tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73961787475282200612024-03-18T21:39:19.864-04:00JUNK BOAT TRAVELSJackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comBlogger9487125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-27761559262107856272024-03-18T20:32:00.006-04:002024-03-18T20:32:44.566-04:002024 Road Trip - Day 5 Tulsa OK to Amarillo TX<p> March 15 2024</p><div>Click here for:</div><div>Day 1 <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-road-trip-day-1-toronto-to-fort.html">Toronto to Fort Wayne</a></div><div>Day 2 <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-road-trip-day-2-fort-wayne-in-to.html">Fort Wayne to St. Louis</a></div><div>Day 3 <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/03/day-3-st-louis.html">St. Louis</a></div><div>Day 4 <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-road-trip-day-4-stlouis-mo-to.html">St. Louis MO to Tulsa OK</a></div><p>Weekly Recap Casey Coffee Co.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV0opzdrUohHX6FQLGNyfk7eTFQOVMqEFt71_bNi2xgmNSrGdv-WMX3_BkrqRbS2Sl5YE7dM9qisp3_DH0w03kcw99dpv5awAGZikLbAwquEWtDL05hxLhPszyPysgewdsXXT_oiycW_2aEU8mgELGAvE8Wg8EBvsfTwQzq7np5aTlstQB2Lrg-hHvhLk/s1050/Screenshot%202024-03-09%20172513.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="1050" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV0opzdrUohHX6FQLGNyfk7eTFQOVMqEFt71_bNi2xgmNSrGdv-WMX3_BkrqRbS2Sl5YE7dM9qisp3_DH0w03kcw99dpv5awAGZikLbAwquEWtDL05hxLhPszyPysgewdsXXT_oiycW_2aEU8mgELGAvE8Wg8EBvsfTwQzq7np5aTlstQB2Lrg-hHvhLk/w640-h296/Screenshot%202024-03-09%20172513.png" width="640" /></a></div><b>Departure</b> 8:15<div><b>Weather </b>cold overcast. Temperature went from 12C/54F and then dropped to 7C/45F with rain.</div><div><b>Arrival </b> 4:30 GPS took us to a wrong location.</div><div><b>States</b> Oklahoma and Texas<p>We've been to locations along the route before and an overnight in<b> Oklahoma City before</b>. <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2017/04/bacon-and-hashtags.html"><b>Click here for links to other stops in Amarillo.</b></a></p><p><a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2012/12/ultimate-road-trip-day-4.html">Dec 2012 Clinton, Elk City, Shamrock, Canute, Groom, Amarillo</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a quick bite in the hotel, yogurt, bananas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_mwiTOHj5x9lu1dSai93AR3J2uuaOcjBtFD2raJu3vxMm1_dQTLXrsGz9CTTkVJqCwtm0F8Dtc32wdMcdEUOnpC_5_IBjZOwxBWJgE5WyXryO4c7Oo5XUS23W1ysWTvQX5rzUVQohSaDqtkXy3CxES5G1uy-HjdzdWsW8m6zTgeNQaOZnTynvknB3GgR/s4000/20240315_073418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But it was cold! I will do some separate posts for Elk City as there are murals and lots more photos!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Located on Route 66 in historic Elk City, Oklahoma. 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We were the only people in the restaurant and out server was great. We both had delicious burgers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6kYY394RiwwUIW_MIZNmb7nuIvGmJNMLfMntB0FH_lOqG9_qNVJ80BcRRmCGZYr-zi_C513AGBRH4tnKItOtAJUSIi9c4SQi9Qg-BeqajigtGVVrz3qTjK8Nq5chAJ60cRKOUG6xGRpQMn-mJHiVjdHiLCLjiR8UWq8FoEWzQw3Z8e-JwYvI8jdspAfK/s550/hilton-garden-inn-amarillo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="550" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6kYY394RiwwUIW_MIZNmb7nuIvGmJNMLfMntB0FH_lOqG9_qNVJ80BcRRmCGZYr-zi_C513AGBRH4tnKItOtAJUSIi9c4SQi9Qg-BeqajigtGVVrz3qTjK8Nq5chAJ60cRKOUG6xGRpQMn-mJHiVjdHiLCLjiR8UWq8FoEWzQw3Z8e-JwYvI8jdspAfK/w640-h350/hilton-garden-inn-amarillo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-31031099735062843642024-03-18T01:30:00.001-04:002024-03-18T01:30:00.144-04:00Monday Mural<div> <a href="https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/">I'm linking up at Monday Mural </a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">March 2024 - St. Louis Missouri</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/03/day-3-st-louis.html"><b>We found this Mexican restaurant by accident in Ballpark Village.</b></a> And, oh, yes, the food was very good.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTbKCAThkuCd-eAIhSQ9MGf_iMdRVS_TKRvP6GMyrm9XaIsGrQ1p6bNLexFDfWCQnrkiQE5x5Ga1Azl5D2ynyO-ASc8uqDs5imPAw7zeIfDdItSXJhUCZ3ZQ5RUls4DEPYF7u2qqe6f1UAf0JyF2HCKJj4qHaD8opRd47TbjcrRYGRtR_XDNz_XNAiLZ5/s4000/20240313_121707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Otherwise the directions were going to take us 8 hours!</div><div>We started out in pouring rain in St. Louis.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9T1WDBl9yhzQrjgrqXjdYNYR2rLTYOWY3YtgBdlZF2gCPjgumD9TybrKD58_t5qV8EVM6ZOaMPMqh9GLUvMy3Pk63VOt_DRW34-8wRSF64DD41fEBR-KffbDojSM4TvY-yokofiRTLCL4pcFk_gQ4JFKrEyEhHLYpx86HbX65fmWqYiWADwZphyphenhyphencr17vL/s3984/IMG_5068.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9T1WDBl9yhzQrjgrqXjdYNYR2rLTYOWY3YtgBdlZF2gCPjgumD9TybrKD58_t5qV8EVM6ZOaMPMqh9GLUvMy3Pk63VOt_DRW34-8wRSF64DD41fEBR-KffbDojSM4TvY-yokofiRTLCL4pcFk_gQ4JFKrEyEhHLYpx86HbX65fmWqYiWADwZphyphenhyphencr17vL/w640-h426/IMG_5068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZngQ91hnShPf6jfz2RXDnLirsazBCwiFwZXNgWoAZZ8jrbiv_Sj76JyGOGQglhUbpSljJoLE63Pv8J2z8v_U9_OlaHTSpWte-8QmBJCZG1Sb_AibTou9rvKdVPkVYpK7S4VFdAzH8SAS2Eqz1orOpI2KYp95_qMia_X-d-eeikHqHdqt0UNuwJiTn7ktm/s3984/IMG_5073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZngQ91hnShPf6jfz2RXDnLirsazBCwiFwZXNgWoAZZ8jrbiv_Sj76JyGOGQglhUbpSljJoLE63Pv8J2z8v_U9_OlaHTSpWte-8QmBJCZG1Sb_AibTou9rvKdVPkVYpK7S4VFdAzH8SAS2Eqz1orOpI2KYp95_qMia_X-d-eeikHqHdqt0UNuwJiTn7ktm/w640-h426/IMG_5073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div>This was a drive of multiple stops! We stopped for gas in Eureka, Redmon and Claremore. Then a stop at Cracker Barrel, town of Cuba (with a wrong turn) and then a bio break in Ozarkland.</div><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodDts5R5A7J2lwAKtacvTXd_ZFiPgEXAT8lDOxubzuysrXLTTw1uHfhU43H3l3DX0LlwK0WoOKVjqqrwhgY48fr0RQ-4dEXtnop_C5-xW2WWj8qqYkAINdxlvcWwGIxgfgtkCLgaqQyJV_Jsc04Ip7hAZtYVI4D8B6lwdRTpfdC8QlhwjFpuqjIrwiwXa/s3984/IMG_5077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodDts5R5A7J2lwAKtacvTXd_ZFiPgEXAT8lDOxubzuysrXLTTw1uHfhU43H3l3DX0LlwK0WoOKVjqqrwhgY48fr0RQ-4dEXtnop_C5-xW2WWj8qqYkAINdxlvcWwGIxgfgtkCLgaqQyJV_Jsc04Ip7hAZtYVI4D8B6lwdRTpfdC8QlhwjFpuqjIrwiwXa/w640-h426/IMG_5077.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It stands proudly at the intersection of Highways 19 and Interstate I-44 in Cuba, Missouri at Exit 208. The sculpture depicts an Osage warrior in period-specific dress. Ornamentation is authentic. The brave moves westward on the trail followed by his family.<br /><br />During the 1700 – 1800’s, Osage men dressed in deerskin leather, wore leggings with a breechcloth and would add a leather shirt or robe in cold weather. Osage women wore wrap-around skits with another leather cloth wrapped around the upper part of their bodies.<br /><br />For food the Osage hunted buffalo, bear and deer. Osage also grew corn, beans, squash and pumpkins. The Osage spoke a language that belongs to the Dhegiha Siouan language group (the Dhegiha Siouan language group included members from the Osage, Omaha, Ponca, Kaw and Quapaw tribes).<br /><br />The tribe, throughout history, were fierce defenders of their families, their land, and their freedom. Unfortunately, they paid the ultimate price; they lost everything they had dedicated in the land of their ancestors. They lost their home call Missouri.<br /><br />The Artist: Glen Tutterrow is the premier artist on the Osage Legacy Project<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6cdHGrOXGqQygEcYUSfSs0EUWZ8eUCX2auj1Vvft0d5WvVxLJIcvJWD15OKbdhbXsYnQVMiFN1McLpM_nMOxWi1fG_akgS7OTgP9QGoSs9N3zQGncwBk9QdZJUcsbue2fBsgqh7l0W960ckoj2_ibJW7iXUcqrdnfOIhHVFd1PEafTUTEBv6gyyado8L/s2606/IMG_5099.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2606" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6cdHGrOXGqQygEcYUSfSs0EUWZ8eUCX2auj1Vvft0d5WvVxLJIcvJWD15OKbdhbXsYnQVMiFN1McLpM_nMOxWi1fG_akgS7OTgP9QGoSs9N3zQGncwBk9QdZJUcsbue2fBsgqh7l0W960ckoj2_ibJW7iXUcqrdnfOIhHVFd1PEafTUTEBv6gyyado8L/w640-h416/IMG_5099.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Late breakfast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLDo0guGXhkb9QG5OfFIklAS6uA8mwkv4OQ4zR5I4tdTkQ6-kCEyowH11QnnNQCMdulwYZGs146Y5zEl_75yvKkzntg5cP1UrLN1GJJBdnEM3ZAjOpWMZ_rO-OXyX42aw3LTRsY0nBLYPunY0nftV0jvUNQ6mc-8w9xobM1HpbRa-hiKgeIrXBxuKIRnt/s4000/20240314_093206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLDo0guGXhkb9QG5OfFIklAS6uA8mwkv4OQ4zR5I4tdTkQ6-kCEyowH11QnnNQCMdulwYZGs146Y5zEl_75yvKkzntg5cP1UrLN1GJJBdnEM3ZAjOpWMZ_rO-OXyX42aw3LTRsY0nBLYPunY0nftV0jvUNQ6mc-8w9xobM1HpbRa-hiKgeIrXBxuKIRnt/w640-h480/20240314_093206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj005tFhaFRne3NupmfONr7HZljaLxBbaV_MGZ-0z28_ScS19gbQJE8LAeKeA8_iKEOlMJbD9HspqXT8CyUhDj57k0i1QC3up2YaO09Qmt1yW1FOmie1c98HRIs3-9o0es-EVmJcyVOTSovT3uME33CsidrP-ZbgTRckpEwIDyw1-i6DWToz6aHjkR70tVA/s4000/20240314_093227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj005tFhaFRne3NupmfONr7HZljaLxBbaV_MGZ-0z28_ScS19gbQJE8LAeKeA8_iKEOlMJbD9HspqXT8CyUhDj57k0i1QC3up2YaO09Qmt1yW1FOmie1c98HRIs3-9o0es-EVmJcyVOTSovT3uME33CsidrP-ZbgTRckpEwIDyw1-i6DWToz6aHjkR70tVA/w480-h640/20240314_093227.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2013/07/monday-mural.html">May 2008 we made a stop in Cuba Missouri </a>while on vacation in Branson MO. It is called the Mural City and yet I only remembered this mural! It turns out that the majority of the murals we took photos of were in that 2008 post! 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We walked around both places to stretch our legs. Bought some chocolate - mix and match $4.99 a half pound.<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iysf4ZRenXv7FD0GlQztRWe9lpI4F2cntXQT8bNYFZgWyRknH2sbRSMe4hzw0tIs28vgZ1dEdkiTL6ssR5fT7_mZhuvezSJUMjM73PPaJSRFuoLuf-cWZ2kWtGMFTuQzvwTQtEbDPq2-dDViDf_q4pt1Oq8FTAsAadOshIn_WIU6nCwrv7jUiKYolBtW/s4000/20240314_123312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iysf4ZRenXv7FD0GlQztRWe9lpI4F2cntXQT8bNYFZgWyRknH2sbRSMe4hzw0tIs28vgZ1dEdkiTL6ssR5fT7_mZhuvezSJUMjM73PPaJSRFuoLuf-cWZ2kWtGMFTuQzvwTQtEbDPq2-dDViDf_q4pt1Oq8FTAsAadOshIn_WIU6nCwrv7jUiKYolBtW/w640-h480/20240314_123312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ladies bathroom.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEmlixl7T9i7ui7NfqVS53K5fJufjjUk21IIPxAxI7HPeuZ5XtLZ3WhPcl9NMGC5c2LH9dQgZ9GkSBv0ULQHV9OKNwlv2K1OohA0rCc2JQN6Att9vTgVCiCLNqKHFbu8Ta8yMJ3swjnw0jl8Voa843jwDYLWSEHbQmZMHdM4cx_pC2tyfejZ_KaoQQdOh/s4000/20240314_123519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had paid a $5 toll, but then John needed a pit stop and we got gas in Claremore. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2012/11/ultimate-road-trip-day-3.html"><b>We had stopped in Claremore in 2012. </b></a>That post also includes a stop in Redmon's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got a 50 cent refund for exiting and then it cost $1 to get back on.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOFW8YFryCv6_ocTY9Kvr0UcP6MGAOEUYYpSexrb8BORiHJxzFMuHJwhZDVNvGHycfHQbosUSBZLi8_IqxcGoWhGbN5fkNicaAjm_-KtAuQT_vw4QTRoJQjXF9zBLk1843J8DnwoPk8xLrYqpx1nyl0xiOREL93svI8811ltNF0ej0Sm8hV3mxfYPVak8/s3984/IMG_5144.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOFW8YFryCv6_ocTY9Kvr0UcP6MGAOEUYYpSexrb8BORiHJxzFMuHJwhZDVNvGHycfHQbosUSBZLi8_IqxcGoWhGbN5fkNicaAjm_-KtAuQT_vw4QTRoJQjXF9zBLk1843J8DnwoPk8xLrYqpx1nyl0xiOREL93svI8811ltNF0ej0Sm8hV3mxfYPVak8/w640-h426/IMG_5144.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Tulsa is a city on the Arkansas River, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It’s known for its art deco architecture, mostly in the central Deco District. Landmarks like the Philcade and Philtower buildings reflect a 20th-century construction boom fueled by the prosperous local oil industry. The Philbrook Museum of Art is housed in an Italianate villa that was once the home of a local oil magnate.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLBZRj__4NiHFqcH3sWPaEiN4sO7SNkIJn9XNETOCUimeNEzadtZlBPlFVFs5yexuMCKSIN7DusulJBZ8ZOcUP7384cpHtpybC-ULILiGPe0G4EmR3Urq3uvp1OzVsbSFyz5bf1CG5vnlhTc8G5cqKmQdS0WUseVBOSQHD130baZPKb6HFnHlLemoAI5S/s414/433904_16032119580040954565.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="414" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLBZRj__4NiHFqcH3sWPaEiN4sO7SNkIJn9XNETOCUimeNEzadtZlBPlFVFs5yexuMCKSIN7DusulJBZ8ZOcUP7384cpHtpybC-ULILiGPe0G4EmR3Urq3uvp1OzVsbSFyz5bf1CG5vnlhTc8G5cqKmQdS0WUseVBOSQHD130baZPKb6HFnHlLemoAI5S/w640-h358/433904_16032119580040954565.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Check-in took forever. Most hotel guests were men working in either the oil fields or extracting quartz rocks. The three in front of us had company reservations that didn't include the $50 deposit, none of them wanted to put it on their cards. It took a while but it got worked out.</div><div><br /></div>The hotel website lied, there isn't a restaurant. So we got back in the car, it is now hot and 27C!</div><div>We drove to a nearby Whole Foods and picked up cheeses, crackers and wine.</div><div><br /></div><div>What a strange room! If they had flipped it, it would have made more sense!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS4dqAY9S0jW59hlk_QJJOnoTXo5wLTfUt_vnfWixxIDcZgNjJz6rJFXpIEXqE_99mzBmHVlzAPS62me9gfgytiSUu2mN0khzkQzgXCskDeBrNRpivrchDkQs5cQ_d8dMk0PKCQhNsCdOea0GCWXwu4f9PM6X6l5YSQAq3BHiueXhel8TRlwYUacry4gV/s4000/20240314_174846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS4dqAY9S0jW59hlk_QJJOnoTXo5wLTfUt_vnfWixxIDcZgNjJz6rJFXpIEXqE_99mzBmHVlzAPS62me9gfgytiSUu2mN0khzkQzgXCskDeBrNRpivrchDkQs5cQ_d8dMk0PKCQhNsCdOea0GCWXwu4f9PM6X6l5YSQAq3BHiueXhel8TRlwYUacry4gV/w640-h296/20240314_174846.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1u0Up6HbQ4Qeb3cJxNaRibNxQr_MBhN3YWTrIPvDWXCcHL4B7C6KMJLBeZX6k1WUA8XkI59ADU42yyag_weChC6zLXCUsibjPnf2XSccZeRol9-1inhU0qYhlww_YNRKNLWrga-mqAyibi_xM5Mz21Job-4E7fEU06HuXHahU8YRFwGvJ7N69Swtq-3l/s4000/20240314_174858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1u0Up6HbQ4Qeb3cJxNaRibNxQr_MBhN3YWTrIPvDWXCcHL4B7C6KMJLBeZX6k1WUA8XkI59ADU42yyag_weChC6zLXCUsibjPnf2XSccZeRol9-1inhU0qYhlww_YNRKNLWrga-mqAyibi_xM5Mz21Job-4E7fEU06HuXHahU8YRFwGvJ7N69Swtq-3l/w640-h296/20240314_174858.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-21768642245624296002024-03-15T18:11:00.001-04:002024-03-16T19:27:26.810-04:00Day 3 - St. Louis<p> March 13, 2024</p><div style="text-align: left;">Click here for:<br />Day 1 <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-road-trip-day-1-toronto-to-fort.html">Toronto to Fort Wayne</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Day 2 <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-road-trip-day-2-fort-wayne-in-to.html">Fort Wayne to St. Louis</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Weekly Recap Casey Coffee Co.<br /><br />A lovely warm spring day. Temperature was 12C/54F and by mid-afternoon it was 25C/77F.<div><br />Once we had breakfast we headed to Union Station. Loosely headed, as John said a 20 minute walk took us an hour, because I couldn't stop taking photos of the architecture. Sadly many are in disrepair. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRnlfvUBa4fgdkYNTWaKWyOmWSRaXw0eufOh6RkIyzDGa8LLQYouCe4Een8zn_pUktdwH5E6FXjJpS4x6MO2AH4tMlnOiaZrgeMB8n2NrbnoNWJWEWKQByohnDiAcAVk38CxCf_JWO0f8Ak5nXdgo2GmzWYAiXBoJkRv48WbxD1z5podnbq3WpYPdP8Pe/s4000/20240313_094021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRnlfvUBa4fgdkYNTWaKWyOmWSRaXw0eufOh6RkIyzDGa8LLQYouCe4Een8zn_pUktdwH5E6FXjJpS4x6MO2AH4tMlnOiaZrgeMB8n2NrbnoNWJWEWKQByohnDiAcAVk38CxCf_JWO0f8Ak5nXdgo2GmzWYAiXBoJkRv48WbxD1z5podnbq3WpYPdP8Pe/w640-h480/20240313_094021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQjC7B0140QncoRwNm028-y2FghTgOItCFwSCiqr8p79l85wBj8i3_1Znzc3r_ntQQ_Op85LWAbArQL2ns98ch6wnVh4Sx6dYiI06R0QaMilchtPKyHYFhMWQMfPtfuamcb5fh-hRrD_iMvFCAVGOMEJLiYqLJ8Mabfz3NI1zMFUOMe5PTYK9TtIljTXr/s4000/20240313_094106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQjC7B0140QncoRwNm028-y2FghTgOItCFwSCiqr8p79l85wBj8i3_1Znzc3r_ntQQ_Op85LWAbArQL2ns98ch6wnVh4Sx6dYiI06R0QaMilchtPKyHYFhMWQMfPtfuamcb5fh-hRrD_iMvFCAVGOMEJLiYqLJ8Mabfz3NI1zMFUOMe5PTYK9TtIljTXr/w480-h640/20240313_094106.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI7_m6wUtdsCLmfFYmFM1YVm2KDx45Ptwj0SRmaBcY9DSEVa_PWA02ebcik4EIXYmjjffxPrRCCSPYemwK3k3myL_N4YjP7tCZpf9BL4skPzXezDb1oWI4__5QZ41wUAli33bXM8Xjiwg7sILOnSBmkEhT6z6yvDwLr0ehbRYhkYt5uUndv4NvaDA6x1B/s4000/20240313_094254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI7_m6wUtdsCLmfFYmFM1YVm2KDx45Ptwj0SRmaBcY9DSEVa_PWA02ebcik4EIXYmjjffxPrRCCSPYemwK3k3myL_N4YjP7tCZpf9BL4skPzXezDb1oWI4__5QZ41wUAli33bXM8Xjiwg7sILOnSBmkEhT6z6yvDwLr0ehbRYhkYt5uUndv4NvaDA6x1B/w480-h640/20240313_094254.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hotel Saint Louis revitalized this 1893 historic landmark. This jewel, designed by famed architect Louis Sullivan and worked on by his lead architect Frank Lloyd Wright went through many changes in its lifetime.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36V4Ap4SZBRmzWcoVfj6CPufwtA1nXck1JyIWdBIWMrXXDrrS6aWEkHMLnTT0sz5zcdhg3wGpg6fWUFPBf2WDkZWDda-cBmxLWvfYzxWdFDZ0kOoY13jMqfkUusNJ2oiNVbDmx_jrQyAXMN7Br8fsBJu0gkkbygbF89-TC-C3hwvtHOf-4IyKmNzkirzA/s4000/20240313_094414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36V4Ap4SZBRmzWcoVfj6CPufwtA1nXck1JyIWdBIWMrXXDrrS6aWEkHMLnTT0sz5zcdhg3wGpg6fWUFPBf2WDkZWDda-cBmxLWvfYzxWdFDZ0kOoY13jMqfkUusNJ2oiNVbDmx_jrQyAXMN7Br8fsBJu0gkkbygbF89-TC-C3hwvtHOf-4IyKmNzkirzA/w480-h640/20240313_094414.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOifOu6co6B_y0S-7cy3sMgBE3Y3_VKCWh7al8_teFs7zxSP-Oz8mxmCCQ_sAMOjM2MkPGu1rxXNfWQzcdEBP1cI0nLp12sKI9NGh73F63inpc3FnBteeM3ywkYoAfzugeQgTqPWF97bALvbl92FmGpuhXXFkE5Bpf-CGgO5YZHGOFKBjUs4MvkhC6dUX/s4000/20240313_094323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOifOu6co6B_y0S-7cy3sMgBE3Y3_VKCWh7al8_teFs7zxSP-Oz8mxmCCQ_sAMOjM2MkPGu1rxXNfWQzcdEBP1cI0nLp12sKI9NGh73F63inpc3FnBteeM3ywkYoAfzugeQgTqPWF97bALvbl92FmGpuhXXFkE5Bpf-CGgO5YZHGOFKBjUs4MvkhC6dUX/w480-h640/20240313_094323.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hotel Saint Louis revitalizes an 1893 historic landmark designed by the famed architect Louis Sullivan along with his team at Adler & Sullivan and constructed as the St. Louis Union Trust Company. Sullivan, considered the creator of the modern skyscraper, is credited with the modernist credo, "form ever follows function."<br /><br /><br />Hotel Saint Louis is an homage to Sullivan and his legacy. The rooftop bar, FORM Skybar, reflects Sullivan’s famous philosophy while the street-level restaurant is named “Union 30” after the building’s original name and its placement on the city's landmark list. The original two-story lobby has been restored along with a recreation of the stained-glass roof. In addition, the top three floors have been converted into 14 luxury apartments.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHxdEfVWdyax3oAaW1MFCOL9jwWeyrNPcVXBvMvGsE-j3VrYA3KuNXAmhWsn11KsmCChfy2PhOtDi20wTOznLOIAAN4aMYy5XzkDujfYm5h9H1qxc2rvFUh7AJbCvSN_O1QmFX7_6no9bIzKSNA67X5wwQnXk5QUeRFjVjKlnEEBSRrbuqehHgSIKWgda/s4000/20240313_094546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHxdEfVWdyax3oAaW1MFCOL9jwWeyrNPcVXBvMvGsE-j3VrYA3KuNXAmhWsn11KsmCChfy2PhOtDi20wTOznLOIAAN4aMYy5XzkDujfYm5h9H1qxc2rvFUh7AJbCvSN_O1QmFX7_6no9bIzKSNA67X5wwQnXk5QUeRFjVjKlnEEBSRrbuqehHgSIKWgda/w296-h640/20240313_094546.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1rjPljEbwu_x8EBFRmStOrNJEU94QmkzKznAEYDFE2AdTgvu2YcdFWgqUzaS1txhKOFW4Rf1qqOlNwhpW1gmMH3nus8UkwTobc-b2qAns6OUvlCdceL1SaDQ6UptoMIfkAXkG0oZaKB_DmwZNDetdRnPO-6gZednInTSm2ckP3qmQ2t-9AtuRcbvSvWh/s4000/20240313_094613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1rjPljEbwu_x8EBFRmStOrNJEU94QmkzKznAEYDFE2AdTgvu2YcdFWgqUzaS1txhKOFW4Rf1qqOlNwhpW1gmMH3nus8UkwTobc-b2qAns6OUvlCdceL1SaDQ6UptoMIfkAXkG0oZaKB_DmwZNDetdRnPO-6gZednInTSm2ckP3qmQ2t-9AtuRcbvSvWh/w480-h640/20240313_094613.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Walking Figure by Donald Baechler<br />Posing motionless, stuck forever in a walking stance but never gaining any ground. The form reminds the viewer of a child’s drawing of a human, striding purposefully toward some unknown end. Bonus: Walk about a half-mile east to see a little sculpture called the Gateway Arch. Perhaps you’ve heard of it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjif2ljQSGLvg4vr_t_JaM8yCtDEpJ4FMurRTHYcc1xUBfuZrvrsY_RqnB773YenUNSGH9x3Maz3Gk01zUwn4HTwJzkldrquOfnrl3uaskx3KxQmVyN73TZn2fzOcW2EJFWOc5c9zcggeAWUkPDMG4_WjAjRA5HEwzx2op54OlgPgRd90eSKQSf_KTpnHd/s4000/20240313_094747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjif2ljQSGLvg4vr_t_JaM8yCtDEpJ4FMurRTHYcc1xUBfuZrvrsY_RqnB773YenUNSGH9x3Maz3Gk01zUwn4HTwJzkldrquOfnrl3uaskx3KxQmVyN73TZn2fzOcW2EJFWOc5c9zcggeAWUkPDMG4_WjAjRA5HEwzx2op54OlgPgRd90eSKQSf_KTpnHd/w480-h640/20240313_094747.