The sun was out Dec 24 and our world sparkled. Diamonds now encrusted the tree limbs and shone so brightly they hurt your eyes. I tried to capture some of the magic, but my photography skills are limited and I couldn’t get the brilliance without the dark. Here are a few pictures, however, you will […]
Last night it snowed on top of all the ice. Fortunately it wasn’t a heavy snow, just a light dusting and it is pretty. That is of course, if you have power and fortunately we do. It’s a yin and yang situation – we have power because over the years most of the lovely tall
We are slowly recovering from a devastating ice storm on Sunday. Thousands of homes are still without power and most of the traffic lights at the main intersections are not working. Toronto is in chaos. However, there were errands to run and things to do, so I had to get into my car and get
We had an ice storm last night. Unfortunately the sun is not out today, or we would really be sparkling. Imagine this tree in sunshine. This is a very old Maple weighted down with ice. An interlace of Lilac and Forsythia A close up Another close up If the sun comes out, I’ll take some
I’ve had “things” on my mind lately and have missed posting two days in a row. Unfortunately, I’m getting really behind in my blog a day for 2013 challenge, so I’ll have to spend several days posting several times a day to finish – I hope I can do it!! Mental Floss to the rescue!
I attended my first political demonstration last Wednesday. I know, why did it take me so long. Over the years there have been lots of opportunities for me to get out and show my support for one side or another. There have been wars to protest, environmental activities to support and much more. I guess
I rarely do the wine buying in the house. My husband usually enjoys shopping, so he goes to the various stores – grocery, liquor, beer etc. Yes this is Ontario – the one Presbyterian stronghold left in Canada. We have separate licensed outlets for both liquor and beer and if the government thought that they
I was skimming through the paper today, when I came across an article that actually mentioned my street. This is rare. The article was about the tricky business of street parking. We live in the inner city, in an area that was probably developed in the late 1920’s or early 30’s. This means that they
OK it is a little dramatic, but I am always amazed by the time and effort that some people put into celebrating Hallowe’en. The most avid start early, some as early as the end of September. Although there are pumpkins available in the stores before October, it’s really too early to put them out, because
Yesterday I posted about the all night Art party that Toronto has hosted for the last 8 years, Nuit Blanche. I had taken a few more pictures, so this post will be more of an album of the evening. I’m still behind a few posts in my blog-a-day challenge for 2013. I hope that you
