After a few delays my sister Renée arrived on Sunday night - yes, last Sunday, it's been a while since I've had a chance to sit down at the computer! Monday was a public holiday, which was handy, so we took her in to see UofT's campus, which is a spiffy old campus - the buildings were locked up sadly, except Hart House ( Read more... )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY miyyu!!!
I'll drink to your health and happiness!__________________________________________________________ ( Read more... )

Thought this might be fun, and interesting too. I came across a book yesterday that was talking about how a Canadian invented the line that runs down the middle of the road, separating traffic (something I for one never thought of as something that needed inventing, but of course it did, it wasn't naturally occurring!), and that got me thinking, ( Read more... )

I keep coming across really interesting or beautiful or cool-sounding place names in Canada. Don't get me wrong, Australia has some beauties, but I just wanted to share some of my favourites here.

Etobicoke - a suburb of Toronto, pronounced "E-toe-bee-ko" - how cool is that?!
Sault Ste. Marie - a town in Ontario, considered to be depressing because ( Read more... )