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This photo taken down at Windsor’s riverfront totally reminds me of the scene in the Karate Kid where Ralph Macchio is trying to balance doing high kicks on an old stump. Of course there’s no perfect line in that scene compared to the one where old Mr. Miyagi gets Ralph to polish all the […]

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When you put on a pair of special shoes is it the actual shoes that put you in a good mood or is it the special feeling you get from wearing something out of the ordinary, anticipating that exciting events are about to take place?

Happy objects, originally uploaded by lepiaf.geo.

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Second stop on Saturday’s Wine Trail Ride with WindsorEats was a stop at Mastronardi Estate Winery. Here we saw more vines, learned about how they keep things warm in the winter, and saw the red grapes changing colour from green to red.

Mastronardi Estate Winery, originally uploaded by dreaminofbeadin.

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This past weekend I headed out with the WindsorEats gang for a 25km Wine Trail Ride through Ruthven and Kingsville to check out three local wineries for tours and samples. We finished the ride here at Aleksander Estate Winery for more wine and a fabulous barbecue of local foods all grown within ten minutes […]

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If you try this out on the Detroit River you need to watch out for freighters. The river can get pretty busy and the big ships cannot manouver around you (if they even see you). That said, the best way to play in the river is to stay above it — even with […]

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On the north west corner of Pelee Island you’ll find this wacky tree covered with old rusty ice skates and sneakers. Not sure if it’s intended as the Island’s shoe store or if it’s a burial ground for shoes gone by… Either way, it’s hilarious.

Shoe Tree, originally uploaded by omsu.

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