The Gibson House Museum in North York, now one of ten City of Toronto Museums, is one of the first museums to which I was exposed as a child, and still one of my favourites today. Having visited many times informally in recent years (as at Hogmanay in December 2017), I treated myself to a …
My collection of Ontario historic plaques photos has reached 250! Yesterday, in fact, was an 11-plaque day, bringing the total to 262. Created last December 2017 as a test collection for an Omeka software demonstration website, my plaques project has turned into a fun and mildly obsessive little hobby. I began with about 60 photos, …
Where do you want to eat? My friend Giles Orr and I have made a Google Map showing all the restaurants, eateries, and bars on or near the north Yonge Street strip between Highway 401 and Finch Avenue in North York (Toronto). Why? It began as a practical project to explore what culinary treasures there …
Thursday marked one month since the North York van attack on April 23, 2018. As someone who works and lives in the area (and grew up here), it was heartening to see the community come together after this abhorrent and shocking event.
My friend Giles Orr took some gorgeous photos of our visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario’s YAYOI KUSAMA: INFINITY MIRRORS exhibition (in Toronto through May 27, 2018). Enjoy. https://www.gilesorr.com/blog/infinity-mirrors.html More here: https://www.gilesorr.com/photography/201804/
What would you do if you had to evacuate your home (or workplace) on very short notice? What would you take with you, and how could you prepare in advance? Or what if you had to manage without electricity, using supplies on hand? Would you be ready? Last week Donna Clark of the City of …
Why are agricultural fairs worth attending? Here are several reasons that come to mind, after a visit to the 95th annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (“The Royal”) in Toronto. 1) They’re grounding reality-checks for big-city dwellers (like myself), that life exists beyond the concrete, glass, and steel metropolis. Last weekend, Katherine Dunnell of the Royal Ontario Museum’s …
Where in Toronto can you study jewellery design? Have a custom piece made (like a wedding band) or a broken one repaired? See a world class collection of gems and minerals? Buy and sell (or just ogle) fine jewellery? Last weekend, I learned these things and more. It was a pleasure to join the Royal …
