Katherine Bickford

Fauxtoart – A Postcard From Cuba

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Katherine

My fauxtoart version of a stock postcard from Cuba

And the original

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53 Chev

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Katherine

Riding about in a 53 Chev convertible – one of the cars that are carefully maintained and repaired in Cuba.

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Milling Coffee Beans

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Katherine

Preparing coffee beans with a wood coffee mill

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Diefenbunker

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Katherine

Welcome to the Diefenbunker

The Diefenbunker is a massive four-storey underground bunker, built between 1959 and 1961. During the Cold War, top officials were to take shelter here in the event of a nuclear war. It was active as Canadian Forces Station Carp until 1994.

Today, it operates as a not-for-profit, charitable museum.

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Pseudobombax Ellipticum

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Katherine

Pseudobombax ellipticum, has common names including shaving brush tree, Dr Seuss tree, and amapolla tree. It is a species of plant in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae.

And now you know…

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Cha Cha Cha

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Katherine

A Cuban band performing at the International Restaurant at Brisas Guardalavaca

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Desparcito

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Katherine

A Cuban acoustic band performing Desparcito at the International Restaurant, Brisas Guardalavaca

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Museo El Chorro de Maíta

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Katherine

Museo El Chorro de Maíta

El Chorro de Maíta is an early colonial archaeological site in Yaguajay, near Guardalavaca, Cuba.

The site dates from the early 16th century and consists of an excavated indigenous settlement and cemetery, including dozens of well-preserved human remains. Recent scholarship suggests that indigenous peoples were living here many decades after Christopher Columbus’ arrival.