Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Temple Bar, Dublin x 3

Susan’s photograph June 2016

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Day’s End

The orange fireball Streaks behind a navy veil And slips into bed.  

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Crossover Stars: UK to USA

Robert Carlyle In the UK, Robert Carlyle is mostly famous for being in a movie called Trainspotting. His youthful looks and slender physique puts me in mind of a drug addict. So you could say that he was playing to … Continue reading

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My First Car: 1970 Ford Maverick

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Now and Then: Windermere, Muskoka

Aerial view in present day 1960s Fife House 1930s

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Mackeral Sky: One Year On

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Now and Then: Windermere House

In summer In winter with my sister Anne in 2010 1950s 1930s postcard

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Self-Control or Being Held Back?

Off One’s Leash I had a cartoon in mind when I thought about writing this article. In my inner vision, I was remembering a animated film of a dog that spends every day charging at passers-by, only to be stopped … Continue reading

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Now and Then: Scotiabank, Vancouver

Scotiabank Tower Granville & 13th Branch, 1963 Bank of Nova Scotia Main Branch, 1928 (alongside other banks) from Granville Street.

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Now and Then: Five Points, Barrie

Former Scotiabank, now rebuilt and renamed Five Points Theatre Royal Thai fire 2007 Royal Thai Cuisine, formerly the Wellington Hotel in the 1970s I worked at the Bank of Nova Scotia between 1973 and 1974.

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