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A downtown, underground, cocktail lounge. Thaxton Speakeasy is located in the swanky lower level of a historic 1920s Art Deco building.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKn8PxOckdz3mQRkwL_2UrR-pLnuE_wqjNB7Fy5TQIje7TdpvAHPquE_R6968yYyAkxgatijz6WnMUIWs4mv88YHPm9U6-PJOlpTtl89vSRuZny3mlP3P59u583fB6eYzTD82eyTORohSDXmX2ZL7OG7xoyqOmPaI4f2Nwm5-sVGfwcVW9QhJ1TI15D2Hg/s4000/20240313_095227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKn8PxOckdz3mQRkwL_2UrR-pLnuE_wqjNB7Fy5TQIje7TdpvAHPquE_R6968yYyAkxgatijz6WnMUIWs4mv88YHPm9U6-PJOlpTtl89vSRuZny3mlP3P59u583fB6eYzTD82eyTORohSDXmX2ZL7OG7xoyqOmPaI4f2Nwm5-sVGfwcVW9QhJ1TI15D2Hg/w480-h640/20240313_095227.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Christ Church Cathedral is an Episcopal church which was constructed at its present location beginning in 1859, with the opening service held in 1867. (The eight-year delay was primarily due to the Civil War.)</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63mlHFG8zjSOANOMtWcxtv9aLv5tuomAtGmbm_MuKZGHAapp31DCEx3BoYzVV0bfVfDPGCgTlDKqZ5lNuP9v1l6C7MNFNONycH1YU4s0ONj931YLRDGKdI6DAz8QqtJHOA0uTMrcPVOk2XDLyU7fIm8f1OsvuvdhxTtJNdL_KrcKbjXbbr4nk-67m0xcp/s4000/20240313_095946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63mlHFG8zjSOANOMtWcxtv9aLv5tuomAtGmbm_MuKZGHAapp31DCEx3BoYzVV0bfVfDPGCgTlDKqZ5lNuP9v1l6C7MNFNONycH1YU4s0ONj931YLRDGKdI6DAz8QqtJHOA0uTMrcPVOk2XDLyU7fIm8f1OsvuvdhxTtJNdL_KrcKbjXbbr4nk-67m0xcp/w640-h412/20240313_095946.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div>The first train pulled into Union Station on September 1, 1894 at 1:45pm, ushering in a new and exciting time for St. Louis. The city known for being the gateway to the West suddenly became a gateway to all of America. Over the next several years, Union Station would become one of the largest and busiest passenger rail terminals in the world.</div><div><br /></div>The station saw some of its highest traffic during the World’s Fair of 1904 and World War II. Travelers moved in droves through the station, where a regular day’s capacity of more than 100,000 people was normal, and the midway became the most popular spot to see and be seen. People like President Harry Truman, Joe DiMaggio, Joan Crawford and St. Louis baseball teams the Browns and the Cardinals all made appearances at Union Station.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27oDAAWINkjxpJp-7Loas1042welDpUO3-ImMrDNlTiK1L0_Qk4m7bb0OfzQsJFyYD_AsII94jarEceOShuTQMhiNT7nStuMVb98ClsHt1Od4tm7L7d3xczG9qHOpQOA8Xo_myoFWRLOpb0gAe1FSIf-9mY6E3uSh8ynlcLXbu3Uj5Q5cXeVYop1dDf-H/s4000/20240313_101116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27oDAAWINkjxpJp-7Loas1042welDpUO3-ImMrDNlTiK1L0_Qk4m7bb0OfzQsJFyYD_AsII94jarEceOShuTQMhiNT7nStuMVb98ClsHt1Od4tm7L7d3xczG9qHOpQOA8Xo_myoFWRLOpb0gAe1FSIf-9mY6E3uSh8ynlcLXbu3Uj5Q5cXeVYop1dDf-H/w480-h640/20240313_101116.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3qUtkZ3V0UVzjtOY8nJOfZqrb0Ng7W8pZUYwYCqj-bX8F9mt-D8SFjW3BCr-xHWXuaO5saBY3nRpFhg_OOnmJxlGqLVx4APHo_Nd8gdUjqYdazsALDzzW2w9CkAdsf9mltCfe2L1tQZuTh-1KJMgZLLCFXH2L_lz4yCPN8K_pS6TseKS5lFnYTHk8PtS/s4000/20240313_101514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3qUtkZ3V0UVzjtOY8nJOfZqrb0Ng7W8pZUYwYCqj-bX8F9mt-D8SFjW3BCr-xHWXuaO5saBY3nRpFhg_OOnmJxlGqLVx4APHo_Nd8gdUjqYdazsALDzzW2w9CkAdsf9mltCfe2L1tQZuTh-1KJMgZLLCFXH2L_lz4yCPN8K_pS6TseKS5lFnYTHk8PtS/w640-h480/20240313_101514.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div>The gorgeous <a href="http://www.grandhall-stl.com/">Grand Hall </a>was the main waiting room. Its 65-foot barrel vaulted ceiling featured an elegant two-ton wrought-iron chandelier with 350 light bulbs. Inspired by the walled city of Carcassone in southern France, architect Theodore C. Link designed an elegant and modern version of a feudal passageway. And the midway was the real place to see. The platform, surrounded by a highly admired steel and glass wall decorated with ornamental wrought iron gates, held an exciting view of the trains coming and going. When America entered WWII, both the chandelier and the midway wall were sacrificed to the war efforts.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMmF_EOop0DMgCvLrj6-tsk_H3MSYZu2XZg5xi7MLYVB56TYyAqtzkCOZbA-Fgyoxpo37RrsTOY4zoFPTz3HIJZoXnFaULupoBAU-EDLnYM4oA9U8ZobaTI1B5N0D3nZ4Gpt5f5k93HQ8EvDUSItNkg2YtepIEhO9q6p7NkZn5z73VsMG2UPRg7Ab34s3/s4000/20240313_102011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMmF_EOop0DMgCvLrj6-tsk_H3MSYZu2XZg5xi7MLYVB56TYyAqtzkCOZbA-Fgyoxpo37RrsTOY4zoFPTz3HIJZoXnFaULupoBAU-EDLnYM4oA9U8ZobaTI1B5N0D3nZ4Gpt5f5k93HQ8EvDUSItNkg2YtepIEhO9q6p7NkZn5z73VsMG2UPRg7Ab34s3/w640-h480/20240313_102011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today, Union Station is a balance of nostalgia and renovation. The stylish and sophisticated Grand Hall features elegant historic touches like the original terrazzo floor, green glazed terracotta bricks, stained glass windows and wooden carpentry detailing. Among the carefully restored details, you’ll stare in awe at the Allegorical Window, a hand-crafted design of stained glass. Three women are depicted in Tiffany glass representing the expanse of train travel in the 1890s from New York to San Francisco with St. Louis in the middle, linking it all together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0HR3voR0U0TxsYH-FHSbVEPaxvg3V6Oo-JY2kdZ_XOXeljD9wJ1Ryy8GyZAPa_JRojK5mt1jSrlEywrd57b2G-5DWdtaHNulMYs4SFoJ3IcbEO-7BY6RS0UhfrrUQZGLaykaLK9wDxl5uh2mxfPb5rpJy8x5qDH6KdYUO5qtIFJ9QCzuAbtYnL2ydrZt/s4000/20240313_110220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0HR3voR0U0TxsYH-FHSbVEPaxvg3V6Oo-JY2kdZ_XOXeljD9wJ1Ryy8GyZAPa_JRojK5mt1jSrlEywrd57b2G-5DWdtaHNulMYs4SFoJ3IcbEO-7BY6RS0UhfrrUQZGLaykaLK9wDxl5uh2mxfPb5rpJy8x5qDH6KdYUO5qtIFJ9QCzuAbtYnL2ydrZt/w640-h480/20240313_110220.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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While St. Louis Union Station lay dormant for a time, St. Louis itself continued to grow, bringing Busch Stadium, the Enterprise Center and City Museum right around the corner.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3yECd9-0QE-eMluGTO4m3wPDUAarfsDqSujLhWM9C-QCwqaaXLKdG2t6qqEvDK2qpzzmJiSBev2r6J8zUK40uvQG1piVymYbRJGFhiBnB1yeBJqMYs6TuyS3kgtaRA3-ynB9FIPlsN6XUqIn7eB39xXmln63IaNO1iqTrwDBUJLR3UHtxbwIVTi8BIMI/s4000/20240313_110702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3yECd9-0QE-eMluGTO4m3wPDUAarfsDqSujLhWM9C-QCwqaaXLKdG2t6qqEvDK2qpzzmJiSBev2r6J8zUK40uvQG1piVymYbRJGFhiBnB1yeBJqMYs6TuyS3kgtaRA3-ynB9FIPlsN6XUqIn7eB39xXmln63IaNO1iqTrwDBUJLR3UHtxbwIVTi8BIMI/w640-h296/20240313_110702.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Rather than let the grand architecture of Union Station go to waste, the building found new life. In August 1985, Union Station was reopened as a mixed-use complex featuring retail shops, event spaces and restaurants where tourists and locals alike could come and spend the day enjoying downtown St. Louis.<div> </div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXF-oNCX8Uz7aiv317GaRSqIcDURE7YJPdhWUFfiGaERiyATJfSgK47WN9q1Pyz-guOgy-gQhXgTmEYRGtopkgZd2r8K4RvbPCjGVAKgzv8zM-pi5YYSZ6GFR4_AQ0AXiD1FEhIgT8cquMGCw6Q4-WWHi-2DPtawzPEwTb5b304l2pQY-crm-TyX3fxpS/s4000/20240313_102721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXF-oNCX8Uz7aiv317GaRSqIcDURE7YJPdhWUFfiGaERiyATJfSgK47WN9q1Pyz-guOgy-gQhXgTmEYRGtopkgZd2r8K4RvbPCjGVAKgzv8zM-pi5YYSZ6GFR4_AQ0AXiD1FEhIgT8cquMGCw6Q4-WWHi-2DPtawzPEwTb5b304l2pQY-crm-TyX3fxpS/w640-h296/20240313_102721.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">Time to stroll back towards Ballpark Village for lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>This lovely historic building was founded as the Kiel Opera House and opened in 1934 with a production of Aida. So it celebrated its 80th year during the St Louis 250 years celebration. But it’s had quite a history.<br /><br />One of the spin-offs of the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair was the development of the City Beautiful Movement, which advocated beautification and monumental grandeur in cities to promote moral and civic pride among urban populations. The design for the Municipal Auditorium and its Opera House was inspired by this movement, and succeeded in being very splendid. The classic architecture has 8 massive Corinthian columns along the expansive front of the building. The entrance is guarded by 2 enormous 10-ton limestone Missouri bears on pedestals. The bears are also the icon for the Opera House.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGN_hFFl_ahUrqZqG7iXSLRGEpyV720iZsdPjIyjFUPiR-5_vhSQUSLSPJoTccmyUBUs-O0ZFOLSvZb-9snpC5IDnx4JkXvAijhiIK_RpCN4M4ZCgsvwqlEb42WjTk82UIJ62Bsq2-n6prMxjQIvID9vxh-2dk35-L-MmxNgbLXKZdDQAM2W8bwaIvDdXU/s4000/20240313_112100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGN_hFFl_ahUrqZqG7iXSLRGEpyV720iZsdPjIyjFUPiR-5_vhSQUSLSPJoTccmyUBUs-O0ZFOLSvZb-9snpC5IDnx4JkXvAijhiIK_RpCN4M4ZCgsvwqlEb42WjTk82UIJ62Bsq2-n6prMxjQIvID9vxh-2dk35-L-MmxNgbLXKZdDQAM2W8bwaIvDdXU/w640-h480/20240313_112100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjXwXMxecG5Fr2BzU64qcjqbMtsMr1js2EE5QrCNfw3vJo8aoy-ExbDdMup1qolLXANkc1gurzcAOJuxY_ly6c-hxq-79Zla1CuLnSPkQS21bhMe2HkEu9Uj_4M2chpOcr_kqYRYd9Rkn7XgPQP9gQF5uqlrt9nMz4_d5nlczugSQC7rloCQxtPDdk84c/s4000/20240313_112150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjXwXMxecG5Fr2BzU64qcjqbMtsMr1js2EE5QrCNfw3vJo8aoy-ExbDdMup1qolLXANkc1gurzcAOJuxY_ly6c-hxq-79Zla1CuLnSPkQS21bhMe2HkEu9Uj_4M2chpOcr_kqYRYd9Rkn7XgPQP9gQF5uqlrt9nMz4_d5nlczugSQC7rloCQxtPDdk84c/w480-h640/20240313_112150.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1jtbm5EGqfiKi7TnvRtRjQGGkYA61TaVAnmSqKSCWXw1D6O36VZz8g3rGxentyyBx_9-YuKpn4MrcvJ_zHwTO1PRn7JxffRfWeE8Knh9l_PisPS-qIeh3kOuINyk-pP-_nunYf94Ow7VijUY5hS203xcO287r-k4Zui3MU_jZRD-qbAECjReirm4drWH/s4000/20240313_112151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1jtbm5EGqfiKi7TnvRtRjQGGkYA61TaVAnmSqKSCWXw1D6O36VZz8g3rGxentyyBx_9-YuKpn4MrcvJ_zHwTO1PRn7JxffRfWeE8Knh9l_PisPS-qIeh3kOuINyk-pP-_nunYf94Ow7VijUY5hS203xcO287r-k4Zui3MU_jZRD-qbAECjReirm4drWH/w640-h296/20240313_112151.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Enterprise Center is an 18,096-seat arena located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Its primary tenant is the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, but it is also used for other functions, such as NCAA basketball, NCAA hockey, concerts, professional wrestling and more.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUwlyUpcKsytev8qHHlMxu_5JUxDIw-g4kt1iF87hG4wouYvNC00aNk_1FUfR395_AOMWjREhEi8yZcOBjmBd9V1SrGZjiigfWLPmkA4rpLxbu3nttzIoa3b4MpKQG9Uhnr5VkOqTZskunKIm0f2SY8Z7XemCfOpVpOvd7SSO9c_BYX1YHs7ZQuuT44WO/s4000/20240313_112433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUwlyUpcKsytev8qHHlMxu_5JUxDIw-g4kt1iF87hG4wouYvNC00aNk_1FUfR395_AOMWjREhEi8yZcOBjmBd9V1SrGZjiigfWLPmkA4rpLxbu3nttzIoa3b4MpKQG9Uhnr5VkOqTZskunKIm0f2SY8Z7XemCfOpVpOvd7SSO9c_BYX1YHs7ZQuuT44WO/w640-h296/20240313_112433.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The Carnahan Courthouse, originally the U.S. Court House and Custom House, is a former federal courthouse. Its namesake is former Missouri governor Mel Carnahan. The architectural partnership of Mauran, Russell & Crowell designed the building which was completed in 1935.<br /><br />The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri met at this building until 2001, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit met here until 2000. The building now provides office space and facilities for the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri, the City of St. Louis Sheriff's Department, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney, the St. Louis Circuit Clerk, the St. Louis Public Defender, and other city departments. The Carnahan Courthouse is featured on many of Saint Louis's Architectural tours, because of its notable columns.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAzBkx2jb0qrrDqcbZTVVZtuO1p0X-9EB3v1iWTq5_xWWlqD9VJpH4vrILMHxjPhlYA9aAJB7JDRm_1b0aLDk_JXe9fQoyUoOY78sfDCgKH-e6T3vOWZfuJXjRWSsQhCMIfrYJ1C4Y9XbT_Nc5M-aPRAfXwlxLbJMM9sLLOdBG-vTcvH9At1T-URbTeq9/s4000/20240313_113047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAzBkx2jb0qrrDqcbZTVVZtuO1p0X-9EB3v1iWTq5_xWWlqD9VJpH4vrILMHxjPhlYA9aAJB7JDRm_1b0aLDk_JXe9fQoyUoOY78sfDCgKH-e6T3vOWZfuJXjRWSsQhCMIfrYJ1C4Y9XbT_Nc5M-aPRAfXwlxLbJMM9sLLOdBG-vTcvH9At1T-URbTeq9/w640-h480/20240313_113047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3wtA1aPdPNk0yOdx37OV8zK24xMNVRegbjT9KI-oZN-1unwKm2qEgUD9n2wrsJzn6OYk4pQlttfvEkQuj5gUY1wZA5Jfy4pInVrFzPycj5IAMJxLHFn3BJrajRcUI-c5lxbHIq3G-0HLJ-XXZb3L3LpVt-RnqmAfkyu6nvRKo3ri1GkYTQXCnl9Sd-Wi/s4000/20240313_113145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3wtA1aPdPNk0yOdx37OV8zK24xMNVRegbjT9KI-oZN-1unwKm2qEgUD9n2wrsJzn6OYk4pQlttfvEkQuj5gUY1wZA5Jfy4pInVrFzPycj5IAMJxLHFn3BJrajRcUI-c5lxbHIq3G-0HLJ-XXZb3L3LpVt-RnqmAfkyu6nvRKo3ri1GkYTQXCnl9Sd-Wi/w640-h480/20240313_113145.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMB45_EUqMTSlHLVffXvFLrBNAierhO4N87LOajrwJ90XO-ZOVJTW5xAvsSfKShvatPuaaClMvwffRI6Wma0a8NyZtorPWsCLfQa9py-txS_Xj6z8v4BycJ9gZZCXIvAKTq_bM83XOZ6IfzzGKMMziqx7JSHnRMwmizskQabx7oVyCzR-OXnctD5K65WXv/s4000/20240313_113159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMB45_EUqMTSlHLVffXvFLrBNAierhO4N87LOajrwJ90XO-ZOVJTW5xAvsSfKShvatPuaaClMvwffRI6Wma0a8NyZtorPWsCLfQa9py-txS_Xj6z8v4BycJ9gZZCXIvAKTq_bM83XOZ6IfzzGKMMziqx7JSHnRMwmizskQabx7oVyCzR-OXnctD5K65WXv/w480-h640/20240313_113159.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEc1FImiwJaD_49HAMQztzE8_d2lY6PvVoqe3se3vNUMuRJHjId98eVkUJ1IY08X8ft3TaDcgk9MyKAMGxeqzsIjxxgxEMIxPcyudidLKrToMOMZUumK1u0AtoMIcZvJMwD53tMCT2DEzDbIp7Vtah8LFSI7zy3a2U3dr6kgV6fdl-HKSVvFdAu_8lExB/s4000/20240313_113455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEc1FImiwJaD_49HAMQztzE8_d2lY6PvVoqe3se3vNUMuRJHjId98eVkUJ1IY08X8ft3TaDcgk9MyKAMGxeqzsIjxxgxEMIxPcyudidLKrToMOMZUumK1u0AtoMIcZvJMwD53tMCT2DEzDbIp7Vtah8LFSI7zy3a2U3dr6kgV6fdl-HKSVvFdAu_8lExB/w480-h640/20240313_113455.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ynUHcOlrfNsa7Lk82Cyy2HzNKNnjLDLgcH19bpw9MCVrjZDPuVjzPIGXB0LObMwdzXfYyNx4Fv-agK8P41cVSyAMFmfcG7yDNlM0MkcZiy4QuCCcRnyBXaHwExo1IPcJn5nX82FehZYMIN7GdKawfE-QaDCedtOofAWW7DVzHM0RMNAlY11TCq_02P8O/s4000/20240313_113552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ynUHcOlrfNsa7Lk82Cyy2HzNKNnjLDLgcH19bpw9MCVrjZDPuVjzPIGXB0LObMwdzXfYyNx4Fv-agK8P41cVSyAMFmfcG7yDNlM0MkcZiy4QuCCcRnyBXaHwExo1IPcJn5nX82FehZYMIN7GdKawfE-QaDCedtOofAWW7DVzHM0RMNAlY11TCq_02P8O/w480-h640/20240313_113552.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div>Ballpark Village, a partnership between the St. Louis Cardinals and The Cordish Companies, represents a groundbreaking approach to urban development, the first time a professional sports venue was master planned and fully integrated into a broader mixed-use development. Recognized for its quality, scale, creative design and impact on the community, Ballpark Village has played a pivotal role in the revitalization of downtown St. Louis. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWBijcfjxnMKoq1LVrZgz6mxFa_lz_dQRQX7oeA8AQex2wRhsAUKVprEl2TU7K26noQZRMi_jsZdgngv9SDIJCsBao8HFaHDn0_6Mpzw1cR_9ue8xqJxLcK-PhZfaHjpTdU1HoUnThbqGzCqjAOb5XFMiD6RJJOsAsSjgv1DX9SDgA19EPZJTi47X4_yo/s4000/20240313_114409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWBijcfjxnMKoq1LVrZgz6mxFa_lz_dQRQX7oeA8AQex2wRhsAUKVprEl2TU7K26noQZRMi_jsZdgngv9SDIJCsBao8HFaHDn0_6Mpzw1cR_9ue8xqJxLcK-PhZfaHjpTdU1HoUnThbqGzCqjAOb5XFMiD6RJJOsAsSjgv1DX9SDgA19EPZJTi47X4_yo/w640-h296/20240313_114409.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The $100 million retail and entertainment district totals 150,000 square feet and features three one-of-a-kind unique anchors: Budweiser Brewhouse; Cardinals Nation; and Bally Sports Live!, as well as several other venues. Producing over 120 free annual events and welcoming over 10 million guests in its first three years, Ballpark Village is home for all St. Louis sports teams and a true living room for the City of St. Louis.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZaPQUctRLj77nDapEjZ0KP8m9LhyphenhyphenwxYjFgnuOhI_qPfxbwUGZ_6h8Fd09qF0wMZ5OiD4e0frw3WtEDp-faZbPDyyOqCtkWE1jyyQVfQlvLBi0IDkjDjEgW1wQ8JzgK4enr6cmLkxwpNTD-7Mvqnylvb80s71ae4mAb0gXcmmUl-4WpL8_84PL9TAesXn/s4000/20240313_140725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZaPQUctRLj77nDapEjZ0KP8m9LhyphenhyphenwxYjFgnuOhI_qPfxbwUGZ_6h8Fd09qF0wMZ5OiD4e0frw3WtEDp-faZbPDyyOqCtkWE1jyyQVfQlvLBi0IDkjDjEgW1wQ8JzgK4enr6cmLkxwpNTD-7Mvqnylvb80s71ae4mAb0gXcmmUl-4WpL8_84PL9TAesXn/w640-h296/20240313_140725.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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At noon, and we've already walked over 10,000 steps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had sat down at Katie's Pizza Pasta, but nothing appealed to either of us so we left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We found a great Mexican place! Condado's. 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The Scotts are depicted standing close, holding their heads high, their eyes directed not only Arch-ward and across the Mississippi River, but toward a horizon of freedom in which they believed enough to one day finally see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Dred and Harriet Scott filed suit for their freedom at this courthouse in 1846. Their case reached the United States Supreme Court and Was decided in 1857. The court ruled that the Scotts and all African Americans were not citizens of the United States. Opposition to the decision was one of the causes of the Civil War and led to the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. 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John changed and was picked up at 4:30 by his daughter and SIL to go see his grandson play hockey and then go to dinner with them at PF Chang's.</div></div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-24231687715494321692024-03-15T00:30:00.001-04:002024-03-15T00:30:00.138-04:00Weekend Roundup<p> Welcome to The Weekend Roundup...hosted by <a href="http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.ca/2018/01/the-weekend-roundup-a.html">Tom The Back Roads Traveller</a></p><p>1. Starts with "<b>K</b>"<br />2. A Favorite<br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">3. KING - chosen by Tom</span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>Starts with K</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>KLONDIKE KETTLE</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRGnn_gwsdp0COyTzdhmd-YrpIQPTm5Eyiz7aSrY6N1WmFua4lF-KA9NvEQSsy_Mhg-WAW6wjNwxgWDHTGf5O_lhq3XVCS0I7cdSFr_3qhZieYuEYhjHEbH4ExlkiLO4bcQSufwhX0JBLZDbTKKEK9hXmrZ8lB2WH1ePa4dcuw9VCUm2EIDB3XldLqMH2/s2465/20230817_182846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="2465" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRGnn_gwsdp0COyTzdhmd-YrpIQPTm5Eyiz7aSrY6N1WmFua4lF-KA9NvEQSsy_Mhg-WAW6wjNwxgWDHTGf5O_lhq3XVCS0I7cdSFr_3qhZieYuEYhjHEbH4ExlkiLO4bcQSufwhX0JBLZDbTKKEK9hXmrZ8lB2WH1ePa4dcuw9VCUm2EIDB3XldLqMH2/w640-h486/20230817_182846.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><b>FAVOURITE</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Skagway Alaska</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TZm4eglwJc9Jm02p8evlWYctOcpDQbH4pat0W_UekprZtorISvpEdWF3ctOtYs0MmkA8NzacjdccClUomYSXH9Wpx9Euvn_LBX_-a1KQ02S_KXR0c2kUyjFt-TxdfLS7q7Kue-EfqA5R7Ml5fuFu4JYWBvlPDwaCeskwhPUXd8Rdo6k9TVeMn-_YhOT8/s3412/sign%20ice%20cream%20kone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3412" data-original-width="2807" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TZm4eglwJc9Jm02p8evlWYctOcpDQbH4pat0W_UekprZtorISvpEdWF3ctOtYs0MmkA8NzacjdccClUomYSXH9Wpx9Euvn_LBX_-a1KQ02S_KXR0c2kUyjFt-TxdfLS7q7Kue-EfqA5R7Ml5fuFu4JYWBvlPDwaCeskwhPUXd8Rdo6k9TVeMn-_YhOT8/w526-h640/sign%20ice%20cream%20kone.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><br /><div><b>KING</b></div><div><b>KING KAMEHAMEHA KAPAAU </b>Big Island Hawaii</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruJLkEuqLfFV9tQMy9AekAp5vWvcVrndkPp6qcz_lZDl6OQn81dWMRsOH-FqBYrxcJUDmiXFlAwILKaDpDQqNNqNZfTQMfFcGrrUSlnspiVUw2ofKtij7IL_M9quRcAp9r6BwYw3PszBlMSRkqBz9H2j7glWkyzE-26v56akL-pAQqaVEY3oZ3cZ8ZsjK/s1024/hawaii%20kapaau%20Kamehameha%20signpost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruJLkEuqLfFV9tQMy9AekAp5vWvcVrndkPp6qcz_lZDl6OQn81dWMRsOH-FqBYrxcJUDmiXFlAwILKaDpDQqNNqNZfTQMfFcGrrUSlnspiVUw2ofKtij7IL_M9quRcAp9r6BwYw3PszBlMSRkqBz9H2j7glWkyzE-26v56akL-pAQqaVEY3oZ3cZ8ZsjK/w480-h640/hawaii%20kapaau%20Kamehameha%20signpost.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjSDGfWa4wPTprgU435fj9kNQSMNPbRU84d1d39lt7z4UspF__3ujIRvBinB_aEFEsuPYstmmBTURout1gRMYngsVg6bJIBczwHGBs-TIF8ULc3WnAp0E4GCxY4_syP4bNCRZI6fnAgLF_B3yFlo5n6JL6nUpr7d7vS5SrxldIfaRto20n6pO1hyphenhyphenmY4it/s1024/hawaii%20kapaau%20Kamehameha%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjSDGfWa4wPTprgU435fj9kNQSMNPbRU84d1d39lt7z4UspF__3ujIRvBinB_aEFEsuPYstmmBTURout1gRMYngsVg6bJIBczwHGBs-TIF8ULc3WnAp0E4GCxY4_syP4bNCRZI6fnAgLF_B3yFlo5n6JL6nUpr7d7vS5SrxldIfaRto20n6pO1hyphenhyphenmY4it/w480-h640/hawaii%20kapaau%20Kamehameha%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-66345393844676431172024-03-14T00:30:00.006-04:002024-03-14T00:30:00.130-04:00Throwback Thursday - Glasnevin<div><br /></div>
