In today’s pandemic fatigued world it would be nice to “see something you don’t see everyday!” Well, in Ontario Canada at the Chartwell Parkhill Long Term Care Facility they received that gift. One day the residents saw something on the other side of their windows that you certainly don’t see everyday…. Unless, of course, you [...]
In May 1929, 270 people attended the first ever Academy Awards. The cost was $5 per person and the awards lasted approximately 15 minutes. Nothing was broadcast to outside audiences and everyone knew who won before they arrived since the award winners were announced 3 months earlier. My, how things have changed! Even though the [...]
How was chocolate originally enjoyed? 1. In a cake 2. As chips 3. In a drink 4. As a mousse The rulers of the Aztec Empire believed that the cacao beans were a gift from the god of wisdom. These beans were so valued that they were once used as currency and were believed to [...]
In a previous Blog titled “Innovation and Creativity” I wrote about A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh. These characters, Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, and Roo were all stuffed animals of a now famous kid named Christopher Robin. The problem was that Christopher Robin was a real child. He was A.A. Milne’s son. When A.A. Milne wrote [...]
Star Wars first came on the scene in 1977. Harry Potter first arrived in 1997. The Twilight Saga gained attention in 2008. But before all of these famous, enduring books and movies there was another one that dates back to 1956 that is still a big part of our lives, and our children’s lives, today….. [...]
There are many underground cities throughout the world. Several of them are located in Turkey in a volcanic rock landscape but perhaps the most vast and impressive is Derinkuyu, Turkey. This underground city went 200ft below the surface and could hold up to 20,000 people plus livestock and food. As research suggests, this city may [...]
Have you ever picked up a non-fiction book to read the you have never heard of and don’t know the story? Well, this is something that I enjoy doing occasionally. I like the idea of learning something that I know nothing about. A few years ago, I read a book about the 1998 Sydney to [...]
Two authors, dressed as polar bears, walk into a party…. No, this isn’t a joke, but rather a true story. J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis attended a New Years Eve Party in the 1930s dressed in Icelandic Sheepskin rugs. This was not a costume party, but rather just the two of them trying to get [...]
As I mentioned in a previous blog, we built our dream log home a couple of years ago. You might think that building a house is building a house. Not much difference between a timber home, a stick home (as the traditional house is called) or a log home, right? Well, not quite. Each type [...]
Have you ever heard of the Yule Goat? It dates back many centuries to the Pagan festivals. At this time the last sheaf of grain from the harvest season was bundled up and saved for Yule. This was done because the last sheaf was credited with magical properties. At the midwinter Yule festival, which was [...]
