An Underworld of Wonder: Virginia’s Luray Caverns
“Our feeling is that we have entered a new state of being…Before us are glittering stalactites and fluted columns strong enough to bear a world; draperies in broad folds and a thousand tints; cascades of snow-white stone; and, beyond, a background of pitchy darkness in which the imagination locates more than the eye can see.”
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[Re] learning History at the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre in Nova Scotia
It wasn’t until a recent visit to the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre in Nova Scotia that I became aware of our own Canadian connection to the black ex-slaves fleeing a newly-minted United States of America. That visit was an eye-opener in many ways.
Design is in the Details at Merrill House in Picton
To say that the owners have paid special attention to the details when they reimagined the historic Merrill House in Picton, Ontario, is a considerable understatement. Both Jordan Martin de Rosales and husband Evert Rosales de Martin have literally poured their heart and soul into this property – and it shows.