Aside from monitoring the house, and ensuring an uninterrupted flow of electricity to the fence, our home security system reports the weather. Today, it tells me we have entered the period of the “wintry mix”. This revelation made me wonder…
Like Toronto, Vancouver is going through a process change. Many of the old houses in the neighbourhood are either being replaced with larger homes or condominiums.
While in Vancouver we stayed in a “Garage Apartment” on the corner of West 28th and Ontario. I chose this spot as it was within walking distance of my aunt’s place. But, coincidently, I had lived on West 28th as…
In the satire The problem is the human heart. It’s not guns, columnist Alexandra Petri, of the Washington Post, pokes fun at newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson for his comment: “The end of the day, it’s, the problem is the…
When looking at urban plans that describe a development of 20 – 30 towers, ranging from 25 to 80 stories it can be difficult to imagine what that actually looks like.