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We stopped in to Glasnevin on the Hop On Hop Off but knew we had to come back and really visit it.</div>
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<a href="http://junkboattravels.blogspot.ca/2015/09/day-12-dublin.html">Day 12 Dublin Hop On</a></div>
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<a href="http://junkboattravels.blogspot.ca/2015/09/day-13-dublin.html">Day 13 Dublin Glasnevin</a><br />
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Glasnevin Cemetery, also known as Prospect Cemetery, is the main Catholic cemetery in Dublin, the capital of Ireland. It first opened in 1832.<br />
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Before the establishment of the Glasnevin Cemetery, Irish Catholics in Dublin had no cemeteries of their own. This was due to the repressive Penal Laws imposed on the Irish by the British who had placed restrictions on the public performance of Catholic services.<br />
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The round tower was built between 1855 and 1869 to commemorate the death of Daniel O’Connell, who had established the cemetery in 1832. <a href="http://junkboattravels.blogspot.ca/2015/10/inspired-sunday_47.html"><b>Click here to see a church dedicated to him in his home town.</b></a><br />
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Glasnevin Cemetery contains many historically interesting monuments as well as the graves of many of Ireland's most prominent national figures — Charles Stewart Parnell and Daniel O'Connell as well as Michael Collins, Éamon de Valera, Arthur Griffith, Maude Gonne, Kevin Barry, Sir Roger Casement, Constance Markiewicz, Brendan Behan, Seán MacBride and Christy Brown.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/All-Saints-Day-1920-The-end-of-Kevin-Barryand-the-British-in-southern-Ireland.html">Click here for the story of Kevin Barry.</a> </b>A song about him.<br />
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The cemetery also offers a fascinating view of the changing style of death monuments in Ireland over the last 200 years: from the austere, simple, high stone erections of the period up until the 1860s, to the elaborate Celtic crosses of the nationalistic revival from the 1860s to 1960s, to the plain Italian marble of the late twentieth century. Glasnevin Cemetery has grown from its original nine to over 120 acres.<br />
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Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com7Dublin, Ireland53.3498053 -6.260309699999993453.3498053 -6.2603096999999934 53.3498053 -6.2603096999999934tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-17293438736900226432024-03-13T17:19:00.006-04:002024-03-18T21:39:19.773-04:002024 Road Trip - Day 2 Fort Wayne IN to St. Louis MO<p> March 12, 2024</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovmEAmfIH7so2o_VtBW4TEpaQfUFQ2DHtF2H0mECxlV3GkU6lbHEXq0lZwod-l8AWTjp9s-pQFhYIu1Kzc1XZ9_vTHfQQRa6q8xc7XAwMfdHp6PZeO__VORWx8A20mr7O8T9duHx0CevQ-PWuc9Tk86OZeYdjPCbXnkFbYpuJbksyRzJgIVEDOdiH8wW2/s970/fw%20to%20st%20l.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="970" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovmEAmfIH7so2o_VtBW4TEpaQfUFQ2DHtF2H0mECxlV3GkU6lbHEXq0lZwod-l8AWTjp9s-pQFhYIu1Kzc1XZ9_vTHfQQRa6q8xc7XAwMfdHp6PZeO__VORWx8A20mr7O8T9duHx0CevQ-PWuc9Tk86OZeYdjPCbXnkFbYpuJbksyRzJgIVEDOdiH8wW2/w640-h350/fw%20to%20st%20l.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Departure </b>8:30 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Temperature</b> Sunny 6C/43F St. Louis 22C/72F</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Arrival</b> 3PM we gained an hour in Illinois/gassed up twice/stopped for brunch and bio break/Casey's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>States </b>Indiana - Illinois - Missouri</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Steps </b>9,400</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There should be a special place in hell for people who set an alarm on the hotel room! It went off at who knows what time twice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Breakfast was mediocre at the hotel. We got on the road after gassing up $29.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS8HAV0nmeVd0TolblyFYsZd6oba5ANGpJzQiRWtiWx70vDg0C9h0B37cT_2o9Q3ka4yY9UEIsz-qhLKxkoVCwxooRCcBKfgc_PdjTEp2A99uo3sgsfuttXufFcOzxgjW1XmoIYbtF8oQCxKbn13DkW9zzkPi1fqIElf0PKhqbMzJJDyAtWd_iwp3egYi/s3984/IMG_4981.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="3984" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS8HAV0nmeVd0TolblyFYsZd6oba5ANGpJzQiRWtiWx70vDg0C9h0B37cT_2o9Q3ka4yY9UEIsz-qhLKxkoVCwxooRCcBKfgc_PdjTEp2A99uo3sgsfuttXufFcOzxgjW1XmoIYbtF8oQCxKbn13DkW9zzkPi1fqIElf0PKhqbMzJJDyAtWd_iwp3egYi/w640-h316/IMG_4981.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGnC8Z1cC4OBe1jRRh7tUd11th9Tx4lvif3OiAVVIg7rdQU6lNZlG4pNI539DGu3FjVeiaoh7esGttQk6ba8Ur-06L_tm-hrqZbpxDsOuKD37Q7yXPKmoh2vESUW2cuzm-y_UpNtSB7nyfiBo2TBA2jQpVaXPDB7AeG-8FZzcTAl9TawCE8rhdWdQUAOD/s3984/IMG_4983.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGnC8Z1cC4OBe1jRRh7tUd11th9Tx4lvif3OiAVVIg7rdQU6lNZlG4pNI539DGu3FjVeiaoh7esGttQk6ba8Ur-06L_tm-hrqZbpxDsOuKD37Q7yXPKmoh2vESUW2cuzm-y_UpNtSB7nyfiBo2TBA2jQpVaXPDB7AeG-8FZzcTAl9TawCE8rhdWdQUAOD/w640-h426/IMG_4983.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYz60Ok7pg8l5luC-toGJntLUoqvFr-wrXvIahZT8pt6DAS_sF1IRhsjaLY9MscMM1zDry0085MiQ_2ayUi2fPI826RYqgxbw2M3BK8HhXThyphenhyphen4B9YkuezuRUIv9E1ZpY7XW83TesQkj-Ei-2KcLLKJxoLAWU5IxLk78FwOrJwnhq-0R5sxVmjcX9Ss3o6/s3984/IMG_4991.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYz60Ok7pg8l5luC-toGJntLUoqvFr-wrXvIahZT8pt6DAS_sF1IRhsjaLY9MscMM1zDry0085MiQ_2ayUi2fPI826RYqgxbw2M3BK8HhXThyphenhyphen4B9YkuezuRUIv9E1ZpY7XW83TesQkj-Ei-2KcLLKJxoLAWU5IxLk78FwOrJwnhq-0R5sxVmjcX9Ss3o6/w640-h426/IMG_4991.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you for all these billboards, thanks to you we wasted fifteen minutes trying to find you. Nope, gone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxR8tJImRbykqp0_0PrXnsGGHXttwJd4dKvlozZry-r8o8Oi0Qjw8sEoy7ZL47BrJQo_UkX9Muzl6VK1EVHjtb14m9Vqn6HHLCxtqG3RaNvtKunWlpNO7seHkMb7QLNvdUwz7uRzeJbiFB9osn3Kpwyy3vvpkUEtK2WOKWuorn3Dx3n9zSNWHkx5TwWJ7/s3984/IMG_4992.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxR8tJImRbykqp0_0PrXnsGGHXttwJd4dKvlozZry-r8o8Oi0Qjw8sEoy7ZL47BrJQo_UkX9Muzl6VK1EVHjtb14m9Vqn6HHLCxtqG3RaNvtKunWlpNO7seHkMb7QLNvdUwz7uRzeJbiFB9osn3Kpwyy3vvpkUEtK2WOKWuorn3Dx3n9zSNWHkx5TwWJ7/w640-h426/IMG_4992.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>No, we couldn't find you A$$es.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxuYTd06allKB0OzpccuMXuYcqkiG3ogTrAzmLxbIVKGwRjMBS3sUQVBz6b6dAVTYGE8Dq9WL-6xZPvqYbGRbLxblTXGA_G1ytfMyfVHOsH8Loc_SEqcVxD4pAzpfV3oIvt34Rz1SULToCA4ZJw0iAuMD9qHdD4iGfQ7J_2-DVt3HttfpLgJN6fEleFBJ/s3984/IMG_4995.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It wasn't 11 yet so we had breakfast $22. Biscuits, I've missed you too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_H4AfkMvhDInAjMbbZ9auwxkc5unRemXagdh4HmS40TUv8Gf7k65zMITi-G4dKT-0Uc0lIVi6XPmyafWesQB02ekub7DSuy6zbWaV87PAgVbpxbwaY6xvwn-6TD5RXH9p0C0MKgUK95l4GW1VfOAYqkiMs3RlhaFLHCizOuGuNxuFFOX8kDevz3xFtMo/s4000/20240312_104500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_H4AfkMvhDInAjMbbZ9auwxkc5unRemXagdh4HmS40TUv8Gf7k65zMITi-G4dKT-0Uc0lIVi6XPmyafWesQB02ekub7DSuy6zbWaV87PAgVbpxbwaY6xvwn-6TD5RXH9p0C0MKgUK95l4GW1VfOAYqkiMs3RlhaFLHCizOuGuNxuFFOX8kDevz3xFtMo/w640-h480/20240312_104500.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Also wasted fifteen minutes looking for you.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You’ll find jumbo foods like the Big Taco and Big Ear of Corn. And feel like a kid again playing in the Big Birdcage and Big Mouse Trap. The next time you visit, be sure to check out these big attractions in Casey, Illinois.</i><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuj9xR7lWG1-RPP7l7Z4JLs7FkeLTaxqSX3GfiZcEEQa1jjrs3lut4B0X3PQdKhihGCsXYFgkXSzUQkGow6oAAQpQ5H94FAmO1EAgCVBzPVnlWvvFhf81KE_L6KxaNWDyqRhW-m0HzGOiLHGsQEC0c6hm0b477Q-zhfCxbOjiVbsieKrPKziTIzdFsXiVl/s3580/20240312_132137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="3580" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuj9xR7lWG1-RPP7l7Z4JLs7FkeLTaxqSX3GfiZcEEQa1jjrs3lut4B0X3PQdKhihGCsXYFgkXSzUQkGow6oAAQpQ5H94FAmO1EAgCVBzPVnlWvvFhf81KE_L6KxaNWDyqRhW-m0HzGOiLHGsQEC0c6hm0b477Q-zhfCxbOjiVbsieKrPKziTIzdFsXiVl/w640-h330/20240312_132137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBMFILb2BSf_rVzhFlttVT-euQhW8hyphenhyphenlCk4L4MYUhufdRUGEqUNBeM3AOSFefQ_gZ1QxK46QR-RmNAQ_vVutXdwGdp8Hso8UB_7ByLg24ywri_KyA1s0oe-u6Q3Ll7tcbV3S85XF7lChYvSM3MvoURSHatB6mRiz7XC4CO_uZzFACwxHxRjoesg1Hht_a/s2908/20240312_132144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2908" data-original-width="1848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBMFILb2BSf_rVzhFlttVT-euQhW8hyphenhyphenlCk4L4MYUhufdRUGEqUNBeM3AOSFefQ_gZ1QxK46QR-RmNAQ_vVutXdwGdp8Hso8UB_7ByLg24ywri_KyA1s0oe-u6Q3Ll7tcbV3S85XF7lChYvSM3MvoURSHatB6mRiz7XC4CO_uZzFACwxHxRjoesg1Hht_a/w406-h640/20240312_132144.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>World’s Largest Barbershop Pole, also created by Jim Bolin. It stands 14 ft 7 in tall and is 3 ft 11 in wide.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXp7mGPGi9DcNG1ozgZ4fpOh4SqkSaX02qgi1gnYuurPq2_LHWaMdGqXIUEv0YtpoL8tGEmvnnh_EIWUXzI9JHM28NR6-N55BYh_SfPpTh1bfE8dXe8k_fYnai3s9rU-ZwWapkpj_sB8KagAdIt4LJXJ1fQYDMxPkr2HxRiX7i3FfDt0OEVgzcYrqTLm4/s2452/20240312_132215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="1848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXp7mGPGi9DcNG1ozgZ4fpOh4SqkSaX02qgi1gnYuurPq2_LHWaMdGqXIUEv0YtpoL8tGEmvnnh_EIWUXzI9JHM28NR6-N55BYh_SfPpTh1bfE8dXe8k_fYnai3s9rU-ZwWapkpj_sB8KagAdIt4LJXJ1fQYDMxPkr2HxRiX7i3FfDt0OEVgzcYrqTLm4/w482-h640/20240312_132215.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppFVbGj7FR81K9ROoaed46z28SRahQp7fjxvv_irJWc3U5hdJASxmTSMJYjLOZgKQ8nhNcC26Oy9i7LEJefDDbrIZaQ5ZyUlBW39eCZtAlyu7nxAaPv_Rney3jLqwuRucYoEMjTbj7yD6Z14Qp_GVjruFQl5dFf8rRCLQTcU7ouktMyyAVPkYP1GkkVvG/s2323/IMG_5050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="2323" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppFVbGj7FR81K9ROoaed46z28SRahQp7fjxvv_irJWc3U5hdJASxmTSMJYjLOZgKQ8nhNcC26Oy9i7LEJefDDbrIZaQ5ZyUlBW39eCZtAlyu7nxAaPv_Rney3jLqwuRucYoEMjTbj7yD6Z14Qp_GVjruFQl5dFf8rRCLQTcU7ouktMyyAVPkYP1GkkVvG/w640-h620/IMG_5050.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Another real showstopper was the amazing World’s Largest Mailbox. The inside of the mailbox measures a whopping 5,743.41 square feet!! It actually accepts mail and, when deposited, raises a red flag. According to the Casey website, the mailbox had to be fully functional. Visitors can climb the stairs and send a letter.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5K7JyLOwHMdT5RijRFQi2Bc1z1yKtrvqfEzc0Aw-iM0oQTd-rzLtK4FjJxxERA67DP2WXzLWXGWi8vwriPKQgu3s_iqAWvUie52ZDT4MHnXoNb2jxwQVOSVZ6cM7-YeFiJINIQ0joJFJAZ3NBaA0FDfokNzHDBttbh_1upCZgHLzALR_6sklopBrH7BHK/s4000/20240312_132427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5K7JyLOwHMdT5RijRFQi2Bc1z1yKtrvqfEzc0Aw-iM0oQTd-rzLtK4FjJxxERA67DP2WXzLWXGWi8vwriPKQgu3s_iqAWvUie52ZDT4MHnXoNb2jxwQVOSVZ6cM7-YeFiJINIQ0joJFJAZ3NBaA0FDfokNzHDBttbh_1upCZgHLzALR_6sklopBrH7BHK/w480-h640/20240312_132427.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDpUlM1IFX8f9pt-0t8oqNt1CivRgZPUPowA0zeaEkRFAvQt_kP9VrAfwgyZKtCIZWdi7qXpQG7Rbh-qMVPW33bdCuUwzhzVGJ4PykMqRCGzSOruTZPMLkDbC5dAdYiVEJHa29_RDxlF7rrSpc6B5Z34BfSNYbltSOUP2kqOGrGBj8OXSsuWRknQi0pv3/s4000/20240312_132442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDpUlM1IFX8f9pt-0t8oqNt1CivRgZPUPowA0zeaEkRFAvQt_kP9VrAfwgyZKtCIZWdi7qXpQG7Rbh-qMVPW33bdCuUwzhzVGJ4PykMqRCGzSOruTZPMLkDbC5dAdYiVEJHa29_RDxlF7rrSpc6B5Z34BfSNYbltSOUP2kqOGrGBj8OXSsuWRknQi0pv3/w480-h640/20240312_132442.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKHy_Z0nXE9FEJ7SKtxB0ysRJ_1OMZEzsc9RNW-XzdmHyJX1iPugieerU9wtJK5rtEpJZ14ROHh33tMdIJLQdgej6t1LYKottjXZF-2QuBi-6LggW1t65fIl0k1sECFCSwTzrfx_EA15PKqNfNno1JUgNKQqI17QxkZfbK802xNhucILyAYSrr2-6FeZV/s4000/20240312_132800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKHy_Z0nXE9FEJ7SKtxB0ysRJ_1OMZEzsc9RNW-XzdmHyJX1iPugieerU9wtJK5rtEpJZ14ROHh33tMdIJLQdgej6t1LYKottjXZF-2QuBi-6LggW1t65fIl0k1sECFCSwTzrfx_EA15PKqNfNno1JUgNKQqI17QxkZfbK802xNhucILyAYSrr2-6FeZV/w480-h640/20240312_132800.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is actually the largest chair in all of America. It stands 56.5 feet tall and 32 ft. 10 in. wide. and weighs in at 46,000 pounds. In order to be certified as the world’s largest rocking chair, it actually had to rock when the Guinness folks visited.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3Qo_PRaF63hVgSQNfY3XkdLcaYWXG_euRc-7k3FSXx6QScia90YUvnWTGzhiRJX1QHZQq55636-G7FH1tDFfVzZIoaJgTMtJbEIv1mvpd40BRWXtgvcXTKNNkosWTBwRJZSvaDIjyAykyEEewveiwjFXsbl_OlmBNJI_9ZHWTJiVudGg5TXuy0XfN74y/s4000/20240312_133125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3Qo_PRaF63hVgSQNfY3XkdLcaYWXG_euRc-7k3FSXx6QScia90YUvnWTGzhiRJX1QHZQq55636-G7FH1tDFfVzZIoaJgTMtJbEIv1mvpd40BRWXtgvcXTKNNkosWTBwRJZSvaDIjyAykyEEewveiwjFXsbl_OlmBNJI_9ZHWTJiVudGg5TXuy0XfN74y/w480-h640/20240312_133125.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDw9cJBh8moUEQiBzvrOeAWwC_CwXvaKjA2CBzPT3VI3hAwXw__4jt6ocIcMrhfVFYvhiDGTcOCRszUP5-RDcfOz8JKjKt8VY4raIr0zHUz1FrAZ2HcbIPJWe6zoXQ7UJS77YgvV30fRPydOa1y0KGr4oAuGywppX3heHzCFARA5ci-95jEUl9a3a35IJ/s4000/20240312_133247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It is an exact replica. It is 28 ft 2 in tall and 11 ft 4 in wide.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FqVo69dE54c687MecUDayBnsPpmzyqxhJiEMvg5xWVdGv5GK_OLf3BJdDlh1-W8QF5iAM8VKQAS__k55TUZ9WNh7KLks2iChWiob6NxNY2Tsv4cooRTNGBvw31cr_Y_9FtKVtnrREJxtKZdzKvRco2pg184G3hwAwcLnZ-CnLZXwkZHAeTB7EEtrRxBx/s3984/IMG_5049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FqVo69dE54c687MecUDayBnsPpmzyqxhJiEMvg5xWVdGv5GK_OLf3BJdDlh1-W8QF5iAM8VKQAS__k55TUZ9WNh7KLks2iChWiob6NxNY2Tsv4cooRTNGBvw31cr_Y_9FtKVtnrREJxtKZdzKvRco2pg184G3hwAwcLnZ-CnLZXwkZHAeTB7EEtrRxBx/w640-h426/IMG_5049.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We started the day in Indiana, crossed into Illinois and then into Missouri.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Facing financial difficulties and numerous setbacks, architect Stephen D. Hatch and his associate L. Cass Miller worked through years of challenges to complete construction in 1888. A few years after the building opened, one of its most prominent tenants, Laclede National Bank, merged with Merchants National Bank, giving the building a name that’s still used today: the Merchants–Laclede Building.<br />After nearly two decades as the Hilton St. Louis Downtown at the Arch, the hotel in the Merchants–Laclede building is now known as The Pennywell St. Louis Downtown, a Hilton Hotel. The name pays homage to the building’s incredible past. Throughout the hotel, you’ll find numerous historical elements, such as the original 1888 vault doors, vintage décor, and intricate architectural details.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTrKE3r7y7XVygDqwHsvuPuPhT9ORFlNkHhVeEnh0tfeXeg7Zg1ola7i0t_ZDEIad2fNlQXE0n3mWsoCfxBwajCkLeAA5k3obzy5F9t_t8eqIEVveamHDbNjKESlkKAGR99nbyycZYMcVoPvjxAjNg3fvc7iUb6dFXSUCni7RW9Ela2jYyC2h_7XVtvDX/s700/the-pennywell-stlouis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTrKE3r7y7XVygDqwHsvuPuPhT9ORFlNkHhVeEnh0tfeXeg7Zg1ola7i0t_ZDEIad2fNlQXE0n3mWsoCfxBwajCkLeAA5k3obzy5F9t_t8eqIEVveamHDbNjKESlkKAGR99nbyycZYMcVoPvjxAjNg3fvc7iUb6dFXSUCni7RW9Ela2jYyC2h_7XVtvDX/w640-h426/the-pennywell-stlouis.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Once we checked in, we headed to the Gateway Arch ✅, a block away!</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll keep this post photo light so I can get it published. Then I'll do a photo heavy tour of St. Louis!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Founded by the National Park Service in 1935 to commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s vision of a transcontinental United States, the Gateway Arch National Park (formerly known as the “Jefferson National Expansion Memorial”) stretches from the Old Courthouse to the steps overlooking the Mississippi River. In between, the Gateway Arch rises high, a bold monument to the pioneering spirit.</div><div><br /></div><div>The national park consists of the Gateway Arch, a steel catenary arch that has become the definitive icon of St. Louis; a park along the Mississippi River on the site of the earliest buildings of the city; the Old Courthouse, a former state and federal courthouse where the Dred Scott case originated; and the 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) museum at the Gateway Arch. It is the smallest national park in the United States at 91 acres (37 ha).</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUOv7uILm5ai6Kg7r7VxbGWLnnx30GUowlEJ9KW-iZ0aYR8GhYbWFTqaviUE9l9OzWTUpLpV8oAn43_iZU5zhGqdSkt9ESNwmVhOSGQEsVOXIBfOp2Oz-dzD0hTnRwxJdMBFtb_kaILp2g3zdK4kNdBqtUQAtmjMN2o3TZh1XqM3YKUzV3fj4Z6EnQP-P/s4000/20240312_153749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUOv7uILm5ai6Kg7r7VxbGWLnnx30GUowlEJ9KW-iZ0aYR8GhYbWFTqaviUE9l9OzWTUpLpV8oAn43_iZU5zhGqdSkt9ESNwmVhOSGQEsVOXIBfOp2Oz-dzD0hTnRwxJdMBFtb_kaILp2g3zdK4kNdBqtUQAtmjMN2o3TZh1XqM3YKUzV3fj4Z6EnQP-P/w480-h640/20240312_153749.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6olOGqOUaOqz4ymIClvAXDUs7QtyGqufe72RzTbq8TiDOnhuTvrNUZTv-MaV2m_IJ37_NBsXILg3M_hL2rTYFzuCjiB9Ij44P6DwtmhOA7QLk-peAC3VzCRHSuuH15lWx4eIKcqRz8uMBCu03P7P5VnDu1LAw4pMDBVc7R0TOCwN8Y868qnLIiNOlWQ0/s4000/20240312_153928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6olOGqOUaOqz4ymIClvAXDUs7QtyGqufe72RzTbq8TiDOnhuTvrNUZTv-MaV2m_IJ37_NBsXILg3M_hL2rTYFzuCjiB9Ij44P6DwtmhOA7QLk-peAC3VzCRHSuuH15lWx4eIKcqRz8uMBCu03P7P5VnDu1LAw4pMDBVc7R0TOCwN8Y868qnLIiNOlWQ0/w480-h640/20240312_153928.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDHtRCgHYe5wzekCMzeJ6KjirStEN1AX_xXxgyQSP7rawu_8OQ8yHdyjgUdBb6-_RL0-fR3l_H3IU4lHXAosbLawf35bb6t1Z62s304oC1CKuea4Xl5HldqEQ5JIFxavQxg9FGPzSQjCZ6ahsAp3g1bBtIK2CRpZu8ZQaxWoS8BmZeXInbkEYHuswTd4f/s4000/20240312_160742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDHtRCgHYe5wzekCMzeJ6KjirStEN1AX_xXxgyQSP7rawu_8OQ8yHdyjgUdBb6-_RL0-fR3l_H3IU4lHXAosbLawf35bb6t1Z62s304oC1CKuea4Xl5HldqEQ5JIFxavQxg9FGPzSQjCZ6ahsAp3g1bBtIK2CRpZu8ZQaxWoS8BmZeXInbkEYHuswTd4f/w480-h640/20240312_160742.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVrN52VUHfJMFe0Nlktkp7sA1wlgVa1btHfKW0qc7LzDH9UR3puS82fGJh2sEgfBFJ-GvZFNaDivgJexCJ8DVMmhzjMm-d7Zm4YdCe10Kj5642wsjpg7WsHsGyTFdbH0ZLpmEsvm9YoRjYxtUxHlb1OxiOjyw1EyJzrtB13aOw4xUSBWbA28_9UqgeR8v/s4000/20240312_161005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVrN52VUHfJMFe0Nlktkp7sA1wlgVa1btHfKW0qc7LzDH9UR3puS82fGJh2sEgfBFJ-GvZFNaDivgJexCJ8DVMmhzjMm-d7Zm4YdCe10Kj5642wsjpg7WsHsGyTFdbH0ZLpmEsvm9YoRjYxtUxHlb1OxiOjyw1EyJzrtB13aOw4xUSBWbA28_9UqgeR8v/w640-h480/20240312_161005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The construction of <a href="https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/ballpark/ballpark-village/phase-1"><b>Ballpark Village </b></a>represents the next step in the Cardinals' vision for downtown St. Louis that began with the opening of the new $411 million privately-financed Busch Stadium in 2006. Located on 10-acres just north of Busch Stadium, Ballpark Village is the first master-planned development designed around a new Major League Baseball ballpark. The $100 million first phase of Ballpark Village opened in March 2014 and represents one of the top restaurant and entertainment districts in the region. 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But we had a good time chatting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJisi34m1BzYdHBTF4U3QCvuKAVig3K0p7n6GCr4PGlhCJr8Qnyg6gyzSQVg_Pm2THFcPLkve1JODOiddBOFc0HWHEcY95eF_wnHVg_-DosBMOv6sSDP7Gk_sQMgmxYyg8tO0zc27_bULkascmZqkewuxJVpWk7fynDC3VzhU7TvQAZhL_cUr0gDAkr1zW/s4000/20240312_173433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJisi34m1BzYdHBTF4U3QCvuKAVig3K0p7n6GCr4PGlhCJr8Qnyg6gyzSQVg_Pm2THFcPLkve1JODOiddBOFc0HWHEcY95eF_wnHVg_-DosBMOv6sSDP7Gk_sQMgmxYyg8tO0zc27_bULkascmZqkewuxJVpWk7fynDC3VzhU7TvQAZhL_cUr0gDAkr1zW/w640-h480/20240312_173433.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-87343734279156023552024-03-12T07:35:00.001-04:002024-03-18T21:35:01.786-04:002024 Road Trip - Day 1 Toronto to Fort Wayne<p> March 11, 2024</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoRmueapVnv-ikjXPtKgBiXMiZu1ffBoCuBoWq9hD5Q0YqgSfnXpAy1bXweksvA5Qm3GYIdRVh9wxvKolUVt1-_MyBiitN3GcTFFL1-6ZUQrhh1mEl_GB4n6yxbZQihPriHz22b4j1kZJd2mDSNTjnuxvWDjbDuDKHn3XzJbVEOWs4X5Iy62yHcypSO_i/s832/tor%20to%20fort%20wayne.