Necessity was the Mother of my Re-invention
A new year is traditionally the time for both reflecting on the past and looking ahead, and lately I've been thinking a lot about the story I haven't told: the story of how I started this website and why. The reason I haven't told this story is because for a Type A personality like me, it's hard to admit failure, even if it's not my fault. Because the truth is, I didn't start writing about...
Toronto’s Christmas Market, Distilled.
You haven't had too much Christmas yet, have you? I hope not, because I couldn't let this time of year go by without at least a nod to what Fodor has described as one of the '10 best Christmas markets in the world" – Toronto's Christmas Market at the Distillery. So in the 'spirit' of the season, here are a few photos 'distilled' from a previous visit. So grab a cup of mulled wine or hot...
A Tale of 3 Torontos
Toronto the Old, Toronto the Driven, and Toronto the New. I've lived in this city for more than 3 decades now, and each decade has introduced me to a different Toronto. Not always a beautiful one, sometimes even one that made me question why I live here, but one that is more tied to my identity that perhaps I even realize... Toronto the Old I got to know 'Toronto the Old' as I call it, when I...