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Pass The Sugar, Be-ach

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When I was a kid, one of the very first inappropriate jokes I learned went like this: Pass the sugar, Sugar Pass the honey, Honey Pass the tea… Bag! Hysterical at the age of 9, worthy of an eye roll today, eh? I’m sure the title of my blog might be how…
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Stairway To Heaven

Queen West
Ok, I’m sure you know well by now I’m a product of the 70s, so please forgive the ‘Stairway To Heaven’ reference on a stair railing blog. It simply can’t be helped given ‘Stairway To Heaven’ is, without doubt, one of the greatest rock anthems ever created! Released by the English rock band Led Zeppelin in 1971, this breathtaking eight minute song…
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I Love Door Sixteen

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One of my most enjoyable blogs is written by Anna at Door Sixteen. The photo above is of the front of her home! I first discovered her blog when I was looking for black houses, which I truly adore. I blogged about it in May under the title Black Is…
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Wonderful Wallcovering

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For a good chunk of my adult life, those who subscribed to the purity of contemporary architecture and design considered wallpaper a bit of a decorating no-no. Or at least it seemed that way to me. Canadian and American Shelter magazines like Metropolitan Home (now defunct though archived), Dwell Magazine…
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Late News At The ROM

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On Wednesday I attended the Royal Ontario Museum’s showcase exhibit – The Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Army – which runs until January 2, 2011. It was an amazing history lesson – well worth navigating the crowds – but what really tickled me pink was the fourth floor show organized by…
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History Today

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Sir Henry: Casa Loma king lived in a world unto himself August 09, 2010 John Goddard  The Toronto Star No statue was erected to the man, no arena named for him, no postage stamp printed in his honour. If you screamed “Sir Henry Pellatt” down Yonge St. almost nobody would…
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Fall 2010 Forecast

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Ok, so here we are in the heat of summer when real estate sales are traditionally their slowest and the media is making dire predictions on where the market is headed. Here’s my two cents from the real estate trenches! First, Toronto Life Magazine did a good job wigging us out with their July article called ‘Bubble Trouble’.…
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Sweet Dreams For Bed Head

College Street / Little Italy
Research shows that being well-rested is one of the most essential aspects for healthy balanced living. And yet I have a sneaking suspicion most of us are sleeping on mattresses that have gone past their prime, using pillows which don’t compliment the way we rest our weary body and head,…
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Pretense-Free Snob Appeal

Leslieville/Riverside
Snob 388 Carlaw Avenue #202F Toronto, Ontario, M4M 2T4 Tel: 416.778.8778 Fax: 416.778.0606   I love to entertain. In fact, I have been gathering friends and family around my table to feast and laugh for almost twenty-five years. I’m not a chef by any means, but I have learned that the key to…
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Kitchen A GoGo

College Street / Little Italy
So it’s been six months since I slipped into Makeover Madness and decided to upgrade my loft from boho to chic. Not that it was an instant decision. It started with a desire to finally unpack my cd collection and boxes of books that were gathering dust in my storage…
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