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="832" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoRmueapVnv-ikjXPtKgBiXMiZu1ffBoCuBoWq9hD5Q0YqgSfnXpAy1bXweksvA5Qm3GYIdRVh9wxvKolUVt1-_MyBiitN3GcTFFL1-6ZUQrhh1mEl_GB4n6yxbZQihPriHz22b4j1kZJd2mDSNTjnuxvWDjbDuDKHn3XzJbVEOWs4X5Iy62yHcypSO_i/w640-h426/tor%20to%20fort%20wayne.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Departure</b> 8:45</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Weather</b> Sunny 0C/32F when we set out 14C/57F in Fort Wayne IN</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Arrival </b> 4:15 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Province/States </b>Ontario - Windsor/Detroit border crossing - Michigan - Indiana</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Traffic wasn't bad getting out of Toronto except for the number of trucks. 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Then a short wait at the border, we missed the NEXUS lane. In total that break was 45 minutes, not bad at all. There is an $11 CDN toll as you leave the border!</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrO8RuV47qu8-DW780x61DL5C3ZF3ei6DFWlNizG6TzkY-4r8aPZT2XjDR3noN9BIjH_yXwPp3O-8cZGyOfDinUqkj7YWlnLVhbJ0cc2HXl4upHQghjqpDR9sZ7PGaxfO77Fl01HzYaW5ipF9daEJQx6kYnhCA7DWnUrvQDGd_no8LslZvIeYfnAlOVxIl/s1023/20240311_130418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1023" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrO8RuV47qu8-DW780x61DL5C3ZF3ei6DFWlNizG6TzkY-4r8aPZT2XjDR3noN9BIjH_yXwPp3O-8cZGyOfDinUqkj7YWlnLVhbJ0cc2HXl4upHQghjqpDR9sZ7PGaxfO77Fl01HzYaW5ipF9daEJQx6kYnhCA7DWnUrvQDGd_no8LslZvIeYfnAlOVxIl/w640-h584/20240311_130418.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Detroit from bridge.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Limestone is composed primarily of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and is white in color. As the river breaks down this rock into tiny crystals, these crystals will get mixed up into the water. 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Then the room was so dark with a dinky window. John went and asked for a better room. We got one on the first floor with a short walk to the lobby.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We went to the bar in the hotel, it serves bar food, that is it has a deep fryer. Tiny place, a couple of guys on business were fun to talk to. Drink and food portions were gigantic. We shared jalapeno poppers, pulled pork and popcorn shrimp with fries.</div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-77013762138062873312024-03-11T16:50:00.001-04:002024-03-11T16:51:39.641-04:002024 Road Trip Toronto to Las Vegas<br /><br /> Toronto to Las Vegas is 2,250 miles (3,625 km).<div>March 10 clocks spring ahead</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWeLuhsRra0dLoGuq4qBgURqIgdaz0cK-gNq-2mB5y_4YM6VjJMhSUZHWoPcy1EPc_5VJM57HPseyrhBFqZKMeLv6NbhTTc4ilFMDT2gQKGdx3e8-QCYnA7eicBe5oFOp6hJDEWBNDXk_5RQxq1rp3k9JOy0k6cwyGVi45Rsgl3YubjNQLIKJQx9turok/s1206/toronto%20to%20lv.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="1206" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWeLuhsRra0dLoGuq4qBgURqIgdaz0cK-gNq-2mB5y_4YM6VjJMhSUZHWoPcy1EPc_5VJM57HPseyrhBFqZKMeLv6NbhTTc4ilFMDT2gQKGdx3e8-QCYnA7eicBe5oFOp6hJDEWBNDXk_5RQxq1rp3k9JOy0k6cwyGVi45Rsgl3YubjNQLIKJQx9turok/w640-h268/toronto%20to%20lv.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoj9KCXaIpwWbeb37U81ZCXkOqbhn1xMSp4if-ZfQ3IdBcJFOEnvSnJ7d5cmF0-QMa87A_sL_ka2KydPhR1Sv_GXL_lMgphb0U4nXSI7QN4ZQHONpVnvK1Tlj-rF3mnpjWh-_TpqhNzr_vh0QGV7nTZMXFiAezoErEIultwQ6b8H3Wfrog54tc16yt9g27/s819/drive.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="819" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoj9KCXaIpwWbeb37U81ZCXkOqbhn1xMSp4if-ZfQ3IdBcJFOEnvSnJ7d5cmF0-QMa87A_sL_ka2KydPhR1Sv_GXL_lMgphb0U4nXSI7QN4ZQHONpVnvK1Tlj-rF3mnpjWh-_TpqhNzr_vh0QGV7nTZMXFiAezoErEIultwQ6b8H3Wfrog54tc16yt9g27/w640-h344/drive.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We have not been to Fort Wayne, St. Louis or Tulsa before.</div><div><br /></div><div>Plans are:</div><div><br /></div><div>Fort Wayne - check out some murals.</div><div>St. Louis - John's grandson is playing hockey and going to school there. It is also the hockey nationals so John's daughter and SIL will be there. </div><div>We also have a day of sightseeing planned.</div><div>Tulsa - there are some landmarks we want to see.</div><div>Amarillo - we've been here often. <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2017/04/bacon-and-hashtags.html"><b>Click here for links to other stops in Amarillo.</b></a></div><div>Gallup - been here before.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-50552556682516380432024-03-11T00:30:00.010-04:002024-03-11T00:30:00.136-04:00Monday Mural<p> <a href="https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.ca/">I'm linking up at Monday Mural </a></p><p>February 2024 - Toronto ON</p><p>No information John and Queen West</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXVHGbZGb6VzmdWpyk3LhGJZjtj7LiqXrEzlgJvRGOcL2iOs0uEzST6UUlrMJ5tEb8iSiXF9n68IIGqkr3S2BZQ1gt7NWT6H0ZMlWEWAWUJSXUe9E76q57rY-esd8nzQ18vHSTEgvig-JwwO8xwHOMmOtri7Z0uo0lORs-6vilwLoOQLb7_iG4XRSadRu/s4000/20240223_135501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">I cleaned up some house plants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My new crossbody bag arrived and I am pleased with it.</div><br />Travelon Anti-Theft Classic Slim Double Zip Crossbody Bag Messenger Bag. Roomy compartment has RFID blocking card and passport slots, open top pocket, zippered wall pocket and tethered key clip with led light patent.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSitsjl3pTHa0wlJLslyg2DVfPtjoR_hLczjaI8z6rYv5M1dFsD-TydINzXENy4WpTrv-2Br_4S_KAmB04TqC9GffbYT6UfaVjuY1TQK15O5usOXPPYLaDYd-2i18PI3Ivl_wYlDJH2vsvb2LVMYJK8bYF9Kq_UPmHvKI1k02Q6hE5c43m9lSjO_JJDsR/s1500/81CFyE1jdRL._AC_SL1500_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSitsjl3pTHa0wlJLslyg2DVfPtjoR_hLczjaI8z6rYv5M1dFsD-TydINzXENy4WpTrv-2Br_4S_KAmB04TqC9GffbYT6UfaVjuY1TQK15O5usOXPPYLaDYd-2i18PI3Ivl_wYlDJH2vsvb2LVMYJK8bYF9Kq_UPmHvKI1k02Q6hE5c43m9lSjO_JJDsR/w277-h320/81CFyE1jdRL._AC_SL1500_.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Monday's Mural at John and King.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oC4ydQLPQ2and1CB-uiBZde6ED_P7EgEgIdg2IhZ9ST6MH2c5wRUt8KVaZgdnwwqOKEbiuZaMqP7wltn0E9r3flBiQh64-yO_l63rgNGYou670wAORgfGQqqOlUdv5ycX4HWvmBThvrIoof0wlpN7Nn6zlDki65sgKYdsut2QqcxwSNce6M_bZr-aPXj/s4000/mural%20love.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oC4ydQLPQ2and1CB-uiBZde6ED_P7EgEgIdg2IhZ9ST6MH2c5wRUt8KVaZgdnwwqOKEbiuZaMqP7wltn0E9r3flBiQh64-yO_l63rgNGYou670wAORgfGQqqOlUdv5ycX4HWvmBThvrIoof0wlpN7Nn6zlDki65sgKYdsut2QqcxwSNce6M_bZr-aPXj/w640-h480/mural%20love.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What a gorgeous day, it is time to stop wearing the big winter coat! Toronto broke a 50 year old record with a temperature of 16C or 61F!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tuesday is expected to be 17C with thunderstorms predicted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did some shopping and John had a dental appointment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">John started planning our road trip route and I booked some hotels. We finalized our hotels for the way there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We will leave on Monday March 11 and take 6 days to get there, spending 2 nights in St. Louis.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our reservation in Las Vegas is from March 17-31. We don't have a firm plan for the trip home as yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFokI_HeVU5aAHzE57138OFYefBqThjC80o-f0gQHBXQWk68tSRqfYPE3zqb6TFpM4fgu71xwvuOX5RBT4k6One9jDitECkFjGqI5Nb_82z_Zzxf1X56LwZi-z0VY1kaTuotZRxdnYbMwcdNNtNbk8nd2mn2zDebxsVBGvVHGtD0BdT0RRFz7NY4wlDwu/s1206/toronto%20to%20lv.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="1206" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFokI_HeVU5aAHzE57138OFYefBqThjC80o-f0gQHBXQWk68tSRqfYPE3zqb6TFpM4fgu71xwvuOX5RBT4k6One9jDitECkFjGqI5Nb_82z_Zzxf1X56LwZi-z0VY1kaTuotZRxdnYbMwcdNNtNbk8nd2mn2zDebxsVBGvVHGtD0BdT0RRFz7NY4wlDwu/w640-h268/toronto%20to%20lv.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tuesday started out sunny, I even saw some people out catching some rays!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">John did a Costco run for a few items to take away, coffee, water, energy bars, always good to have in the car on a road trip. I ordered a couple of flashlights as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I thought this was a good deal yesterday at Rexall 5 toothbrushes on sale 25% of at $42 before taxes. I then found <b>20 TWENTY </b>for $16 (including tax) on Amazon! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also got flashlights, ours had all died.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">John's new putter also arrived.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wednesday I went for a mani-pedi then did some groceries for the rest of the week. John used the golf simulator.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On my way to mani-pedi.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5TFpZ1OmDDuNbBLc0DGhcUwnaw_fuQQ6RDDVH43cXLNMHD1lPAPhi7N6tbICzL1bTE64foT_4aDMfozb7pAYoitX9KDZTIIMdsXTR-1ECc1AGX-9ji1Yc8Pec4Ml_HqbiFD9neax6xxENwhWPdvVZ00PGjj-cM88XzdZaMMqc4-DPDnF5KnMOomepTQo/s4000/20240306_100434.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5TFpZ1OmDDuNbBLc0DGhcUwnaw_fuQQ6RDDVH43cXLNMHD1lPAPhi7N6tbICzL1bTE64foT_4aDMfozb7pAYoitX9KDZTIIMdsXTR-1ECc1AGX-9ji1Yc8Pec4Ml_HqbiFD9neax6xxENwhWPdvVZ00PGjj-cM88XzdZaMMqc4-DPDnF5KnMOomepTQo/w480-h640/20240306_100434.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">I had an egg McMuffin and John went to Karine's, a gluten free spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydSvTPGjlaeW2Dt88yZlCErPyABfLf6SUlcRK1ewTZi75JOR_ljZwFlS9_4AJ3ZafCAHtOi8zddQhmZ2XaO0_uO_e4oOIRPR6d6vdtkb_02iwU76xH35nGbWx5_V7kqaerLA69kH2cHAix0_4aKY-9FslFSqPn03rsLLL3sfA68y_F-Ho2izQcizyYIF2/s2685/20240307_100540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="2685" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydSvTPGjlaeW2Dt88yZlCErPyABfLf6SUlcRK1ewTZi75JOR_ljZwFlS9_4AJ3ZafCAHtOi8zddQhmZ2XaO0_uO_e4oOIRPR6d6vdtkb_02iwU76xH35nGbWx5_V7kqaerLA69kH2cHAix0_4aKY-9FslFSqPn03rsLLL3sfA68y_F-Ho2izQcizyYIF2/w640-h440/20240307_100540.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://ago.ca/exhibitions/life-between-islands?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=lbi&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA6KWvBhAREiwAFPZM7m_3icH-Id1EiqE1r8VWko-5EUGjU9eSTiioH90tB_AJhLyTM2iqpxoCqDAQAvD_BwE">Click here to see the AGO website for Life Between Islands.</a> <br />Making its way across the Atlantic to the AGO from Tate Britain, Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art, 1950s–Now examines the relationship between the Caribbean and Britain and reconsiders British art history in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from a Caribbean perspective.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>1948 The British Nationality Act allows everyone born in Britain or its Empire to become a ‘Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies’. The act encourages Caribbean people to move to the UK to address labour shortages and help facilitate postwar reconstruction and the building of the welfare state. HMT Empire Windrush docks in London carrying 800 Caribbean passengers. Many find work in the NHS and for the train and bus services. Those who emigrated from the Caribbean to Britain between 1948 and 1971 become known 4 as the Windrush generation.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhff96K2u1vo6EGkyF_WqWcCD3Szkrup8nGzECADRxFc0m1inF_Vs0OD4m5ftD1c-uciCDezR2NQ3qPyUpyJo06ZfpzJEG-vNMW1dZBnaDaaLYtXOR7Kswb_73lWoUE_X0vwzQQyqaVeZx1ZQCTk7N7Pq9sxidWTDcnMeyxOV98ChqGQmqm7jIVTBAl_FSs/s4000/20240307_104055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhff96K2u1vo6EGkyF_WqWcCD3Szkrup8nGzECADRxFc0m1inF_Vs0OD4m5ftD1c-uciCDezR2NQ3qPyUpyJo06ZfpzJEG-vNMW1dZBnaDaaLYtXOR7Kswb_73lWoUE_X0vwzQQyqaVeZx1ZQCTk7N7Pq9sxidWTDcnMeyxOV98ChqGQmqm7jIVTBAl_FSs/w640-h480/20240307_104055.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaF_ApjU_U6Bvb1bToHeiNGksJKsIOXEFAy2PsF8_ZflnwpD6-GBw287DD9y-v_Nr_xsrtetEEV_jhUcZBJYs0Yq0QG-7tlwiURX_dutK6yXbN9xAQtXQtx1JQ0Rf0gvlOMC76BYPbxgGh3P5uQdadOTyf2ZZplIOYZz_G1vprCoFqIf93ZY3oSnMir74/s4000/20240307_105211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaF_ApjU_U6Bvb1bToHeiNGksJKsIOXEFAy2PsF8_ZflnwpD6-GBw287DD9y-v_Nr_xsrtetEEV_jhUcZBJYs0Yq0QG-7tlwiURX_dutK6yXbN9xAQtXQtx1JQ0Rf0gvlOMC76BYPbxgGh3P5uQdadOTyf2ZZplIOYZz_G1vprCoFqIf93ZY3oSnMir74/w640-h480/20240307_105211.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFApEPDz2jrDfiAFerfsyzyt2MIFmuPaRBnNFY1eA0IZl6K_XS-jXvyiRETJ8UsB0wvpAo8b17HRAh6rpCWLuMmjVMl4LcjYVWLCjnlxa9SFAR9EK2dL5yM0VMSsB_7L5qvwxhKPEQaczZJQ_6aUkRXfSaP50CSV5hMppPiqKwRVuZNGcGh5wTt8EaTXE/s4000/20240307_105154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFApEPDz2jrDfiAFerfsyzyt2MIFmuPaRBnNFY1eA0IZl6K_XS-jXvyiRETJ8UsB0wvpAo8b17HRAh6rpCWLuMmjVMl4LcjYVWLCjnlxa9SFAR9EK2dL5yM0VMSsB_7L5qvwxhKPEQaczZJQ_6aUkRXfSaP50CSV5hMppPiqKwRVuZNGcGh5wTt8EaTXE/w480-h640/20240307_105154.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOPOEKf356de0gYB2dHxxAkiXtOrk5LxPSaNtWXJZpTXeq4GyAET3ljI-Zy_poVdUUF8EIMNibtFV23Zn7Tx0xRgm9XHR3E1VRs8_pXZMCP2m4r_8ZLakzx584tZD9U63HOmP6GYZiSvP6ub0VEhXJsttlFafbC9t1fsdAHyqu07-WWFKYdOMfZIB4KA9/s4000/20240307_104537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOPOEKf356de0gYB2dHxxAkiXtOrk5LxPSaNtWXJZpTXeq4GyAET3ljI-Zy_poVdUUF8EIMNibtFV23Zn7Tx0xRgm9XHR3E1VRs8_pXZMCP2m4r_8ZLakzx584tZD9U63HOmP6GYZiSvP6ub0VEhXJsttlFafbC9t1fsdAHyqu07-WWFKYdOMfZIB4KA9/w640-h480/20240307_104537.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The elevator is part of the Keith Haring exhibit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59hhXl9s1jnLGrcI8InL6fKI4p6gswF43KSHySgEl0QXb-XzCFKzKRLMp3TEYWwKfpAdEzCnwILh11zxKH1x8vmiY3YbYbmjWiE9T10O0Lt21DFOARjHcTGkQbGfIE1VwWRnjfk_i8FvFMK68NlnwhqC4sHPLaCnDM-JxF-1ORlLuEq5hxzgGhgToRU9A/s4000/20240307_104033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59hhXl9s1jnLGrcI8InL6fKI4p6gswF43KSHySgEl0QXb-XzCFKzKRLMp3TEYWwKfpAdEzCnwILh11zxKH1x8vmiY3YbYbmjWiE9T10O0Lt21DFOARjHcTGkQbGfIE1VwWRnjfk_i8FvFMK68NlnwhqC4sHPLaCnDM-JxF-1ORlLuEq5hxzgGhgToRU9A/w640-h480/20240307_104033.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Keith Haring’s style of art is one of the most recognizable in the world. The American-born contemporary artist was known for his bold drawings and paintings and continue to be popular even after his passing. Exhibitions of Haring’s work attract audiences of all ages around the world. <br />The exhibition celebrates Keith Haring’s creativity and activism. It also offers insight into the artist as a person. Haring’s archival materials play a key part in understanding what inspired him and acts as a thread not just through his art but his activism. Haring participated in anti-nuclear, anti-Apartheid demonstrations, and AIDS activism.</div><div>This exhibit is the only Canadian stop on this tour.</div><div><a href="https://ago.ca/exhibitions/keith-haring-art-everybody">Click here for the AGO detailed post.</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68yLHNakmMuonfJkZdczgoN6yh0dVCNiPsYE5iN4rm8nqNMdnadjXgNtWazI3DlwRLvbk4sgsnpCi7Tm0W26TkZUYDk9ovMxB-I6o-l8vT1P4LE4XEnQkjmz5PUA9X92-dcV5ecfKF_IkJHAFw1ltAFi9R0iEHUYCiEaGlb66l845fZCoknnmAUfn64F8/s4000/20240307_112818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68yLHNakmMuonfJkZdczgoN6yh0dVCNiPsYE5iN4rm8nqNMdnadjXgNtWazI3DlwRLvbk4sgsnpCi7Tm0W26TkZUYDk9ovMxB-I6o-l8vT1P4LE4XEnQkjmz5PUA9X92-dcV5ecfKF_IkJHAFw1ltAFi9R0iEHUYCiEaGlb66l845fZCoknnmAUfn64F8/w480-h640/20240307_112818.jpg" width="480" /></a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7i76wWzpnnwnpUC12Of7hUCh1GrMyzgtGO_AITLRmzDKRcjKWEpTonMAkE4oAFsRO9vfl7hmm7iNo8WT_7oCzqZbkFdaGVP843_fglQjQP29ixNH8SwgF4GadLqt6WI7MZBvSFQZfnEZtPf7DT0UKu6JGVRcrrh4LN7C1S244lMPTkPd2SgcAT-_maft7/s4000/20240307_111647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7i76wWzpnnwnpUC12Of7hUCh1GrMyzgtGO_AITLRmzDKRcjKWEpTonMAkE4oAFsRO9vfl7hmm7iNo8WT_7oCzqZbkFdaGVP843_fglQjQP29ixNH8SwgF4GadLqt6WI7MZBvSFQZfnEZtPf7DT0UKu6JGVRcrrh4LN7C1S244lMPTkPd2SgcAT-_maft7/w640-h480/20240307_111647.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlT0fYOopyNbgE7K9NUUg_wHoxJ-e4o4en_dwvAsRuFmv2eKeAKsrXmTLUJXhKJg2utjhz2B8GADIMXkcIVNTNkm-vGUbPs4TTjpdPBoNfSC7U7oCEf0aYtlgDdcEL3x8g7U0cRiGvp2xUh2G1WCusVZWPwsfLZ2v_VEqtwQAqIB0GYgELFB6zdAzG2Gi/s4000/20240307_111313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlT0fYOopyNbgE7K9NUUg_wHoxJ-e4o4en_dwvAsRuFmv2eKeAKsrXmTLUJXhKJg2utjhz2B8GADIMXkcIVNTNkm-vGUbPs4TTjpdPBoNfSC7U7oCEf0aYtlgDdcEL3x8g7U0cRiGvp2xUh2G1WCusVZWPwsfLZ2v_VEqtwQAqIB0GYgELFB6zdAzG2Gi/w480-h640/20240307_111313.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKQhhsYRoS73yDvPKcj8gnTYabz0e9PCqDKje-pz8UOHhr1i9gX5RW2eSFC3YNLUwenfGnxDv_9FxlHFo3ue2lnxUo2vpWXD7I2uLQuwBwboNqqRiTu-9FQGQST1GAturrONZgLB7GA060yMMuCTboY1giWA2YC5XbHPaXtSgwWPnzWBAyEDQHJY3U0Aq/s4000/20240307_111407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKQhhsYRoS73yDvPKcj8gnTYabz0e9PCqDKje-pz8UOHhr1i9gX5RW2eSFC3YNLUwenfGnxDv_9FxlHFo3ue2lnxUo2vpWXD7I2uLQuwBwboNqqRiTu-9FQGQST1GAturrONZgLB7GA060yMMuCTboY1giWA2YC5XbHPaXtSgwWPnzWBAyEDQHJY3U0Aq/w640-h296/20240307_111407.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>From there we went a totally different route.</div><div>From the Bader Collection at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, the AGO welcomes a remarkable selection of seventeenth century Dutch paintings. Shown in dialogue with paintings from the AGO’s European Collection of Art, at the centre of this focused installation are seven artworks attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), shown together for the first time.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgQ1qQqevq2VhTL9PisJJ57qJfZhQ1eF4JBNRuoTEKzm9iOUy-SybPmqUcvUkmzJD6BOgO01ggLLmo1Ac9wx6hj5YifaSHvPBJc9tJMPNegrkrbZjij12WaTvNmwZm7OEQo-k282DmRFphA7U3WXazO80f8TWMGv98JEb4KLYKIAKJF-eti-DpT8fN_kZ/s4000/20240307_113435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgQ1qQqevq2VhTL9PisJJ57qJfZhQ1eF4JBNRuoTEKzm9iOUy-SybPmqUcvUkmzJD6BOgO01ggLLmo1Ac9wx6hj5YifaSHvPBJc9tJMPNegrkrbZjij12WaTvNmwZm7OEQo-k282DmRFphA7U3WXazO80f8TWMGv98JEb4KLYKIAKJF-eti-DpT8fN_kZ/w480-h640/20240307_113435.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Both our cameras on our phones were making a clicking sound when taking photos, solved that. Then John's camera was taking motion photos, solved that. I finally got the VPN setting on my laptop to automatically connect!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We're also gathering items for our trip, John's clubs are packed up.</div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3Mc_kpkS9xjrqy-Tf5vISY7DYMBq_DkcodHvkdH2FyNKHO7DVJoqR6ZwPLjR1G3itWlTHJl2SCJ0Kd486nfdWMH36Z-WyYP2VDS2rpX2XcZ-LL_EGQ6NjLEWoMSZvXK3gNvx7CpcQ6u-mFDZvHVP1f8px9ZVrAX7rXy9rHBzcu8p27f2sB-f1UPxtH2H/s960/430045494_10159760954740980_3704266157703725248_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="960" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3Mc_kpkS9xjrqy-Tf5vISY7DYMBq_DkcodHvkdH2FyNKHO7DVJoqR6ZwPLjR1G3itWlTHJl2SCJ0Kd486nfdWMH36Z-WyYP2VDS2rpX2XcZ-LL_EGQ6NjLEWoMSZvXK3gNvx7CpcQ6u-mFDZvHVP1f8px9ZVrAX7rXy9rHBzcu8p27f2sB-f1UPxtH2H/w640-h554/430045494_10159760954740980_3704266157703725248_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>COOKING</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday roast pork, potatoes and carrots</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday slow cooker ribs and fries</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Monday <a href="https://www.mygorgeousrecipes.com/sweet-and-sour-pork/#recipe">sweet and sour pork</a> leftover</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tuesday shrimp salad with hard-boiled eggs and homemade soda bread.</div>Wednesday lamb chops, mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts.<div wfd-id="34">Thursday hamburger patty, mashed potatoes, gravy and beans.</div><div wfd-id="34">Steak and fried mushrooms.</div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div wfd-id="34"><b>WATCHING</b></div><div wfd-id="34"><b><br /></b></div><div wfd-id="34">I am up to date on Belgravia Season 2 and Bollywed.</div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div wfd-id="34">I started watching The Tudors (4 seasons). I was inspired to learn more about Henry the VIII after seeing <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/02/balzacs.html">SIX, the play.</a></div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div wfd-id="34">Code 8 part 1 and 2 is a 2019 Canadian science fiction action film, filmed in Toronto. In a city where people with powers are policed and oppressed, an ex-criminal must turn to a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.