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Lovely Tinder patrons & folks who visit often … you may have gathered from the clues & hints dropped in recent posts … yes indeed, Tinder shopkeepers are going on a summer holiday!
From Mon 26 July … in 2 days time {or T-48 hours and counting} at sunset … the Tinder shop will be on vacation too, for the month of August … hooray!
We’ll be wrapping up this week to get last orders shipped in good time for Canada Post deliveries, before we hit the open road …!
Tinder shop orders will resume upon our return, once we unpack exciting new deliveries & re-stock the shelves, etcetera … so we’ll see you in September …!
We’ll keep you posted right here, via Tinder NEWS/tinderblog … thanks so much for visiting our wee shop & blog, kind folks!
Happy trails, enjoy the summer …!
Photographs, from top: Girl, tent & tourist camp, Midland, ON, c.1915; bottom: Sunnyside Beach, Toronto, ON, July 1924; both photographs via the Archives of Ontario
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TINDER MIDSUMMER SALE ENDING SOON … LAST CHANCE …!
{ALL SALES FINAL}
‘Smoke Signals’ via the Florida Space Coast’s Canaveral Nation
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ATTENTION FireWood SPLITTING enthusiasts of the NORTH!
Folks residing in Northern Ontario can see a Logmatic Wedge Axe & Splitting Basket in action … this weekend! Our agent of the North will be on hand to show & tell & sell in person … this weekend!
WHEN? This SUNDAY 25 July … there will be a System Logmatic firewood splitting demonstration & System Logmatic goods available ‘for sale’ & inspection in the flesh …!
WHERE? Little Current, Manitoulin Island, at Low Park, at 1pm: it’s the local, annual amateur radio BBQ …!
See you up in the Northwoods on lovely *Manitoulin Island … this weekend!
Questions? Curious? Just drop us a line !
*Manitoulin means spirit island in Anishinaabemowin {the Ojibwe language}. The island is considered sacred by the Native Anishinaabe people, who call themselves the ‘People of the Three Fires’ …
Tipi photo via the ON Premier
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Inventory reduction of ‘travel weary’ goods {ie, dings ‘n dents, scuffs, etc, incurred during overseas shipping} via eBay auction currently underway …!
Available now: ONE only … Logmatic Splitting Basket … ‘open box’, ie, perfectly functional & brand new product inside {and no dings, dents or scuffs}, however the box was mangled by exuberant customs officials … {box has been repaired & suitable for shipping, of course} …! {still on SALE in the shop too!}
So for ONE chance at a very nice price, click on over to the Tinder ‘garage sale’ at eBay to get your mitts on the Logmatic Splitting Basket … integral part of the ‘System’, as it securely supports several logs at once for splitting, and then functions as a smart log carrier, and basket, at your fireside …!
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Cruggleton Lodge, in the deep southwest of Scotland by the Irish sea {near ancient Whithorn, in Galloway}, set on a secluded, cliff-top organic dairy farm, with Belfast sink, Aga & wood-burning stove for wild & chilly Scottish nights by the sea … keep an eye out for the Wicker Man …!
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Callakille, a traditional highland croft in the remote northwest corner of Scotland known as ‘a Chomraich’, which means ‘the Sanctuary’ in Scottish Gaelic … dramatic, scenic wilderness of the coastal highlands with stunning views across to the Isle of Skye … wild & woolly rugs, snug feather duvets, a warm fire & whisky galore, for whale watching & stargazing with the ‘local heroes’ …
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The City Bothy, lovely wee bolthole for a Scottish holiday in the historic & elegant capital city, Edinburgh … shortbread & marmalade, whisky & tartan galore … and much more to explore …
Edinburgh historical photo
{’Bothy‘ in Scots means a small mountain refuge}
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‘Open Water 1′, print by UK artist Simon Page
Fingers crossed for the Gulf of Mexico & BP …
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‘2009: International Year of Astronomy #9′, by UK artist Simon Page
A rare sight at the best of times, but even more so for a lucky few … this century …! And a very lucky few via this exotic, semi-NASA-led, Tahiti ’solar eclipse expedition’ …!
