Terra Cotta place posts …

 

These terra-cotta plaques reminded me of ours here in Eastbourne, which Richard Crook so memorably recorded in his book 'Eastbourne in Detail' … I have the book here somewhere: found!!

Tools of Mechanics -
found on Perth's County 
Court House

However as it was Memorial Day in the USA … I'll highlight one of the plaques on Perth's County Court House … we don't need to be reminded, but I do wish people would be fair, think of others … humility would be good to see exuded from some of the leaders in the world.

Perth County Court House,
Ontario

As many of you will know – it's been incredibly hot here … next we'll have water shortages … but I'm also glad I'm not in uniform coping with emergencies … and I'm mighty glad I'm down by the sea with some cooling breezes (not many granted!) ...

Reverse of Richard
Crook's book

... I'm being incredibly lazy – still trying to work things out – but onwards and upwards … my fingers just have to collaborate with my brain and let you have some informative posts and get the old bod actioning various aspects that need addressing.

Justice - flanked by cherubs

One other aspect Perth led me to … Peel County is a regional municipality in the Greater Toronto Area – Terra Cotta is a hamlet, founded in 1855, now populated with just over 200 people.

Close up of Cheltenham
Badlands

Peel County though has an area named as Cheltenham Badlands … a formation that forms part of the Queenston Delta clastic wedge, formed as an erosional response to the Taconic Orogeny: a mountain building period ending 440 million years ago – (thought you'd like to know about this!).

Blood Red Ruby colour

I've been making some cold soups … makes sense in this weather … beetroot soup came to the fore … it tastes good – just unfortunately managed to wear a dress with bell sleeves – one of which ended up being dunked in said blood-red-ruby soup … frustrating/irritating to say the least ...

Rose Window - All Soul's
Church, Susans Road
Eastbourne

I think for now … I'll get on and get across to your blogs and posts, so it confirms I'm still on the horizon!!

Take care and with thoughts for the coming weeks … it'd be good to have some peaceful news …

Hilary Melton-Butcher

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