</div></div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div wfd-id="34">We finished season 3 of <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13980362/episodes/?season=1">Entrevias</a> (Wrong Side of the Tracks) a Spanish drama series. Set in Entrevías, the poorest neighborhood in Madrid, the series follows Tirso Abantos, a former military man running a hardware store, whose monotonous daily routine is shaken when his unruly and rebellious adopted teenaged granddaughter Irene, of Vietnamese origin, along with her Colombian-immigrant boyfriend Nelson, agree to sell heroin from drug dealer Sandro. While the young couple had planned to sell the drugs and run off together, the plan goes wrong, and she is violently raped by Sandro and his thugs. Tirso then teams up with corrupt police officer Ezequiel to face up to the criminals in the neighborhood.</div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9242528/">The Survivor</a> 2021 after World War II, Harry Haft is a boxer who fought against his peers in concentration camps. Haunted by memories, he tries to use fighting legends as a way to find his love.<br /></div></div><b>READING</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I enjoyed the story line in <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32054539-losing-juliet">Losing Juliet</a>, however I got totally fed up with Chrissy's miserable character, she never stopped whining, and was just plain insufferable. But the "twist" was a bit far-fetched.</div><div><br /></div><div>I started <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62322008-strange-sally-diamond">Strange Sally Diamond</a>, this is a very dark and disturbing story dealing with mental illness and abuse. </div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-73564619632184945052024-03-08T09:57:00.002-05:002024-03-09T13:04:19.972-05:00A Morning at the AGO<p> </p><p>March 2024 - Toronto ON</p><p>Art Gallery of Ontario AGO</p><p><a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/03/goldstruck.html">Click here for more of our outing.</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFMpfDzpugl7wr3q71t3c7IU6bTltC3ArWNIs8z5IRLuCijtm366wo9hjOeUCDo6u7i0B2lnDfp9T0LSOM0lrkZaK_Z0ftBh-9YSdBB3bBeYYyD0V_2NkQ1JM0Ex1hFvhxiaGJAKZxnnHbXNWaQruX6SmErVMRwN3LB_mds5OgszVduZnhSxukrgKS4Ml/s4000/20240307_115912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Starts with "<b>J</b>"<br />2. A Favorite<br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">3. JAM - chosen by Tom</span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>Starts with J</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Orillia ON</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXq2LMfKWi8ezExV9hjKZ6wQ1ZrWje2RNo2q6vPkk-cvA1Kp7iPJTgdRpVaxj3yBwGSBfZ0EDNRjsXTN4M7fR8fx5T99vXXf1iC-9HrGtapfP-msh5HS6WQjSeLCitAD-BpuFTUQtUZ7FAR1PCSMj6qTnAaX0o93RbIxAjzH6zXuTjaPg5-DQ6INBSthx3/s4000/20230928_132420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXq2LMfKWi8ezExV9hjKZ6wQ1ZrWje2RNo2q6vPkk-cvA1Kp7iPJTgdRpVaxj3yBwGSBfZ0EDNRjsXTN4M7fR8fx5T99vXXf1iC-9HrGtapfP-msh5HS6WQjSeLCitAD-BpuFTUQtUZ7FAR1PCSMj6qTnAaX0o93RbIxAjzH6zXuTjaPg5-DQ6INBSthx3/w480-h640/20230928_132420.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>FAVOURITE</b><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU9VnOWtRtOv-umXUH5xQA61AhurKayLAfByphHhWfSj5ZXHVpVyR6scidwalYJhcnXx5efpDzOXNQV37qAf2Vvs1Iy45FSprDWuuxXKNYlSpgwHBsvY1kNIHeFYiz1Cx6n8JtoJoH84corzAMBDiXrHKzQqGFFGPiBperWgSPVqFYSTDL6ayBKgXdgIi/s2455/20231106_133831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="2455" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU9VnOWtRtOv-umXUH5xQA61AhurKayLAfByphHhWfSj5ZXHVpVyR6scidwalYJhcnXx5efpDzOXNQV37qAf2Vvs1Iy45FSprDWuuxXKNYlSpgwHBsvY1kNIHeFYiz1Cx6n8JtoJoH84corzAMBDiXrHKzQqGFFGPiBperWgSPVqFYSTDL6ayBKgXdgIi/w640-h428/20231106_133831.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b>JAM</b></p><p>Niagara on the Lake Ontario</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjavsHhjY4e63zXSQUgc_Evz4nE1QE-Ana-WSar5uARvetWjs5WjOTF7_S_fF1L6tUJUZV0NrXJA1rHTFJ5yDxXtKVXDJC1F9BJ3H8r2GR40LFIxpXfgkwmmOgJRCD-qdr2ocGNiVbpWpiIgbwOjagcYy23xHaEHSsckofRXK_frbu0L_j39Oy387iCdEc/s6000/old%20sign%20jam.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjavsHhjY4e63zXSQUgc_Evz4nE1QE-Ana-WSar5uARvetWjs5WjOTF7_S_fF1L6tUJUZV0NrXJA1rHTFJ5yDxXtKVXDJC1F9BJ3H8r2GR40LFIxpXfgkwmmOgJRCD-qdr2ocGNiVbpWpiIgbwOjagcYy23xHaEHSsckofRXK_frbu0L_j39Oy387iCdEc/w640-h426/old%20sign%20jam.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-76850866648966792472024-03-07T00:30:00.004-05:002024-03-07T00:30:00.151-05:00Throwback Thursday Monday Walk - Puerto Vallarta<br />
March 2016 - Puerto Vallarta Mexico<br />
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This will be our last walk around town as we have returned home. H<a href="http://junkboattravels.blogspot.ca/2016/03/semana-trece-or-la-ultima-semana.html">ere's how we spent our last week.</a><br />
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It is a nice town but there isn't any real historical buildings to view it is more a resort town unlike Mazatlan or the other especially lovely towns we visited on this trip such as Guadalajara, Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende.<br />
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In case you missed our other walks around Puerto Vallarta you can click on the links below.<br />
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<a href="http://junkboattravels.blogspot.ca/2016/02/sunday-photo-and-monday-walk.html">A walk downtown </a><br />
<a href="http://junkboattravels.blogspot.ca/2016/02/around-puerto-vallarta.html">Around town</a><br />
<a href="http://junkboattravels.blogspot.ca/2016/03/monday-walk.html">Went to market</a><br />
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This was our last trip downtown on Monday.<br />
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I've shown these two sand sculptures before but the light was perfect today.<br />
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John, trying his luck at the Wishing Well. You can see the Aztec calendar to the left has been rebuilt.<br />
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New one in the works.<br />
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There was an environmental awareness fair going on with lots of things for the children to do.<br />
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Somebody's crabby today.<br />
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Love the rustiness of this fence.<br />
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John "caught" the cormorant on the Rio Cuale.<br />
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I found this guy very well camouflaged above our heads on the Rio Cuale bridge. <br />
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Typical souvenir shop on the other side of the bridge.<br />
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A mural catercorner to El Torito where we had dinner on Saturday night.<br />
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A turn up a different street on our way (eventually to John's despair) to lunch at another repeat joing, Los Muertos Brewery.<br />
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<a href="http://junkboattravels.blogspot.ca/2016/02/don-quixote-guanajuato-mexico.html">Shades of Guanajuato.</a><br />
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Odd, over an abandoned building, perhaps a club at one point?<br />
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Fabulous fabric shop I had to tell myself I didn't need any.<br />
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After a lunch of wings more exploring. A new (to us) church. We could see the tower from a distance but never associated it with a church.<br />
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Typical street sign.<br />
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Piggy soaking up some rays.<br />
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Lovely house sign with Our Lady of Guadalupe.<br />
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The town rises steeply from the ocean.<br />
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Laundry day?<br />
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Looking back towards the church we saw earlier.<br />
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Another street performer.<br />
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<a href="http://junkboattravels.blogspot.ca/2016/01/chairs.html">Click here to see the chair sculptures in Guadalajara done by the same artist.</a><br />
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Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com6Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Mexico20.653407 -105.225331620.534532000000002 -105.3866931 20.772282 -105.0639701tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-76480873482371396192024-03-04T00:30:00.002-05:002024-03-04T00:30:00.135-05:00Monday Mural<p> <a href="https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.ca/">I'm linking up at Monday Mural </a></p><p><br /></p><p>February 2024 - Toronto ON</p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>On the side of a Mexican restaurant for Don Julio Tequila.<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvdFC_ugGBg/">Click here to see a video of it being painted.</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hEzRbkSmP_MxX2f_kiiaEN2UUxoIdIo1Zqn-ZFDJ7ge4BEd3EPYOWnglYGC6sNRWBIfgLvL3_Dq3cO-fwNTqI_u_KTkyhWjKhl22P0o1sbf-sczuO6AQpTPJFvTiTl011B74S86veMnBxtV42g_UUB2qUb4xOuW4KTzGKsP7PM7F7b0ZjfPE0f4F0A7j/s4000/20240223_134927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hEzRbkSmP_MxX2f_kiiaEN2UUxoIdIo1Zqn-ZFDJ7ge4BEd3EPYOWnglYGC6sNRWBIfgLvL3_Dq3cO-fwNTqI_u_KTkyhWjKhl22P0o1sbf-sczuO6AQpTPJFvTiTl011B74S86veMnBxtV42g_UUB2qUb4xOuW4KTzGKsP7PM7F7b0ZjfPE0f4F0A7j/w640-h480/20240223_134927.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-56218389614920318772024-03-03T00:30:00.001-05:002024-03-03T00:30:00.135-05:00One Word Sunday<p> <a href="https://travelwithintent.com/challenge-and-theme-updates/">One Word Sunday</a></p>SEATING<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2016/01/chairs.html"><b>Guadalajara México</b></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFxHHaVYzzo0eVz6vqv8E4T2H2ytRPxiv7xPBwoTi6nqr0FO8UzapFdmtMmQLo_vsy2cK9_Zm8OcqhMV1Iv_ppC7py_kgUJ2w_khFtUSgT22tndRIBje6J3leGBDJORKm4Vm2n79o6c10CQml-H4T745e8wNPl_WjnArmAEIrP75WVkOjjaSEgR7jNoge/s3456/IMG_2528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFxHHaVYzzo0eVz6vqv8E4T2H2ytRPxiv7xPBwoTi6nqr0FO8UzapFdmtMmQLo_vsy2cK9_Zm8OcqhMV1Iv_ppC7py_kgUJ2w_khFtUSgT22tndRIBje6J3leGBDJORKm4Vm2n79o6c10CQml-H4T745e8wNPl_WjnArmAEIrP75WVkOjjaSEgR7jNoge/w640-h426/IMG_2528.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-72086026355055748922024-03-02T09:20:00.003-05:002024-03-03T08:19:46.687-05:00Jacked Up Coffee<div style="text-align: left;"> Linking up with <a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/">Marg at The Intrepid Reade</a>r</div><div><a href="https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/">Weekend Coffee Share</a></div><div><div wfd-id="34"><a href="https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/">Sunday Salon</a></div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div></div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div wfd-id="34">March 2024 - Toronto ON</div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA617yxrDIY5Ll5bGIG7mIXKG08vT_fPr62IV12J_SL_ULX9BLfn-xewPXqQ5gnVrAsApbqiqxEiOmsqO2lEzqgx6tGqyC5GVLMjfDb085yvlaYv9MFIfOR26UdwQqjqeKQH7zqAisTejeVEmnVmfN7QG8r4iDcIKHvYYRWLFSD287ZDSNrLPAbWnMUFC/s2760/20231206_113611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="2760" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA617yxrDIY5Ll5bGIG7mIXKG08vT_fPr62IV12J_SL_ULX9BLfn-xewPXqQ5gnVrAsApbqiqxEiOmsqO2lEzqgx6tGqyC5GVLMjfDb085yvlaYv9MFIfOR26UdwQqjqeKQH7zqAisTejeVEmnVmfN7QG8r4iDcIKHvYYRWLFSD287ZDSNrLPAbWnMUFC/w640-h548/20231206_113611.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Yorkville Toronto ON</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The weekend passed in a blur. Several loads of laundry got done, some housework. Tidied up some dresser drawers. John did some plumbing maintenance.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> I made two loaves of pumpkin cranberry bread, guacamole, chimichurri. </div><div style="text-align: left;">The bread took forever to bake, I finally cut it in half to get done.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBKecsX6OToJPHhzF_Ojc0VpSCTysrJ9_UDCdQN4RsFVeYKXXqeT83dLSsWMe6a1HmSu3oW9g4-pT9yhQK9xTo_vCT3VtJCDYhparDQ7Z9gL3TcONLachMP980hnrYVs0ksqP-pK8r9h6oupRa9BNna9blqxGxyYgWieLlxmvVes6odYJbq5m9I29EJzV/s4000/20240225_170859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBKecsX6OToJPHhzF_Ojc0VpSCTysrJ9_UDCdQN4RsFVeYKXXqeT83dLSsWMe6a1HmSu3oW9g4-pT9yhQK9xTo_vCT3VtJCDYhparDQ7Z9gL3TcONLachMP980hnrYVs0ksqP-pK8r9h6oupRa9BNna9blqxGxyYgWieLlxmvVes6odYJbq5m9I29EJzV/w640-h480/20240225_170859.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I worked on some upcoming blogs, did more photo editing etc.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We finally had a nice sunset.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGKwKLdIhgnKi9AY_fJch7KsQIcgDY-8fyGNE4TU-yyGpqv9EuS7kQGI18f_yaoT7jCzZmiMXxu4oKVZRFnCaVsxcAXXBd0jL8IplfMFKAL3jzgrkm6ZFC94ScMisZInsy0OhV-dq3A7jgRo_xOKJ1QSO10uUAjmsvTV6pc4Y5Tz4Syxb_Ycr_vhJpY-D/s4000/20240209_134434.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGKwKLdIhgnKi9AY_fJch7KsQIcgDY-8fyGNE4TU-yyGpqv9EuS7kQGI18f_yaoT7jCzZmiMXxu4oKVZRFnCaVsxcAXXBd0jL8IplfMFKAL3jzgrkm6ZFC94ScMisZInsy0OhV-dq3A7jgRo_xOKJ1QSO10uUAjmsvTV6pc4Y5Tz4Syxb_Ycr_vhJpY-D/w640-h480/20240209_134434.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On Monday I went shopping in the Eatonqu Centre, this mural was in a new store.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiL1IZz6uPHWL3DVCg-kJT4r2pAGdyBtqO9VuDEqZyWmNBV2MDS1JXH-G0wnK9BuHtlkWfUbW8ThE6fArr3g_d_s9iRmUSva2JNIcSvHkC3ZCPZONYrjC10HbIX2-AunO5BjpGnPS_CySfCRDoMkBPoLqKPvIXc-cmC5Ny84N47iQqp3PtQpJ5K4L_q9u9/s4000/20240226_145112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiL1IZz6uPHWL3DVCg-kJT4r2pAGdyBtqO9VuDEqZyWmNBV2MDS1JXH-G0wnK9BuHtlkWfUbW8ThE6fArr3g_d_s9iRmUSva2JNIcSvHkC3ZCPZONYrjC10HbIX2-AunO5BjpGnPS_CySfCRDoMkBPoLqKPvIXc-cmC5Ny84N47iQqp3PtQpJ5K4L_q9u9/w640-h480/20240226_145112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was a nice day for posing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uMlEFSAzYzusitieAUHwweFn2oHkRFGwjIrOTbhj3pQ6oT10gINx83ICuA-T_nCXxWBUN4MyqMIXGf0o4FUpJcLyu0t_ziUi1aljGZ5W2-S2_FXevtXmumDjn_b9UjFIpP0oXCp9TKFP3aRieIksMYa45shIXqYw-UoisjcuvdcC_eBoFYQKg2xgZD2t/s2482/20240226_151133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="2482" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uMlEFSAzYzusitieAUHwweFn2oHkRFGwjIrOTbhj3pQ6oT10gINx83ICuA-T_nCXxWBUN4MyqMIXGf0o4FUpJcLyu0t_ziUi1aljGZ5W2-S2_FXevtXmumDjn_b9UjFIpP0oXCp9TKFP3aRieIksMYa45shIXqYw-UoisjcuvdcC_eBoFYQKg2xgZD2t/w640-h570/20240226_151133.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I bought this baby gift for one of our concierges.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">John did a trip to the charity shop with two bags.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>In the Chef's Hall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcdDjdcL_NZH442v1O16Jj-VE-m3yAQ3oLyA8u0YOLDx46tCrjoV7oBLpN2pc4HcbnOorMfr7EUjUXXKghK30oT6-sLhkMFmYKKaeYf5BGC9n7woiTC4esh9H60JfOXYD9SIv5iEzVpMDoPmvx0TOYV8FgJN9B2WqggCDy0XPi0rUHc-I3LJdPW7FEHPp/s4000/20240227_141317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcdDjdcL_NZH442v1O16Jj-VE-m3yAQ3oLyA8u0YOLDx46tCrjoV7oBLpN2pc4HcbnOorMfr7EUjUXXKghK30oT6-sLhkMFmYKKaeYf5BGC9n7woiTC4esh9H60JfOXYD9SIv5iEzVpMDoPmvx0TOYV8FgJN9B2WqggCDy0XPi0rUHc-I3LJdPW7FEHPp/w640-h480/20240227_141317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KSqoPAt7aqJEVISLap5UC1FM5Ob2eITg9u53vAfq3GocIhCh0Ibyj3AYoyZRadQqjyzuSXFxs6scuaT4Ztv9RVEZikm8IKvJ1iaOLJ-uwhTD9bXEBiGJcbgMlSPbbaHD9ZglK53Opcqhe9gVG7m98FeIuRzBXu9umg43REI_XjpZbxJ_J2FFaSXgtcWF/w640-h480/20240227_141541.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bought a box of gluten free brigadeiros that I had sampled last week. They are very good but on the pricey side. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrKCKx7dBnAf9XPQ8TnRn5qkX0QT7eHe8BqgXhDBG2AGmtyzuTxS3htdzgrl5T0E9NPCQVnNNrJKxEictrZKbAYFkoI2dM-ugCxbHq0KzxFB0En39n0t7m9GscsftW11fvmA5FjMUFOoa8UUvCSySGAvTFZbyVJ5rnhKEmijmZkkDAIB9GgO43NnXEUvZ/s4000/20240227_180326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrKCKx7dBnAf9XPQ8TnRn5qkX0QT7eHe8BqgXhDBG2AGmtyzuTxS3htdzgrl5T0E9NPCQVnNNrJKxEictrZKbAYFkoI2dM-ugCxbHq0KzxFB0En39n0t7m9GscsftW11fvmA5FjMUFOoa8UUvCSySGAvTFZbyVJ5rnhKEmijmZkkDAIB9GgO43NnXEUvZ/w640-h480/20240227_180326.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bus driver brought me another curry to try.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqHTa_8DAh9U2GTJWiwMmiqwAMO3XntmJQoEiAWQb8119JePswnDIYxP0pemcKCCaXUq8c_ozyVrCUQUq2PnsCjjkyLPKSo8pkV9T6mkBbC7NKUbh6ntNYaOOdlLRSwd-lcjSR_Cc_disi_7XIIrkDW9IOkm6Jo-xFx54IfZkVycAwyhP1gA9h58ai0Ef/s4000/20240227_174122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqHTa_8DAh9U2GTJWiwMmiqwAMO3XntmJQoEiAWQb8119JePswnDIYxP0pemcKCCaXUq8c_ozyVrCUQUq2PnsCjjkyLPKSo8pkV9T6mkBbC7NKUbh6ntNYaOOdlLRSwd-lcjSR_Cc_disi_7XIIrkDW9IOkm6Jo-xFx54IfZkVycAwyhP1gA9h58ai0Ef/w480-h640/20240227_174122.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wednesday John had a couple of appointments so I met him for lunch in the new Scotia Plaza Market Eatery. John tired <a href="https://www.tongmein.com/">Tong Mein</a>, a gluten free Asian place, he had the jerk beef salad noodle bowl, he wasn't very impressed with it. I tried the crab cakes from Market Street Catch. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZErIi1xCpSOOXfqDdSPmfnq5l5Qzjd9Nr97OtrtDUup5rw98tStlfqU4Cg6f9vQHuT5CQU4zscSeuX_EwiegkHDav_EnkUVKl3j1y7GHOYh_dNMYRevnyWlplN4TItlSVAr6MlK94lOEOSiHU5baBk8VcafGp-_24MUpvDrQPv2pAagmSMwJcjPSVEhC/s4000/20240228_112731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZErIi1xCpSOOXfqDdSPmfnq5l5Qzjd9Nr97OtrtDUup5rw98tStlfqU4Cg6f9vQHuT5CQU4zscSeuX_EwiegkHDav_EnkUVKl3j1y7GHOYh_dNMYRevnyWlplN4TItlSVAr6MlK94lOEOSiHU5baBk8VcafGp-_24MUpvDrQPv2pAagmSMwJcjPSVEhC/w480-h640/20240228_112731.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wednesday's temperature went from a warm day and then did a drop of 10C degrees in 15 minutes! Then the winds came.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thursday morning was extremely cold and we had planned on going for breakfast and then to the AGO, but it was too cold so we had breakfast and took walk to <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/01/bevy.html">CIBC Square</a> where I had been a couple of weeks ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY4h_ihmDbG3da1_NWo7zbk_kOb6UaFBPqgxvgt_JNvoWVTYPKLLnZhBMV0Dl46mcd8cHySkvWYwUDZNWd9FplUIZycyTxAcvpdMafOhmjPndIRc4Sx0tK29TJynXpwOMUx2S1oMt0LtMmfvuC2snWE0IAoh4HnClJgbLXy6qAPkmqIvqLpofjzNbR95t/s4000/20240229_104739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="4000" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY4h_ihmDbG3da1_NWo7zbk_kOb6UaFBPqgxvgt_JNvoWVTYPKLLnZhBMV0Dl46mcd8cHySkvWYwUDZNWd9FplUIZycyTxAcvpdMafOhmjPndIRc4Sx0tK29TJynXpwOMUx2S1oMt0LtMmfvuC2snWE0IAoh4HnClJgbLXy6qAPkmqIvqLpofjzNbR95t/w640-h364/20240229_104739.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwriEu-Sl18sq4ikdWYt787pO0PN_XjH892FAwX7TLCWgLY_CRV05U3jjteuiZxfceXNUvVbiGQ0OL7k01q08SCel7FS9anZVG27fdff2EmTZoEbz2q0TLXWP0FWvUMhh101uHOqSEnpfj8KS5ywrlS71AaMBgjZqgsVh-Ncp3rGsYQ1HE7rGrkv0ap87n/s4000/20240229_104822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwriEu-Sl18sq4ikdWYt787pO0PN_XjH892FAwX7TLCWgLY_CRV05U3jjteuiZxfceXNUvVbiGQ0OL7k01q08SCel7FS9anZVG27fdff2EmTZoEbz2q0TLXWP0FWvUMhh101uHOqSEnpfj8KS5ywrlS71AaMBgjZqgsVh-Ncp3rGsYQ1HE7rGrkv0ap87n/w480-h640/20240229_104822.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We stepped outside for a different view of the city. CIBC is building another tower.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwNz9wvTCtI9EuZu5RyjKeV-NLED8lL33ufqMpxAwfT9721NRR9N9243fsQp8MiERtT7W1ISLxtcPie_I0wvm8qtsTH7IEmLpl-HKHsWh0WLbXcpzLVI5JquJdrayePuq9jt44vZMUBSMS6GCFsouNtEdfeiYFw1CO6U1VcyzsWRD5N8yqJMFxmb77gEV/s4000/20240229_105336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwNz9wvTCtI9EuZu5RyjKeV-NLED8lL33ufqMpxAwfT9721NRR9N9243fsQp8MiERtT7W1ISLxtcPie_I0wvm8qtsTH7IEmLpl-HKHsWh0WLbXcpzLVI5JquJdrayePuq9jt44vZMUBSMS6GCFsouNtEdfeiYFw1CO6U1VcyzsWRD5N8yqJMFxmb77gEV/w640-h296/20240229_105336.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnvyyKj9P7XpjQkFq82DvPWYyRbPgT7xjo4Rl6WleE3mXHw4nU5RgMlvk6dMzWZtQzjAk7QHeMcg6z3zXltsDZrzwGIH4ofAjV8pR53K3vGDKrezpjp8GVD6aztPvEJaO9ETflFq4u2mX7G27mqdmJXVEbUrDeSBxRG02ID01oVKSHKzPeZlsc-RXjn__/s4000/20240229_105403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Then he took his golf clubs to be regripped and picked up some groceries.