Yesterday
By BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (52093)
St. Catharines, Ontario
July 9, 2026 1:45pm CST
"All my troubles seemed so far away..."
Nope. This isn't about that.
I went to the Centre yesterday, then Juanita came down about 3pm and took me grocery shopping. After bringing me home to put my stuff in the freezer, she asked me what I wanted to do 'now' so I said I wanted to ride the merrygoround. Here in St Catharines (Port Dalousie part) there's an antique carousel with hand-carved horses, etc..The tails are real horsehair, and it only costs a nickel to ride. So, we did. The music is reminiscent of old-fashioned English seaside holiday camps (not that I've ever been to one, but must have seen them in movies).
After our ride we went to Kilt and Clover (a pub) and I had a pint and she had wings. It really did feel like a mini-vacation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside_Park_Carousel
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@Ineeddentures (46477)
•
9 Jul
Sounds like a great way to spend a day.
What did you have a pint of?
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@BarBaraPrz (52093)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Jul
@Ineeddentures Alexander Keith's Red Amber Ale is brewed in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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@Ineeddentures (46477)
•
10 Jul
@BarBaraPrz
Aye
I read all about it.
It will be better really good
Good Scottish name brewed in Scotia, well Nova Scotia,
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@BarBaraPrz (52093)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Jul
It is nice, isn't it? And you can walk out into the lake.
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@Juliaacv (57401)
• Canada
9 Jul
@BarBaraPrz It is very nice.
Since he was a student, we were never out there during the really hot months in order to enjoy the water.
We did see the tall ships anchored there once, that was interesting.
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@BarBaraPrz (52093)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
11 Jul
Do it if you ever get the chance.
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@jstory07 (149552)
• Roseburg, Oregon
12 Jul
@BarBaraPrz I did all the time in Colorado. There is no Merry go round here. 
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@RasmaSandra (100396)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jul
I have always been a huge fan of carousels.
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@Deepizzaguy (124890)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Jul
I sure miss the days of the merry go rounds myself.
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@Letranknight2015 (52758)
• Philippines
15 Jul
You're lucky. I haven't been to an amusement park in years. I bet they're more expensive now.
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@BarBaraPrz (52093)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Jul
There were no other rides, just the carousel, and it only costs 5 cents to ride.
@BarBaraPrz (52093)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Jul
The ones that go up and down or the static ones?
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@JudyEv (387382)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jul
@BarBaraPrz Either but the ones going up and down were the best.
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@JudyEv (387382)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jul
@BarBaraPrz Either but the ones that went up and down were best.
@MarieCoyle (62415)
•
12 Jul
I’m glad you had such a nice time on your outing. Sounds like fun to me,too.
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