the death of their dog Gaius. Graham described the loss this way, "On August 20, 2002 our dog Gaius was diagnosed with pneumonia. Margo and I had just finished a three week vacation. I left to come home for work on the Sunday evening. Margo noticed trouble almost right away. Though he was in hospital almost immediately, the disease ravaged him and his great, loving heart gave out in the early hours of August 25, 2002. For those of us without children, our animals often become our children". It was after the death of this beloved pet, that Margo and Graham started exploring the possibility of adopting a child. The adoption process took a year, during the recording in 2004 of the Cowboy Junkies studio album One Soul Now. Margo and Graham eventually adopted Edward. When Timmins is not on the road touring with Cowboy Junkies, she is home on the farm with her son Ed. Ed travels with the band on longer tours, but for shorter tours stays in Canada with his grandparents. In 2009, she released a solo album of covers, Margo's Corner: Ty Tyrfu Sessions, Volume 1. Honours In 2016, she was made a member of the Order of Ontario. Additional information Every square inch of her refrigerator door at her farm house is covered with a personal photo gallery of famous people she has met over the years, including Molly Ringwald, Sylvester Stallone, Meat Loaf, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Lovitz, Stephen Huff and Sean Penn. She sang "O Canada" at the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, while Meat Loaf sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the same game. References External links 1961 births 20th-century Canadian women singers 21st-century Canadian women singers Canadian women country singers Canadian women pop singers Canadian women rock singers Living people Members of the Order of Ontario Musicians from Toronto Singers from Montreal