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Single Shot Monday: Open Space +

We toured some of Doors Open Toronto this past weekend, the 16th annual. Because we had limited time, we visited one locale with three venues — The Aga Khan Museum, The Ismaili Centre Toronto, and the...

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Humpity Day: There’s Just Something About…

…a matinee, a stroll, and a gelato. We used to live down the road from the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It was a blessing and a curse. Curse Have I told you how much I love live theatre?...

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Close Shot Friday 098 + Looking For The G

Meanwhile, back at Doors Open Toronto and the Aga Khan Park. This is one of the water elements. It’s called a reflecting pool. There are five of them. The water is tipping over the edge of the stone...

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Humpity Day: Downtown, Downtown…

Thank you, Petula Clark. You’ve been in my head all morning. Everything’s waiting for you. Not everything, but certainly 3DXL: A Large-Scale 3D Printing Exhibition (May 14 – Aug 30) was waiting for me...

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Single Shot Monday: Lines And More Lines… + True Confessions

Line ’em up! Last week, I was sitting in The Red Tomato next to Fred’s Not Here, two eateries in the Entertainment District of Toronto. I love restaurants where the whole side of a building opens up to...

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Single Shot Monday: Something About…

There’s just something about a wall. And a creeper. Just something. Taken in 2014 at a garden near the Scarborough Bluffs. I could sit here all day. Rain or shine. This be a blog quickie. I’m making...

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Humpity Day: Since you asked…

A reader asked in the comments of yesterday’s post if I had a picture of the top of the wall — Just curious what’s going on up top there. So here you are, Gruhn. FYI y’all ~ Gruhn is the creator of...

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Fridaaaaay!… Blur +

Autumn Blur! The long weekend. Sometimes it feels weird. No one’s going back to school in my casa. But the school bells keep me in the know. Love that. The rhythm and purpose of it. I intend not to...

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Fridaaaaay!… Bright Light, Loop Pretty

Glow! We managed to get down to the Distillery District for the Toronto Light Festival before it closed on March 12th. It was a rainy Tuesday night. Still managed a shot or ten. Umbrellas were...

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#TBT: Whaaaat?…

I’ve been writing about the Dwarf Troll House at Edwards Gardens since 2010. Every year or two I’ve taken a new click and posted it here with an update. The last one was in April of 2015 for the A to Z...

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Humpity Day: You Are…

My Sunshine! There are things besides bricks at the Evergreen Brick Works. Yellow is my happy place. It makes me think of sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows. And Lesley Gore. Today, I’m shifting astilbe...

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#TBT: I’m sneaking this in…

This post was written back in March of 2009. I’ve had a new follower or ten since then, so what could be better on a Thursday than a little dining adventure? I say — Nothing! Since the quality of...

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Humpity Day: I Never… +

Just Hangin’ I like all these colors, especially together. Taken at the Distillery District on Saturday during Artfest Toronto. In Other News ~ In yesterday’s post I asked: Sunrise or sunset? Which...

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Single Shot Monday: art in any form…

Art + Shoes! Holy Blahnik, Batman! We visited the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto in early May to see the Manolo Blahnik The Art of Shoes Exhibit (May 16, 2018 – January 6, 2019). This is the only North...

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Fridaaaaay!… Look This Way 31

Blue False Indigo This click was taken in May of 2012. It was the first blooming of the season for this perennial that I bought at Edwards Gardens (Toronto) at one of their perennial plant sales. You...

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Humpity Day: Neither!…

Urban Space! I could get my Om on here. Just sayin’. In Other News ~ In yesterday’s post I asked: So. Hot weather or cold weather?  What’s your ideal? This being my answer. Neither! My ideal is 72...

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Humpity Day: This is how you do it…

This is how you do Hump Day. You zoom as fast as your little engine that could can take you into the big city and finally see the production of WICKED that you bought tickets for several months ago....

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Tuesday Post: I almost forgot the title…

Just Hangin’ This image was taken in August of 2015 at Edwards Gardens, Toronto. As tomorrow begins the month of August, I thought it appropriate. And full of lovely goodness. I’ll Take Your Answers ~...

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Humpity Day: Giving Notice…

  Elen has left the building. She’s in the wild today. Shaking off the paint. TMI? This be a blog quickie. See ya. Here be Hump Day. Let’s be wild. Until Thursday, Elen NOTE: THIS IMAGE IS A LICENSED,...

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Fridaaaaay!… Look This Way 47

Hosta! All wet and autumnal on the first day of November. There’s a wee bit of thyme snuggled right up to it. I’ll show you the rest of that thyme patch another day. Maybe Monday. Today, I’m having a...

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