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Estuary at Stewart, BC
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The bridge in Riverside Park, Guelph ON.
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Along the Yellowhead Highway near Edson, AB.
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Butterfly Conservatory, Cambridge ON.
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Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home, Guelph, ON.
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Chats with Charlie: forever the bridesmaid
(17 June 2018) – Charlie has a new best pal for a couple of weeks. Westies can be fickle. Charlie’s best friends change as the dogs he knows come in and out of his line of vision. The most recent one he sees is always the favourite. Right now, today, at this moment, Mowgli is at the top of the list. Mowgli is the chihuahua who’s staying with us for two weeks. We do dog sitting for Hounds on Holiday. Life with Charlie is a holiday, alright. Any dog spending even a day with him is well worn out by nightfall. Time not spent on
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Wishing we never heard his name
(08 June 2018) – We spent a week and a half in British Columbia and came home to Mike Harris redux. It doesn’t make sense that Ontario would do this to ourselves, but we did. We let Doug Ford trump us, and that’s that. We’ll have him for another four years by which time we’ll be wishing we’d never heard his name. The Green Party benefited from a weak set of other candidates in Guelph. In four years we’ll find out if, as Mike Schreiner said last night, the Green vote showed “what can happen when you vote for what you believe in.” It could
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A new T-Bird races an old Model-T
(24 May 2018) – Take this for what it’s worth. It is, after all, coming from an old retired guy who recently made a dramatic decision. If push comes to shove and I am backed into a corner and forced to make a choice between becoming a Conservative or becoming a vegan, I know what I will do. I’d sooner swallow an orange yam than a blue Ford. From a quick look at the Ontario election, it is apparent that lots of other people are thinking the same thing and coming to the same conclusion. Today’s CBC poll tracker tells the tale. The poll tracker, designed
Half a million bucks, one used book at a time
Note: The Friends of the Guelph Public Library is still searching for a location to hold the 2018 book sale. If you can help, leave a message for Virginia Gillham
Brothel Creepers and Jesus Boots
(23 March 2016) – Rock and roll music has always been a fashion statement. The statement was in the clothes worn by the musicians and their fans, and also in