by janecanapini | Mar 18, 2016 | Events & Festivals, Toronto
I’m waaaay to lazy (and too impatient) to be a gardener. Or at least to be a good one. But that doesn’t mean I don’t long to have a gorgeous garden with lush plantings, whimsical decor, and luxurious spaces where I can find my zen space, or...
by janecanapini | Feb 19, 2016 | Canada, Events & Festivals, Quebec
Decades before Disney romanticized the world of snow and ice in its Frozen fairytale, I have childhood memories of seeing a larger-than-life snowman with a red sash and huge smile, waving at crowds of people from a glittering palace made entirely out of blocks of ice....
by janecanapini | Aug 24, 2015 | Art, Curiosities, Events & Festivals, Ontario
“What is ‘Steampunk’?” was the question almost everyone asked me when I told them I was going to the Steampunk Festival in Coldwater this summer. And the second question hot on its heels was ‘Why Coldwater?” Hosting such a...
by janecanapini | Aug 12, 2015 | Art, Events & Festivals, Grownup Thoughts
I have to admit, there’s a part of me that wishes I had been born just a few years earlier, so that I could officially have been part of the Hippie Generation. I’m sure I’m just romanticizing the era, (or maybe it’s the recent resurgence...