</div><div style="text-align: left;">We headed downtown for our <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-coffee-dates-wip.html"><b>weekly coffee date.</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had a destination in mind and wanted to show John the<a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/02/balzacs.html"><b> sculpture and building I found last week.</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Click on photo to get the full impact of the staircase and reflection.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYZ2796Dhg7-MI8c3pnV_hJlEDnX_JmbCpJ1obHbmUuXpelAPA6OCqefHte6Y0YOxvLjk7gI0WDcgVxcRSUds9sVdHToxaTvS2Q5YwAl-bFfdpvDK47bZ8dlXV06WdLRCsUhrXGCbgTWs09tG9SA7H7AWOZ87UVmii4X6L5SxGQWjPT1hfzwIwewBy0Q-/s3486/sculpture%20reflection%20stairs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="3486" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYZ2796Dhg7-MI8c3pnV_hJlEDnX_JmbCpJ1obHbmUuXpelAPA6OCqefHte6Y0YOxvLjk7gI0WDcgVxcRSUds9sVdHToxaTvS2Q5YwAl-bFfdpvDK47bZ8dlXV06WdLRCsUhrXGCbgTWs09tG9SA7H7AWOZ87UVmii4X6L5SxGQWjPT1hfzwIwewBy0Q-/w640-h340/sculpture%20reflection%20stairs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>We found another coffee shop that was not on my list, <a href="https://aupaindore.com/en/">Au Pain Doré</a> on Adelaide.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdVaquLnqDo9XVxpGu71ESoD-4jXiGhnZFb36xcPaQyYWNfrJyZ6pK4YZjjl6OlBjaPcBqU4nTQO8FnZ6WzNt75qiySsKpK0CN1Y18N1e26oWZahBq5L2dDfhIW0bAvCUwBuOB8JQDe5NC6ty_HOiE6mUDICTf-GtFHCVAhFt9AdSypiwo8CltRnRLKV1/s4000/20240301_143430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdVaquLnqDo9XVxpGu71ESoD-4jXiGhnZFb36xcPaQyYWNfrJyZ6pK4YZjjl6OlBjaPcBqU4nTQO8FnZ6WzNt75qiySsKpK0CN1Y18N1e26oWZahBq5L2dDfhIW0bAvCUwBuOB8JQDe5NC6ty_HOiE6mUDICTf-GtFHCVAhFt9AdSypiwo8CltRnRLKV1/w480-h640/20240301_143430.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stepped out of our usual comfort zone and ordered macchiatos. It would have been nice if they had served it in a proper espresso cup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It would be a great place to have a croissant or sandwich on a baguette.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Caffè macchiato, sometimes called espresso macchiato, is an espresso coffee drink with a small amount of milk, usually foamed. 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No bacon, we forgot it in the oven!! Rosti - note to self let the shredded potatoes soak in cold water until ready to pat dry and cook.</div><div wfd-id="34">Thursday <a href="https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/coconut-shrimp-curry/">coconut shrimp curry</a> using the new mix with rice and broccolini. This was a good recipe and the fish masala was good too.</div><div wfd-id="34">Friday steak and loaded baked potatoes.</div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div wfd-id="34"><b>WATCHING</b></div><div wfd-id="34"><b><br /></b></div><div wfd-id="34">We finished the series Vigil - From the makers of LINE OF DUTY, in this police procedural, the mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the submarine HMS Vigil bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) and DS Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie) lead an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of Britain’s national security.</div><div wfd-id="34">Season 2 - When a weapons test turns deadly and allies from the Middle East are among the deceased, all eyes are on DCI Amy Silva, who tries to ignore the politics to find the truth.<br /></div><div wfd-id="34">Very good series.</div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div wfd-id="34"><b>READING</b></div><div wfd-id="34"><b><br /></b></div><div wfd-id="34"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLrBZLKYm_tTJFz3fsNe08sUeF24WgVXsXu0w0oQXzNmd_agnzWViE2Z2eGiTVCjd1E5UtBC-T0IEZ1w28lrVy-yIrldsO6PYBQX2toSLRIT4c3OZSgExR6EoDr61B8aHgaEBH-HEHYzSoy8bNMncnRsdvnaggHGytw2YiX0OjIJ5QW8kTZbJFJtTCYm_/s843/429684429_917325620402356_7060955296043389976_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLrBZLKYm_tTJFz3fsNe08sUeF24WgVXsXu0w0oQXzNmd_agnzWViE2Z2eGiTVCjd1E5UtBC-T0IEZ1w28lrVy-yIrldsO6PYBQX2toSLRIT4c3OZSgExR6EoDr61B8aHgaEBH-HEHYzSoy8bNMncnRsdvnaggHGytw2YiX0OjIJ5QW8kTZbJFJtTCYm_/w640-h640/429684429_917325620402356_7060955296043389976_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div wfd-id="34"><b><br /></b></div><div wfd-id="34">I gave up on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62919793-the-invisible-hour">The Invisible Hour</a> as I could see where the story was going and I wasn't interested.</div></div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div><div wfd-id="34">I really got into <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49014109-just-my-luck">Just My Luck</a>, Imagine winning the lottery!! I truly disliked her husband, and his ridiculous spending. I couldn't see what Lexi saw in him. We all know the horror stories about lottery winners but this book is full of interesting effects. There are several WOW I didn't see that coming moments!!!!</div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-26880432795836437952024-03-01T00:30:00.001-05:002024-03-01T00:30:00.132-05:00Weekend Roundup<p> Welcome to The Weekend Roundup...hosted by <a href="http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.ca/2018/01/the-weekend-roundup-a.html">Tom The Back Roads Traveller</a></p><p>1. Starts with "<b>I</b>"<br />2. A Favorite<br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">3.ICE - chosen by Tom</span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>Starts with I</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>ICEBERG </b>mural Twillingate Newfoundland</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFv00dpdhBwDBpjbVsLiSipBC4nVVJh4NQJHzlWPLO9_vL4akC8RVYH5Yc_qytwbOxM9y67MdcUuDbNsJv_ruHRxzHPVJMSbJ-7wxV0PWF7q_MJuwl7X_JoWS8OgXnz8mtAkJpzlzalNmonoY6i7PwN6_Bu5fXjGeaoKIyvvPrbuWh_0IcDVinyQqUZutB/s3984/mural%20iceberg.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFv00dpdhBwDBpjbVsLiSipBC4nVVJh4NQJHzlWPLO9_vL4akC8RVYH5Yc_qytwbOxM9y67MdcUuDbNsJv_ruHRxzHPVJMSbJ-7wxV0PWF7q_MJuwl7X_JoWS8OgXnz8mtAkJpzlzalNmonoY6i7PwN6_Bu5fXjGeaoKIyvvPrbuWh_0IcDVinyQqUZutB/w640-h426/mural%20iceberg.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>FAVOURITE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>INCHES </b>Spadina Ave. Toronto also known as The Fashion District</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QVn51Gor0j4f_6FWGRMedVWzPKuF4GnG7du-zJVVcK_yHeqL8PCj43JQKyeMnuJJZAO2S5R55VFzumerIYk9689mVWOo1FlraAiKYyhoPJhw0sLnAuzIdv13ZOKj769ePRvQbSTu1FplUvBUF95jjhGa38fHlhioYjMY3txVhntr-5v8l-Mycz6Zbdt4/s2048/sculpture%20fashion%20sewing%20spool%20(6)%20Cruise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QVn51Gor0j4f_6FWGRMedVWzPKuF4GnG7du-zJVVcK_yHeqL8PCj43JQKyeMnuJJZAO2S5R55VFzumerIYk9689mVWOo1FlraAiKYyhoPJhw0sLnAuzIdv13ZOKj769ePRvQbSTu1FplUvBUF95jjhGa38fHlhioYjMY3txVhntr-5v8l-Mycz6Zbdt4/w640-h480/sculpture%20fashion%20sewing%20spool%20(6)%20Cruise.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>ICE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Corner Brook Newfoundland</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFs3rwZScQm3lfslKnGfLJtUvzbYEpUyRNEIrBnvi0CcASTpqEpsVyAy2VZoilh8qnl7mx8uMfXwdQ9FJBzBVBaNYek9ybXyvLe3j-yfGhXw_R1T_-9ff-ULS2hj_mya5hU7W6f477IYkt2gEJEuAntGZ4z0nlPweDuAjzSyEx1IfaBWxiSdYOgVibAcE/s4032/beer%20glass%20ice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFs3rwZScQm3lfslKnGfLJtUvzbYEpUyRNEIrBnvi0CcASTpqEpsVyAy2VZoilh8qnl7mx8uMfXwdQ9FJBzBVBaNYek9ybXyvLe3j-yfGhXw_R1T_-9ff-ULS2hj_mya5hU7W6f477IYkt2gEJEuAntGZ4z0nlPweDuAjzSyEx1IfaBWxiSdYOgVibAcE/w480-h640/beer%20glass%20ice.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-91836083771790285852024-02-29T00:30:00.000-05:002024-02-29T00:30:00.122-05:00Throwback Thursday - Craigdorroch Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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While in Victoria we decided to walk to <a href="https://thecastle.ca/">Craigdorroch Castle</a>, don't let anyone tell you that it is a lovely walk from downtown, it is uphill and a long walk.</div>
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Craigdarroch Castle is a definitively Victorian experience. It is a shining example of a “bonanza castle” — massive houses built for entrepreneurs who became wealthy during the industrial age. In this case, the industrialist was Robert Dunsmuir, a Scottish immigrant who made his fortune from Vancouver Island coal.
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This legendary Victorian mansion, built between 1887 and 1890 on a hill overlooking the City of Victoria, announced to the world that Robert Dunsmuir was the richest and most important man in Western Canada.
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<br />Robert and Joan had two sons and eight daughters plus one child who died in infancy. As the Dunsmuir fortune grew, the family eventually moved from Nanaimo to Victoria and took up residence in 1885 in a house named Fairview situated near the Legislative Buildings. Robert at this point had been elected and was serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Nanaimo. <br />
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<br />Sometime after Joan Dunsmuir’s death, several art windows disappeared from the Castle. The largest of these windows were removed from the dining room, the sitting room, as well as a bathroom. The Castle Society plans to install reproductions of all the missing stained and art glass windows at Craigdarroch, which will involve careful study of historic photographs. <br />
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<br />James, the elder son, took charge of the mining operations in Nanaimo, and Alexander, the younger son, lived in San Francisco and managed the sales and shipping office. Dunsmuir coal now moved to market on Dunsmuir rail and in Dunsmuir ships and the business empire also included: collieries; an iron works; a saw mill; a quarry (the source of the sandstone for the exterior of Craigdarroch); a dyking company; a theatre; and extensive real estate.<br />
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<br />In 1887, two years after the last spike had been driven on the E&N railway, and five years after he started accumulating 28 acres of property, Robert Dunsmuir gave the orders to start building Craigdarroch. There were still three Dunsmuir daughters who were not married and the mansion would be the perfect venue to launch them into married life. <br /><br />
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<br />Unfortunately, he died in April 1889 before the house was completed. After Robert’s death, Joan spent some time travelling in Europe. Her sons oversaw the completion of the construction while she was in Europe and Joan, with her three unmarried daughters and two orphaned grandchildren, took up residence in 1890.<br />
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<br />Robert’s death brought strife to the family. Contrary to oral promises made to his sons, he left his entire Estate and business holdings to his wife, Joan. This was a blow to both James and Alex (then in their thirties) who had worked in the family business all their lives. It took seven years of negotiations with Joan before she would give her sons title to the San Francisco company. It took another three years before she agreed to their terms to purchase the Wellington Colliery. With this settlement, Alex Dunsmuir felt secure enough in his financial future to marry Josephine, a divorced woman that he had been living with as man and wife for close to twenty years. Their married life only lasted six weeks; Alex passed away on January 31, 1900 while they were in New York on their honeymoon.<br />
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<br />After the death of Alex, a costly quarrel over his Will again divided the family, setting Joan and her daughters against James. This quarrel triggered a lawsuit that went all the way to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London (in those days equivalent to the Supreme Court of Canada). James, who was Premier of British Columbia at the time the action was announced, was very much in the public eye. A story in the New York Times announced: “Premier sued by his Mother”. As a result of the legal action, Joan and James did not speak for years. When she died in 1908 having lived in Craigdarroch for 18 years, the local newspaper reported that James (then serving as Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia) was not expected to attend her funeral. At the last minute he changed his mind and did attend. During the service, he broke down and wept.<br />
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<br />Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com3Victoria, BC, Canada48.4284207 -123.3656444000000148.3441262 -123.5270059 48.512715199999995 -123.20428290000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-1917968767818572232024-02-26T00:30:00.001-05:002024-02-26T00:30:00.136-05:00Monday Mural<p> <a href="https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.ca/" style="background-color: white; color: #3244ff; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.5455px; line-height: 18.1818px;">I'm linking up at Monday Mural</a></p><p><br /></p><p>February 2024 - Toronto ON</p><p>Pearl St. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIhpuWoeQiRKQ_pAHx2EXF7yCl6OHIhlZUIZByvJVj_CTsw0U7sBCEHdZoHi6xql0liu1gh6k-Q7aV7TfOkWTAB8ZR9Z-DRucJ32uGT4yzKMq8gZXuGY9KKkyqGcNNXPiKmVbZZRg2F2F6a5FtNlR7D2L6cPgLBlNDMMPImAjd3FftECQZcZUE58mo_5r/s4000/20240209_134434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIhpuWoeQiRKQ_pAHx2EXF7yCl6OHIhlZUIZByvJVj_CTsw0U7sBCEHdZoHi6xql0liu1gh6k-Q7aV7TfOkWTAB8ZR9Z-DRucJ32uGT4yzKMq8gZXuGY9KKkyqGcNNXPiKmVbZZRg2F2F6a5FtNlR7D2L6cPgLBlNDMMPImAjd3FftECQZcZUE58mo_5r/w640-h480/20240209_134434.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Painted by Jarus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5G0GE71CgRDLNeVvrB9oQdt8diwHtL5HuECApFaLCZPvA7ruYQcN-lJAb9tbChJs5E2MH1gWgOjtOTgBoY7Wg3bwwEXMRv0Pl9LhH4AV_27atTOf3icvhasTTDMFJevmtLlYFsPWxy6kmWO1WvnGIzG1oxfD-4Xvh9KtAvv8P0KuA4ww6rCdQmilcrhcy/s4000/20240209_134448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5G0GE71CgRDLNeVvrB9oQdt8diwHtL5HuECApFaLCZPvA7ruYQcN-lJAb9tbChJs5E2MH1gWgOjtOTgBoY7Wg3bwwEXMRv0Pl9LhH4AV_27atTOf3icvhasTTDMFJevmtLlYFsPWxy6kmWO1WvnGIzG1oxfD-4Xvh9KtAvv8P0KuA4ww6rCdQmilcrhcy/w640-h480/20240209_134448.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQTRZ3e1EDwUktqNUlUt19-7seXXo4hrH3K0AXlDDDnuxLLw2yiAGrT5SRCOMa45MZMaif2ZAFCbrvkmDRB-pUVhB6acb_UPPdANEJCpt8BnC7dTOJuBtAcBDWykzyKVozqNqPOmzy7cOUmzwJcNoLROei6EV4V6QnZitIiB2ElPRity89hUwQrzRstyj/s4000/20240209_134513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQTRZ3e1EDwUktqNUlUt19-7seXXo4hrH3K0AXlDDDnuxLLw2yiAGrT5SRCOMa45MZMaif2ZAFCbrvkmDRB-pUVhB6acb_UPPdANEJCpt8BnC7dTOJuBtAcBDWykzyKVozqNqPOmzy7cOUmzwJcNoLROei6EV4V6QnZitIiB2ElPRity89hUwQrzRstyj/w640-h480/20240209_134513.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UIm0YRcn2t5eWCg4x5ivNTo7c2xpqJrilmgn1PI_iHebl9JUtwLEOlzwcxcsruSVuAMvGW2y_O6Yd6-NnFHHKaQBOAgrzxbp29tmbB_dzCsD1UlzPBe5_rFHUxhoCJft9UmDSzPfmMn9L1s-HBU_NsPZBtAYvISItLrsW3ZEPtKQU3slPxUvc2bqmOz5/s4000/20240209_134516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UIm0YRcn2t5eWCg4x5ivNTo7c2xpqJrilmgn1PI_iHebl9JUtwLEOlzwcxcsruSVuAMvGW2y_O6Yd6-NnFHHKaQBOAgrzxbp29tmbB_dzCsD1UlzPBe5_rFHUxhoCJft9UmDSzPfmMn9L1s-HBU_NsPZBtAYvISItLrsW3ZEPtKQU3slPxUvc2bqmOz5/w640-h480/20240209_134516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The only information I could find was this RFP (request for proposal). Obviously Jarus won the assignment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsJieQl9BgjXBetl7Cykwsj7UwmEIM-caOBdqUwOYNeS4W9AEJnHPKxusD2gB15Cpd4jk1Mr22yDbk1iaYt9_wmRrkxFFvRrApgcS3Zk9QlyZGG5t7nw7bto2aTxmkO3xufOnj9QMxkeQF3TVrNpVavoyCxIxfHw5piMS8L9HVvBxLh6XSYH3oIu8-aE9/s811/Screenshot%202024-02-09%20180257.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="651" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsJieQl9BgjXBetl7Cykwsj7UwmEIM-caOBdqUwOYNeS4W9AEJnHPKxusD2gB15Cpd4jk1Mr22yDbk1iaYt9_wmRrkxFFvRrApgcS3Zk9QlyZGG5t7nw7bto2aTxmkO3xufOnj9QMxkeQF3TVrNpVavoyCxIxfHw5piMS8L9HVvBxLh6XSYH3oIu8-aE9/w514-h640/Screenshot%202024-02-09%20180257.png" width="514" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-59829243179756370142024-02-24T13:13:00.004-05:002024-02-24T13:13:14.622-05:00One Word Sunday<p><a href="https://travelwithintent.com/challenge-and-theme-updates/">One Word Sunday</a></p><p><br /></p><p>SHADOW</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcJHJPEgphpdm_4sFSMFIMmsaSW-PPWh33seJ4rIp2L8HW99kAFJuFIXLmYcIbjpqM7KrKXWcdNI6ca6NLPjAjAax9fvLhUtwiv-Aid31xKNqbFrS6tRqoSQPFxvhZDGce2hyphenhyphen6UZMD4g9pyRSfyHxeyvuR3jkiLffATel8OwK1AraUy4TV5ixqHuUkqtQ/s960/jackie%20john%20shadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcJHJPEgphpdm_4sFSMFIMmsaSW-PPWh33seJ4rIp2L8HW99kAFJuFIXLmYcIbjpqM7KrKXWcdNI6ca6NLPjAjAax9fvLhUtwiv-Aid31xKNqbFrS6tRqoSQPFxvhZDGce2hyphenhyphen6UZMD4g9pyRSfyHxeyvuR3jkiLffATel8OwK1AraUy4TV5ixqHuUkqtQ/w640-h360/jackie%20john%20shadow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-64191129914598244762024-02-24T09:07:00.004-05:002024-02-26T18:57:00.377-05:00Balzac's<div style="text-align: left;"> Linking up with <a href="http://www.theintrepidreader.com/">Marg at The Intrepid Reade</a>r</div><div><div><a href="https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/">Weekend Coffee Share</a></div><div><div wfd-id="34"><a href="https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/">Sunday Salon</a></div><div wfd-id="34"><br /></div></div></div><p> February 2024</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoza-GP3iTK0Fm7yLC1wq1da39rNw6Wg_V94lQ_jWHGOq_naWUQ8k8sHLR_TT1EJNxU8qqlTX87driB-5QPzAHcNBH3YL2Pf9K1eJERN15kv3VdE3dyZjRzwcLCqDKNQHIP1uI_KGZdPWa99olsu4odYnj9zmthAt9fboKjFHDKW4IMZUX7kWfDv2LWET/s1910/coffee%20cafe%20patio%20balzac.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="1866" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoza-GP3iTK0Fm7yLC1wq1da39rNw6Wg_V94lQ_jWHGOq_naWUQ8k8sHLR_TT1EJNxU8qqlTX87driB-5QPzAHcNBH3YL2Pf9K1eJERN15kv3VdE3dyZjRzwcLCqDKNQHIP1uI_KGZdPWa99olsu4odYnj9zmthAt9fboKjFHDKW4IMZUX7kWfDv2LWET/w626-h640/coffee%20cafe%20patio%20balzac.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>June 2023 - Distillery District</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div>Saturday I had a reminder email from NEXUS to renew my card. NEXUS is designed to speed up border crossings into Canada and the United States (U.S.) for low-risk, pre-approved travellers. It is jointly run by the Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.<br /></div><div>Of course, they changed their online website and forms. As I am navigating through it John is questioning where his card is. Searched the house, he went down to the car, nada. So he starts the lost card process...</div><div>I then, smugly say mine is in my wallet, eh, no, it isn't....</div><div>After some searching, I think, hmmm, did we take them with us when we were going to the Yukon in August as we had thought we might go into Alaska??? I checked the purse I used (last time I used it) and sure enough it was in there.</div><div>That made John check his drawer again, he found it in his old wallet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then I was going to make my Guinness lamb shanks, oh, we don't have any dark beer!!! AHA I found one lonely Guinness.</div><div><br /></div><div>We ended up decluttering the travel box, why did we had a gazillion American grocery loyalty cards? And why did we keep a bazillion foreign SIM cards? Decluttered!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Guinness declutter</div><div>Sunday we rotated our mattress (exciting days!), well, John did as it is heavy. Why can't we flip mattresses anymore? <i>If a mattress cannot be flipped then the manufacturer can save money by putting less expensive cushions, covering and quilting on the bottom side.</i></div><div>I wanted to put a new mattress cover on so it was a good time to rotate.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2024/02/monday-mural_01849529207.html">Monday Mural</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtzgBuZEejDMiO7OQZXt64VjI9zkjtXpQNM1H_RyQSanHt-MHX_PjXBMfAdnh9dNjsj9ofKfofrIDSeB7SCzEUudTBqlB0vG0iJMoXPD5yr6_SDKzf5QsYYHhGeCflkRkblwXuXGm2MnP0o8ibEXH4327Aok3JQbIeNdRcRLHXKd8AvyVnHSMLkfVsV_I/s3304/20240209_135230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1612" data-original-width="3304" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtzgBuZEejDMiO7OQZXt64VjI9zkjtXpQNM1H_RyQSanHt-MHX_PjXBMfAdnh9dNjsj9ofKfofrIDSeB7SCzEUudTBqlB0vG0iJMoXPD5yr6_SDKzf5QsYYHhGeCflkRkblwXuXGm2MnP0o8ibEXH4327Aok3JQbIeNdRcRLHXKd8AvyVnHSMLkfVsV_I/w640-h312/20240209_135230.