Category Travel
Another Country Church
The sign read “Baptist Church” and the arrow pointed down the road, one I had never been down before. I wondered at the designation. My family roots are Baptist (among other things) and I had never heard of a Baptist Church being planted in the wilds of Renfrew County, or at least this part of […]
Abandoned Cars
Who did they belong to? Why were they abandoned? When we’re they abandoned? Are they really abandoned? Is there a story here? Technically I am sure we were trespassing, but there were no signs, or at least none in the field we entered the area from. And we respected the signs on the buildings themselves, […]
A Trip To Clontarf
It used to be that by the third week of September the leaves on the trees had turned glorious shades of red, gold and orange, but that hasn’t happened yet this year. All that greenery wasn’t going to stop a ramble with some friends through rural Renfrew County yesterday. We had an agenda starting off, […]
Crime and Punishment
Crime does not pay. But it does charge admission. We were in Rothenburg, and I already knew that one of the must-see sites for me was the Medieval Museum of Crime and Punishment. At least that is what my guide book called it, though I note the website refers to it now as the Medieval […]
Rules For Work
It’s Monday. Most of us are starting a new work week. Some of us perhaps not very happily – not everyone likes work. Perhaps your dislike of work is because you are unsure of procedures. You need more structure, to be assured of how things are supposed to happen at work. I can help with […]
I Could Look It Up…
…but I am not going to. It is Sunday, and I thought a photo essay would be appropriate today. And given that it is Sunday it seemed appropriate to make the post photos from a church I have visited. Problem is, I don’t know what church is in these pictures. In 2009, to celebrate out […]
The Famous Tower
If you are looking for an in-depth examination of Pisa and its famous leaning tower, you’ve come to the wrong place. It was never on my list of “must see” tourist sites, so I didn’t plan my visit. We were heading to Sorrento after a couple of days in Manarolo in the Cinque Terre. The […]
Cinque Terre II
Today it’s mostly pictures. I have quite a few from our 2009 visit to Cinque Terre, and thought just a few samples were in order. And a reminder of course – if you haven’t taken my reader survey, there is no better time than the present to click here.
Cinque Terre I
If you haven’t yet taken the reader survey what are you waiting for? It’s only five questions and can be found here. I can only imagine what the hard trails are like. That’s what was going through my head after the first hour of our hike. It was only 8:30 a.m.; the day’s heat […]
Old Orchard Beach Pier III – Fireworks Night
Tonight, like every Thursday night during the summer, fireworks will light the sky over the Old Orchard Beach pier. I was there to watch the past two Thursdays, and today it feels as if I am going through a bit of withdrawal. I have seen more elaborate fireworks. On Parliament Hill to celebrate Canada Day, […]
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