I couldn’t resist going out to see the launch of these fantastic pianos that will be scattered around Toronto until the end of July. The event is a lead up to the Pan-Am Games in 2015. The promoters gathered together 49 used pianos and had artists who were born in the countries that are participating […]
If you were ever thinking of starting a business or starting a new business, please don’t make it a manicure, pedicure, a.k.a. spa, salon. take a look. One of the headings in my photography challenge was “street.” So I walked along Mt. Pleasant early this morning and took some “street scenes.” I couldn’t help noticing,
It snowed last night…one of those deep white snows that makes everything look like a fairyland, especially when the sun shines and it shone today!!! We went for a walk just to be out in this wonderful landscape. Well, we weren’t the only ones. Along the way, we passed some professional photographers. With cameras the size of Bazookas, lawn
This is the sixth time that we have gone out for Nuit Blanche – an all night outdoor art extravaganza that takes over the city from 7:00pm to 7:00am. About a million people pour onto the streets of downtown Toronto to catch as many outdoor (some indoor) art installations as possible. I love Nuit Blanche
Detail from Celtic Cross headstone – Mt Pleasant Cemetery There is something about a grey day that forces us inward. The sun isn’t there to lift the spirits and so we look inside for something of interest. Today is a grey day here in Toronto. I generally try to take an hour’s walk, when I
Last night was Toronto’s second Nuit Blanche – an all night “Art Happening” that started at 7:00pm and ended at 7:00am. There was some discussion throughtout last year as to whether Toronto would stage another Nuit Blanche after the first which attracted almost half a million people – double what had been predicted – did
I had just finished posting about the crocheted coral reef when “The Women’s Post” – it’s a free local newspaper- arrived with an article about The Museum for Textiles here in Toronto. It seems that the museum is hosting the work of Wisconsin-based artist Jennifer Angus who has displayed her personal collection of 15,000 Southeast
