Her name is Phyllis but somewhere along the way we started calling her Bunny. Bunny has a job. She puts me to bed at night. She does this by wrapping herself around my head and turning on the purr machine. Once I’m down, job done,… Read More
Mexican polka that is – Conjunto – Norteno – Tex-Mex. Here’s Joel Guzman squeezing out the Rosa Ana Polka. Mighty fine, mighty fine.
I heard on the radio today that the Brunswick House, a landmark in the Bloor and Brunswick neighbourhood here in Toronto for many years, will be closing – possibly to be replaced by a chain pizza joint. It has been many many years since I’ve… Read More
Paintings by famous Canadian artists — including Lawren Harris and Tom Thomson — garnered record prices on Thursday night at the Heffel Fine Art Auction at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Toronto. Mountain and Glacier by Lawren Harris was the biggest seller of the night, fetching a whopping $3.9… Read More
….and it’s only November. A local Loblaws is selling dried morels for $249.94 /pound. I missed morel season this year because I broke my ankle, but I’m looking forward to getting out to the secret morel grounds in May. I collect all kinds of different… Read More
You can access Episode 6 of the Twenty Seventh Street Podcast here or from iTunes. In this episode I visit Lorraine Wilson at Peticure Paws, located on Davenport here in Toronto, just east of Oakwood on the south side. Lorraine can be reached at (647)… Read More
Yesterday we had a crew of roofers here at 27th Street all day. The menagerie was not impressed. The dogs and the cats were all extremely happy to see me when I got home from work (even more than usual), and they gathered around me,… Read More
A lot has been said and written about Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis. After all, it did recently capture the Giller prize. I should say that I dislike awards shows in general, and mostly dismiss them as glitzy commercials. I did watch the Giller show… Read More
A Canadian rye whiskey has been named the whiskey of the year in Jim Murray’s whiskey bible – Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye. That surprises me. I know Canadian whiskey makers have been upping the ante on quality whiskies, but in my little imagination, even… Read More
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