Tabarnac! C’est Beriau!
I always get a little hot when anyone in high government weaves — it is so rare. Canada has a long tradition of supporting hand skills, but our neighboring Kay-becker the Hornarable Oscar Beriau went well beyond that. As the Canadian Minister for Agriculture, he published several books on hand weaving (which are worth a read) and apparently would wander throughout Quebec City with a little notebook sketching out drafts.
These were gentler days — one could run headlong into a passer-by and get away without a pummeling by explaining one was helping the commonwealth through teaching hand-crafts.
Oscar B has my vote as today’s swanky fish. He was a snappy dresser, too.
Tim