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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

This story will give you the Willeys - literally!

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  To the memory of the Family which was at once destroyed by a slide from the white Mountains on the night of 28 August 1826. SAMUEL WILLEY,...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

A weathervane in Santander, Spain

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  This weathervane of a galleon ship is atop a stone column in the middle of a roundabout in Santander, Spain.  It is located on the beach i...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Dari Joy, Bellows Falls, Vermont

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This is another post in my series of stories about 20th Century Americana, which I use as story starters and for helping with oral histories...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

A Gilded Sailing Ship, Veere, The Netherlands, for Weathervane Wednesday

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 This ship weathervane was photographed in Veere, The Netherlands.  This past spring we enjoyed a river cruise to see the tulips and windmil...
Wednesday, September 3, 2025

B for Bruges, Belgium for Weathervane Wednesday

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 This weathervane was photographed during a canal boat ride in Bruges, Belgium. The weathevane can barely be seen above this very, very tall...
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

A Lion Banner in Bruges, Belgium for Weathervane Wednesday

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 Today's weathervane was photographed in Bruges, Belgium. If you look close you can see the lion banner above the church steeple. Thank ...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

A Mystery Weathervane in Antwerp for Weathervane Wednesday

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 This weathervane was photographed in Antwerp, Belgium.  Does it look familiar to anyone? My husband took a walking tour of Antwerp and phot...
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Friday, August 15, 2025

If This Isn't Real, There must be a Real One Out There Somewhere!

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 Another historical Friday Funny... ------------------- To cite/link to this blog post:   Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "If This Isn't Re...