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The hassock has landed! | Meanwhile, at the Manse

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Meanwhile, at the Manse. Retrieving and renovating a childhood home. Skip to primary content. The hassock has landed! September 17, 2013. Here’s Raymond putting our new vintage hassock to excellent use at the Manse. Gracious that hassock’s 1960s or ’70s gold colour almost matches his shirt! Back in January of this year, I did a post (you can read it here. Not only because its presence would be true to my midcentury childhood there. Later The Wonderful World of Disney. So I was looking for a round hassock...

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Sieste (the former indoors cat) is now the classic in-and-out cat | Meanwhile, at the Manse

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Meanwhile, at the Manse. Retrieving and renovating a childhood home. Skip to primary content. Sieste (the former indoors cat) is now the classic in-and-out cat. July 6, 2014. This is our cat Sieste, surveying her new(ish) domain the Manse’s yard, in Queensborough. I believe she is satisfied with the empire she is quite sure she rules over. But then Sieste moved (with Raymond and me) to the Manse you can read about how brilliantly she performed the move here. 8221; “Oh are you (the humans) going out?

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The Ham Supper: friends and food, and a whole lot of pie | Meanwhile, at the Manse

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Meanwhile, at the Manse. Retrieving and renovating a childhood home. Skip to primary content. The Ham Supper: friends and food, and a whole lot of pie. April 9, 2014. Look at this pie selection, people! And as each piece was chosen and devoured, a steady stream of replacements kept coming out of the kitchen. It was like magic! Tonight was a good one for Queensborough. And a good one for me. It was the St. Andrew’s United Church Ham Supper. Also: I stand in absolute awe of the volunteers at St. Andrew...

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Sieste the cat, queen of all she surveys | Meanwhile, at the Manse

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Meanwhile, at the Manse. Retrieving and renovating a childhood home. Skip to primary content. Sieste the cat, queen of all she surveys. April 24, 2014. 8220;I am the cat who walks by (her)self, and all places are alike to me.” That’s from Rudyard Kipling. Whose Just So Story. Was actually about a male cat). Doesn’t Sieste look like she subscribes to that line of thinking one hundred per cent as she explores the Manse’s yard? She decided to come along. Here is Sieste the elderly, deaf (but still curious) ...

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The Manse has lost its Manse Cat, our dear Sieste | Meanwhile, at the Manse

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Meanwhile, at the Manse. Retrieving and renovating a childhood home. Skip to primary content. The Manse has lost its Manse Cat, our dear Sieste. May 12, 2015. I took this picture of Sieste in a pool of sunlight in the middle of the Manse’s kitchen several months ago, and I’ve always liked it. I was saving it for a good time to share it with you. This evening seems like that time; Sieste died today. The Manse is a very sad place. I am pretty sure that from my many previous posts about Sieste like here.

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Take it from me: you need some pancakes and syrup on Sunday | Meanwhile, at the Manse

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Meanwhile, at the Manse. Retrieving and renovating a childhood home. Skip to primary content. Take it from me: you need some pancakes and syrup on Sunday. May 1, 2015. Well, people, tonight I have yet another invitation for you to a fun community event that is happening this very weekend in Queensborough. And as is our wont here in Queensborough, it involves food! How to feed people. For evidence, check out my posts here. Your admission fee will go to help the great work. For the photographic help):.

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Meanwhile, at the Manse | Retrieving and renovating a childhood home | Page 2

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Meanwhile, at the Manse. Retrieving and renovating a childhood home. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newer posts →. The stories that we tell. June 13, 2016. A postcard showing off the main street of Madoc. In about 1960 (a very good year), generously shared by fellow central Hastings County. One of the absolute best things about being the creator, curator and general dogsbody. Memories and stories. It’s a productive and happy little process. Today I want to share a story that is not m...

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Katherine Sedgwick | Meanwhile, at the Manse

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Meanwhile, at the Manse. Retrieving and renovating a childhood home. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Author Archives: Katherine Sedgwick. A historic country church, and a commitment to the future. August 15, 2016. Every year around this time I like to alert and invite you readers to a happy event that takes place just up the road from Queensborough. The annual summer service at historic Hazzards Corners Church. This year is no different or wait. Actually, it. Built as a Methodist.