We visited Port Dover today, just for fun – had lunch there, wandered around, and then visited an antique shop in Jarvis Ontario on the way back.
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Jack Darling new and improved
We took the dogs out to the new and improved Jack Darling Leash Free park this morning. It was our first visit since they opened up the new area. As construction on the water treatment plant there has been completed, the dog park has been… Read More
Can I re-heat?
Somebody landed on this blog after searching, “Can I reheat breaded meat on a stick?” The searcher is asking about patychky. I’m happy to answer that question. Yes of course you can reheat them. On the other hand, they’re excellent cold for breakfast as well.… Read More
Whistle while you work
I’m tired and mentally exhausted and I’m going to bed. Tomorrow I’m taking part in an Ontario Municipal Board hearing – sometime down the road I’ll tell you all about it. Suffice it to say I came home from work today and started right into… Read More
Go Lesson
Our friend Toni is in town (from England). She enjoys games so this morning I gave her a Go lesson. Go wasn’t the only game today though. Tonight Toni and Tuffy P and I also played Quirkle, a deceptively simple game that can be… Read More
The Canada Day party carousel
Where all the action is…..
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I haven’t posted here over the past few days, as I’ve been coping with a summer cold, featuring a nasty sore throat. My blog brain is parked for a few days until I beat this thing into submission.
Sneakers on a wire
It’s a widely held belief around these parts that sneakers on a wire have to do with marking the boundaries of gang territory or signifying the presence or availability of certain drugs. A pair of sneakers appeared the other day on a wire crossing 27th… Read More
Woodchopper’s Ball
This morning we launched the woodchopper whirligig into the skies above 27th Street. Now let’s swing with Woody Herman with Bill Chase, performing The Woodchopper’s Ball. This tune was one of my father’s favourites. His friend Norm used to come over the house and they’d… Read More
What’s this?
Check out this article in The Star. The existence of places like Kensington Market, places that don’t look like everywhere else, places that have some special identity in the City are Toronto treasures. But things are changing fast in Hogtown. Condo developments are going up… Read More
27th Street 