... some of the problems I've faced... my solutions... etc.

Once my memoir has been published, I plan on creating more 'shorts' where I share bonus material. I'll be diving into my journal to share sketches that I mention in the memoir, songs, artworks and other interesting facts. I feel that people who buy my memoir will really enjoy all of this. My plan is to share bonus material for each chapter about once a month. Since there are 23 chapters in my memoir, I'll be adding bonus material for almost 2 years!

So... do come back to this webpage to check out all that I'll be sharing! There's some pretty cool stuff coming your way... so don't miss out!

Let's make 2026 a great year!!!! 

More Than Meets The Eye

It recently came to my attention that many people are checking out my website on their phones!  This is great... but this site is created for laptop viewing and many phone users are missing A LOT of content!

I asked one visitor to my site if she had viewed my poetry or video tabs.  She didn't know what I was talking about and it became clear that she thought I only had 5 or 6 posts on this site.  These 5 or 6 posts are what you are now seeing just on my 'home' page.

So... here's how you can access SO MUCH MORE content on this page, if you are using a phone...

If you simply click on the small black arrow that's pointing down on the right side of the small bar that (on my phone) says '(Move to...)' that is located right above the first post... another page will appear with all of my tabs... including 'Art Gallery', 'Video Gallery', 'Poetry Gallery', and soooo much more!

There is literally enough content on this website to entertain and inspire you for days on end!!!

So... have fun investigating all that bitsandpeaces.com has to offer!!! 

Ohhhh... and don't forget to find me on Facebook & Instagram! 

Finally Done!

 

This is a 3'-0" x 3'-0" wood canvas!  

The artwork was created using puzzle pieces!  

This project began in January 2019!!!  

This project was completed on March 8, 2024 at 6:16pm!!!

I am so happy that the finale for this project was such a success!

I've spent the last 4 hours finishing my story and getting

the photos posted so that I can share the entire story with you...

Please enjoy...

Puzzle Artwork by Mr. Jim

Whoot! Whoot!  A fun update...

Until just a short while ago, I have never been able to share a good quality image of this artwork.  All my photos create an image that is not square... mostly because the art is so big that I can't get a decent photo of the art.  A few days ago, I tracked down a photography studio in downtown London, Ontario where they have a scanner that was big enough to handle a 3' x 3' image!  I'm very excited to share this scanned image with you all...

Just click on the link above... to the longest blog story I've ever written... haha... and right at the end of the story you will be able to see the scanned image!

Oh... I've finally figured out a name for this artwork, as well!  I share the title with the scanned image!  

Please enjoy...

215

2024 had been a 'year of completion' for me!  If you scroll down, you'll see that I've recently finished writing and editing my first novel - The Nunavut I Knew!  This was a four year effort!!  You'll also see a post highlighting the completion of a 3' x 3' artwork that took me five years to complete using puzzle pieces as my medium.  Now... I'm proud to showcase my latest artwork, that I just picked up yesterday, that is entitled 215! When you click on the link below you will see how this artwork started several years ago, as well!  I kinda like seeing many of my efforts coming to an end... although their ends are more a beginning if you ask me.  Now that these works are done, I've got to find ways to share them with the world!  I'm about to start looking at finding a publisher for my novel.  My puzzle artwork needs to find a home and 215 is about to begin a journey of it's own, as this story will show...

215

Please enjoy this effort! 

Really??? We're Fighting Fascism in 2025??? What The Heck?

 Be The Change

... is one of the tabs you can see at the top of this page. In this section you will find many stories about some of the events I have been involved in... or organized... over the last many years, where I try to bring peace, love and understanding to the world. It's a big job!!

You will also notice that the last few entries into this section of my webpage have all happened recently... in 2025! Since the leader of the US Republican party (I will not give his name and girth on my webpage) took office, the world has witnessed a shocking transformation... to say the least! Most recently, we have witnessed the bombing of a boat in international waters where the US military is testing its powers of authoritarianism to see if we will sit idly by allowing these actions to go unchecked! In just the last few days, we've seen this dictatorship take even further steps to stifle free speech!

People all over the world are feeling betrayed and desperate because we don't know what to do about this very important matter! You will see that my stories begin with events that I have been involved in since January. The first story shares how I was able to inspire friends, neighbours and people from around the globe to simply show support for one of his first victims... Reverend Mariann Budde.

1 Postcard A Day For 10 Days

Then... just a few weeks later... as March quickly approached... you will see a story filled with many links, videos and news reports about how I and a small handful of people organized London, Ontario, Canada's Tesla Takedown peaceful protests. Wow! That's a lot of people who don't like fascists!

Tesla Takedown Peaceful Protests Against Fascism - London, Ontario

Nearing the end May, I got involved in a wave of Canadian protests that took place on June 14th... the NO KINGS marches! I was asked to lead the march and just before this happened, Devon performed a protest song on his ukulele. 

Then I was involved for several months to speak out against our own far-right political party, The CPC (Conservative Party of Canada) as Pierre Poilievre sought re-election after high-jacking an easy win seat in the prairies. 

And now... my most recent actions have been involved in inspiring others to bring the money-men to their knees by boycotting Disney and other television/movie streaming services! The US is now taking many actions to take our freedom of speech from us and this is something that will surely lead to chaos across the US if allowed to happen.

Boycott Disney - Save Freedom of Speech

It has been a busy year for me... but not as busy as tens of millions of Americans who are DAILY taking to the streets to protest against the fascism that is rising throughout their country! I applaud their efforts!!

So... here is that link again... to the section of my webpage where you can see... and be inspired by actions to make this world a better place. If you have not gotten involved in any actions yet... I hope that these stories will motivate you to realize that complacency and ignorance are tools of the fascists and that by doing nothing you are helping them win!

Be The Change

Make bitsandpeaces.com a 'favourite'

This website is very new and since I have close to 20 years of art, music and stories to share with you, it is easy to realize that many more posts are still to come....

Mark this page as a 'favourite' and visit again and again to see the many inspiring efforts that will fill your heart with love and peace, as we work together to create a better world for future generations!