This past weekend several events were occurring around the London, Ontario area. It was Car Free weekend downtown – a festival that occurred several times throughout the summer in which some streets were closed to vehicular traffic and people were encouraged to use alternate forms of transportation. There have been all kinds of special events …
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Summer Fun Fridays: Fun at Home and Beyond
Here are some more free or inexpensive ideas for some summer fun with your families: Check out the Virtual Tourist for ideas of places to go and things to do in your city. Here’s the link for my city of London, Ontario. There are some great ideas shared there – some wellknown, some more off …
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Sifton Bog
This is where I went for my morning walk today: The Sifton Bog is considered an Environmentally Significant Area within the city of London, Ontario. It is jointly owned by the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (30 hectares), the City of London (10 hectares), and private landowners (10 hectares) for a total of 50 hectares …
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Folded Paper Ornaments
A friend of mine was demonstrating how to make squash books and I thought – hey, I make those too but in much smaller form. I have made a few mini squash books but generally I make these as folded paper ornaments Pictured above: the scrapbook when closed It’s a simple paper folding technique. If …
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In the Zone, May 23, 2011: Ticket to Ride
Unfortunately, I had technical issues and couldn’t share my demo on last night’s show. Thanks to the wonderful Robi Cohen, who jumped in and took care of the show on her own! She made a wonderful passport holder (could see it being used for many other things as well) out of such simple materials. If …
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London Art Hike: Downtown Murals Pt. 2
The painting above is another “faux” mural. At first glance it appears to have been painted directly on the front of this building but it is on a large piece of wood and has actually been taken down and put back up a couple of times. The name on it is V. Harrison and it …
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