Today’s entry takes us within a kilometre of a six alarm fire which sounds like a zombie apocalypse when you’re alone in an unnaturally green park. Also thanks to Sage we’re able to switch from library photos to hand-drawn illustrations. Continue reading Amesbury Neighbourhood: Amesbury Park Library
Today we go so close to the edge of Toronto it looks like we’re in the American Bible Belt, visit a shrine to bacon and learn why some people on the bus are especially friendly. Continue reading West Hill Neighbourhood: Morningside Library
Sequinned Buddhas look on as people leave their Ferraris, walk past the homeless man on the sidewalk and enter a boutique supermarket to buy $50 boxes of candy. Sage and I visit a library in the shadow of another library and eat far too much at too many places. Continue reading Yorkville Neighbourhood: Yorkville Library
Good coffee, big characters and a fantastic and diverse library selection greet me today in the Oakwood Village neighbourhood. Continue reading Oakwood Village Neighbourhood: Oakwood Village Library
Sage takes me on a library visit to a mystery location where I find ducks, meat pies, and delightful weather by the lake. Continue reading New Toronto Neighbourhood: New Toronto Library
Today I go to pick up my vaccination records that a kind person found in a library book. I also discover Toronto’s bizarre connection to Star Trek. Continue reading Downtown Toronto Neighbourhood: City Hall
Delicious ramen, rare children’s books and first edition science fiction books are the highlights of our visit the Chinatown neighbourhood. Continue reading Chinatown Neighbourhood: Lillian H. Smith Library
Sage and I journey to the outer reaches of the former borough of Etobicoke to find Somali food, and a Canadian Tire store that is trapped forever in 1984. Continue reading Rexdale Neighbourhood: Northern Elms Library
Tonight I brave the cold to visit Old East York, former home of actor John Candy, eat mouth watering Bengali food and find my creative side. Continue reading Old East York Neighbourhood: S. Walter Stewart Library
On a cold, drizzly day I find a bright and friendly library in the small neighbourhood of Lawrence Manor and then dash across the city for all the Gujarati food I can eat. Continue reading Lawrence Manor Neighbourhood: Barbara Frum Library
