I haven’t posted anything on this site for quite some time. It’s 2024 and about time I updated and put…
Quote of the day: February 28, 2023
“There will always be another page. The best ideas come in the forefront!” (unknown source)
Today’s Photo: Myself and Keeba in June 2021 during the Covid pandemic and one month before she passed at 18.
Last Walk
Took a walk Down the path We used to, In silence dreading those same steps. With each crackle and crunch…
The Dream
I am lying in a comfortable double bed; obviously not mine since I sleep on a mattress on the floor…
February 25th, 2022
From my balcony in the west end I can see the sparkling lights of Toronto. It is breathtaking and I…
Parallel Truths
Recently, I viewed a U-Tube video depicting two police officers brutally arresting a senior, shoving and plummeting the struggling man…
Saturday!
Things didn’t go as planned on Saturday November 14th, the day after my father’s birthday. I miss him so and…
Quotes from Streets: Cold Turkey!
Streetgirl was out looking for Jeff today, since she hadn’t seen him for weeks and was starting to worry. Whilst…
Comes in 3’s
Last night Slinky woke me up banging around in the kitchen trying to reach a big moth that flew in…
In Memory of Alex.a.k.Capone
I promised Alex that I would not publish a photo of him while he was alive but sadly he died…
Pick of the Deck!
What looked like a full pack of cards lay sprawled out upon the lawn. Most were face down and I…
A Dog’s Eye View – “What up with that?”
“Eww, wee, what up with that?” Heard that phrase on ‘Saturday Night Live at Home’ back in April in a…
In the Dark!
A Tercet by Jeff
“Hey, I made up a poem,” Jeff tells me, “put in on your blog.” Open up your hearts, open up…
Quotes from Streets: Weed Day!
On the first light almost as an afterthought a handsome and much younger man handed Streetgirl a small plastic bag…
Fire on the Balcony!
Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which an individual repeatedly fails to resist the desire to deliberately start fires,…
Autumn the Closet Artist!
Untold News!
December 9th,, and I was going to take the Lawrence West Subway to Eglinton West and stop to say hi…
Last Night’s Dream!
The rest of the dream has eluded me, so I begin at the end; pressed against the side of a…
Pug with glasses!
My granddaughter was trying my glasses on her new pug puppy. Look closely and you will see her smiling face!
Purple and Proud!
I graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1997 with a B.A. in Social Sciences. At least I think…
Hogtown – Stepping On The Go!
I’ve been a fan of Front Street since stepping off the overnight VIA Rail departed from Montreal for the first…
Streetgirl’s quote of the Day
“Keep following that vortex of Hope!” Encouragement from a concerned stranger.
A Dog’s Eye View – Afterthought!
“Fill your belly. .. make merry. Let days be full of joy. Dance and make music day and night.” From…
Pot Shop’s open in T.O.
I want to say hooray, but after watching CTV News on Sunday I was surprised to hear a woman praise…
A Dog’s Eye View – Freebie!
When the 3rd period is too much to take! “What better way to pass the day than drinking a tall…
Quotes from Streets: Not Alone
“I am in the same shoes as you,” he says “struggling too.” “Life is hard,” the panhandler responds. The man …
Shadow Selfie – Walking the Dog!
From my archives – Winter of 2015
Quotes from Streets: Farewell Friend
Seeking solace and a blessed place to say her prayers, Streetgirl flew her sign yesterday, straddling the curb and strolling…
In Memory
“There are not enough Josephs in the world!” John Deacon https://www.homelessguide.com/2019/01/remembering-joseph.html “Joseph was a soldier. Him know him gonna fall…
Farewell Joseph. My heart is broken! Never again will I hear your knock at my door and this saddens me…
Pot and Plastic Pollution
With the legalization of Marijuana in its current state, Canada has opened the gate-way to becoming one of the world’s…
A Dog’s Eye View – Take the Long Way Home!
“Cause you’re the joke of the neighborhood…Why should you care if you’re feeling good…Take the long way home,” SUPERTRAMP. (1ST…
Quotes from Streets: Musical Trivia!
A five dollar bill visible in one hand the woman pokes her head partway out the window and says, “Quick…
Perspective – Summer 2018
Looks like an ideal spot for a nap by the lake, doesn’t it? Not! This is a hammock hung by…
We are Canadian
I took this photo late November 2012. Looking at it today, I am still stricken by the incongruity of the…
It’s Canada Day 2021
This morning I awoke with a troubled heart. My Dog Keeba has reached a grand 18 years old, but these…
Song of the day – Areosmith
https://genius.com/Aerosmith-deuces-are-wild-lyrics “I woke up when someone slammed the door.”
Sunday’s Thought
“Someone who seems selfish might just fear scarcity!” Random Horoscope Read – 12/13/20
Who is that homeless girl? 