Cruising Into Retirement
Some people have a firm plan for their later years. We are not some people.
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Port Stanley
Moving Up to Higher Ground – ImPort Stanley
Last weekend, my neighbour Carol and I went to an open house in our village.
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First, They Take Toronto
There was a time when Toronto felt like my city. Now, it’s a place to visit and get the hell out of before crowds or traffic eat us alive. Still, Erin Davis and I had a good stay and play (well, she worked!) in TO this week.
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Mourning Dove News – Dovologist Ophelia Clutterbuck Returns
Unless the train is running, and apart from music, Port Stanley’s mourning doves make some of the most consistent sounds in this village.
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Our Entire Village Feels This Loss
Update: The teen’s body was recovered on Tuesday. The post has been updated to show that the family comes from Turkey, not Syria, as previously reported.
This week started on a tragic note. Our collective hearts ache for a visiting family’s unimaginable loss.
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The Secret Life – and Death – of Plants in my Care
When we lived in London (Byron, specifically) we had a huge pear tree in the back yard. One year, we noticed a Kijiji ad asking for pears. A lovely older couple came and harvested them all. We weren’t pear people and in previous years we struggled with fallen fruit and wasps. So many wasps.
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A Little Hummingbird Told Me
We had concerns about hummingbirds. Where were they? Why weren’t they coming back to our yard after seeming to enjoy our eateries last year? We had seen two scouts early in the season, but that was all.
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This is Sixty
SIXTY! Sixty??? Sixty. My birthday was on Saturday. It was Thanksgiving, the day I was born, October 8, 1962. My arrival put thoughts of turkey dinner on hold. A story I heard many times over the years.
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Update on Dining at Kettle Creek Inn – ImPort Stanley
We haven’t eaten at every restaurant in Port Stanley – yet. But one of our faves has been the dining room/patio at Kettle Creek Inn.
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We All Scream for Ice Cream – ImPort Stanley
Summer and ice cream. They’re inseparable. Visitors to Port Stanley tend to pair their stay with a stop at legendary Shaw’s Ice Cream, just outside town.
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Mourning Dove Translation – ImPort Stanley
The haunting cries of the mourning dove are echoing through the village. Mornings, evenings – they’re possibly making the most prominent sounds right now.
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The Waterfront’s Future Puts People First – ImPort Stanley
The last public space on the waterfront of Lake Erie will mostly remain that way: public.
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A Dream Home – ImPort Stanley
ImPort Stanley is weekly series about life and discoveries by a recent “import” to Port Stanley, ON.
Now we know why there’ve been so many slow-moving lookie-loos driving past our house. There is a Dream Home a few doors away. Won’t you be my neighbour?
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Ice, Ice, Baby – ImPort Stanley
ImPort Stanley is weekly series about life and discoveries by a recent “import” to Port Stanley, ON.
If you only visit, say, once a summer to hit the beach, you wouldn’t even know this happens. Unless you catch it on the news or the Weather Network.
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Riding the Railway – ImPort Stanley
ImPort Stanley is weekly series about life and discoveries by a recent “import” to Port Stanley, ON.
I grew up in a railway family. My Dad worked for CN for many years before breaking away and starting his own rail-related business. At our house, we didn’t say hello when we answered the phone. We said, “Galaxy of West Lincoln”! I knew the prices and details about railroad ties by heart.
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A Giving Community – ImPort Stanley
ImPort Stanley is weekly series about life and discoveries by a recent “import” to Port Stanley, ON.
Our little village is showing support for Ukraine. The decal above is on the window of The Harbour Merchant Coffee Company. Around the corner toward Little Beach, Joshua and Company will donate 20% of all sales on Wednesday (March 16) to the Red Cross and its efforts in Ukraine. The Canadian government is matching donations until March 18, so your money doubles.
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The Stork Club – ImPort Stanley
ImPort Stanley is weekly series about life and discoveries by a recent “import” to Port Stanley, ON.
It’s been gone more than four decades but The Stork Club is an important part of Port Stanley history. Its logo is emblazoned on local souvenirs and on a mural en route to the main beach.
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Where to Eat – ImPort Stanley
ImPort Stanley is weekly series about life and discoveries as a recent “import” to Port Stanley, ON.
As you’re well aware, Covid has affected the hours and operations of restaurants. Please click on the embedded links of restaurants that interest you and find the latest info before you head out. A link will go to a Facebook page if the business doesn’t have a dedicated website. I’ll offer my opinion about places I’ve tried. But don’t let my lack of personal experience with a restaurant deter you from trying it. I’ll get to all of them eventually!
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