Riding the Rails: Montreal to Quebec City

August 12, 2013 -- I took an early morning VIA Rail Canada train from Montreal Central Station (Gare Centrale) to Quebec City Palace Station (Gare du Palais) for a short two-day excursion to the most European city in North America.The trip between French Canada's two largest cities takes a little over...

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!  My daughter is dressed as Pippi Longstocking this year inspired by my recent trip to Sweden and nostalgia from my childhood.  I watched every Pippi movie including the Swedish ones that were dubbed in English as a kid.  In Stockholm, I visited Junibacken, which is really...

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Korece-는다면서요 eki (Duydum ki) gidiyormuşsun, doğru mu?

이미 알고 있거나 들은 내용에 대한 다시 확인하고 싶을 때 사용하는 표현이다. 다른 사람에 대한 사실과 상대방에 대한 사실 모두 물을 수 있다.Daha önceden başkasından duyduğunuz bir şeyi onaylatmak için sorarken "Duydum ki ....., doğru mu?" anlamına denk gelen bir ektir.Ya daKişinin söylediği/yaptığı şey daha önceki söylediğiyle tezatlık içerdiğinde kullanılır."Demiştin ki ....", "Senin... olduğunu/dediğini düşünmüştüm".Kullanım şekli******...

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Possum Park

Unlike other times when I've made this statement and been wrong, I'm pretty sure this will be a short post (at least compared to some recent ones). In fact, stick around a few paragraphs and watch me dig really deep for some facts to throw in. This post came about the other day when I was trying to...

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Resimlerle Korece-사랑은 상처를

"사랑은 상처를 허락하는 것이다"= Aşk yaraya/ yaralanmaya izin vermektir사랑 = aşk, sevgi상처 = yara허락 = izin, müsaade허락 하다 = izin vermek, müsaade etmek허락 받다 = izin almak* 허락 받았어요 = izin aldım* 허락했어요 = izin verdim, müsaade et...

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OCTOBER 31 = Harry Houdini Dies

"Don't insult me by calling me a magician, I'm an escape artist!"- Harry HoudiniHow very appropriate for Halloween that it should have been the day on which the world lost one of the most extraordinary escape artists, magicians, and debunkers of fake mediums of all time - the incredible Harry Houdini....

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OCTOBER 31 = HALLOWEEN !!

OK.... well I guess that I have managed to more or less "dance" around the periphery of this rather goofy, yet very fun day for long enough. I've done many postings about Halloween-related things.  But now I shall at long last give you all some background on the day itself and how it...

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Weddings from The Knot and The Nest

The rest of his body was so streaked, and spotted, and marbled with the same shrouded hue, that, in the end, he had gained his distinctive appellation of the White Whale; a name, indeed, literally justified by his vivid aspect, when seen gliding at high noon through a dark blue sea, leaving a milky-way...

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Beginner HIIT // 20 Minute Cardio

High Intensity interval TrainingI've talked about this before and shared a few HIIT workouts. I love HIIT more than an awesome CrossFit workout! Great for getting you through a plateau and great for your motivation because - This. Will. Yield. Results. But It will kick your butt first. =]HIIT can be...

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Why I have been MIA from Blogging and what has been going on

Hello Blogging world! Did you notice that my blog has been "deleted" for almost 2 weeks? Well, shame on you if you didn't. Kidding.Have you ever heard of the saying by Marilyn Monroe; sometimes GOOD things fall apart so better things come together? Or if you are of Christian faith like I am, "God has...

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OCTOBER 30 = MARS ATTACKS EARTH!!

From Today In History: More tales of mystery and intrigue for…. HALLOWEEN!"We know now that in the early years of the twentieth century, this world was being watched closely by intelligences greater than man's, and yet as mortal as his own...."  *Thus spoke actor/director Orson Welles (above) at...

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Have-Done-List

While I was working on yesterday's post, I was thinking of all the things we had done in each room. Even though it hasn't been that long ago, I had forgotten some things.(too many things happening at once!) So for future reference and to remind me just how far the little house has come I am...

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Some Random, Rare Images From WW2: Part 1

German soldiers take cover against a destroyed Soviet KV-1 tank in Lake Ladoga, Leningrad, September 15, 1943.The Battle at Okinawa was bloody. It convinced the Americans that the Japanese would not surrender with a fight. Seen in the image is an wounded American soldier.German soldier captured at Anzio,...

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