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Streetcars of Toronto
Harbourfront streetcar turnaround — a surreal circular underground space serving semi-robotic comings and goings of streetcars (trams) at...
Gary Crallé
Nov 2, 20231 min read


From Field to Fable on Hallowe'en
After trick and treating the neighbourhood kids, our Cucurbita pepo (that's the botanical name for pumpkin, but you knew that) joined us...
Gary Crallé
Nov 1, 20231 min read


Thanks a Lot!
Thanksgiving Saturday was a bright, brisk autumn day and the Georgetown Farmers Market was in full swing. Here's a big Thank You! to the...
Gary Crallé
Oct 8, 20231 min read


Go Green for Good
September 27, 2023 is World Tourism Day. This year's theme for the global travel industry is going Green for People, Planet and...
Gary Crallé
Sep 27, 20231 min read


Sculpture Fernando Botero 1932-2023
2023 Sept. 15. Colombian-born artist Fernando Botero has died at age 91 in Monaco. I liked his work at first sight. He quickly became...
Gary Crallé
Sep 16, 20231 min read


Yorkville Makes a Splash!
It's only 4 short blocks, but Yorkville Avenue in central Toronto has gone from Canada's hippie capital in the 1960s to posh designer...
Gary Crallé
Aug 30, 20231 min read


The Rock’n Roll’n Classics Car Show in Georgetown is a Blast from the Past
Every August a slew of golden oldie cars converge for a one night stand on the Main Street of Georgetown, on the northwest edge of...
Gary Crallé
Aug 26, 20231 min read


A Refreshing Summer Garden
This summer Lis has been labouring intensely to make her backyard garden less labour intensive. In the meantime, I feel refreshed just...
Gary Crallé
Jul 29, 20231 min read


Toronto's Outdoor Art Fair is a picture show on steroids
July 2-9, 2023 marks the 62nd anniversary of the fair that brings art to the people in Toronto. The show itself outdates Nathan Phillips...
Gary Crallé
Jul 12, 20231 min read


San Antonio sure knows how to throw a party!
Each year the American Travel Association holds a huge travel convention in the United States, bringing together the travel trade,...
Gary Crallé
Jun 3, 20231 min read


Off to the Races
Saturday night, and a group of us headed for Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville (Ontario, Canada). While cozily ensconced in the...
Gary Crallé
Apr 23, 20231 min read


Gethsemane, Jerusalem
Here's an Easter post from my instagram account. A photo of the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem, Israel. Places of religious and...
Gary Crallé
Apr 10, 20231 min read


The Art of Travel Posters
Canada Post / Poste Canada has done itself proud with a commemorative 5-stamp set of vintage Canadian travel posters. Their June 9, 2022...
Gary Crallé
Mar 20, 20231 min read


Work and Play in Snow
The March storms clobbering southern Ontario are never a joy when you have to drive somewhere, but they do have their beauty. Photos ©...
Gary Crallé
Mar 14, 20231 min read


Rootin' for Bud the Spud
Canadian country and folk singer Stompin' Tom Connors struck a chord (so to speak) when he entered the world Feb. 9, 1936 in Saint John,...
Gary Crallé
Feb 9, 20231 min read


Snowstorm in Toronto
A mantle of white covered the city this afternoon. This was the view on Quebec Avenue. Three days later at home in nearby Georgetown it...
Gary Crallé
Jan 26, 20231 min read


Quit Whining. Start Wining. Celebrate Winter at the Niagara Icewine Festival
The Niagara Icewine Festival is always a blast. One year we got caught in a snowstorm, checked into a hotel and mellowed out overnight...
Gary Crallé
Jan 10, 20231 min read


A Christmas concert evening
Concert pianist and conductor Ron Greidanus organized his annual Christmas home concert with the Georgetown Bach Chorale to an...
Gary Crallé
Dec 24, 20221 min read


I Can't Believe They Shrank the Country!
Little / Petit Canada 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto, ON, M5B 2G9 Phone 647-578-HOME (4663) 1-866-489-7527 Email info@little-canada.ca...
Gary Crallé
Dec 10, 20221 min read


Dining in
When extreme measures are called for with the last piece of takeout inbox baclava (Serano Bakery, Toronto), dining out of the box means...
Gary Crallé
Dec 5, 20221 min read
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