Is it Autumn?
We, in Ontario, Canada are having a heat wave. We’ve had an unseasonably wet, cool summer and now it seems summer has arrived.
Tag: toronto
Who Knew I’d Be An Artist?
When I was growing up I was the furthest thing from an artist that you could imagine. Sure, I could stay in the lines while colouring but I couldn’t draw a straight line. I had no interest in art. I was a sociable girl and playing with my friends was my favourite thing to do.… Read More Who Knew I’d Be An Artist?
Another Sneak Peek
The other day I shared an excerpt from my book Not My Story To Tell. You can read that here. It was very well received so I thought I’d share another section of the book. This is about Justine and her sister, Candice. “Justine and Candice were just under two years apart in age and one year in… Read More Another Sneak Peek
Alphabet Soup Challenge-Travel
Yesterday I had the pleasure of travelling to Toronto in style. My husband, Greg and I were invited to the Ricky Gervais Show at Massey Hall by our friends Ken and Wendy. Seven of us took a limousine to and from the concert which made the evening even more special. It was a huge stretch… Read More Alphabet Soup Challenge-Travel
ALphabet Soup Challenge-Question
The Alpahabet Soup Challenge is an event that requires the blogger to use every letter of the alphabet in random order. It is to encourage daily posting. You can learn more here. Several people have taken the challenge and it’s really helped me to write daily since I started. You can read my entries here. Today my post… Read More ALphabet Soup Challenge-Question
Alphabet Soup Challenge-Present
The alphabet Soup Challenge is to encourage daily posting. You use every letter of the alphabet in random order to inspire ideas for your blog. You can read more here. Yesterday, I cheated a little bit using X for Xitement. It’s all just fun! My exuberance yesterday was for one of my all time favourite singers,… Read More Alphabet Soup Challenge-Present
Xcitement
I’m cheating a little in the Alphabet Soup Challenge. The goal is to write every day using all the letters of the alphabet in random order. I’m not having an X-ray or playing the xylophone anytime soon but I am excited! I’ve waited for so long for this occasion. In fact I was so eager to… Read More Xcitement
One More Thing Off My Bucket List
I’ve wanted to skate at Toronto City Hall Skating rink ever since they built the “new” city hall in 1965 when I was 8 years old. Here is a little history of the city hall. My daughter, Candice turned 30 on Boxing Day and I turn 60 in June so we decided to take a short… Read More One More Thing Off My Bucket List
Ontari-ari-ario
I live in Ontario, Canada. In 1967, when I was 10, Canada celebrated it’s 100th birthday. It was a huge year-long celebration that included a huge national exhibition in Montreal called Expo ’67. Each province had a pavilion there and had their own song. Our song was called “Ontari-ari-ario”. I’m not sure if that was… Read More Ontari-ari-ario
My Great-Grandfather’s Trendy New Restaurant
I mentioned that my great-grandfather was an architect in Toronto in a post a few months ago. You can read that here. I just discovered that one of his old buildings has been made into a cool restaurant and they named it after him. His name was Frank Wickson. On the inside of the building is… Read More My Great-Grandfather’s Trendy New Restaurant
Cathy Lynn Brooks 