• After risking a permanent lobstering the day before, we decided that the next day would possibly feature a little more indoor time. We began the day with some breakfast at the outlet of a small regional chain on Bay Street where, while the breakfast was pretty good, we had the misfortune of the adjacent booth…

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  • I must say: I am pleased as punch! I recently ordered yet-another-Nikkormat EL from a Japanese seller on eBay. I do this from time-to-time because they’re a bit challenging to fix and even if they weren’t, the number of film camera repair people is rather small. So when I saw the listing boast that the…

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  • Once Kathleen and I were finished with our visit at the Art Gallery of Ontario, we decided to continue on our way to Kensington Market. Where we began to roast in earnest. It was hot. Kensington does not have shade. I knew this. I didn’t really think. This meant that our little visit to the…

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  • Exactly one year on from the first time I developed colour negative film, the sun smiled down on me, providing a day with weather that was very much the same as it was on this day last year, though about 4 degrees warmer. To mark the occasion, I even used the same film and camera…

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  • It was still cold! Nevertheless, we persisted. On an adventure to Old Ottawa South! It was a classic of the genre for us: a visit to Black Squirrel Books (where we didn’t find any books, but did enjoy delicious warm beverages), the Ottawa Antique Market (where we delighted in exploring the rabbit warren of shiny…

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