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Mary MacADNski: I love waking up and getting a laugh from you. I hope your sense of humour is the last to go. Thanks, Ray.

Mary MacADNski: I left the long weeds in purposely but thought people would have suggested I crop them out. People have mentioned them but not in a negative way. Wonderful. you have a nice weekend too. We are expecting snow. A little tonight and 10 cm. in Saturday night. Glad I'm hiking today.

Mary MacADNski: Ray, as you know, is a card. Very funny man. In the sixties they sold all the one room school houses and people turned them into homes. I have a friend with one. Just a couple of weeks ago the catholic diocese announced a closure of 22 churchs due to lack of priests, high heating costs, smaller congregations, etc. Most will be sold and turned into homes or stores or restaurants. And on it goes...

Mary MacADNski: I love old churches too. Just a couple of weeks ago the catholic diocese announced a closure of 22 churchs due to lack of priests, high heating costs, smaller congregations, etc. Most will be sold and turned into homes or stores or restaurants. I would have bought one in the city two years ago if it had had a driveway. You can't park on the street in winter (snow removal) and without a driveway, what do you do if you own a car. The catholic church in my community is one of the 22 but it's modern and not churchy if you know what I mean thus I'm not at all interested. The old one room schools were also sold in the sixties and were also turned into homes. One of my friends has one.

Mary MacADNski: I'm going to try that, Richa.

Mary MacADNski: Just a couple of weeks ago the catholic diocese announced a closure of 22 churchs due to lack of priests, high heating costs, smaller congregations, etc. Most will be sold and turned into homes or stores or restaurants. I would have bought one in the city two years ago if it had had a driveway. You can't park on the street in winter (snow removal) and without a driveway, what do you do if you own a car. The catholic church in my community is one of the 22 but it's modern and not churchy if you know what I mean thus I'm not at all interested.

Mary MacADNski: I was hoping people would like the angle and that I've felt so much foreground. The long weeds give the abandoned feel I think.

Mary MacADNski: Yesss, Elvis. I love this song. It was fun to come across this old abandoned site as I don't go to that area often. I too think it says loneliness - thus the song.

In trying to explain the telephone lines, I suppose it hasn't been terribly long that the church has been abandoned and it would certainly have had electricity. Someone lives just down from there also.

Mary MacADNski: I worked in a church that had been moved to a different site and restored. It is very true of all the histories. People came to visit who's families had had their important life events take place there. It was an honour.

Mary MacADNski: It would be fun wouldn't it.

Mary MacADNski: Thanks, Kathryn. It does look very lonesome to me too. The field was probably mowed when the church was active.

Mary MacADNski: And isn't it a great song? I didn't get inside the building but it looks to be in pretty fair shape. They are tearing one down not far from here as it has a mold problem and is unsafe to use it as it is and too expensive to repair.

Mary MacADNski: Just two weeks ago the catholic diocese announced they are closing over half the churches on the island. Not enough priests and high upkeep and heating costs are the main reasons. I'd say a lot of them will be sold. I can't imagine they would abandon then thusly. I hope not.

Mary MacADNski: I'm only guessing this will happen as it's what usually occurs.