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My travel companions for #LexGoFurther–A Ford Escape

My travel companions for #LexGoFurther–A Ford Escape

For the most part, I was alone while on this trip, but I did have some companionship during the trip. Gerry joined me for the warm-up leg from Toronto to Kingston, which meant once I got the car I had to wait for him to finish up his day before we could hit the road… waiting waiting waiting… I’d say I was patient, but I’d be lying. The Ford Escape itself was definitely one of my travel companions, too but I’m not much of a namer so it/she will be referred to as “the car”, the “Ford Escape”, “it” or…

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The Red Ford Mustang That Started It All – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

The Red Ford Mustang That Started It All – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

There were a lot of road trips and a lot of driving in my youth. I remember fondly the yellow Volkswagen Beetles, the blue Datsun, the burgundy Peugeot, but the car that stands out the most is the red Ford Mustang. My grandmother’s car.  My grandmother was a sporty, speed freak and she really wanted a red Ford mustang. So she got a red Ford mustang.  Then she drove it and she drove it FAST! In the red Ford Mustang, I experienced the thrill of speed and the terror of speed uncontrolled; developed a healthy fear of bad driving and…

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Walker in a Winter Wonderland

Walker in a Winter Wonderland

Walker in a Winter Wonderland

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My Xmas Saints & Angels

My Xmas Saints & Angels

Inspired by this shot taken 5 years ago, we have taken to getting our holiday dining companions to pose with their chargers. Some achieve very angelic visages, some a little more humours, but they have all been good sports. If you want to recreate this experience with your friends and family, remember a couple of tips: 1. always pose after the wine has been opened, poured and consumed. Makes for more amusing photos and more patience all around (though occasionally fuzzier photos) 2. always use the chargers because A. they are usually a little larger and shiner than your dinner…

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Poutine For The First Time (from CETOblog.com)

Poutine For The First Time (from CETOblog.com)

One of the great things about having interns from away, is that you get to introduce them to food.  Or at least you do when you work at CheapEats!  That means you also get to revisit and re-experiencing foods and cuisines that have become ubiquitous and by extension taken for granted. via www.cetoblog.com

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5YAT: 24 Hours Ashore

5YAT: 24 Hours Ashore

20 December, 2004 – Snowy & Blowy & Grey [This post is part of the 5 Years Ago Today Series] Ack!  Dark! Though it is 0530. Happy I found the head light. Breakfast for me and the animals, packing and then strapped on the sled and started trudging (0715). [view of the island from the glen-shore as the sun started peeking up] Crossing was good! The snow on the ice was very slightly crusty and very slightly damp but it was an easy crossing. Then to the store & to town. As I drove through Rothesay more snow and wind…

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Like Daughter Like Mother

Like Daughter Like Mother

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Eli On Telly

Eli On Telly

  We hit the Science Centre yesterday to see the Superheroes exhibit. In this exhibit Eli cycled to power the lights in the camera booth.

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Screened

Screened

I love how this photo of dad looks so much like a painting by an old master, complete with rustic frame.  In truth, it’s dad’s bedroom window.

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Waiting

Waiting

 

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More Than Just A Gorllia Pod

More Than Just A Gorllia Pod

With alittle imagination your Gorillapod can become almost anything… even a member of the family. Perhaps the start of a long and silly friendship.

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The Story of The Travel Bunny

The Story of The Travel Bunny

Have I told you the tale of the Travel Bunny? Stop me if you’ve heard this one. One Easter weekend, a long long time ago, I was in the magical Town of King’s visiting my mother. I was very poor. I was attending university and all my funds had gone into paying for my classes and the cold, dingy hovel I shared with 4 other students and 3 UNIX boxes. Food was scarce and money was scarcer, but I had scrapped together enough pennies to get me to my mother’s house for this important celebration of hams and lambs, of…

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