Journal The Cabin

One weird fact about my neighbourhood. We have WW 1 installations all over the place. We were the archor for the anti-submarine cable that went across Sydney Harbour. (Cape Breton).
The ship convoys would gather off our beach before crossing the Atlantic to English. They would fill up with coal here. This is long before me.
Not far from me was the first Marconi relay station. It was one of the first to transmit to England. I have been at our Marconi museum several times, I am also a Hamradio operator.

We even had a uboat storm the beach hear the Marconi radio station to look at it and report back.

Cranberry Point Battery - Wikipedia

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We would play on it when we were kids.
 
Big Moose said:
I'd like to see your version of this.
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SERIOUSLY??? Did you have to go there??? I don't HAVE a VERSION of ANYTHING YET.
At present I have moved on from just letting the stuff TOUCH the page to a more refined practice of pencil drawings.

I will let you know when I am ready to SHOW. HAHAHA.
 
CranberryArtworks said:
We even had a uboat storm the beach hear the Marconi radio station to look at it and report back.
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My eyes almost failed me... I thought you said Macaroni radio station. HAHA.

What an interesting fact about where you live. Sadly.... I don't have any such comparisons... I am not located in a significantly historical area.

WAIT... we do have military bunkers.

For those interested... I copied and pasted this from National Trust Canada

This high security military installation was built between 1959-1963 as part of Canada’s significant commitment to NORAD (the North American Air Defence Command). The Complex is a sprawling, three-story, modern-day fortress built under 600 feet of granite directly below Armed Forces Base North Bay. Built to withstand a direct hit by a 4-megaton nuclear blast, and protected by three 19-ton steel blast doors, it was designed to provide life support for 400 people following a nuclear attack.
The Complex was designated as a “Classified Federal Heritage Building” due to the central role it played in Canada’s contribution to the air defence of North America during the Cold War. The bunker made the city a potential target of the Cold War, and remains a well known local landmark. It is still the largest construction project to have been completed in the region, and lead to a significant period of development for North Bay in the 1960s. Its construction also contributed to the physical transformation of the city , as the rock excavated to create the cavern was used to improve the waterfront- a focal point of the lakeside downtown.

NORAD determined that the Complex can no longer serve a viable military purpose due to the development of the hydrogen bomb and advanced missile technology, rendering the technology onsite obsolete. In 2006 it moved its air defence operations above ground.
The Complex is currently sitting vacant, while DND continues to provide the basic necessary power to continuously pump out the groundwater that would otherwise flood the subterranean facility. Without a modern military use for the complex, it risks being decommissioned and either demolished or allowed to flood unless an acceptable third party tenant can be found to provide alternative uses for the purpose built bunker.
 
CranberryArtworks said:
One weird fact about my neighbourhood. We have WW 1 installations all over the place. We were the archor for the anti-submarine cable that went across Sydney Harbour. (Cape Breton). The ship convoys would gather off our beach before crossing the Atlantic to English. They would fill up with coal here. This is long before me. Not far from me was the first Marconi relay station. It was one of the first to transmit to England. I have been at our Marconi museum several times, I am also a Hamradio operator. We even had a uboat storm the beach hear the Marconi radio station to look at it and report back.

Cranberry Point Battery - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
We would play on it when we were kids.
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Good morning, CranberryArtworks;

Interesting post!

Wow. Your neighborhood has some real cool leftover stuff from the past. Is Ham Radio still active round the world?

My late uncle was a ham radio operator (as a fun hobby) and used to play chess with another ham radio friend from somewhere else.

God bless you, CranberryArtworks.



 
bobinfaith said:
Good morning, CranberryArtworks;

Interesting post!

Wow. Your neighborhood has some real cool leftover stuff from the past. Is Ham Radio still active round the world?

My late uncle was a ham radio operator (as a fun hobby) and used to play chess with another ham radio friend from somewhere else.

God bless you, CranberryArtworks.

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When I was a kid, I used to play chess using a CB radio. My father was a Ham, too. I was never a big talker. I liked playing with radio electronics. I have my technical licence.
 
HA@ the moose scratching his chin regarding being in CHARGE..... DO NOT order EXTRA peanut butter cups.... Don't do it... HAHAHA.

My sleep over got cancelled till tonight and so I will be gone for the next few days.... There is NO internet at my aunt's so it's basically a BREAK from the Internet when I leave here.

My aunt lives right next door to one of her daughter's...and she is leaving town for a few days.... I will be staying with my aunt so that she has someone there in case something comes up.

So... that is the explanation.... for my absence.

BEHAVE everyone.... HA.....
 
LearningToLetGo said:
I enjoy watercolor. In my youth I tried acrylics but never thought much of it. Oils sound intriguing but the mess! Do oils require turpentine to clean brushes?
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There are Water soluble oil paints. You don't use water to paint with, just clean. But you can get a water soluble mediums.
I love oil, and when I am painting outdoors, I use them with the Guerrilla Poschade Box in the picture.. I used a French (heavy) easel before this one.

I started painting in my 30s but stopped. I restarted a few years ago. I am 60 now.

My second hobby is buying art supplies. :)
 
Growing up, I never gave a thought for religion or spirituality. I was an Ultra-tech geek (I started with punch card and hamradios with tubes.) in my 30s I started painting because of stress and to connect more with nature. That woke something inside me. I read a book called The Artist Way that introduced me to the concept of spirituality. That led me to Jesus. Over the years, I left several times. I explored different faiths but always came back to Christ. Everything I followed was missing something. It was fun, but there was this hollowness to them.
And I always had Jesus tapping me on the shoulder to come home. He never pushed, just gave little nudges.
 
OHHHHHHHHHHH.... how wonderful...... THANK YOU CranberryArtworks and LearningToLetGo
for keeping this thread going.

There has been a serious family matter ... and I will be absent for longer than I anticipated.

I really appreciate that people are still coming to the CABIN because this is where my heart lives.

I do have internet access but I am not home and will not be home for a few weeks due to this issue.
I brought my paper... pens and markers but my watercolours are at home. I am anxious to get to them
but for now... I will enjoy the pencil crayons and practicing with my drawing.

I appreciate everyone.... and I miss you guys.
Love, DA SHEEP.

Can someone make sure the snails are ok??? ... and Mr. Moose will need some peanut butter cups and fizzy drinks.
 
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