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Last Camera Syndrome

Economics , Family , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019

Last Camera Syndrome is a term coined by Nikon guru and camera market expert Thom Hogan. Basically LCS is a state of mind you have when the camera in hand is good enough and...

Another November

Family , Life Experience , Travel

November 2, 2019November 3, 2019

Here we go again – the most unpleasant month of the year. The clock’s turning back and it’ll be dark at 5 PM tomorrow. It’s cold and wet tonight – first rain , then...

Back to Being a Dinosaur

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

For twenty years or so – from 1980 to 2000 – my photography was pretty uncomplicated. I had a manual 35 mm camera, shot color slide or print film, had a few extra lenses....

A Significant Anniversary

Family , Life Experience , Travel

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019

In a couple of days, Maria will be celebrating a significant birthday with spouse, daughter, son in law and grandchildren. I won’t state which one it is but let’s say it’s been a while...

Railfanning

Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019

Time was when you wanted to watch trains you went to a railroad crossing near you, or at least to a railway near you. I can remember doing this with my grandfather over 60...

A Woman of Substance

Family , Life Experience , Travel

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019

It was a cool and damp October 2 when Sarah was born, much like today in Almonte. She’s away celebrating with Dave in Halifax right now, so hopefully the weather’s better there. But it...

Joining the 21st Century

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019

Well, Rogers Mobile has some special sales on now to introduce their Ignite Unlimited wireless. Although we have been a customer for decades, up till now we have had only one wireless phone. We...

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy

Family , Life Experience , Travel

July 8, 2019

It’s funny how our focus on the month of July has changed over the years. As we celebrate our 14th anniversary of moving to Almonte, I look back to the 1990s when we were...

Royal Boomers

Economics , Family , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

June 22, 2019

There seem to be plenty of stories in the media these days about how the Boomers have all the economic clout while the Millennial generation suffers under the weight of student debt, low wages,...

The Trail

Economics , Life Experience , Travel

June 11, 2019

The CPR railway line through Almonte was picturesque, historic, tragic and eventually redundant. Begun as the Brockville and Ottawa Railway, it reached Almonte by 1859 and was used by the Prince and Princess of...

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Last Camera Syndrome

Another November

Back to Being a Dinosaur

A Significant Anniversary

Railfanning

A Woman of Substance

Joining the 21st Century

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy

Royal Boomers

The Trail

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