Happy Halloween or all Hollows Eve Oct 31st – Some people like skeletons, other vampires; but for me the … More
Month: October 2015
Sounds of an Abandon Farm House
Signs and Omens – The Tale of Strange Lights
According to some folklore, strange lights can warn of approaching death. There is a story that tells of a mother … More
Art Post – the experience of Hamilton Cemeteries
Signs & Omens – The Tale of Sailing Ship Troy
In earlier times, people often believed that death could be foretold by signs or warnings. I don’t have any local … More
The Ghost Story of Lover’s Lane
Odds and Ends – an artist’s notebook Oct 26th – In the spirit of Halloween, I have re-posted an edited … More
Dying Can Be a Pickle
This week the Globe and Mail noted that Oct 21st was the anniversary of the death of Lord Nelson at … More
MacNab’s Inchbuie one of many examples of early settler cemeteries in Hamilton Ontario
Death doesn’t wait for anyone, in the days before church and city cemeteries, early Hamilton settlers had the practical … More
Soundscape – October winds at Hamilton’s Cootes Paradise
Sir Allan MacNab buried at the family cemetery called Inchbuie, located at Dundurn Castle,Hamilton Ontario
Sir Allan MacNab was buried with: his son (Robert MacNab); his parents (Allan and Anne MacNab); his first wife (Elizabeth … More
