Kate Armstrong

Taking a break for a few days. I’ll be back .

A long view of the snow-covered Humber River looking toward the marsh. The sun is high but warmer temperatures have given the light a softness.

Humber River #unfiltered

The photograph captures an old, weathered house standing on a grassy hill, exuding an atmosphere of decay and abandonment. The house is the primary subject, its structure revealing signs of significant disrepair. The wooden exterior is faded and worn, with missing panels and crumbling sections exposing the building's age and vulnerability to the elements. Windows are dark, empty voids. The roof is caving in, with missing shingles and visible structural damage. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof, adding a touch of verticality to the otherwise dilapidated structure. The house's architectural style appears to be a simple, rectangular design with a steeply pitched roof, typical of rural dwellings from a bygone era. The color palette is muted and earthy, dominated by the brown tones of the weathered wood and the green hues of the overgrown vegetation. The lighting is soft and diffused, casting long shadows and enhancing the sense of melancholy. The house sits atop a hill covered in tall, dense green grass, creating a stark contrast between the man-made structure and the natural environment. The grass is thick and untamed, suggesting a lack of maintenance and further emphasizing the state of neglect. A dirt path or gully cuts through the grass, leading towards the house. The sky overhead is overcast and gray, adding to the overall somber mood. The composition of the photograph is carefully balanced, with the house positioned slightly off-center to create a sense of depth and perspective. The texture of the weathered wood, the shaggy grass, and the rough dirt path are all rendered in sharp detail. In the foreground, there is a blurred fence. The atmosphere is one of quiet desolation and decay, evoking a sense of nostalgia and the passage of time. The house stands as a testament to a forgotten past, its weathered facade telling a silent story of abandonment and neglect.

The old Alberta homestead for someone long gone.

This page from the T. Eaton Co. catalogue showcases a wide variety of cosmetics and toiletries for the Christmas season. Brands include Pond's, Armand's, Melba, and many more. Products range from face powders and creams to toilet waters and travel sets. (+Armand's Cold Cream Boncilla Supplies Colgate's Corson's Creams Djer-Kiss Face Powder Fantasie Toilet Water Florida Toilet Water Gay Paree Hinds' Honey and Almond Cream Hudnut's Three Flowers Italian Balm Macheric-Minty's Madame Helene Manyflowers Toilet Water Melba Toilet Preparations Pompeian Face Powder Pond's Creams Seely's Vanishing Cream Week-end Toiletries and Yardley's)

From Canada, #Christmas 1925: Cosmetics & Toiletries from Eaton's

(+Florida Toilet Water; Pond's Creams; Pompeian Face Powder; Armand's Cold Cream; Hinds' Honey and Almond Cream; Melba Toilet Preparations; Manyflowers Toilet Water; Corson's Creams; Seely's Vanishing Cream, and more)

Thank you. It was good evening light yesterday that helped.

I heard from my son that it was 5-0. Ouf.

I think they had already closed a lot of stores before this announcement.

Multicoloured red, green pink and maroon hearts are hanging on strings from the ceiling at the top of the picture. There is a light and there are beige walls at the store. In the reflection of the window, there are some branches.

Paper Hearts on a string at Pictus Goods yesterday

I haven’t been to too many Eddie Bauer stores lately but the last time I went there were so many style and size stockouts . They used to be great at merchandising and supply chain forecasting so it’s sad that those core competencies were de-emphasized.

Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy protection in the U.S., similar filing to be made in Canada | CBC News The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and will soon make a similar filing in Canada, blaming declining sales and a litany of other i...

I’m not surprised about Eddie Bauer going belly up and filing for a Chapter 11. After their first bankruptcy restructuring in 2003 they converted to a less vertical supply chain which is good during periods of global stability. Less so now. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

A bright fuchsia ballon number 3 floating high in the sky over the roof of a suburban house.

Today a 3 flew by

Yeah I’ve gotten to just putting a cookie tray under any cakes for safety now

I haven’t watched the replay but I hear things didn’t go well?

Photo looking out a channel of water covered in ice leading towards Lake Michigan under a partly cloudy sky near sunrise.

Lake forever, problems for now

I have done this with a very sticky caramel cheesecake- clean up in the oven was NOT fun

This is amazing for him!

A snowy street with white covered bushes and Christmas lights that are flickering on and off. There are a number of two storey Edwardian houses above it

More snow today and some lights that are flickering out

Henderson’s Shooting Starts close up, with a blue sky lightly blanketed with high clouds in the background. Taken on 2/8/2026

I posted this yesterday, but this one fits the bill on a number of levels. #MacroMonday #ColorADay #BlueSkyMonday

From on High

Whistling rattles in the wind
murmurations of crows found
music in the shadows
of cadaver dogs gone to ground

In this air
there are blood songs
of reavers in the sky
and the bones make the sweet sound
of cadaver dogs gone to ground

©️LisaMims2026 #Vss365 #bones
#poetry

Heart - Crazy On You (1977) • TopPop YouTube video by TopPop

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The history of Bormio: the thermal baths in Roman times In the Middle Ages, some of our roads, such as the one to the Fraele Towers and the Gavia Pass, were key junctions for trade with Northern Europe.

Since we are watching the Downhill/Slalom Duo thingey.. I’ve been reading about the history of Bormio .. and it’s been around since Roman times!

www.bormio.eu/en/activitie...

What it was like to be a bush at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance The bushes on the field during the halftime show became a meme after the internet found out they were actually human performers.

so i talked to one of the bushes at the super bowl
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...

Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90 Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in history

Ebo Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in history.

His son Kweku Taylor:
“The world has lost a giant, a colossus of African music, leaving behind an unmatched artistry legacy. Dad, your light will never fade.”

Femke Kok! 🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

Olympic Record! 1:12:59.

Holy crap!

It’s a party atmosphere for sure.

#MusicMonday Did you know The Guess Who once wrote jingles for Coca-Cola?

In 1968, Toronto-based musician and jingle-writer Jack Richardson got involved with The Guess Who while he was with McCann-Erickson, the advertising agency for Coca-Cola.
He said:

Snow creature with twigs for arms, tufts of pine needles for antennae (or maybe ears), and facial features consisting of twigs of various sizes. The creature stands on a snowy lawn with bits of two houses in the background.

Snow being.

We are watching the replay of the women’s 1000m speed skating and I love the live DJ playing disco and Europop and the light show as they clean the ice after every six pairs.

Lionel Hampton Live in '58 YouTube video by The Ukrainian Sector

Lionel Hampton was awesome and here he is playing the vibraphone in 1958:

youtu.be/PZa92eyZIfY

A black & white photo of musician Lionel Hampton playing his vibraphone, c. 1937. He is wearing a tuxedo, white shirt and bow tie.

Lionel Hampton - skilled on the vibraphone, piano & percussion; both a sideman and bandleader - with Benny Goodman in 1937. Photo by Rex Hardy.