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Caganer
15 Dec 2024

Caganer

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 4

The people of Catalonia have a curious Christmas tradition.

Click on the Caganer for details….

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Christmas, Catalonia, Barcelona, Caganer, Spain
The Gift of Sight
6 Dec 2024

The Gift of Sight

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Science and Reason | 2

Going to the doctor isn’t much fun, but an optometrist! I have been looking forward to this.

Click on the phoropter for details….

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Optometrist, Snellen Chart, Glasses, Lenses, Eyesight
In Paton’s Barn
22 Nov 2024

In Paton’s Barn

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History | 0

Edwin Landseer sometimes anthropomorphized his subjects.

Click on “The Monkey Who Had Seen the World” for details….

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Edwin Henry Landseer, The Monarch of the Glen
Cruising Without Bounds
20 Nov 2024

Cruising Without Bounds

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History | 1

My brother Brad and I learned driving skills early. Despite treacherous weather conditions, we both stayed on the road this week.

Click on either of the seasoned drivers for details…

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Gravelbourg, Cruising, Driving, Poetry
Taking a Year Off
7 Nov 2024

Taking a Year Off

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason | 5

Do you need to be rescued from the effects of political bombardment? You have come to the right place.

Click on the St. Bernard for help.

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Politics, Skeletons of the Zahara, St. Bernard
Where We Left Off
30 Oct 2024

Where We Left Off

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Travel | 8

I would like to introduce you to some of my cousins.

Click on the pink one for details….

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Cousins, Victoria, Wells reunion
The Evidence
26 Oct 2024

The Evidence

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

The King of the Smugglers procured a small boat, which he anchored at remote Smuggler’s Cove.

Click on the idyllic estuary, for a less-than-ideal story.

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Smuggler;s Cove, Larry Kelly, The King of Smugglers
On the House
25 Oct 2024

On the House

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

My siblings and I are visiting our cousins on Vancouver Island this weekend. We expect to uncover treasure while we are there.

Click on either Wells cousin to join us.

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Ian Tyson, Smuggler;s Cove, Imagination
Baywatch
24 Oct 2024

Baywatch

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

If you could fog a mirror in the 1990s, you remember Pamela Anderson.

Click on the lifeguard to see what she is up to now.

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Ladysmith BC, CJ Parker, Pamela Anderson
The Coast
24 Oct 2024

The Coast

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

A trip to Vancouver Island is always interesting, especially for a bunch of Prairie Gophers.

Click on the displaced Flatlanders for details.

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Cousins, Wells, Vancouver Island, Victoria

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    Thank you. I am sure you met the Guest family on one of your trips to the farm. They were…

  2. Judy on Grief, Manifest as a Tree25 May 2025

    So sorry for you loss of dear friends. The Guest name is familiar to me from Arcola days and I…

  3. Russ Paton on Late For Dinner3 May 2025

    The voice of experience …..

  4. GG on Late For Dinner3 May 2025

    You can NEVER have too many railway things.

  5. Russ Paton on The Farm Never Left Me16 April 2025

    Yes, we are fortunate to have all the old photos. They always prompt memories or nostalgia.

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