This Site is “As Is”

This site is a work in progress. Mainly thousands of posts I have written or curated over 20 years of publishing content online. Some of them were ideas started and not finished. It’s a mess with a lot of broken links, image files, and other related problems.

I’m working on it. But, I may have to live a very long time to ever finish it. If you wandered in here you can read but not copy anything I have written, or images I have created. You may be better to just go back where you came from.

Best wishes,

Laura

The Sad Ruin of the Historic Guildwood Inn

I can remember very little of my own trip to the Guild Inn when it was still open and operating as a restaurant and hotel. My family went for some occasion. Grandparents were there with us. The only thing I remember is walking through the parking lot, to the door of the restaurant and being seated at the table. I have a vague image in my head of the table settings. So long ago I can’t think what year it would have been.

The Guild Inn is closed for business. Abandoned and falling into ruins. It is one of the saddest places to visit if you love history, old buildings and especially if you love the old, historical places of Toronto in particular. When I visit the Guild Inn I feel this is where our history comes to die. It is a graveyard, not for human bodies, but for art and architecture and grand old things from times gone by.

Custom Hair Wedding Rings

These 2 rings are based on mourning jewellery, but instead are a celebration of the everlasting bond between two people. Have your very own hair intertwined with your lovers and set behind sapphire crystal and 10Kt yellow gold. These rings are strong and durable so you can wear a symbol of your love on your wedding finger all day, everyday.

Victorian mourning jewellery was popular in the 1800’s. Since death was so common, it became popular for jewellers to set custom ‘hair art’ behind glass and metal so people could keep a piece of their loved one after they’d died. Hair is so special because it remains long after our bodies have faded, and is as unique as a finger print.

hair wedding rings

via Custom Hair Wedding Rings Modern Victorian by Ricksonjewellery.

Bringing back an old tradition in a new way.