More civic art. I noticed this week these two frames on the walls of the third floor. They are not side by side but they relate to the same man, Michael Flanagan, Esq. who was City clerk from 1846 to 1893 and after - and a junior clerk before that position was his. The painting is from 1846, the …

South End, Market Row, Kingston  •  Another detailed pictograph from MasterGraphics. This is the south end of Market Street, which contains three pubs and a hotel starting at the far end with the Prince George Hotel build originally as a private home in 1809 continuing up the street to the west …

Crazy Carpets matting down the rough  •  When Rupert the Bear or Oor Wullie slid down hills in the hardcover cartoon annuals sent from Scotland when I was a kid it was "sledging" not "sledding". Whatever it is called, for those of you worried that we sold the farm when we...sold the farm and moved …

Kingston Harbour 8:30 am  •  I snuck up to the top of the dome this morning and got this shot of the harbour. To the right is one of a set of Martello towers built to guard the opening of the Rideau Canal from the US navy. The headland across the water to the left is Royal Military College, a …

Four Portraits in Kingston City Hall. Click on image for larger scale, details on alt tag.  •  Not only is the building itself a work of art, but City Hall has a collection of around thirty or so portraits of past civic leaders of the City. The upper left of John Counter is interesting for a bunch …

double domed because they could  •  In the second of a continuing series, I appear to be working out issues I have with domed buildings. This is the head of the Anglican Church in Ontario which sits a couple blocks west of work. There are two parts to it each under its own dome and the foreground …

One of Canada's great remaining Victorian spaces  •  I work right under the great dome of the Kingston City Hall. This morning I looked up.

Recreation Opportunities Abound!  •  With Santa's delivery of the Sony DSC-P32, the audio visual digital powers of GX40 HQ have been expanded dramatically. As a result we are able to do exciting things like show you a bit of the view.  •  Disneyland is the local name for the Collins Bay Pen, by … read more »

A ten minute walk from work gets you a 70 cent stamp for a real handwritten letter to SoPo, Me.; this morning's The New York Times, and its all important sports section given tonight's game; and a small bag of Royal Gala apples. There are local Spy apples down there in the Kingston Farmer's Market …