Saturday evening I went with my women’s group to the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory at the University of Western Ontario. (side note: Actor Hume Cronyn of Cocoon, Batteries Not Included and many other movies was born here in London, Ontario). Every Saturday night from 830 pm until about 11, some of the professors from the …
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Down the Garden Path
Yesterday morning I went on a morning walk through the rose gardens at the Civic Garden Complex here in London, Ontario. This complex is on grounds attached to Springbank Park here so as you move through the gardens to the outer edges, you come up to some trails that go back through a wooded area. …
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A Creative City?
Recently, London, Ontario was host to the 2011 Creative City Summit. According to the website at www.creativecity.ca, it was chosen because of its “variety of unique cultural and heritage attractions”. When I read that London was going to be the site of this summit, I suppose the first thing that popped into my mind was …
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Heritage Quilt Show
On Sunday, I had the opportunity to check out a heritage quilt show at Eldon House in honour of Quilt Ontario’s annual conference taking place in London this year (May 25-28 at University of Western Ontario, http://www.quiltontario2011.blogspot.com/). This exhibit is a partnership between Museum London and Fanshawe Pioneer Village, displaying a small selection of their …
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Down by the River
I’ve been spending some time sketching down by the river, taking advantage of recent nice weather. The Thames River comes right through our city of London, Ontario (we’re original with names aren’t we?) and there are many spots throughout the city where you can relax on its banks. This little spot is actually at …
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Eldon House
Eldon House is the oldest surviving private residence (now museum) in London, Ontario. It was built in 1834 and housed 4 generations of the Harris family. During its prime, Eldon House was very much the centre of the London social and cultural scene. In 1960, surviving members of the family (the great grandchildren of John …
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