Petch House

Winter-y Evening Drive Near John West Way, Construction Site & Year 2012 In Review

Winter-y Evening Drive Near John West Way, Construction Site & Year 2012 In Review

I enjoy photographing everything and to extract some of the things from everything are the night shots. However, it all depends what you take picture of. Read More »
The Petch Log House, Built To Last, Part II

The Petch Log House, Built To Last, Part II

Going on the third month the Petch log house re-building continues. However, the major elements of the house are completed and of what I have seen so far Read More »
The Petch Log House, Built To Last, Part I

The Petch Log House, Built To Last, Part I

Last August 2011 Petch log house was taken apart – the restoration process began. In September 2012 preparation for re-building the Petch log house started Read More »
Remebering Petch House, When In Bad Condition

Remebering Petch House, When In Bad Condition

Dec 7, 2012
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Looks like the Petch log house restoration will be soon done and the house will have a new look, different look, but then the Petch log house Read More »
Changing Aurora, New Grounds For Petch House, Near Aurora Senior Centre

Changing Aurora, New Grounds For Petch House, Near Aurora Senior Centre

Sep 13, 2012
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Restored Petch log house will be placed near the Aurora Senior Centre – may be this fall or next spring. I doubt that anything will happen Read More »
Aurora 1945-1965 An Ontario Town at a Time of Great Change, Milner

Aurora 1945-1965 An Ontario Town at a Time of Great Change, Milner

Apr 18, 2012
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Aurora continues to change day by day. Continues to grow. We will never be a small town on the map and we will never be a population of four thousand of people. Read More »
Wildlife Park In Aurora, Yes, Yes, We Must Have One

Wildlife Park In Aurora, Yes, Yes, We Must Have One

I was behind with my newspaper reading this week. It was last night that I finally took the Thursday The Banner/The Era roll of papers from February 2nd and started to look through. Read More »
Scary Scary Night, A Bit Of Ghost Today

Scary Scary Night, A Bit Of Ghost Today

Halloween, and why not a bit of ghost story for you today. Trick or treat, scary houses, hunted forest and spirit walks – all here in our Aurora. So I thought I will join the wagon and tell my scary story. Read More »
Aurora Farmers Market, In The Past It Was Old Post Office & General Store

Aurora Farmers Market, In The Past It Was Old Post Office & General Store

Aug 16, 2011
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The Aurora Farmers Market is definitely not just a place to buy local but also it is a gathering place ‘Your Meeting Place In Aurora‘. Another place to buy, but there is more. A place where we meet others. A place where children have fun. A place where we escape. Read More »
Petch House, It Was A Lifetime Opportunity

Petch House, It Was A Lifetime Opportunity

Aug 10, 2011
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Theoretically Petch House will never be the same. As of a last week August 4th, 2011 in the late afternoon, the house was totally taken apart and all logs and other parts of the house were moved to the storage on the local farm where it will be restored. Read More »
Petch House, That Is Strange? Alive Again

Petch House, That Is Strange? Alive Again

Jul 30, 2011
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Three months elapsed since April 21st, 2011 – my first visit inside the Petch house. Destiny of the 160 year old log house was then unknown, but was promising. Read More »
The Petch House, A New Journey

The Petch House, A New Journey

Jul 9, 2011
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The Petch house is getting a lot of attention in THE AURORA and The Banner lately. Lengthy articles are written. Columns are filled with letters to the editor. The Petch house itself is being prepared for the move. Read More »
The Richness, The Beauty, The Petch House

The Richness, The Beauty, The Petch House

Jun 3, 2011
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I find beauty everywhere and I found beauty in the Petch House that once housed many families here in Aurora grounds. An old decaying log house now embraced by nature is standing alone and waiting for the day that will be alive again. Read More »
The Aurora Farmers Market In Town Park, A Fresh Start

The Aurora Farmers Market In Town Park, A Fresh Start

May 13, 2011
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This is my second time ever at the Aurora Farmers Market, and second time ever at the Town Park in Aurora. I know, what can I say, I am slow. It took me many years to finally attend.

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