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This hurricane was the strongest storm, on record, in the Panhandle of Florida and the 4th strongest ever to hit the shores of the U.S.A. Originating in the south-western Caribbean Sea on October 2nd. 2018 it strengthened rapidily crossing the Gulf of Mexico and reached a Category 4 by October 9th. With wind speeds of 155mph it made landfall at Read more…
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At last good weather we can get out into the garden and try and sort out some of the massive growth of flowers and weeds. We have a small three bed-roomed semi-detached bungalow, but here in Canada they open up all the basement – so down there we have a recreation room, laundry, and shower room. But it is the Read more…
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Calgary is such a change from Toronto. Gone are the huge concrete buildings, the massive traffic jams and the hordes of people. Only the weather took a bit to get used too. It could snow one day then a chinook wind would come through and there would be brilliant sun shine. Zoe, Shane and family have certainly got used to Read more…
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” Numbers by the sides of names refer to the pictures “. Robert Burns was born on the 25th January, 1759 in Alloway ( 2 ), two miles from the city of Ayr. He was the oldest of seven children born to William Burnes and his wife Agnes Broun. William built the house Robert was born in. A self-educated farmer Read more…
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“The numbers against the text will signify the picture of the animal/bird/insect as it appears”. The Highland Cow (1) is not now considered a ‘wild’ animal as this docile beast is domesticated and is kept for its buttery milk and high quality beef, which is very good as it is low in cholesterol. However, this mammal, originating in the highlands Read more…
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Castlebay, Barra at the MacNeil Gathering in August 2016 was a happy place, people going about their business with a smile, for every one of us, whether we came from Canada, Australia, South Africa or Britain. Not so this week. Crowds gathered again on Barra for a more sombre occasion. On May 22nd 2017, 395 miles away in Manchester, England Read more…
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As we wait for Spring to turn into summer, we wonder if our ground hogs are coming back. They lived under our shed, for all of last summer, and they really weren’t that scared of us. We could watch them quite easily. They would stare us in the eye and proclaim their right to run through my newly grown vegetables. Read more…
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The Clan Mac Neil in Canada enjoyed getting together to celebrate a Robbie Burns Supper for a number of years. We first gathered, with a few friends, at The Crows Nest Restaurant, in Newmarket. Soon our numbers out grew the nice little room, at the top of the stairs, and we were forced to move to a larger establishment, also Read more…
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One house in Pickering, Ontario excels in Christmas Lights every year. Every child, and adult for that matter, need to catch the bus laid on by the Pickering Township, and visit the lights from early December. The owners start to install the lights for months before the first switch is turned on. It must cost them a fortune to run Read more…
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A hotel for birds in our back garden. Some time ago we built a house for the neighbourhood birds and it withstood the wind, rain and snow for many years. Although it was well liked and many birds found refuge, from the weather there, it was in badly need of repair. So operation “new bird hotel” was put into action. Read more…
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