Last weekend was the Scriptus Toronto Pen & Writing Show, something I didn’t even know about until a week before it was scheduled to happen. I’ve enjoyed nice pens for years and continue to appreciate them. Andrea does too so it was easy for us to make a plan to go. And it was great […]
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Writing… A Recurring Theme
I’ve just finished writing another feature article for Pedal Magazine, I can’t help but think back to the one I wrote about a year ago… http://nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com/2012/12/first-magazine-cover.html
A month between posts!
Even when I was on the road busy travelling, covering events and in the midst of this next chapter I didn’t go a month between entries here on my blog. And now that the racing season has wound down here I would think I’d have more time. I’m going to put it down to having […]
A Weekend Off, Getting Ready For a Busy Few Weeks
This past weekend was my first one in months without an assignment, so don’t say “retired” to me! And it wasn’t a relaxing weekend spent at home weeding the garden or puttering about, seems I don’t have time for those activities these days. Instead we loaded up the camper and tried to beat rush hour […]
Coverage of the Grand Prix Cycliste Gatineau
All of the articles I wrote and photos I submitted for this event have now been published so I thought I’d just put up links here in case people are interested. These represent a day of travel and two days of work. In Velonews: 2011 Chrono Gatineau: a Peter Kraiker gallery Georgia Bronzini wins 2011 […]
Inspiring – The Inaugural Canadian Sidney Hillman Award
I had the honour of attending the inaugural Hillman Prize Canada presentation ceremony held at the Steam Whistle Brewery tonight. And I found it a very inspiring event, as well as timely. The Sidney Hillman Foundation was established in 1950 in honour of Sidney Hillman (the founder and president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of […]
T -24, lots to do
March 1st, my last month of working for IBM has begun. It’s a very liberating feeling. And a little overwhelming. I have lists of lists of things to do between now and the 25th and seem to be adding more to them at a rate that’s faster than I complete them. Many of them are […]