Category: Travels
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We had another lovely day at the Gryphon Ridge Highland Farm last Saturday – and as a treat we were invited to a wine tasting at Frogpond Farm, Ontario’s first certified organic winery. A quick visit to their site shows that they are passionate about sustainability and clean energy. The owner, Jens, gave us a…
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I don’t get creeped out easily – abandoned places fascinate me, and the more decrepit the better. So when we found an abandoned factory in a place called Lyons Falls, upstate New York I was ready to settle down for a good long study. They also had a dam and a waterfall – I mean,…
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What trip to NYC is complete without a visit (or 2) to the cooler-than-cool Soho neighbourhood? Ok, ostensibly to shop for clothes.. but really to go to Purl Soho. And it didn’t disappoint in the least. Yarn purchased in a different area code is exempt from my yarn diet, right? I couldn’t resist some goodies…
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I took lots of photos in New York City – but these 2 are my favourites :)
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I took a new toy to the escarpment on the weekend – the Lee Filter Big Stopper. The Big Stopper is a lens filter that drops your exposure by 10 stops, allowing for much longer exposures even in bright sunlight. Long exposures make for some great special effects, and waterfalls were an obvious place to…
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I’ve got a new toy :) It’s the Lee Filter Big Stopper, and it deserves it’s own post. We took it out to wine country yesterday to test-drive it – it really shines when used with running water and where better to go than the Escarpment, which boasts more waterfalls than anywhere else in the…
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It’s finally bright and warm and sunny in Toronto – patio weather, cold drinks, ice in drinks… and I thought about icebergs…. it makes sense. Or maybe it’s just Atlantic Canada calling my name….
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I was admiring my socks (and how they feel in Crocs… oh, the cushiness…) and I was thinking perhaps I had enjoyed them quite enough and they were due for a wash. This got me thinking ‘what the hell was in that yarn anyway?’ which led sadly to ‘I haven’t a clue’. I bought the…
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I wanted to share some more of El Salvador – here is an area called La Libertad. Great restaurants, great surf and fantastic views :)
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Finally – 45 gigs later, the El Salvador trip is complete and processed :) I want to start with a really beautiful place, that happens to also be the most ‘touristy’ place we saw on the trip – El Tunco. El Tunco (the pig, in their aboriginal language) is so named for the rock formation…
The Blue Brick 