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heritage, Design
The clutter of beguile
by David Wade ChambersBrockville — Deep in the heart of the verb ‘beguile” is the idea of deceptive charm. Beautiful clutter in a house beguiles us through the forthright honesty of the daily lives of things we love — juxtaposed to form new meanings, meanings which vanish when the objects are removed or separated. This is the cruel deception of the museum case. Or, the lies of sentences which bring words together in new ways,...
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David Wade Chambers
People, house
Leaving the party at dusk
by David Wade ChambersBrockville — When people come together, even in small numbers, it can be magic. The dark is banished if just for a while. There were artists, teachers, retired folk, a farmer, a chef, a writer, a flight attenda...
Travel, technology, borders
While in Brockville, it seemed a good idea to slip back across the border for lunch at a Chinese buffet.
by David Wade ChambersBrockville — When I used to cross this border regularly in the seventies, I believed in the foolishness of such boundaries. People are people, humans are humans, and the nation-state will soon fade away as world ...
animals, cats, Travel
Less than a thousand hours in the Thousand Islands with my friend John and his cat Luna Propofol.
by David Wade ChambersBrockville — I have visited this place and these friends almost every year for the past twenty or so, even though I live ten thousand miles away. This kind of travel, going back and back, is very different from t...
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Travel, technology, borders
While in Brockville, it seemed a good idea to slip back across the border for lunch at a Chinese buffet.
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flowers, gardens, heritage
More Hemerocallis
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animals, cats, Travel
Less than a thousand hours in the Thousand Islands with my friend John and his cat Luna Propofol.
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People, sexuality, age
Brockville Pride Parade . . . wouldn't miss it!
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heritage, craft, Design
Yesterday in Brockville we went quilt hunting. I chose this one. Lovingly hand made in the 1930s.
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heritage, Design
The clutter of beguile
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People, house
Leaving the party at dusk
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heritage, Design, craft
This traditional quilt, pretty old, grows on me every time I look at it. Love the dark side.
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heritage, indigenous, history
John's modest greystone house on the edge of town . . . delectable.
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animals, cats, nature
Brockville Cat Show . . . always worth a look in.
by David Wade Chambers in Brockville
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People, house
Leaving the party at dusk
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history, technology
Technology
in Brockville, Canada -
heritage, craft, Design
Yesterday in Brockville we went quilt hunting. I chose this one. Lovingly hand made in the 1930s.
in Brockville, Canada -
heritage, Design
The clutter of beguile
in Brockville, Canada -
gardens
Did I mention Daylilies?
in Brockville, Canada -
flowers, gardens, heritage
More Hemerocallis
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heritage, shape
Found Art (from an old barn)
in Brockville, Canada -
heritage, indigenous, history
John's modest greystone house on the edge of town . . . delectable.
in Brockville, Canada -
Landscape
On the banks of the mile-wide Saint Lawrence, over a thousand miles before it flows into the Atlantic.
in Brockville, Canada -
heritage, Design, craft
This traditional quilt, pretty old, grows on me every time I look at it. Love the dark side.
in Brockville, Canada -
animals, cats, nature
Brockville Cat Show . . . always worth a look in.
in Brockville, Canada -
People, sexuality, age
Brockville Pride Parade . . . wouldn't miss it!
in Brockville, Canada -
Travel, technology, borders
While in Brockville, it seemed a good idea to slip back across the border for lunch at a Chinese buffet.
in Brockville, Canada -
flowers, cars, gardens
Smart car safely stowed while Daylilies (Hemerocallis) bloom in profusion.
in Brockville, Canada -
animals, cats, Travel
Less than a thousand hours in the Thousand Islands with my friend John and his cat Luna Propofol.
in Brockville, Canada
