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Now We Know Why Our Appartment is Equipped With Ping-Pong Paddles

We noticed our appartment in Prenzlauer Berg (in Berlin) had ping-pong paddles. Now we know why. Just up the street is a small park with three tables. We have since passed another park with tables. We’ve bought some balls…

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How To Get Rid of Smokers

The Germans have figured it out.

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Cemetery Visit

   Today I went with some friends to an arts and crafts sale at a country home with very pretty rustic gardens west of Perth, ON. There was a lot of stone and metal sculpture suitable for outdoors, as well … Continue reading

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Last trip for a while

For the past few months I have been travelling to Toronto every second Tuesday to take part a seminar given by Landmark Education. This picture I took as I left home to attend the last session of the seminar. I … Continue reading

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More Lakepark Carousel

Here’s another image from the Lakepark Carousel in St Catherines.

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Lakeside Park Carousel

There’s not much you can buy for 5 cents these days. That fact was just driven home when I looked for and couldn’t find the cents symbol on my keyboard. I suspect your best 5 cent deal is the ride … Continue reading

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Iron Lady

This is another shot from our guided tour yesterday. We actually spent more time looking at gardens and historical things than wineries. One visit we made was to The Iron Garden, essentially the yard of a couple who sell metal … Continue reading

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Stainless steel fermentation vessels

We actually hired a guide today to take us around the area and show us some things we might not otherwise find and to drive my car so we could taste wines without any DUI risk. We visited the Ravine … Continue reading

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Fuzzy leaves

Today we visited old town Niagara-on-the-Lake. We had a takeout hotdog lunch, took in a play at theShaw Festival, wandered the main drag, had some ice cream and visited a winery for dinner. The main street is bedecked in flowers … Continue reading

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Southern tip of Pelee Island

It seems the most southern part of Canada is occupied by gulls. I had hoped to reach the southern extremity of Canada, but alas, this was not quite it. The spit I was on ended here only temporarily and then … Continue reading

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