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photo of Corktown marsh with a view of River City

Corktown Marsh

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This is one of the few spots in Toronto where I feel relatively whole. I am (and have been) so many things in my life that I often feel fragmented rather than complete. This place… Corktown Marsh

beam us up

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We have had issues with a rotted sill plate at the side of our house. The time has come to tackle it. Glad to have found the right folks to do it. This is the… beam us up

Pause

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I’ve been either sick or overworked or both for weeks. It may be an illusion, but I feel pretty calm this morning and enjoying a pause on the patio at Sumach Espresso. Will have to… Pause

photo of new pavement and paint on Shuter Street

shiny

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pretty excited about the spiffy new road in front of my house.

on the road

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I wish. Just watching the road. It’s a break from just looking at things in my room. The ongoing road reconstruction on Shuter Street proceeds and more asphalt was the order of the day. Kinda… on the road

on the water

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Back up to Palmer Rapids for the Labour Day weekend. Unfortunately, I fell sick on Saturday night, but Liam and my Dad (and everyone else) paddled on Sunday too. Getting ahead of things earlier in… on the water

Hmm

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Pisco

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Liam turned 20 today and he went to Jumbo Empanada in Kensington Market to bring home his favourite food in the city. I made him a Pisco Sour with my brand new Peychaud’s bitters. Happy… Pisco

Plus 4

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A late change to the road plan here on Shuter Street means that at Sumach we’re getting an extra 4 feet transferred from the road to the sidewalk. I’m quite pleased. Combined with the new… Plus 4

A small coffee on a bench in front of a backhoe digging up a road

Roads

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I’ve been pretty frazzled by the ongoing road work by my house, but, compared to the naseau-inducing compactor that ran for ages yesterday afternoon making me wish I could be anywhere else, sitting and drinking… Roads