North Americans won’t see a thing, we’ll just have to settle for the New Moon tonight …
Partial viewing for South Pacific nations, including the enigmatic Easter Island … a total eclipse of the sun has not been seen there in 1400 years … hence the skyward gaze ‘carved in stone’ …?
Easter Island Moai {statues/idols} photo via here
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On this day in 1917, Tom Thomson was last seen alive at Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park, ON …
Much mystery and intrigue continues to surround his untimely death …
Photograph: Tom Thomson at Lake Scugog, T. H. Marten, Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON
Painting: Jack Pine by Tom Thomson, 1917, via here
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‘Beyond IYA #5′ {’2010: Beyond the International Year of Astronomy’}, by UK artist Simon Page
Earth reaches its farthest point from the Sun today, and no … it has nothing to do with the weather {aka ‘heat wave’} … that’s due to the quirks of our swiftly tilting planet …!
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The ‘Great Blondin’ crossing Niagara Falls gorge on a tightrope, 30 June 1859, via Tumblr … and on a related note, on this day in 1810, P.T. Barnum, the great Circus master, was born …
Tinder Midsummer ’secret sale’ continues into the lazy, hazy Dog Days of Summer …
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Canis Major {the ‘Big Dog’} constellation, featuring Sirius {the ‘Dog Star’, at the ‘dog’s nose’}, the brightest star in the constellation, and in the sky, actually … celestial illustration by the ‘forgotten astronomer’, Elijah Burritt, found via Modern Constellations … you can even get your hands on an extremely rare copy of Geography of the Heavens {sans Star Atlas} …!
Dog Days of Summer begin now … are you ready …? And some compelling comparisons between astronomy and indigenous cosmology discussed here, based on the image below via flickr: an ancient Ojibwe pictograph from Boundary Waters {Quetico-Superior canoe country}, straddling the Canadian-US border, featuring the ‘Dog Star’ …
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Sheila Maid Ceiling Airer: very nice new Midsummer Sale price $99.95 {down from $159} …!
Further markdowns in the shop … up to 40% off … from Canada Day to Independence Day … {1 – 4 July}!
Starts now …
P.S. No tax!
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‘Canadian Soil’
O Canada ….
This land is your land, This land is my land,
From Bonavista, to Vancouver Island
From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lakes waters,
This land was made for you and me …!
{W Guthrie/The Travellers}
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Niagara Falls Fireworks via Niagara Parks
Further markdowns …! Up to 40% off for 4 days … from Canada Day to Independence Day … 1 – 4 July …!
Firecracking ’secret’ Midsummer Sale in the shop … starts tomorrow …
{1 July} … the countdown begins …
P.S. And just a friendly reminder, NO more sales tax starts tomorrow too …!
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Inventory reduction of ‘travel weary’ goods {ie, dings ‘n dents, scuffs, etc, incurred during overseas shipping} via eBay auction currently underway …!
Available now: a handful of Stanley Limited Edition thermos bottles {just a few left in the shop & on sale too!} … no longer available from Stanley, truly limited supply …
So mosey on over to the Tinder ‘garage sale’ at eBay for some genuinely ‘distressed’ versions {though perfectly functional and brand new} under the auction hammer now …!
P.S. our eBay listing is under ‘mackabuster’, or just click via Tinder’s ‘garage sale’ link on sidebar …
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At long last … refreshingly simple, modern design Time & Tide clocks …! No-fuss nautical function and form. Stainless steel powder coated white … Made in Cornwall, England …
For sailing, surfing, swimming, canoeing, beachcombing … mariners, seafarers, salty dogs and water loving folks of all stripes …!
Coasting into the shop in due course …
Tide Clock {top}
Time & Tide Clock {bottom}
‘Time and tide wait for no man’ …
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Loonie via canada.com
Good news Tinder shoppers! No more RST & no new HST!
Starting 01 July 2010, Tinder will no longer have to charge RST on Ontario orders, AND will not have to charge HST {at this point in time} …!
Tax-free shopping at Tinder starting soon …!
The Tinder shop check-out will be updated in the wee hours …
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‘Pirate Ship’ photo via Weather Underground
New inventory on the high seas … fresh, modern, handmade summertime goods … from the ‘land of the midnight sun’ {Finland} and the salty seashores of ‘land’s end’ {England} … ahoy-hoy!
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