No News is Good News? Maybe so. It’s been a few months since I’ve written an update here, mostly because it’s winter, and I haven’t travelled. Usually I spend the early part of the year …
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A Road Trip to Toledo Ohio
Finally, and with much anticipation, restrictions were lifted on vehicular border crossings between Canada and the United States. No more negative Covid tests required for entry on either side. Time for a road trip! I …
Continue readingGhost Signs AKA Fading Ads II
I try and stop for ghost signs during my travels, although it is not always possible. Here are a few more of my favourites. Cincinnati, Ohio This building has been in place since about …
Continue readingMercer Hall Inn, Stratford Ontario
Here we are again, in Ontario, reverted back to mid-2020. Restaurants are closed for indoor dining, and all ticketed events cancelled. Maybe these restrictions will be lifted in ten days, but it is just as …
Continue readingCoronavirus – the First Six Months
Today is 1st October, 2020, and I am at home. Still. I was in Florida in January and February – began the drive home on 1st March and arrived in Canada three days later. Within …
Continue readingGhost Signs AKA Fading Ads
Ghost Signs These are a reminder of the past. Usually on the side of a building and painted by hand, early in the twentieth century. Many are visible, but so weather damaged they can’t be …
Continue readingCoronavirus and my Germany Trip
Everyone knows about the state of the world and Coronavirus. It has had an effect on what we do in many ways. Some things will be changed forever. I spent January and February of 2020 …
Continue readingNew York City – Historic Hotel Pennsylvania
Update! According to Wikipedia, the Hotel Pennsylvania permanently closed on 1st April, 2020. The building is scheduled for demolition, and in September 2021 liquidation of the interior began. Demolition to begin early 2022. I …
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