We just installed the 27th St. Book Box. Raw materials are (mostly) from Nice Old Stuff in Jarvis Ontario. The book box is always open. Take a book. Enjoy it. Keep it or return it. Drop off a book anytime. It’s our own lower 27th… Read More
This morning I found a note taped to my computer. It read, “Hitting the road. Look after the blog.” It was simply signed “Fish” I don’t even know which direction he went. If my old buddy Mister Anchovy shows up in your town, give him… Read More
Some misguided soul entered the following words into a search engine and landed right on 27th Street: Is it illegal to play hockey on the street? Is it illegal? No my friends, it is just part of growing up in Canada. A couple weeks ago,… Read More
According to the good folks at WordPress, this blog was viewed about 25,000 times last year. Of course, numbers can be deceiving. At some point early in the year, for instance, I made a post about a movie – the famous one about the submarine.… Read More
…today this blog achieved the highest number of hits it has ever had in a single day. Don’t worry, it’s still a piddly-small number. I’m not going all celebrity on you or anything. The thing of it is that it isn’t clear from my stats… Read More
I just want to say that some madcap landed on this here chunk of cyber real estate after entering Long Toes into a search engine. I have trouble enough getting people to show up here who might actually be interested in the junk I post….and… Read More
No, my blog isn’t under construction, although people have told me it’s a piece of work. Our street has been enjoying periodic construction throughout the summer and fall. First they did the water pipes. They replaced all the old pipes up to the City shut-off… Read More
The City has been doing some improvements to 27th Street. It started earlier in the year when they re-did all the water lines. The same contractors were also available to replace water lines going from the City shut-off into houses. After they completed the work… Read More
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