Leif Harmsen
@harmsen.net
Painter, webmaster-coder, art-historian, husband, brother, uncle, friend, neighbour, citizen, tourist, investor, renovator, cabaret, queeraoke, burlesque, club-kid, filmmaker, centrist, otter-top, cyclist, shill for PR, lumberjack, gentleman parvenu.
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THIS EVENING! The Woodfield annual HARVEST-FEST Potluck (& silent auction) will be held starting @ 6pm today Fri 14 Nov at The Masonic Hall 453 Dufferin Ave. A great opportunity to connect with friends & neighbours. Bring along your fave entree, salad or dessert. historicwoodfield.ca/harvest-fest/
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
THIS EVENING! The Woodfield annual HARVEST-FEST Potluck (& silent auction) will be held starting @ 6pm today Fri 14 Nov at The Masonic Hall 453 Dufferin Ave. A great opportunity to connect with friends & neighbours. Bring along your fave entree, salad or dessert. historicwoodfield.ca/harvest-fest/
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Canada pushes to join Eurovision: ‘This is about protecting our identity’
Canada pushes to join Eurovision: ‘This is about protecting our identity’
Country explores taking part in the glitzy song contest as it distances from the US and seeks to deepen ties with Europe
When Canada released its federal budget this month, much of it was standard fare, from the plans to downsize the public service to the boost in defence spending.
But one line tucked in the nearly 500-page document has captured imaginations on both sides of the Atlantic: a mention that the government is working with Canada’s national broadcaster to explore participation in the Eurovision song contest. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Canada pushes to join Eurovision: ‘This is about protecting our identity’
I'm getting in the Xmas spirit.
November 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I'm getting in the Xmas spirit.
Margaret Howe was one of the first women in the Canadian Military and served overseas in WWII. At 98 she published her 1st book about the experience then published a 2nd before she died in 2019 at 103. Our house at 6 Cartwright St. London, had been her house from 1970 until we bought it in 2015!
Age is More: Meet Margaret Howe
YouTube video by Cogir Senior Living Canada
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Margaret Howe was one of the first women in the Canadian Military and served overseas in WWII. At 98 she published her 1st book about the experience then published a 2nd before she died in 2019 at 103. Our house at 6 Cartwright St. London, had been her house from 1970 until we bought it in 2015!
Douglas Jerrold O'Leary Shortt 1925-1946
Sub-Lieutenant (A), Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve
My uncle & our hero was a WWII pilot who died testing experimental aircraft 11 March 1946. He was 25 and engaged.
Walking to the Cenotaph at Victoria Park now.
Sub-Lieutenant (A), Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve
My uncle & our hero was a WWII pilot who died testing experimental aircraft 11 March 1946. He was 25 and engaged.
Walking to the Cenotaph at Victoria Park now.
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Douglas Jerrold O'Leary Shortt 1925-1946
Sub-Lieutenant (A), Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve
My uncle & our hero was a WWII pilot who died testing experimental aircraft 11 March 1946. He was 25 and engaged.
Walking to the Cenotaph at Victoria Park now.
Sub-Lieutenant (A), Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve
My uncle & our hero was a WWII pilot who died testing experimental aircraft 11 March 1946. He was 25 and engaged.
Walking to the Cenotaph at Victoria Park now.
I'm practising Broadway tunes now for QUEERAOKE @queeraoke.ca tonight 6-9pm @ the proletariat London Brewing Co-op beer factory (as my good London friends well know)! So off-Broadway we're in Old East! Elbows up we're not travelling to the US, but we'll recreate the best of Broadway right here!
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I'm practising Broadway tunes now for QUEERAOKE @queeraoke.ca tonight 6-9pm @ the proletariat London Brewing Co-op beer factory (as my good London friends well know)! So off-Broadway we're in Old East! Elbows up we're not travelling to the US, but we'll recreate the best of Broadway right here!
Mario et moi are at the Pink Pony Club Experience at the Palace Theatre! It's about to start. So many fabulous local glitteratzi here!
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Mario et moi are at the Pink Pony Club Experience at the Palace Theatre! It's about to start. So many fabulous local glitteratzi here!
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Thanks everyone for coming out for Golden Oldies. Hold on to your hats, next week is BROADWAY! Mon 10 Nov 18:00h-21:00h London Brewing Coop beer factory 521 Burbrook Ln. London. We're so Off Broadway that we're in Old East! Practise up & bring down the house. Everyone welcome.
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Thanks everyone for coming out for Golden Oldies. Hold on to your hats, next week is BROADWAY! Mon 10 Nov 18:00h-21:00h London Brewing Coop beer factory 521 Burbrook Ln. London. We're so Off Broadway that we're in Old East! Practise up & bring down the house. Everyone welcome.
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It's Golden Oldies night at Queeraoke @queeraoke.ca 2nite: Mon 3 Nov 18:00h to 21:00h London Brewing Co-op 521 Burbrook Place, London.. See & hear you all there! Wheelchair, walker, service animal & pet accessible. WALK & ROLL!
