Category Archives: Hobbies & General Interest

Photo of the day …

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Stella

From Lake Superior Photo sometimes you get lucky the most spectacular night sky I’ve ever seen in recent memory… 09.13.18… rays of light stretching overhead and to the south so 3D it seemed you could touch them as they reach … Continue reading →

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Starbucks in Italy?

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Stella

That’s right – Starbucks is opening its first outlet in Milan, Italy. I have some questions about this, and I admit that I am NOT a fan of Starbucks. I don’t like their coffee, and their offerings are overpriced. I … Continue reading →

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Actor Burt Reynolds dead at 82

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Stella
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Boys rescued from Thai cave are celebrated in Bangkok

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Stella

  ABC NEWS It was show time Thursday for the 12 boys and their 25-year-old soccer coach who were trapped for almost three weeks in a flooded cave in northern Thailand as they spoke at a public exhibition in one … Continue reading →

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This week in Scotland …

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Stella
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1889 Porter Steam Locomotive

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Stella

One of our favorite YouTubers, Juan Browne (blancolirio), posted a new video today, and it’s about steam trains, so I had to post it! Join Pete and Julianne as we spend the afternoon operating an original 1889 Porter wood-fired, steam … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2018 – Scotland The Brave!

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Stella

When it comes to Nationalism, Patriotism, Scotland is a shining example. Here is the finale from this year’s Military Tattoo in Edinburgh, which leads with Sir Walter Scott’s poem, ‘Breathes there the man’ –

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Happy birthday, National Park Service!

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Stella

The National Park Service was established by Congress on August 25, 1916. The duties of the NPS are preserving the National Parks and other areas under their jurisdiction, while also making them accessible for public use. On August 25, 1916, … Continue reading →

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Southeast Michigan’s Premier Event – 2018 Woodward Dream Cruise

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Stella

Today is the 24nd annual Woodward Dream Cruise, billed as the world’s largest classic car event.  It takes place in my back yard. Well, to be exact, it’s about 1/2 a block away from my front yard! More than a … Continue reading →

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Aretha Franklin is dead at age 76

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Stella

Aretha has passed today at her home in Detroit of advanced pancreatic cancer. Her death is not unexpected, although her family has kept the news fairly quiet. She is part of the music of my youth, especially as a Detroit … Continue reading →

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