Off to St. Jacobs.

 Ever have one of those weekends where you get a big scare only to have things turn out well in the end? Jo-Anne had that weekend when we day tripped up to St. Jacobs on a warm and muggy August Saturday. We parked in the north end of town and went for coffee. Jo-Anne realized her wallet wasn't in her camera bag/purse. She went back to my car, nope, didn't fall out inside the car. Jo-Anne thought she might have left the wallet at my place, no, it wasn't there. The wallet indeed fell out, but onto the ground under my car.  A good samartian noticed it, took the wallet with him and called Jo-Anne and we stopped by his place in Kitchener on the way home and got her wallet back. 

Jo-Anne was on edge all day and understandably so. I remember driving to the gym once only to realize once I got there, I left my wallet at home, I know that feeling too well. Don't want to repeat it thank you. All that said it was a nice if muggy day in St. Jacobs. 


Camera: Olympus OM-1md, Zuiko lenses. 

Film: Ilford Delta 100, Ilfotec HC 1+31. 



Former Feed Silos Display Tractor Downtown St. Jacobs_ Hemel Brooms_ Deciding to Go Into Hamel Brooms Pontiac Sunfire In Front of the Home Hardware Mothership Store Looking Up King St. North in St Jacobs Magnolia's_ Line Up at the Village Beer Garden In Line at the Beer Garden Looking Out to King St. North Right On King St. North Church Turned Toy Store Mennonite Store and St. Jacob's Post Office_ Heritage House on King St. North_ St. Jacob's Cottage_ Weathered Front Door Pair of Motorbikes Budd Dayliner Ends Former VIA Budd Dayliner_ Waterloo St Jacob's Parlor Car Budd Dayliner with Waterloo and St.Jacobs Two MGB Convertible Needs Work Off King St. Northby the Pottery Studio_

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