With Easter around the corner, I have been Googling vintage Easter advertisements and came across some gems, which led me down the rabbit hole! NO pun intended, but it did lead me to chocolate…
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Halloween is upon us and we are gearing up for trick-or-treaters! This is a fun fact, but I love books! (I guess it would be weird if I didn’t as an English Major…) Undoubtedly…
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Oh Hi! It has been awhile. Apparently, it has been two years since I have written… which is terrible, I have become a phantom! I guess the pandemic hit differently for many. Some people…
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It’s here. One of my most favourite events of the season… the Craft Revival. revival |rəˈvīvəl|nounan instance of something becoming popular, active, or important again: cross-country skiing is enjoying a revival. This isn’t your…
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Hey Alex Inspired, where the hell have you been? GREAT question. I’ve been here, there and everywhere. Sadly, just not here, in blog-land. Writer’s block and lack of inspiration tend to be common themes…
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True Story. I became Claustrophobic in the Big Mac Climber. Kids born in the 1970s and 1980s lived in, what I believe, the “golden years of McDonald’s’. These were the years of Happy Meals…
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Joseph G. King was a prominent Port Arthur citizen and Businessman. He was known for his grain elevators and the innovative way that he handled poor, wet and soiled grain so it could be…
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Nothing says nostalgia like Vintage Christmas Ads! Especially when it’s from a favourite childhood department store. I’m guilty when it comes to anything Eaton’s related – gimmie, gimmie, gimmie. Every year, my sister-in-law (Glittering…
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It’s unusual for me to write about young tragedies, but this particularly dark story got me thinking about the many unpleasantries in our city which become concealed and forgotten over the years. In my…
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26 Nugent Street boasts a little corner cottage, facing the McVicar Creek. This property sprawls two lots and has the most beautiful bricked barn with a bright green door. Sadly this home has seen better…
