It seems to me there are two types of people: those who love to dance and those that don’t. At least, it certainly looked that way at the second annual Winnstock Battle of the Bands in Winnipeg April 13.A thousand people attended the sold-out event at the ubiquitously named “Cowboys” bar in Winnipeg. There, the […]
The morning after a stormy period on Lake Ontario, it is always interesting to see what has washed up with the waves. Once the wind has dropped and the water is quiet, the shore is lined with the debris of other people’s lives. When we are out for our morning walk, the dogs keep a […]
Our neighbourhood hosts an interesting bunch of characters. One of them is Fritz. Mention him at our local pub and a lively conversation is sure to ensue.Fritz has won a certain notoriety in Cabbagetown because of his passion for pigeons. Concerned about the welfare of these feathered scavengers, he took to feeding them a number […]
The 50-somethings in our office joke about getting older. We acknowledge that our recall isn’t as immediate as it used to be, that our figures aren’t as streamlined as they once were and that our comfortable outfits are somewhat less fashionable than in years gone by. But we face aging with a smile.Once in a […]
Here it is — six days before Christmas and I’m not ready. In fact, I am not even close to being ready. There are no Christmas lights up, no Christmas tree. But perhaps that is just as well, because I have bought no presents to put under said tree.It is a sad state of affairs, […]
The party invitations are arriving, the decorations are going up and everyone’s thoughts turn to overeating and overdrinking. The weather has even obliged with Toronto’s first snowfall of the season — a reminder that the holiday festivities are not far behind.It’s that time of the year — time to get together with family and friends.At […]
No doubt everyone recognizes the name Red Adair, the legendary fighter of oil-well fires. If you didn’t know who he was before the Gulf War — when he tackled the fires in Kuwait — you certainly did after.But Adair was also good at what we journalists call “giving good quotes.” One of those arrived in […]
It was a spirited discussion around the dinner table as my husband Norm, our nephew Jimmy and I tackled the thorny issue of Ontario’s law banning pit bulls.None of us had any real statistics — we were only guessing at the number of pit bull attacks there have been. My husband remembers far more than […]
September is yard sale month in Cabbagetown, the Toronto community in which I live. The second weekend in September is the annual Cabbagetown Cultural Festival and part of the tradition — along with the parade, mini-marathon and crafts show — are blocks and blocks of yard sales.I must admit, I have never been a big […]