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I had a very productive day for a holiday Monday. I repotted some plants which led to dirt everywhere that had to be cleaned up, refilled by spice jars, also makes a mess and made a <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2017/10/my-recipe-box-pumpkin-cheesecake.html">pumpkin cheesecake</a>. I had just finished lecturing on the proper way to bake, reading the recipe etc. and I put an extra egg in the cheesecake! I had three in my head because I was thinking of making creme brulee. It turned out fine.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I opened this can first, expiry date 2025, I threw it out as I didn't like that black spot.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZgFTNxTdTjWYZKk1TE6KkbhLe2lcFkT7vH-GOfcVYtTioSB_ml1KSfBN3c1CewcHPcIho-_C7nhyxxKjhdDoILsVFmeQJQo9mLNCcJ0A2nhLJASWUcwWwFDCpg_3jgLFmCThYwo1u1qTeN_7g93GbmeKTxtgw13W10yndhKxGUZ7JFLXfVOKHQ1BtSXV/s4000/20240219_123046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZgFTNxTdTjWYZKk1TE6KkbhLe2lcFkT7vH-GOfcVYtTioSB_ml1KSfBN3c1CewcHPcIho-_C7nhyxxKjhdDoILsVFmeQJQo9mLNCcJ0A2nhLJASWUcwWwFDCpg_3jgLFmCThYwo1u1qTeN_7g93GbmeKTxtgw13W10yndhKxGUZ7JFLXfVOKHQ1BtSXV/w640-h480/20240219_123046.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTm5At-rejhoArWI6IL9q3uX5BZorOtMruaqit0PONpSXkapsIwLivsTqqHumxjehsW9FQzcmr-iwvK85AeJ1QOh1KA12XO9e97KfJOVqzoM-soTTgV5PrINq3yUJQ6QPyuxyqL80uZLJhZL99S9AGTZxn5Dz861gMU_kfZV9pbsVHq7LKfRcYj0KdGS3C/s4000/20240219_131336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTm5At-rejhoArWI6IL9q3uX5BZorOtMruaqit0PONpSXkapsIwLivsTqqHumxjehsW9FQzcmr-iwvK85AeJ1QOh1KA12XO9e97KfJOVqzoM-soTTgV5PrINq3yUJQ6QPyuxyqL80uZLJhZL99S9AGTZxn5Dz861gMU_kfZV9pbsVHq7LKfRcYj0KdGS3C/w480-h640/20240219_131336.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I usually order John's gluten free bread from Promise but they no longer offer free shipping over $100. I checked prices on Amazon and can do better with no shipping fees and it arrives the next day. Also the Schar's baguettes are a much better price.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I used my last gluten free graham crust in the pumpkin pie. I looked at Amazon and found I could get a dozen at a unit price of $4.40. My best price at a grocery store is $6.49.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It must be spring! The pigeons are back looking for nesting sites. This causes a lot of bad language here.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tuesday we headed to an early dinner at Libretto's pizza. We still had a $50 gift card.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFImzB5ffGFVcbifzU6IVnrDh23rIN3qishYdJyWBTRG8xT0BXpr_5wj4PeoQ1iDxlXwV9kRqyqdwZ74YIFXzwxxLfUITOGE3Wh6fWMKs88ZdwTP-hL1XCMiCpArLwXKuyKaqLYSmuT5a62lbXrxNvIkRC5S-u4FRkFn19ea_-s0R8BFLVp7OHzfqIpYd/s4000/20240220_171727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFImzB5ffGFVcbifzU6IVnrDh23rIN3qishYdJyWBTRG8xT0BXpr_5wj4PeoQ1iDxlXwV9kRqyqdwZ74YIFXzwxxLfUITOGE3Wh6fWMKs88ZdwTP-hL1XCMiCpArLwXKuyKaqLYSmuT5a62lbXrxNvIkRC5S-u4FRkFn19ea_-s0R8BFLVp7OHzfqIpYd/w480-h640/20240220_171727.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We went to the 7:30 performance but I took this photo last week.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9_JiBWt9pXY_QaM2nAoxMYpbkotDdvnyAUeH62f_me3G7HR2M0sUixQjBsnNEXujhD6VVhLLPf4rL9gIyYkF9aktPoazBwNdm4L6ITSPjcODXQFJ7_JhK6gL6ZVdIRX_F-s290GObeQCmO7S7beQruY1GLOKHBMwkccPq_6LzVK4udRU3V4BPpGZUAls/s4000/20240209_142135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9_JiBWt9pXY_QaM2nAoxMYpbkotDdvnyAUeH62f_me3G7HR2M0sUixQjBsnNEXujhD6VVhLLPf4rL9gIyYkF9aktPoazBwNdm4L6ITSPjcODXQFJ7_JhK6gL6ZVdIRX_F-s290GObeQCmO7S7beQruY1GLOKHBMwkccPq_6LzVK4udRU3V4BPpGZUAls/w640-h480/20240209_142135.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We waited in this little lounge off the lobby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPaXmMz1qZre4YmzG-IO_QUIjqeHgAl405Wwj8iMMxL_PBgSWS092irw1xSgg_576xFYmx7eKN_4joAwComWsOJ7D4GG8FUUTvEcK6xkmZFK-2hCHMHV5wvNatIbmopPCipTrWS95J5PuHdlxckw4oE3IFimvWiYfYk0H4T2UMKbIzE67ZbCpEwPYzoPb/s4000/20240220_185517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPaXmMz1qZre4YmzG-IO_QUIjqeHgAl405Wwj8iMMxL_PBgSWS092irw1xSgg_576xFYmx7eKN_4joAwComWsOJ7D4GG8FUUTvEcK6xkmZFK-2hCHMHV5wvNatIbmopPCipTrWS95J5PuHdlxckw4oE3IFimvWiYfYk0H4T2UMKbIzE67ZbCpEwPYzoPb/w640-h480/20240220_185517.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8Y0l80TMxdMrt7kNVWCTJeOgeundcSNbCqYIbxyDGNLQUPLiUPpRjc4B39z9BEN8IZ9t2tFmUvpLXzAmNs8blyEaSQh_JzoGUVYKVfZ6J5hfWgQ-zcdateBoeb4jRgoXTzoHwQpSj50UPLgPblvzHIeb6xMtuXU2ZWVf11__kl3IcKMzCWAnfgPWzOUJ/s4000/20240220_192703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8Y0l80TMxdMrt7kNVWCTJeOgeundcSNbCqYIbxyDGNLQUPLiUPpRjc4B39z9BEN8IZ9t2tFmUvpLXzAmNs8blyEaSQh_JzoGUVYKVfZ6J5hfWgQ-zcdateBoeb4jRgoXTzoHwQpSj50UPLgPblvzHIeb6xMtuXU2ZWVf11__kl3IcKMzCWAnfgPWzOUJ/w640-h480/20240220_192703.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Excellent production, no intermission just 80 minutes of pure energy.</div><i>SIX is a new original musical with book, music and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. It is a modern retelling of the six wives of Henry VIII presented as a pop concert, as the Queens take turns singing and telling their stories to see who suffered the most due to Henry and should, therefore, become the group’s lead singer. But not everything goes according to plan and along the way they discover something even more valuable, reclaiming their own narrative and remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st century girl power!</i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODKjpsKSyDI6h2sf6YiV2djGrJLOg1UxtA6bYN2hZAEOpRMA5uRVMpU-3y8rUmWezLrg5wh0u1Nvnc0E9lDIhM3ER9mgBUoM9P9MlZCM4qXxyHDTHBjpDy8Lu8MlKpaPOKTLzeHVyM5B2Zc8MzPGQTdk1xiINjOJJPGmPfQz8euVxLeF-SaZrY6bVlH_O/s1800/hr_1800x1200_six-2023-1800x1200-GetToKnow-web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODKjpsKSyDI6h2sf6YiV2djGrJLOg1UxtA6bYN2hZAEOpRMA5uRVMpU-3y8rUmWezLrg5wh0u1Nvnc0E9lDIhM3ER9mgBUoM9P9MlZCM4qXxyHDTHBjpDy8Lu8MlKpaPOKTLzeHVyM5B2Zc8MzPGQTdk1xiINjOJJPGmPfQz8euVxLeF-SaZrY6bVlH_O/w640-h426/hr_1800x1200_six-2023-1800x1200-GetToKnow-web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyqEP9ou8Vc">Click here if the video doesn't work SIX</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VyqEP9ou8Vc" width="320" youtube-src-id="VyqEP9ou8Vc"></iframe></div><br /><div>We Uber'd home.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wednesday I did some wandering before getting my hair trimmed.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>When an opportunity presented itself for Liberty to open a fine dining spot in Toronto’s business district, the two metaphorically grabbed the bull by the horns. They are now at the helm of the <a href="https://www.bluebovine.com/">Blue Bovine Steak and Sushi House</a>, situated in the newly revitalized Union Station.</i></div><i>The massive bull at the entrance of the restaurant, Nadia Di Donato said the bull weighs around 1,500 lbs., was meticulously hand-sculpted under her supervision, and is set to serve as “Toronto’s own rendition” of Wall Street’s famed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/28/new-york-fearless-girl-charging-bull-wall-street">Charging Bull</a>.</i><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavJpybHpIA30gs9no0Y5h-VcxPN6aOIaEpo_qiFq2z0tjBR7Vwy_b59oYFijJ6ldyU_ZnE0bVRJ13HPunQg1QB5MoUMnNQRIUQfdFRvOaCCRPu9TV5FUbkEfjQm_bwsXSTa5KL6w0Pdcjmd3JkXUFYEurqz7E1ItV7snbk3XXGx44eB1ScV5qLxkaPGoS/s4000/20240221_125914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="4000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavJpybHpIA30gs9no0Y5h-VcxPN6aOIaEpo_qiFq2z0tjBR7Vwy_b59oYFijJ6ldyU_ZnE0bVRJ13HPunQg1QB5MoUMnNQRIUQfdFRvOaCCRPu9TV5FUbkEfjQm_bwsXSTa5KL6w0Pdcjmd3JkXUFYEurqz7E1ItV7snbk3XXGx44eB1ScV5qLxkaPGoS/w640-h404/20240221_125914.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The steps of the former Commercial/ Merchant/ Bank of Montreal and now RBC Dominion Securities building inside Brookfield Place. <br /><br /><br />Built around the crystal cathedral of Brookfield Place and around all the modern new buildings is the façade of little bank. The building was built in 1845 by William Thomas who also designed St. Mike’s Cathedral, St. Lawrence Hall and the Don Jail. The building first housed the Commercial bank which was based out of Kingston Ontario. The bank did not survive and the building became the home of the Merchant Bank of Canada in 1868. However that bank also did not survive and then the building housed the Bank Of Montreal. It is unknown when the bank left the building, but one report suggests around World War Two, when Clarkson, Gordon and Dilworth moved into the building until 1969. Afterwards the history of this building seems to be lost.<br /><br />Eventually the building was restored to its former glory. Now the building is not where it was before. In fact it sat on 13-15 Wellington Street. The façade was taken apart and relocated to where it is today inside Brookfield Place.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTdAilTX8SUJ20UcpUeRIbPMXw-_SPtPQXsZgzyjOP63OY3mQ_-rT8r6z9Dupct2Eaz45McOKS0xH3j9kyVG-lBQB2sI3TQpiEHUNytmDVapuiFqoJPVa1xg_lN5lm-dbDf67eVelWSqCx3c5DaJsJphBbxr_CPniXGW3XEdAGQZEBqO3RQEOhrhX3a79/s4000/20240221_130529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTdAilTX8SUJ20UcpUeRIbPMXw-_SPtPQXsZgzyjOP63OY3mQ_-rT8r6z9Dupct2Eaz45McOKS0xH3j9kyVG-lBQB2sI3TQpiEHUNytmDVapuiFqoJPVa1xg_lN5lm-dbDf67eVelWSqCx3c5DaJsJphBbxr_CPniXGW3XEdAGQZEBqO3RQEOhrhX3a79/w640-h480/20240221_130529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Walking up Yonge St.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyMl2HFbY-Q-KhsMBK1GXkw0aH2Qjc8x_kUGmQmN47qCgHK5eO22e3Ak-jlpesQ-singNc10UFZReJa2cYXpbAY0AIfi8d09uHwjX9AS2M4zZA77SVtIvdyytoAyH8Sa75WkfHT0iliKp2cNy3I_FxbAM8gQWojB8r1pVT-AajcWzcMYbxRvVy4js3jhC/s4000/20240221_130843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyMl2HFbY-Q-KhsMBK1GXkw0aH2Qjc8x_kUGmQmN47qCgHK5eO22e3Ak-jlpesQ-singNc10UFZReJa2cYXpbAY0AIfi8d09uHwjX9AS2M4zZA77SVtIvdyytoAyH8Sa75WkfHT0iliKp2cNy3I_FxbAM8gQWojB8r1pVT-AajcWzcMYbxRvVy4js3jhC/w480-h640/20240221_130843.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k2ssFJBNg_yrFgQ00D-MiwJu9s5XLIZ2sazZoKkxlI9nPuC21hz4aRs-JGWu1Ijey1XX7cpp-wqUYJrsCRpaPrXvvoKtaW-D6XA3kiOGN0-sc9cdsW6BJ5d56S2PiUZf3pxdCZy3rZMxwR9VtGZducG6UymM3eHAXyxP51dj3TAoKNNluPpiEog21vEh/s4000/20240221_131735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k2ssFJBNg_yrFgQ00D-MiwJu9s5XLIZ2sazZoKkxlI9nPuC21hz4aRs-JGWu1Ijey1XX7cpp-wqUYJrsCRpaPrXvvoKtaW-D6XA3kiOGN0-sc9cdsW6BJ5d56S2PiUZf3pxdCZy3rZMxwR9VtGZducG6UymM3eHAXyxP51dj3TAoKNNluPpiEog21vEh/w640-h480/20240221_131735.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>And this is what I was looking for! 36 Toronto St.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5mOXgQdx3tRXN3M3bv03JpTK3yqQXV3r_pQxDnxv_jRvvhr7R1tAWXtBAwZ7kn0fSelET1oGcDNH5p9jfZekxwt7rU845I7yQWK2V6DX_qau8HG0yLrP_k489tHUn_ObWZga4UERta1iYb2nrRWhSC71bvCtqI977Lvcs2WmHC440Ef7HtYuR8TkV9yD/s4000/20240221_133028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5mOXgQdx3tRXN3M3bv03JpTK3yqQXV3r_pQxDnxv_jRvvhr7R1tAWXtBAwZ7kn0fSelET1oGcDNH5p9jfZekxwt7rU845I7yQWK2V6DX_qau8HG0yLrP_k489tHUn_ObWZga4UERta1iYb2nrRWhSC71bvCtqI977Lvcs2WmHC440Ef7HtYuR8TkV9yD/w480-h640/20240221_133028.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Excelsior Life Building / Millichamps Building</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpskuxTQfYPL8KlvxV8RFRa2MJ58WRw3TQomjvbtFCHC5JKHYK6Y2AnxOjrPVjaEapdebcq0EdbbtfdBgMC-pPHQXRuqYmuc8ArIA5VaLONkIsfaaEBgMGmbCybf51PsK4F0Pff5imGu0ra8BvRa00U1wxP6IECG_nlYaHUsI_XiAvMK9RxytB9pMpoNB/s1360/20210718_085719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpskuxTQfYPL8KlvxV8RFRa2MJ58WRw3TQomjvbtFCHC5JKHYK6Y2AnxOjrPVjaEapdebcq0EdbbtfdBgMC-pPHQXRuqYmuc8ArIA5VaLONkIsfaaEBgMGmbCybf51PsK4F0Pff5imGu0ra8BvRa00U1wxP6IECG_nlYaHUsI_XiAvMK9RxytB9pMpoNB/w640-h480/20210718_085719.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Millichamp address was 39 Adelaide and the Excelsior Life Building is 36 Toronto St. <br /><br />In 1986-1987, the 1914 Lennox Building and the 1874 Millichamp Building were added to with a new structure which included an atrium between the two of them. This property’s contribution lies in its historic role in the establishment of Toronto Street as a corporate and financial hub in the late 19th and early 20th century, and its historic association with prominent early 20th century Toronto architect E.J. Lennox. The structures contribute to the physical character of the District through their Italianate architectural detailing and the transition they provide between the contemporary Financial District and the St. Lawrence neighbourhood.</div><div><br /></div><div>The source for these two photos is the <a href="https://www.torontojourney416.com/millichamp-building-then-now/">Toronto Heritage Registrar.</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKK5fbdX7YmclJAkvPmDeAl4CD6xfyVdHTD5Lc7aeQAqqNzYksZ1ThJd57hcbzc2pTHHcmNmbyzAf9iPV9_itB9fXeBY-vlzjnRHzyGXY5FQp5aPP_pAz_KhOWwiritppQhv-CigPggIb6swhZFQ8zvr8BVDifnBJuam6ymKHZ4BeC-z-NQMEybxw7uB4/s1039/millichamp%201972.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1039" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKK5fbdX7YmclJAkvPmDeAl4CD6xfyVdHTD5Lc7aeQAqqNzYksZ1ThJd57hcbzc2pTHHcmNmbyzAf9iPV9_itB9fXeBY-vlzjnRHzyGXY5FQp5aPP_pAz_KhOWwiritppQhv-CigPggIb6swhZFQ8zvr8BVDifnBJuam6ymKHZ4BeC-z-NQMEybxw7uB4/w640-h482/millichamp%201972.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlmYaM5dPjQKyq57Kj5uML4vrMAtgM5HrTJrnyTR5pRn14eGJUlbfGhd4d7zB8GUGy09NjW2TsnXtPIDa5foW3cca6OapYxBwS7eNj59R1oS8ZJPaSdFPjKk9XA5da-aL1K9d32DdA3BGUnE0uADI-qw6s6eK57dWFdvQ9T85GisGninOxYi2uakE7ExX/s1048/millichamp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1048" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlmYaM5dPjQKyq57Kj5uML4vrMAtgM5HrTJrnyTR5pRn14eGJUlbfGhd4d7zB8GUGy09NjW2TsnXtPIDa5foW3cca6OapYxBwS7eNj59R1oS8ZJPaSdFPjKk9XA5da-aL1K9d32DdA3BGUnE0uADI-qw6s6eK57dWFdvQ9T85GisGninOxYi2uakE7ExX/w640-h446/millichamp.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>With the atrium the building now has the address of 36 Toronto St. although it is really on Adelaide. </div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQeJ4ZT815ZVkedUuLv3fKYyi13bt2N4ztiueF_TbjlfE_VknaASBeqwS-G5PYvAaqPra_fhOml9cjlMAHh1johX_I02nLHWQEkdygJhQ1Tu-5CKtzEcuRpIox51uL5bsXuKnuV0iG4PJbtAzPMK5EXsa7WOdIDjf4m2bm4rmlcLB0fvISSSM0D2KYU59/s4000/20240221_132628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQeJ4ZT815ZVkedUuLv3fKYyi13bt2N4ztiueF_TbjlfE_VknaASBeqwS-G5PYvAaqPra_fhOml9cjlMAHh1johX_I02nLHWQEkdygJhQ1Tu-5CKtzEcuRpIox51uL5bsXuKnuV0iG4PJbtAzPMK5EXsa7WOdIDjf4m2bm4rmlcLB0fvISSSM0D2KYU59/w480-h640/20240221_132628.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCXjXUJhqnxcqh24lTaYNA_EG_mwdavXx7f7DcOlOBCU-lYO7blBf1ECDC8FwYC-vJJ8QG_2CdrQ5VyWI9pAY_aHqDKPvVzA7VPB4brd2AOWkC4hjy5c2qxOF_BrNOy7G3Ep0JGyMh8miji4G0aY3nrefibF9V4pM3q92VSsszGQjewG8ULCRlOQs5NQU/s4000/20240221_132708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCXjXUJhqnxcqh24lTaYNA_EG_mwdavXx7f7DcOlOBCU-lYO7blBf1ECDC8FwYC-vJJ8QG_2CdrQ5VyWI9pAY_aHqDKPvVzA7VPB4brd2AOWkC4hjy5c2qxOF_BrNOy7G3Ep0JGyMh8miji4G0aY3nrefibF9V4pM3q92VSsszGQjewG8ULCRlOQs5NQU/w640-h480/20240221_132708.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IwuqzNH5Pmeka0cdqB55Anr4DXU0EJY_8YXPWVjIrctnCF6qfPTLHkkdHFG8aV_Gg2l7TdFQIOclxVJjSEYzohUdpfRelsEWxWtnUJDpehH1rD-kYX9nPZronuReMiaKkujF0UoTpWNa2i-ol1agMB-19-14_T3etoJwxrDEPGg1HFuKmI_QDJ-zmLqU/s4000/20240221_133000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IwuqzNH5Pmeka0cdqB55Anr4DXU0EJY_8YXPWVjIrctnCF6qfPTLHkkdHFG8aV_Gg2l7TdFQIOclxVJjSEYzohUdpfRelsEWxWtnUJDpehH1rD-kYX9nPZronuReMiaKkujF0UoTpWNa2i-ol1agMB-19-14_T3etoJwxrDEPGg1HFuKmI_QDJ-zmLqU/w480-h640/20240221_133000.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This 11-storey building, designed by prominent Toronto architect E. J. Lennox, was the tallest building on the block at the time of construction. It was named after the Excelsior Life Insurance Company, whose offices were located within. It replaced the Union Block, a Second Empire-style office building that stood here from 1873 to 1914. Its exterior is constructed of terracotta stone with a granite base and is designed in the Classical Italianate style, with decorative columns near the top. A reconstruction project by Strong Associates in 1987 connected it to the Millichamp Building via a glass atrium.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinF0TUeZ2YSzO2bpD3SD7Pk_U03_z5tqGvCs61PzkaBy0uWrJBZtpu8Hnjd6ds1Fv74LENH6n1yCLTwD2t2bJROYxQaZmzr-R-kINd_yn2GHWIfD7vwoJF7FeLQgpVl25VL2asBE9bkklLadDij5Kaqa5YhF7t3aeYQW6DD5PSgjqcyu3Rs4y6gqijFSCP/s4000/20240221_133119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinF0TUeZ2YSzO2bpD3SD7Pk_U03_z5tqGvCs61PzkaBy0uWrJBZtpu8Hnjd6ds1Fv74LENH6n1yCLTwD2t2bJROYxQaZmzr-R-kINd_yn2GHWIfD7vwoJF7FeLQgpVl25VL2asBE9bkklLadDij5Kaqa5YhF7t3aeYQW6DD5PSgjqcyu3Rs4y6gqijFSCP/w640-h480/20240221_133119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9AlWQ7gioXBBSGWKIJ_WX6gMFse9zy6qGzz7AcWG67Lz1fo1JEYhoBfuWOo23UewZHSp-tf5A_x6SVNmFZhoUvi-HByK-UdhW1HpwZzttgDHXNuxDdHErCnr7pFGTyNBNl8K524p-IhWrUeBGP1Zk9c8knWn1_qWDZ3SLuVxOQriMdj0zHmZs5dB-2vh/s4000/20240221_133142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9AlWQ7gioXBBSGWKIJ_WX6gMFse9zy6qGzz7AcWG67Lz1fo1JEYhoBfuWOo23UewZHSp-tf5A_x6SVNmFZhoUvi-HByK-UdhW1HpwZzttgDHXNuxDdHErCnr7pFGTyNBNl8K524p-IhWrUeBGP1Zk9c8knWn1_qWDZ3SLuVxOQriMdj0zHmZs5dB-2vh/w640-h480/20240221_133142.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Suspended Stairway 1986 by Joshua Kalfa.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35v_FKaf4IzOpU1zyIKrIs2A7t_scSxlpBzua1uK9uff6UlaJR38irmZxeI5BKC3pSPeBBNlgrxWls8gjYL1cwyr6VqV-KfXywdPjk7aRBNc3Ciywc0OLAoHZ9IXXSwFCNOI51VcKQYSjLYSD8769WSA7HztQ2O5cxXcFRd_Q2r_dpiHxjDLz4y4vFO4V/s4000/20240221_132808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35v_FKaf4IzOpU1zyIKrIs2A7t_scSxlpBzua1uK9uff6UlaJR38irmZxeI5BKC3pSPeBBNlgrxWls8gjYL1cwyr6VqV-KfXywdPjk7aRBNc3Ciywc0OLAoHZ9IXXSwFCNOI51VcKQYSjLYSD8769WSA7HztQ2O5cxXcFRd_Q2r_dpiHxjDLz4y4vFO4V/w480-h640/20240221_132808.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Spanning across the expansive atrium of 36 Toronto Street, the work of art depicts giant bronze women climbing the staircase (also bronze) suspended in air.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTPSp_9UPIUDxKYmbzjCr96JbuvoOj0YUlajCqQy7ixMmJjKzs8ljPbVEtzXg06tx2T-vUyK_bcClIKaC7TyJM9zBYwpdwPBWN5LBsk_3e-FU3l9xLpD8v5FcJ6XyOV52TcuPi__TYiossw0KPReWxJwK3zIq_ZZcTDxO9Fvg7gqQL1Bysv-WxZQ21cdf/s4000/20240221_132844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTPSp_9UPIUDxKYmbzjCr96JbuvoOj0YUlajCqQy7ixMmJjKzs8ljPbVEtzXg06tx2T-vUyK_bcClIKaC7TyJM9zBYwpdwPBWN5LBsk_3e-FU3l9xLpD8v5FcJ6XyOV52TcuPi__TYiossw0KPReWxJwK3zIq_ZZcTDxO9Fvg7gqQL1Bysv-WxZQ21cdf/w480-h640/20240221_132844.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Corporate career ladder? Glass ceiling for women? Or take the stairs??</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwv6PxydaXgprtXGhyphenhyphenp5-mYBLY5dEsntN2WNzIiwlpTdTesNpvMT2G506ApDqOLCpbjPYBfxbrW0RsE8vs0vGkilLSvaaE_lHVVhugMRYIAqoXB56pLurTUPDJXG6e2uLnz_sVaUpTa_ch93x_dl_PNYRzxraJ1W5hdnBPR5e10I-1utrV6AW6auor7itp/s4000/20240221_132913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwv6PxydaXgprtXGhyphenhyphenp5-mYBLY5dEsntN2WNzIiwlpTdTesNpvMT2G506ApDqOLCpbjPYBfxbrW0RsE8vs0vGkilLSvaaE_lHVVhugMRYIAqoXB56pLurTUPDJXG6e2uLnz_sVaUpTa_ch93x_dl_PNYRzxraJ1W5hdnBPR5e10I-1utrV6AW6auor7itp/w640-h480/20240221_132913.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kalfa, a Toronto-based artist, works with steel to create his works, often depicting animals or mundane human scenes (a man on a bench, clothes drying on a line) through his unique artistic eye.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILDD4Ni0B9ieSjhy7pWEEMI-R78RaH07wXpgKuys9EUWv4Cyp2Y5p-1lOK8R-nqqJmRycLpXuH8XUtF3IP5uNo9aCT14F0qGn1a20V56kQyrR4XOegXbRUn5SiFPkui7TQfVRyXbtb2jj-tuBKvMVh-U8rRLODysRemE9X28SJP_L2dHPZNrZFYFKWXJD/s4000/20240221_132925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILDD4Ni0B9ieSjhy7pWEEMI-R78RaH07wXpgKuys9EUWv4Cyp2Y5p-1lOK8R-nqqJmRycLpXuH8XUtF3IP5uNo9aCT14F0qGn1a20V56kQyrR4XOegXbRUn5SiFPkui7TQfVRyXbtb2jj-tuBKvMVh-U8rRLODysRemE9X28SJP_L2dHPZNrZFYFKWXJD/w480-h640/20240221_132925.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And directly across the street is this building.</div><div><br /></div><i>This building was the headquarters of the Consumers’ Gas Company for 125 years. It was built in stages between 1852 and 1899 on what was one of Toronto’s principal financial streets. Architect Joseph Sheard designed the first building at 17 Toronto Street and 24 years later, architect David Brash Dick designed an addition at 19 Toronto Street. In 1899, Dick unified the appearance of the buildings with a Renaissance Revival-style façade that included Corinthian pilasters, ornate windows, and columns made of granite from the Bay of Fundy. The ground-floor hall, decorated with an intricate mosaic floor and brass teller’s cages, was a customer service area. Offices were located on the upper floors. The Consumers’ Gas Company initially provided Toronto with street lighting; in 1879, it expanded to serve homes and businesses as well. After the Consumers’ Gas Company moved in 1977, the structure deteriorated. In 1983, it was renovated by the architecture firm Stone & Kohn.