“18 April 1944 April is glorious, not too hot and not too cold, with occasional light showers. Our chestnut tree is in leaf, and here and there you can already…
Travel & places
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Two weeks ago my sister and I went camping about an hour’s drive away from Algonquin Provincial Park, so we went up there for a day of hiking and canoeing.…
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No, people in Canada do not actually leave their doors unlocked all the time. Only during the annual Doors Open Toronto event, where about 150 buildings in the city offer…
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The US government has declared polar bears endangered, and their main threat is global warming. Environmentalists rejoice, because this makes it more likely that government attempts will be made to…
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This past weekend I attended Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario. Apart from a terrific musical line up, the festival prides itself on making as little as possible negative impact on…
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Earth Day, April 22nd, was invented in the ’60s by Senator Gaylord Nelson. The first official Earth day was in 1970 in the US, and the concept has since spread…