Category Archives: TOURING

INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

Posted on January 27, 2023 by bilyreid

Today, January 27, is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Below are a couple of images I snagged at Yad Vashem memorial museum in Jerusalem a few years back.    German Rail Car Poised on the Abyss.

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REMEMBERING EVELYN

Posted on July 27, 2022 by bilyreid

  “Sing me a song of a lass that is gone, Say, could that lass be I ? Merry of soul, she sailed on a day  Over the sea to Skye.”   THE OUTLANDER Rose Queen of the Snows, Queen Mary’s … Continue reading →

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GLEBE ART TOUR

Posted on June 25, 2022 by bilyreid

  The Glebe Art in Our Gardens & Studio Tour is back after a two year pandemic break!!  Once again I will be participating  in this event which has rapidly become a fixture of the summer season here in central … Continue reading →

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BORIS BECKER

Posted on May 3, 2022 by bilyreid

Game, Set and Match! Boris Becker, a two time Wimbledon champion, will serve the next two and one half years as a guest of Her Majesty the Queen in Pentonville prison after being convicted of bankruptcy fraud for failure to … Continue reading →

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WORLD’S LONGEST SKATING RINK

Posted on February 26, 2022 by bilyreid

The Rideau Canal is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The canal was constructed between 1826-31 as a military bypass of the St. Lawrence River to connect Ottawa with the city of Kingston on Lake Ontario via a more defensible inland … Continue reading →

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OTTAWA FREEDOM CONVOY

Posted on February 15, 2022 by bilyreid

  Happy Saint Valentine’s Day and welcome to Dieseldorf, Honkistan, Truckistan   (Formerly known as Ottawa, Ontario, Canada). The Freedom Convoy that has descended on the nation’s capital has attracted world attention.  Below are pics of the general protest scene on … Continue reading →

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FEAST OF SAINT STEPHEN

Posted on December 27, 2021 by bilyreid

Today is the 26th of  December, or Boxing Day throughout most of the Anglosphere.  It is also celebrated as the Feast of St. Stephen in many Christian jurisdictions and features prominently in my favourite Christmas carol, Good King Wenceslas.  Stephen was … Continue reading →

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HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY

Posted on October 11, 2021 by bilyreid

Happy Columbus Day to all those in the United States observing the national holiday. As dozens of Columbus statues fall victim to mob violence, I thought I would present a challenge to all the social justice warriors out there in … Continue reading →

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MEMORIES OF AFGHANISTAN

Posted on August 18, 2021 by bilyreid

The extremely sad news out of Afghanistan recently has brought back memories of my 10 day traverse of that benighted country back in the day before the Soviets invaded and made a mess of it.  At the time, I had … Continue reading →

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ST. DUNSTAN IN THE WEST

Posted on March 30, 2021 by bilyreid

Today is John Donne day in the Anglican church calendar. Besides being one of the greatest poets of his era, Donne was also vicar of Fleet Street’s St. Dunstan in the West.  ST. DUNSTAN IN THE WEST

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