<br /><br /></i>The building currently houses Don Alfonso 1890 Italian Restaurant; and Rosewater Room the award-winning event venue by Liberty Entertainment Group, the same group as mentioned above with the bull!<i><br />.</i><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-H-0DrQuMGHxoj9DjxtPWQeHesf8ra979DfmYfFGrNCmquyQCqdSDmTHFROpMTN6q8Lt71nmxnDve8WOCwziEMvgtL5V2yfO1P_sn_rIKZZsHhaMIyEqBdYh7x7FnF5IPVnVTXLpL77lR8prbrRxq00CCffDGVWtopyy9iMTBYfTg8X0vcVl4hbyS3DfA/s4000/20240221_133254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-H-0DrQuMGHxoj9DjxtPWQeHesf8ra979DfmYfFGrNCmquyQCqdSDmTHFROpMTN6q8Lt71nmxnDve8WOCwziEMvgtL5V2yfO1P_sn_rIKZZsHhaMIyEqBdYh7x7FnF5IPVnVTXLpL77lR8prbrRxq00CCffDGVWtopyy9iMTBYfTg8X0vcVl4hbyS3DfA/w480-h640/20240221_133254.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsK4J4gy_rj1jTCqaQ5imT9Wln4XQcDnFgs-f_dOSQrtvpWroqJ1wWCJh0U-9UlS8mSVpUvuE7NM57xIhZUv1TN4DTo1anVx2DTlbm-iHvSGBC5odGWwkc0wrWvOHdhsySazsrqM04EuCEDNFYisj8hQ4-bpAfITCt50sgogvJXvrRLtbMTMoYWWd2Arls/s4000/20240221_133218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsK4J4gy_rj1jTCqaQ5imT9Wln4XQcDnFgs-f_dOSQrtvpWroqJ1wWCJh0U-9UlS8mSVpUvuE7NM57xIhZUv1TN4DTo1anVx2DTlbm-iHvSGBC5odGWwkc0wrWvOHdhsySazsrqM04EuCEDNFYisj8hQ4-bpAfITCt50sgogvJXvrRLtbMTMoYWWd2Arls/w640-h480/20240221_133218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thursday we had a maintenance appointment for the air coil system (controls heat and air conditioning) with a window of 9-1 and they came at 12:30. Yeah, he also fixed to temperature to Celsius.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we both ran some errands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_RY7jGzSEm4n5Rk40J0j366xazD9sklHaWYkTcU4kmJoh8xDds9DyDmTbnWV5ngxt4OFzXEFVuFayajJ2HO-bzcMn2LSsVosi4YVNXtooztK7PQc4UTu8NT6M8DeawNgeEltLUTIOtpi6I2esHY-nACob4eRmuVe0I7tB-HVtCGfZNXwD2Vm_Bvcxswj/s4000/20240223_120030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_RY7jGzSEm4n5Rk40J0j366xazD9sklHaWYkTcU4kmJoh8xDds9DyDmTbnWV5ngxt4OFzXEFVuFayajJ2HO-bzcMn2LSsVosi4YVNXtooztK7PQc4UTu8NT6M8DeawNgeEltLUTIOtpi6I2esHY-nACob4eRmuVe0I7tB-HVtCGfZNXwD2Vm_Bvcxswj/w640-h480/20240223_120030.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Friday we decided to go to the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) as it was 8C and sunny. We have had an incredible February. However, when we got there it too busy so we went for coffee instead.</div><div><br /></div><div>Walking down St. Patrick, we don't usually. We both remembered driving here during the pandemic when we were looking at weird houses, that the half house was on this street.<a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2021/03/breakfast-lunch.html"><b> Click here to see that weird house.</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8ynNbxoIcFvewSnM-q16ELT2p-60QveuTKCr0dHD4fK0ZV7yO0Y8reHj7DP0m_gWVxRf0TkSfwX5GHewW48rkLFvjOAKjcbZ_Qk-hTH28RaKXrlVlw0l8jlOTx9XOmv1uST48CpMtL3372PRLvMmjhKAKh0VnV_bIpAnbd0YhgaUXNcN-HwHrelO8Akm/s4000/20240223_141224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8ynNbxoIcFvewSnM-q16ELT2p-60QveuTKCr0dHD4fK0ZV7yO0Y8reHj7DP0m_gWVxRf0TkSfwX5GHewW48rkLFvjOAKjcbZ_Qk-hTH28RaKXrlVlw0l8jlOTx9XOmv1uST48CpMtL3372PRLvMmjhKAKh0VnV_bIpAnbd0YhgaUXNcN-HwHrelO8Akm/w480-h640/20240223_141224.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0XVxETa15m5lOn4wvZB6WlfBBq5F_oMiaBQhdbRiDaOQ-P_ZlI0GFfq5f_a82cSRUdhfIbNYYJSN9oxO3v0LqAlM2YzEzSSmEdUC6FIk1nk1HuZFt4oRj582QxsRCjF23RjavlMX16RDAcE-mWBJPb3R_NBAbvWkVIzZcufAiLRhCWjfB9rqNt4H5xyC/s4000/20240223_141818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0XVxETa15m5lOn4wvZB6WlfBBq5F_oMiaBQhdbRiDaOQ-P_ZlI0GFfq5f_a82cSRUdhfIbNYYJSN9oxO3v0LqAlM2YzEzSSmEdUC6FIk1nk1HuZFt4oRj582QxsRCjF23RjavlMX16RDAcE-mWBJPb3R_NBAbvWkVIzZcufAiLRhCWjfB9rqNt4H5xyC/w480-h640/20240223_141818.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAm9InZCWj0AzNLi_enNqvwPF8kQh3k1oQswwakvo-IY8tp9F3ERx6iB5sk5IfMDOh9UiSutKA0KqHyAiZuefymzgZEKljSlI7hi-tSGWRoNCCsoHtEKaBTXpG9kad4TJ9yJF4BLVIhOCJuazFa1iJpQzMW-o4lL2oY8wlzLTte0f_7XJb5wmKXk1UFrH/s4000/20240223_141726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAm9InZCWj0AzNLi_enNqvwPF8kQh3k1oQswwakvo-IY8tp9F3ERx6iB5sk5IfMDOh9UiSutKA0KqHyAiZuefymzgZEKljSlI7hi-tSGWRoNCCsoHtEKaBTXpG9kad4TJ9yJF4BLVIhOCJuazFa1iJpQzMW-o4lL2oY8wlzLTte0f_7XJb5wmKXk1UFrH/w640-h296/20240223_141726.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week's coffee spot, Hotblack Coffee on Queen St. W.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BAuEOlFkEqP1DUpBGpACGor4O0F2gPeGywCV2Q70FtCqmzU6qLowKNcHgDvrOOcmT4PPE9SzrTXrzMSkL-H-Gz0_VJ6agpch5vyD2A0x_sCxm0gr42-ESAOrdSeCoYUV_LkEGj209pJCPRZwuiUvd-zS9H8QplwfTKvwYINFE2yu_Uq5movQxyiYHf4T/s4000/20240223_143433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BAuEOlFkEqP1DUpBGpACGor4O0F2gPeGywCV2Q70FtCqmzU6qLowKNcHgDvrOOcmT4PPE9SzrTXrzMSkL-H-Gz0_VJ6agpch5vyD2A0x_sCxm0gr42-ESAOrdSeCoYUV_LkEGj209pJCPRZwuiUvd-zS9H8QplwfTKvwYINFE2yu_Uq5movQxyiYHf4T/w640-h480/20240223_143433.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_A32J3Hkihb3GfxfX6_3Yh4l1MsKdiYs9_HC0rqEs6VVrt71qObXRWlyEAMeKnw4goa2ykv34snETQhMcOVrjag3xkHxSLcRvvus_zL1U8ztNNWhT1HYHSByLLrVGIiqc7jzwRNce031IP_EWVFxOi9V01V1v2oD4Ba2N7UCShSWPAB52JJ5XBVBFXl_/s4000/20240223_142025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_A32J3Hkihb3GfxfX6_3Yh4l1MsKdiYs9_HC0rqEs6VVrt71qObXRWlyEAMeKnw4goa2ykv34snETQhMcOVrjag3xkHxSLcRvvus_zL1U8ztNNWhT1HYHSByLLrVGIiqc7jzwRNce031IP_EWVFxOi9V01V1v2oD4Ba2N7UCShSWPAB52JJ5XBVBFXl_/w480-h640/20240223_142025.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The barista suggested the Ethiopian ethically sourced beans, in a latte and a cappuccino. They were good, very smooth.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BIyXMkY7qFXNxTnqmEqivb_jlr88sp9f46K9QncI1CJH2SU30dhluk11nBUrr9sxq4ZP7ukgWZRBva6p8hgG1GRjUikfFBE7xyndhDKenohy1DbsL584so8gvXVygKMewL0aeUQo40oqEDVaSGN5VlMueZEaDPGM9ljhWTPN4FrdjmytndnjwThESQxo/s4000/20240223_142323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BIyXMkY7qFXNxTnqmEqivb_jlr88sp9f46K9QncI1CJH2SU30dhluk11nBUrr9sxq4ZP7ukgWZRBva6p8hgG1GRjUikfFBE7xyndhDKenohy1DbsL584so8gvXVygKMewL0aeUQo40oqEDVaSGN5VlMueZEaDPGM9ljhWTPN4FrdjmytndnjwThESQxo/w640-h480/20240223_142323.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJIiXbpHOGFVtHRhjqlnwcZQFweNvYT5Mz2vZU4e4-XFWh1yqRgdETI-vMH84Lp5GDtgAhmgk4yWJ1vK6IymnqUuNi78_TJrnFsv9ob3MEzLXid2U35_b1DriS_OBN1GwF_G-q1BrP15ufKO6_Zk7mmPx8h2X75-r5ld1R9fmhieEvgak88B4z6aGTCwv/s4000/20240223_143418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJIiXbpHOGFVtHRhjqlnwcZQFweNvYT5Mz2vZU4e4-XFWh1yqRgdETI-vMH84Lp5GDtgAhmgk4yWJ1vK6IymnqUuNi78_TJrnFsv9ob3MEzLXid2U35_b1DriS_OBN1GwF_G-q1BrP15ufKO6_Zk7mmPx8h2X75-r5ld1R9fmhieEvgak88B4z6aGTCwv/w480-h640/20240223_143418.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hollywood Hi cannabis shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nlhw4Pz7ziNE3IARB4VVR8zSXUqiY0w1dmyTK6BqFGynHLYwy8kQQQ3yxF-Iy8uTzhgyKQ0vtY1fJVB0XX4j2jLx1-gUf6FodEu8gJef5QNBpFBVM3nCSmgsgPtcQBd8vESaJ-VWM4d33IfC9Z764O4vQm3vTylOfBi6K40KTb9OhbgiA5TSABmTzAq4/s4000/20240223_143507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nlhw4Pz7ziNE3IARB4VVR8zSXUqiY0w1dmyTK6BqFGynHLYwy8kQQQ3yxF-Iy8uTzhgyKQ0vtY1fJVB0XX4j2jLx1-gUf6FodEu8gJef5QNBpFBVM3nCSmgsgPtcQBd8vESaJ-VWM4d33IfC9Z764O4vQm3vTylOfBi6K40KTb9OhbgiA5TSABmTzAq4/w640-h480/20240223_143507.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Saving the facade of an old bank building.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88YDmOtYKlBpy2_8BOQ8QAclA_8qIcornm7D0Jg1ljo1GL3KstUj-Z208s_Xq3CjYEPzP-0kv2q2O6SBRdRUduNaICuzInz5huNcbAuMEBVqzq22HHzGXdQVI5gcpv5NxxNaTBUCzsulMKwVEDVXV5WFvfqcqKTQH9B6i8a7SiJdfJgUwnhX1ZtQK1JcI/s4000/20240223_143720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88YDmOtYKlBpy2_8BOQ8QAclA_8qIcornm7D0Jg1ljo1GL3KstUj-Z208s_Xq3CjYEPzP-0kv2q2O6SBRdRUduNaICuzInz5huNcbAuMEBVqzq22HHzGXdQVI5gcpv5NxxNaTBUCzsulMKwVEDVXV5WFvfqcqKTQH9B6i8a7SiJdfJgUwnhX1ZtQK1JcI/w480-h640/20240223_143720.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This photo of the CIBC on the northwest corner of Simcoe and Queen Street West was taken on August 23, 1931.<br />The impressive building was completed in 1930, a year after the great Wall Street crash. However, the designs for it were created prior to the economic crisis, its restrained but rich architecture a testament to the prosperous decade of the 1920s. It was constructed on the site of the Harris Hotel, an unpretentious hostelry that was demolished to provide a site for the bank.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhvO5jAm319GDj4Po_GwvKl4_P9Rj1BwfNgJhxKdfG9gV7YYbwsH49lDqKYJIcwvwaJm5TWvbnIlqvsumr53zxJUDmKMfFolSbfDeFPCdhz3OMj-SdQVXaXnwsq-xktPWamV2ZB7-P-BrCj-Lc9JLAN2mKJF-SJuP3GEUn3McvKE3ORHlCO87mSvLs66o/s608/queen%20and%20simcoe%201930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="608" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhvO5jAm319GDj4Po_GwvKl4_P9Rj1BwfNgJhxKdfG9gV7YYbwsH49lDqKYJIcwvwaJm5TWvbnIlqvsumr53zxJUDmKMfFolSbfDeFPCdhz3OMj-SdQVXaXnwsq-xktPWamV2ZB7-P-BrCj-Lc9JLAN2mKJF-SJuP3GEUn3McvKE3ORHlCO87mSvLs66o/w640-h416/queen%20and%20simcoe%201930.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>We cut through the lobby of the very swanky Shangri-La Hotel.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2g1va_Okazd2NYD6HZikmGS5RfibOCJmuTCXZyKfHPASq8azs0wluGOS2e25Kn5n2Wwgun0BKh1E3YKHR-kvMWbXsWp7lKy9BsH97D6B_Ml1unossvAVYuCUG8xl_SRpQ2NGAVXjv9Q4MLR9N6JKdkLAU_aUgXS4BsoC1hgVUQBUG2fU-PTn2bTGADM7/s4000/20240223_144130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2g1va_Okazd2NYD6HZikmGS5RfibOCJmuTCXZyKfHPASq8azs0wluGOS2e25Kn5n2Wwgun0BKh1E3YKHR-kvMWbXsWp7lKy9BsH97D6B_Ml1unossvAVYuCUG8xl_SRpQ2NGAVXjv9Q4MLR9N6JKdkLAU_aUgXS4BsoC1hgVUQBUG2fU-PTn2bTGADM7/w640-h480/20240223_144130.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">WTF? It was beautiful out today but coming home the winds picked up and we now have a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">this from the management office. It is expected to feel like -20C with the wind chill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" bgcolor="White" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; padding-bottom: 10px; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 20px;">Cold Weather Alert<u></u></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 50px 30px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><u></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px;">Dear Residents<br /><br />Cold Weather Alert – Please be advised that environment Canada forecasts indicate that we will experience temperatures below minus 12 degrees Celsius, tonight. <br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXeptI-BaVcb6D5NQlxDqRsFogAGFOximbRxn7btG_lMgLYdmQaHEZlIiLQtkYTnlMd_A9FipncXemMWRSLa3hzAMGsSaui_hnllTSgBs5YtS2shS1k3m5hTNkvv-TP7CbRT3D1JfHo5wqdgupTN8ryxxMdTFj4V08xytAVv12GYC9fyYtJzLRiqxBy_o/s204/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="204" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXeptI-BaVcb6D5NQlxDqRsFogAGFOximbRxn7btG_lMgLYdmQaHEZlIiLQtkYTnlMd_A9FipncXemMWRSLa3hzAMGsSaui_hnllTSgBs5YtS2shS1k3m5hTNkvv-TP7CbRT3D1JfHo5wqdgupTN8ryxxMdTFj4V08xytAVv12GYC9fyYtJzLRiqxBy_o/s1600/download.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So -12C then Tuesday's forecast is 12C, a 24 degree difference!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>COOKING</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Saturday slow cooker lamb shanks in Guinness with mashed potatoes and carrots/turnips</div><div style="text-align: left;">Shrimp and <a href="https://www.inspiredtaste.net/18487/classic-caesar-salad-recipe-with-butter-croutons/">egg-free Caesar salad dressing</a>. These shrimp were cleaned and cooked from Longo's and were delicious. I even made a shrimp salad sandwich (like a lobster roll) for lunch. Then I remembered I should have made it like a UK <a href="https://www.littlesugarsnaps.com/prawn-sandwich/">prawn sandwich</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RWHBNavpsvC-isZ4XMESJ6J-_Ggxe7ZTqDm0iodNSNb0iNQSCHAGXl11xnp-Xrf36beximUifTG50nClHk3gOVXC9DaDijcwvYfwoSBBWZ-U27_tM0esgvjULTXeoOnEVrtpytvolbOgNXCR8KRdtkcENhCt2K8F2tSjSerQZPX9ikK1GY_gycMie89A/s304/shrimp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="295" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RWHBNavpsvC-isZ4XMESJ6J-_Ggxe7ZTqDm0iodNSNb0iNQSCHAGXl11xnp-Xrf36beximUifTG50nClHk3gOVXC9DaDijcwvYfwoSBBWZ-U27_tM0esgvjULTXeoOnEVrtpytvolbOgNXCR8KRdtkcENhCt2K8F2tSjSerQZPX9ikK1GY_gycMie89A/s1600/shrimp.png" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I did make a soda bread that was uneatable, I didn't have enough milk and read that I could substitute heavy (whipping) cream and water in equal parts, I don't think this worked. But I also had used a new gluten free flour I had ordered so.... <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Monday chicken divan to use up the broccoli</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tuesday dinner out pizza Libretto image above</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wednesday <a href="https://dinnerthendessert.com/shake-and-bake-pork-chops/#comments">shake and bake pork chops </a>($2.50 10 ounce chop Metro) mashed potatoes and broccoli</div><div style="text-align: left;">Thursday <a href="https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2017/05/my-recipe-box-asian-chicken-wraps.html">Asian pork lettuce wraps</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Friday stuffed flank steak (delicious) with roasted potatoes and broccolini</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WATCHING</b></div><div><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21822590/">The Woman in the Wall</a> is a six-part mystery drama created by Joe Murtagh and starring Ruth Wilson (a favourite of mine) and Daryl McCormack.</div>Lorna (Wilson) wakes up to find the dead body of a woman in her house. Lorna has a long history of trauma-based sleepwalking that stretches back to her time spent in Ireland’s controversial <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_laundries">Magdalene laundries</a>.<br /><div>I finished episode 5 and went WTF??? Then discovered that episode 6 doesn't air until next week.</div><div>John binge watched and then we watched the last episode together.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4481066/">Giant Little Ones </a>2018 pretty solid movie about friendship, parenting, and social acceptance of ''atypical'' sexuality people are avoiding to talk about or deal with in real life.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">No Hard Feelings</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13061914/">Locked Down</a> is a 2021 American romantic comedy heist film. The film stars Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor, with Stephen Merchant, Mindy Kaling, Lucy Boynton, Mark Gatiss, Claes Bang, Ben Stiller, and Ben Kingsley in supporting roles. Locked Down follows a couple who plan to execute a jewelry heist. It was written, financed, and filmed entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic. I don't know why this didn't get better reviews, we really enjoyed it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14773478/">Medusa Deluxe</a> 2022 A murder mystery set in a competitive hairdressing contest. Extravagance and excess collide, as the death of a contestant sows seeds of division in a community whose passion for hair verges on obsession.<br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10196368/">Nothing Compares</a> 2022 following the career of singer Sinéad O'Connor through her rise to fame and how her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>We started the series <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18925452/">True Detective: Night Country </a>Jodie Foster and professional boxer Kali Reis are at the helm of <a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/hbo-failed-true-detective-night-country-comment/">the series</a>, which centres on an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of eight men from a research station in Alaska.</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><b style="font-weight: bold;">WOO HOO </b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27954448/"><b>Law & Order Toronto:Criminal Intent</b></a> premieres!!! Click here for a good recap of the first episode.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRlnIIzoeh8kGConDb8Yd9gqTGSPHGYGwCAN0lP_OzEsSueMrQ7VrqLCX7Pmtsd_RHYMsjU9WqNkMUVpVp0qwiU0LZhYfjYGmqyonQ-iRn_96lImOHCQzD1bleogzx1yVRSuralUfQ5c6AyA5txX1eokdIJSemmWgsOalCFBOZK4W54mUNd6lxpwsdiBV/s645/LOTCI_S1_citytv_01_showart_430x645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="430" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRlnIIzoeh8kGConDb8Yd9gqTGSPHGYGwCAN0lP_OzEsSueMrQ7VrqLCX7Pmtsd_RHYMsjU9WqNkMUVpVp0qwiU0LZhYfjYGmqyonQ-iRn_96lImOHCQzD1bleogzx1yVRSuralUfQ5c6AyA5txX1eokdIJSemmWgsOalCFBOZK4W54mUNd6lxpwsdiBV/w426-h640/LOTCI_S1_citytv_01_showart_430x645.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div><b>READING</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I tried reading <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40409798-the-irishman-s-daughter">The Irishman's Daughter</a> but couldn't get very far, I found the writing to be very uninspired and boring.</div><div><br /></div><div>I started <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63241104-tom-lake">Tom Lake</a> and thought why did everyone love this book?? But I stuck with it and it did grew on me although not to a 5 star rating, more like a 3. I do find Ann Patchett's writing a little dry. The main reason I stuck with the book was the link to the play Our Town. Our Town was the first play I ever saw (high school production) and it gave me my love of theatre.</div></div><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396178747528220061.post-3922406760705499682024-02-23T17:43:00.000-05:002024-02-23T17:43:01.448-05:00Weekend Roundup<p> Welcome to The Weekend Roundup...hosted by <a href="http://backroadstraveller.blogspot.ca/2018/01/the-weekend-roundup-a.html">Tom The Back Roads Traveller</a></p><p>1. Starts with "<b>H</b>"<br />2. A Favorite<br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">3.HELP - chosen by Tom</span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></p><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>Starts with H</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>HALIBURTON HIGHLANDS</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhia_MGTdA8IVYWIjlN1nr0Gov_0yeoSbdyZ-1P8lm3nbgXxPIIiNWKSVEU4gU9dbqgJhzsRtErOxzGswds6dpvZI5p_P7T7dxNxOi-4R_BopRdkYiMbDDd9qROF9V33U9qco3Lmv9y1M6bv1nXCvxKU9yZv2q87KjLxzA3awneqwkExG3Nq5wD3NkPrEXk/s4000/20230925_135612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhia_MGTdA8IVYWIjlN1nr0Gov_0yeoSbdyZ-1P8lm3nbgXxPIIiNWKSVEU4gU9dbqgJhzsRtErOxzGswds6dpvZI5p_P7T7dxNxOi-4R_BopRdkYiMbDDd9qROF9V33U9qco3Lmv9y1M6bv1nXCvxKU9yZv2q87KjLxzA3awneqwkExG3Nq5wD3NkPrEXk/w480-h640/20230925_135612.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>FAVOURITE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>HOP ON HOP OFF</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeHNpfOel60kRGw_TkRgaQ1jmH-a6QKqA0l_NQHrzC4NsE2gO5StHzNWTVh2Gw4B5kbBsedDtkO7ovE_w9SzSiTH3xbbsp4wKhVACFIoW-Nhm9qkCEvR7q7-pv8Olf0H_0UA0OjPE_u_E-Ce2vcBb9Q-WA-Nl5aIwKaORq9NgCHyZuHM6ppf1dqQkpBnv/s4000/street%20corner%20contrast%20streetcar%20hop%20on%20(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeHNpfOel60kRGw_TkRgaQ1jmH-a6QKqA0l_NQHrzC4NsE2gO5StHzNWTVh2Gw4B5kbBsedDtkO7ovE_w9SzSiTH3xbbsp4wKhVACFIoW-Nhm9qkCEvR7q7-pv8Olf0H_0UA0OjPE_u_E-Ce2vcBb9Q-WA-Nl5aIwKaORq9NgCHyZuHM6ppf1dqQkpBnv/w640-h296/street%20corner%20contrast%20streetcar%20hop%20on%20(7).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>HELP</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL7ellr-Rf1PWBDuWh19ChYP7tG0GajJo9YcNtWcTJ27IQWnYFEUgpThNndKsirCKpymRy-ZE0EKwIAt5mntrgRUR2Oh-W9JFvlUKXgqxgbGX831YuZp6h3IDOkl7lWjH8KUINB2jLPHosiVcCs2jtV0UYjfpkED6-AhQwFCPIzGblVYX4sObzcukzngA/s2977/fire%20station%20dog%20hydrant%20mural%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2174" data-original-width="2977" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL7ellr-Rf1PWBDuWh19ChYP7tG0GajJo9YcNtWcTJ27IQWnYFEUgpThNndKsirCKpymRy-ZE0EKwIAt5mntrgRUR2Oh-W9JFvlUKXgqxgbGX831YuZp6h3IDOkl7lWjH8KUINB2jLPHosiVcCs2jtV0UYjfpkED6-AhQwFCPIzGblVYX4sObzcukzngA/w640-h468/fire%20station%20dog%20hydrant%20mural%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span></div>Jackie McGuinnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com1