A guest photo! Courtesy of Crystal Kuhlmannwho found this week’s 69-er on Wolfe Island. Love that the wind turbines are caught in the background!
Happy 69-er, folks!
And once again…have a great weekend!
Or chicken coop, whichever you prefer. I used to help collect eggs there from time to time a million years ago. 
Wishing you all a happy 69-er for the weekend…
No, it’s not just a random outhouse that I found quaint and photo-worthy. It belonged to my grandparents, (they got indoor plumbing sometime in the 80s) and is still gets summer use. (I still have nightmares about it…but it sure is cute from the outside, no?)
Happy 69-er Friday!
I will most likely catch some flak from some for this, but it is my blog, my opinion.
Kingston is looking to build some social housing in Barriefield on federal land that they can purchase for that purpose, for $1. The project will be 4-plexes, mostly 1-bedroom units.
The problem is, Barriefield is a beautiful little village of century homes, like the ones pictured below. There are newer homes as well, which are built to fit in. The people who live there must maintain their homes according to a certain standard, including exterior materials, fencing, windows, etc. Will a housing project meet these requirements? REALLY? AND maintain them?
And that’s just the cosmetics of it. The people who fill the units will find themselves far from a grocery store, mail box, pharmacy, corner store, even a public telephone. Bus service in the area is sketchy at best, and it would be a looong cold walk to Food Basics across the causeway and back in winter months. It’s just not a well thought out plan.
The Whig Standard article about this had some nasty comments from readers about Barriefield – one person even called it a dump. A few snapshots to show some of the architecture of the area:
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St. Mark's Anglican Church
$500,000 (give or take) will buy you a view of Lake Ontario and/or Kingston City Hall. Loss of view from everywhere else? Priceless.
We’re no Montreal, but we do have our fair share of cool looking fire escapes. This one is on the second block of Brock Street, across from Cook’s Fine Foods.
