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A Classic Wooden Boat

I spent my weekend boating up the west coast from Vancouver to Gibson's Landing, home of the TV show 'The Beachcombers'. The TV series, the longest-running dramatic series ever made for Canadian television, ran from 1972 to 1990. The café featured in the show, Molly's Reach, still survives today and…
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See Ya In Seattle

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We all know Seattle as the birthplace of Grunge, Starbucks and the place where Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks didn’t get any sleep. I also know it as the new home of my dear friend Rosalyn, who relocated from Toronto last year to shine at Microsoft. Arriving via the Clipper…
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Soya-nara College Street

College Street / Little Italy
Utopia Cafe 586 College Street 416-534-7751 Wednesday night was so warm everyone in my neighbourhood was out on the streets. Even at 9:30pm the patios were full, there were lines up at every gelati parlour (this is Little Italy, afterall), and the streets were filled with people strolling, cycling or driving with the top down.…
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Rub-A-Dub-Tub

College Street / Little Italy
Whenever guests see my clawfoot tub perched at the edge of a 26 foot high skylit atrium in my second floor bedroom, they almost always ask “Does your bathtub work?”. The question always makes me laugh. People are more likely to accept my explanation that’s it’s an ‘art installation’ rather than…
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Lite Brite

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First, not that you asked, but one thing that drives me bonkers are alliterations that also spell the words incorrectly. I consider this awkward attempt to be ‘oh so clever’ infuriating. In fact, it sends me into a rage. Maybe it’s because I lost the school spelling bee in grade five. Regardless, you’re guaranteed to…
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When It Rains, It Pours

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Sometimes I’m certain there’s a correlation between the weather and real estate activity. One week we’re sunning ourselves being languid, the next a blustery storm is lashing on our heels and the phone is ringing off the hook. Buyers are buying, while sellers prepare to catch the tail end of…
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Spring Blooms New Listings

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I am simply beaming for joy this week now that Spring has fully blossomed! Yesterday, after  photographing my new listing at Tip Top Lofts (see the Current Promotions Section for the listing ‘Modern Bespoke At Tip Top Lofts’ offered for $349,000 for something truly special!), I took a stroll along the marina and parks lining Lake Ontario. Nature’s symphony…
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My Room With A Peek-A-Boo View

College Street / Little Italy
  I have a love/hate relationship with the CN Tower. On the one hand, I marvel at how it’s reigned supreme as the world’s tallest structure since 1976 until this year, when Dubai’s Burj Khalifa took the crown. On the other hand I despise how there’s almost no escaping its presence.…
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Digging Digsdigs.com

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Although I’m not a fan of their purple font or logo, I love the diverse content of furnishings, design and architecture found at DigsDigs. I recommend you subscribe to this terrific site, as you never know what delicious visual confectionary is going to present itself in your inbox. It’s truly inspirational!…
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Coffee, Tea Or Me Downtown West

Queen West
In the 1970’s, when you were out and about and craving a coffee, it usually accompanied a glazed donut from Tim Hortons. For the majority of Canadians you purchased this before, or after, taking your kids to hockey practice or figure skating. Then came The Second Cup and Timothy’s who, in…
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