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Hurricane Hazel and the Old Mill
I mentioned previously that the infamous Hurricane Hazel roared through Uxbridge while we were living there. The date was Oct. 15, 1954 and it produced an intriguing childhood memory – wearing kleenex for socks in my shoes. Hurricane Hazel is the…
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The New House and The Swing
My parents decided to build a house on the edge of Uxbridge while we were living in the old house I mentioned in my previous post. I don’t know how they came to that decision. It seems like such a daunting…
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The Old House and My Father
I don’t have a lot of memories of my father. He died of a sudden illness when I was 12, but one of my favourite memories comes from the time we lived in this old house. The house is in Uxbridge,…
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The Stress Test
My experience with one of life's little stresses
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A New Year, a Fresh Start
Welcome to 2016, and welcome to Musings by Ruth Anne! As you may have noticed from my ‘accidental’ post a few weeks ago, I have been revising my blog. It has been almost 6 years since my last post which I…
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Cobblestones
During our stay in Paris, we have been living in Montmartre, an area of Paris with a long and famous history for being the home of many famous artists and the location of exotic nightclubs such as the Moulin Rouge. Today…
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Notre Dame de Paris
One of the most common destinations for visitors to Paris is the Notre Dame de Paris, a Roman Catholic cathedral situated on one of the islands at the centre of Paris, Ile de la Cite. We took the opportunity to visit…
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More about Food!
Yes, Paris is all about food, and we certainly have been enjoying that aspect of life here. I’m afraid of what the weigh scale is going to say when I get back home! Nevertheless, we don’t want to let that interfere…
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Musee Rodin
One rainy Saturday in Paris, David and I decided to head to the Musee Rodin. It was a good day to be inside and see some of the most famous sculptures in the world. Beside the museum building is a garden…
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Of elevators and lucky charms
On Dec. 27 we moved out of our flat in Montmartre for a week since it had already been rented out. We took this as an opportunity to check out another area of Paris, and found a place on Rue Poliveau…