November 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It's Golden Oldies night at Queeraoke @queeraoke.ca 2nite: Mon 3 Nov 18:00h to 21:00h London Brewing Co-op 521 Burbrook Place, London.. See & hear you all there! Wheelchair, walker, service animal & pet accessible. WALK & ROLL!
Heads up faggots! Lumberjax is back Sat 15 Nov 23:00h at the Well Bar in London 238 Dundas St. It's a masc4masc night not posted anywhere on the open internet (yet) except on the Pride London Community Calendar pridelondon.ca/calendar so follow that to know about this & all things of queer interest.
November 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Heads up faggots! Lumberjax is back Sat 15 Nov 23:00h at the Well Bar in London 238 Dundas St. It's a masc4masc night not posted anywhere on the open internet (yet) except on the Pride London Community Calendar pridelondon.ca/calendar so follow that to know about this & all things of queer interest.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I've been decorating:
Better Horrors and Goblins
Better Horrors and Goblins
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I've been decorating:
Better Horrors and Goblins
Better Horrors and Goblins
I've been decorating.
Better Ruins & Graveyards
Better Ruins & Graveyards
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I've been decorating.
Better Ruins & Graveyards
Better Ruins & Graveyards
Drag King name idea:
Robert Frapples
Robert Frapples
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Drag King name idea:
Robert Frapples
Robert Frapples
We are about to see "The Play That Goes Wrong" at the Grand Theatre @thegrandlondon.bsky.social with my husband @mariolongtin.ca , our friends Marie from Paris, and Sarah from Old East. What could possibly go wrong?
October 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We are about to see "The Play That Goes Wrong" at the Grand Theatre @thegrandlondon.bsky.social with my husband @mariolongtin.ca , our friends Marie from Paris, and Sarah from Old East. What could possibly go wrong?
come on down to scarryoke we're kicking it off now
October 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
come on down to scarryoke we're kicking it off now
BREAKING: Two men have been arrested in connection with the heist of France's crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
October 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
BREAKING: Two men have been arrested in connection with the heist of France's crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
drag king name idea:
Chris Coe
Chris Coe
October 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
drag king name idea:
Chris Coe
Chris Coe
At Octoberfest now. Queers invade Octoberfest tonight at the German Canadian Club in London. Come join the fun. Ladyodeladiodelayeehoo!
germancanadianclublondon.com/octoberfest-...
germancanadianclublondon.com/octoberfest-...
October 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
At Octoberfest now. Queers invade Octoberfest tonight at the German Canadian Club in London. Come join the fun. Ladyodeladiodelayeehoo!
germancanadianclublondon.com/octoberfest-...
germancanadianclublondon.com/octoberfest-...
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Thanks you all for singing lah lah lah, na na na & do do do! Next Mon 27 Oct 6-9pm is SCARYOKE @ London Brewing Co-op. It's your big chance to dress up. We're born naked & the rest is drag! The clothes may "make the man" but the costume makes the monster! queeraoke.ca/event/queera...
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Thanks you all for singing lah lah lah, na na na & do do do! Next Mon 27 Oct 6-9pm is SCARYOKE @ London Brewing Co-op. It's your big chance to dress up. We're born naked & the rest is drag! The clothes may "make the man" but the costume makes the monster! queeraoke.ca/event/queera...
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QX Voices of Elders Speaker Series tonight is featuring Miss. Afra-tighty 7pm to 9pm 171 Queens Ave Unit 420, London
www.qxcanada.org/events/speak...
www.qxcanada.org/events/speak...
Speaker Series | QX Canada
October we are speaking with MZ. Affra-Tighty. An event dedicated to honoring the wisdom and journeys of our community.
www.qxcanada.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
QX Voices of Elders Speaker Series tonight is featuring Miss. Afra-tighty 7pm to 9pm 171 Queens Ave Unit 420, London
www.qxcanada.org/events/speak...
www.qxcanada.org/events/speak...
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No riding thinks the same way. But First Past the Post acts like they do. It shuts out voices and wastes votes.
Proportional representation makes every vote count and ensures fair representation for every community.
#cdnpoli
Proportional representation makes every vote count and ensures fair representation for every community.
#cdnpoli
October 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
No riding thinks the same way. But First Past the Post acts like they do. It shuts out voices and wastes votes.
Proportional representation makes every vote count and ensures fair representation for every community.
#cdnpoli
Proportional representation makes every vote count and ensures fair representation for every community.
#cdnpoli
Oxymoron of the week:
"plastic glass"
"plastic glass"
October 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Oxymoron of the week:
"plastic glass"
"plastic glass"
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La proportionnelle, ce mode de scrutin qui favorise le jeu de la négociation
La proportionnelle, ce mode de scrutin qui favorise le jeu de la négociation
En ces temps de crise politique, la représentation proportionnelle revient dans le débat public parce qu’elle permet une représentation plus fidèle de l’électorat, certes, mais surtout parce qu’elle favorise la constitution de gouvernements de coalition.
www.lemonde.fr
September 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
La proportionnelle, ce mode de scrutin qui favorise le jeu de la négociation