In 2016 all around Toronto snow has been dumping on Buffalo, New England, Northeast US, the Maritimes , Northern Ontario, Quebec. But for the Queen City only light sprinklings have occurred. And even Southwestern Ontario has gotten off easy.But this week the 5-8 inches of light snow arrived after a very cold weekend. Perhaps that is the reason…
Toronto has seen a resurgence of murals and wall portraits. There has been an active graffiti scene on side walls all around town. But the back walls, in various areas of the city [not just downtown] are actively decorated and redecorated every year. Some real spray painters/artists extra-ordinaire are at work here. What has changed…
Given the continuing Indian Summer Fall, Northumberland Hills woke up to a surprise wet coating of snow this last week. It was light and sticky enough to apply a thick white sprinkling all over the countryside. However the early morning haze suggested mixed photo opportunities. So photographer Wendy Avis had to act quickly because as…
Santa Claus came to Toronto Sunday last week. and a lot of people had a great good time. Sign of the times – in 2013 the Toronto Police requested that the parade be expanded to accommodate more attendees estimated at half a million people. And this year the weather was mild and the holiday ingredients were right…
Our sister website, Pix of Toronto has been huffing and puffing about Fall Colors in TO Town. Humber Meets Patricia Flower Patches in the City Early Fall Colours in Etobicoke And one has to admit the Fall Colours have been pretty dramatic for the Maple, Ginko and Honey Locust trees. But the Ash…
This Internet user has more than enough problems with WiFi providers in Canada over the past 5-7 years. Add to the usual litany of Murphy’s Law downtimes, errors in billing and “ever so reachable and courteous” support services there has been more than my fair share of “promises, promises, promises” not kept. 10Mbs download and…
4th Line Theater is truly rural-based live theater smack dab in the Northwest Quadrant of Northumberland County in Eastern Ontario. The playhouse is below Peterborough above Cobourg and Port Hope, East of Port Perry and West of Sterling. But unlike theaters in these communities, 4th Line is truly outdoor rural much like Stratford’s Shakespeare Festival in its…
Ron’s Garden Art is still thriving with the wide variety of outdoor art that makes his works as natural as the roll of Northumberland Hills. The red and blue period of canvases has given way to roosters, horses and wildly colorful flowers: Such a Bouquet of Hues We used to have chicken roosters at our…
It is always a delight to stop by Ron Windebank’s Garden Arts on Highway 29 on the way to Campbellford. Starting in early Spring Ron’s Gardens features blooms that grow as lush as the Summer’s days weeks ahead of time. And the countryside’s Fall colours are hard pressed to match the Gardens’s bounty: This year…
Ever fantasize about sailing around the World? Go to the Stirling Library on Wed May 13th from 7:00 to 8:30PM and get the real inside info – the full story with lots of great pictures of Paul and Sandra Johnston’s World spanning travels by sailboat. What is fascinating is not just the adventures but also the luck and…
The Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival is of course rightly famous for the pancake, sausage, and syrup drenched meals in the Sugar Bush where festival goers can see Maple Syrup being made, take a horse-drawn sleigh ride in the bush, enjoy down-home country music and dancing, compete in friendly log sawing competitions and lots of Winter’s…
Sue Wilkins is exhibiting at the Campbellford Library until April 23, 2015. As regular library goer it is always a rewarding pleasure to scan through Sue’s paintings each stop at the library. Farm Fields and Forms Sue Wilkins Artist style reminds one of the British Landscape painters of the early 19th century. Some of her…
