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It weathered other recessions, and even survived a giant Chapters store opening down the street, but between superstores, the current sluggish economy, and now e-books, our local independent book shop just didn't stand a chance of surviving for much lon… more »

Yesterday Matthew and I took a lengthy walk, and afterwards decided to treat ourselves with a visit to our favourite West Toronto roti shop! The Friendly Trini's offers real home-style cooking, and the photo below just simply does not do their yummy… more »

Gattina's Saturday Photo Hunting: Old The following collection of photos was taken at the Royal Ontario Museum, which has a lot of old things. ;) This photo does not do this display justice. Maybe you guys can help me with this one? I f… more »

I love boots, heck I love shoes, but I actually love wearing boots more! I have a few good pairs of well broken in boots for different occasions, but I never tire of boot shopping even if its only online window browsing so to speak. :D Come browse bo… more »

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After eagerly anticipating the release of The Woman In Black with Daniel Radcliffe I finally got to see the film! Part of my enthusiasm stemmed from the brilliant book by author Susan Hill, that is one of the few fictional ghost stories I've had the ple… more »

For the first time in ages I used Interac at a shop I've been doing business with for years, and my bank account got compromised and drained. :( And yes I do have the card with the chip that is supposed to prevent theft. Ugh! I almost always pref… more »

Gattina's Saturday Photo Hunting: Circles There are several examples of circles within this photo that I took outside of a building at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds last year. Here is another view of the building's entrance.… more »

Yesterday I had an appointment up at Yonge and Sheppard and for the first time had the opportunity of checking out one of the TTC's new subway trains. It's actually rare that I'm on the Yonge-University-Spadina Subway line so it was a bit of a treat to… more »

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I met my Valentine while touring a former insane asylum, which by the way, is a great story to tell future grandchildren. I took notice of him after a strange young woman began telling the tour group of a mysterious crash of a DC-10 that had gone unrepo… more »

With the brief return to Canadian winter over the weekend, I decided to snuggle in with a hot chocolate or two and power American Horror Story. This new horror mini-series had been recommended to me by a few good friends, and after viewing all 13 episod… more »

A vintage photo of my Mom circa 1964. I miss her, and think of her every day. Happy Photo Hunting! And thank you for stopping by. :D Upcoming Themes For Gattina's Saturday Photo Hunting February 18 circles 25 old ******** A… more »

.....to one of the smartest, and coolest people I know. She made her debut 22 years ago today, and has been one of the best things I have done in this life. Happy birthday wishes for my incredibly intelligent, and beautiful daughter Sarah. :D more »

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Having Graves Disease my eyesight is a constant concern, and once a year I have my eyes examined for any sign that the autoimmune disorder might have started attacking my eyeballs, which is thankfully paid for by the Ontario government. I also wear glas… more »

Matthew and I are not big sports fans. So, yesterday while many of our friends were busy with their Super Bowl festivities we took advantage of the mild weather, and sunshine to take a hike through High Park. During our hike we noticed construct… more »

The most downloaded show in PRS history is called Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory, and is very timely with Apple posting record profits and giving 60 million dollars in stock options to its top 6 executives, and the President of USA's state of the unio… more »

I was shocked and saddened to learn through the Facebook group that Jamie Ray-Smith known through the blogging world as TNChick and the founder of the original Photo Hunters lost her Dad on January 24th to a brutal murder. My thoughts and prayers are wi… more »

I have to admit something from the get go, I have never seen a single episode of Jersey Shore. I do not subscribe to cable, and even when I did I was not a fan of most of the realty tv show genre. The plethora of realty tv shows that dominate cable, in… more »

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