The long weekend has finally arrived, and I hope you all get some well deserved down time filled with mountains of LEGO® bricks. I for one will certainly be building up a storm. Happy Easter to everyone out there, and thank you so much for your continued support of True North Bricks! Until next time, -Tom
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An Inclusive Holiday Wish (An original holiday greeting from True North Bricks) It’s once again that time of year, The time to spread some festive cheer. Do you wait for Father Frost, Or hope that Santa won’t get lost? You may cheer “hyvää Joulua”, Or even happy Hanukkah. A joyous Kwanzaa wish for you, And a restful Solstice too. Go
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After spending two wonderful weeks in Costa Rica, sadly the time came to head home. My wife and I spent our holiday in Puetro Veijo, next to a black sand beach on the southern Caribbean Sea. Puerto Veijo was a small town, with no major retailers (other than one chain grocery store). There was no LEGO® to be had, other
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Halloween Was Yesterday (An original poem from True North Bricks) At the shopping mall today, As I wandered through the fray Of the hoards fighting to pay, I found Christmas in full sway. Halloween was yesterday, But it has been packed away. Gone was the corpse with decay, In its place, Santa and sleigh. It’s over a month, I say,
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This summer, my wife and I don’t have any major trips planned. Most of the summer will go to my wife finishing off her Ph.D. studies. Since we have to stay local, we have planned a few activities within driving distance to keep things fun. This past weekend we went to Mont Tremblant, a couple of hours north of Montreal. It is
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My wife and I charge most of our purchases to our travel points credit card. This normally gives us the opportunity to make one or two weekend getaways each year. For the last couple of years, we have made the short trip to Ottawa in order to attend Comic Con, and our points cover the hotel cost. I love Comic
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Day four began with another trip to Gossip Coffee in Astoria. The coffee was so good, we decided to go back. It is definitely worth a stop if you are ever in the neighborhood. We then hopped onto the train, and rode it all the way down to Battery Park. We thought we would take a look at the Statue
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Day three began with coffee and donut at Gossip Coffee in Astoria. The donut was very good, the coffee was great, probably the best coffee I have had so far on this trip! Afterwards, it was onto the train again and off to another part of the city. We wandered around Soho and Noho (yes, I found out today that Noho
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Day two saw a lot of walking. We took a train from Astoria to Manhattan, where I had some LEGO related touristy things to do. We jumped off the train near Times Square. My wife had some shopping she wanted to do at Uni Qlo, a clothing store we do not have in Montreal. I am normally not a fan
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I am going to take a slight detour this week and mix up my blogging a bit. I went to New York City with the wifey last Thursday for a long weekend getaway. We were gone from home for a total of five days, but two of those were essentially spent driving. Day one was largely one of those driving days. We left home around
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