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Do it in Cake
11 Oct 2024

Do it in Cake

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History | 2

Cake tastes better than pavement, and other things I learned today.

Click (gently) on the ballet dancer for details.

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Landfill, Ballet, Injury
Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk
6 Oct 2024

Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

We are considering a couple of winter holiday ideas.

Click on your preference, and we can chat about it.

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Timbuktu, Slavery, Tuktoyaltuk, Climate
Gin-Scented Tears
27 Sep 2024

Gin-Scented Tears

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History | 1

This is a working telephone. I keep it as a reminder of better days in the telecommunications industry.

Click on the dial for details…

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1984, Telus, AGT, Telephone
Hate, or Hard Work
19 Sep 2024

Hate, or Hard Work

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

When you sleep with an elephant and that animal cocks its leg to fart, you have a right, indeed an obligation, to register an objection.

Click on the pachyderm for a long-winded warning.

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Austria, Vienna, Nazi, Hitler, Gerhard Bast
An Edible Dormouse
17 Sep 2024

An Edible Dormouse

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 6

Dormice aren’t really mice, technically they are squirrels, but I still wouldn’t eat one.

Click on the Slovenian delicacy for details.

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Slovenia, Dormouse
Tough, and Reliable
16 Sep 2024

Tough, and Reliable

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

Never take a rubber mallet to a fist fight, and other things we learned in Velden am Wörthersee.

Click on either pistol for a full run-down….

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Austria, Gaston Glock, Pyramidenkogel
Pork Chops
14 Sep 2024

Pork Chops

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

The biggest pig I have ever seen in my life came loping out of the ditch and crossed the road.

Click on the curly tail for details…

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Pig, Austria, Autobahn, Germany
Until László Returns
13 Sep 2024

Until László Returns

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

“The English Patient” might have the most tragic ending in all of cinema.

Click on László Almásy’s passport photo for details.

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Burg Bernstein, Castle, László Almásy
One For the Road
11 Sep 2024

One For the Road

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 6

It is good to have working feet today. My driving skills have been seriously impaired.

Click on our preferred mode of transport in Bratislava for details….

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Slovakia, Bratislava, Old Town
Live is Life
10 Sep 2024

Live is Life

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

Bear and I attended the Vienna State Opera House last night.

Click on either Romeo or Juliette to learn more.

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Vienna State Opera House, Romeo and Julliette

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  1. Russ Paton on Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk2 March 2026

    Liz, How adventurous! Neither Timbuktu, nor Russian aircraft, are accessible these days. You are fortunate to have made the trip…

  2. elizabeth Seale on Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk2 March 2026

    Russ: I am lucky to have been to both Timbuktu in 2000 and Tuk in about 2019. We actually drove…

  3. Russ Paton on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Thank You Liz, A friend of Autumn's is a friend of mine....

  4. elizabeth Seale on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Great piece. I was very fond of your dad and I see you have inherited his skill with words. Liz…

  5. Russ Paton on Taphephobia1 March 2026

    Now, there’s a topic for another time! 🤩

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