After months of doggedly trudging from bakery to bakery, relentlessly downing pastry after pastry, this scribe can confidently inform you that Toronto's best croissants can be found at Patisserie le Celestin on Mount Pleasant.
Until recently it was a hole-in-the-wall next to Le Celestin Bistro, but a few weeks ago it became an actual cafe - a seperate entity - as seen in this photo; filled with happy customers (including yr hmbl srvnt).
Try the butter croissants, and if you're lucky they may have some almond croissants available; if so, try them! Your taste buds will thank you.
"The optimist says this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears he is right." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Swath of Tulips
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Two Sides of Love (plus an announcement of great import)
Captured on the Yonge line, coming into St. Clair Station.
And now the announcement:
Photos taken in the subway (and transit in general) will become a rarity on This Blog, as yr hmbl srvnt recently launched Under Ground - a Transit Photoblog.
Check it out and visit often!
Thanks.
And now the announcement:
Photos taken in the subway (and transit in general) will become a rarity on This Blog, as yr hmbl srvnt recently launched Under Ground - a Transit Photoblog.
Check it out and visit often!
Thanks.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Walking the Dogs
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Stile Italiano
What is it about the Italians? There's a style about the things they make that's instantly recognizable. From espresso machines to bicycles, one look and you know it's Italian!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Audrey had Grace
"You can't have a little grace. You either have grace or you don't."
"Okay, fine. I have no grace."
"And you can't acquire grace."
--Elaine and the Interviewer from the Seinfeld episode The Chaperone
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I sort of stole the format for today's post (for today and today only, I promise) from a new blog, Seriously Amused, who came up with the brilliant idea of a daily photo accompanied only by caption and pithy quote. You really should check it out and bookmark it for daily viewing; it's lots of fun!
"Okay, fine. I have no grace."
"And you can't acquire grace."
- "Well, I have no intention of getting grace."
- "Grace isn't something you can pick up at the market."
- "Alright, alright, look, I don't have grace, I don't want grace, I don't even say grace, okay?"
--Elaine and the Interviewer from the Seinfeld episode The Chaperone
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I sort of stole the format for today's post (for today and today only, I promise) from a new blog, Seriously Amused, who came up with the brilliant idea of a daily photo accompanied only by caption and pithy quote. You really should check it out and bookmark it for daily viewing; it's lots of fun!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Friday, May 09, 2008
It's Coming
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Listen up!
Cinza has become aware of a hot new blog (okay, maybe not so hot, but certainly new) called Mondo del Ciclismo, and she suggests that you might want to go there to check it out.
Since I have so many bike-related photos to show, I've decided to have a separate blog for them. Bikes, the people that own and ride them, the events and races that they attend, all will be there and more. To get the ball rolling, I've posted a few old favourites but henceforth new bike photos will be seen "over there", not here.
Please visit regularly, and I hope you enjoy!
So does Cinza.
Since I have so many bike-related photos to show, I've decided to have a separate blog for them. Bikes, the people that own and ride them, the events and races that they attend, all will be there and more. To get the ball rolling, I've posted a few old favourites but henceforth new bike photos will be seen "over there", not here.
Please visit regularly, and I hope you enjoy!
So does Cinza.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Monday, May 05, 2008
Flowers for the Missus (in living colour)
Friday, May 02, 2008
Mies' Masterpiece
I know I've mentioned him here before, but Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is my favourite modern architect. From Germany's Bauhaus School, he moved to the US in the late thirties, where his buildings dot Chicago, Detroit and New York among many other places.
Here in Canada we're fortunate to have two of his masterpieces, Montreal's Westmount Square and Toronto's Toronto Dominion Centre, the latter being perhaps his most grandiose and majestic work.
When I was a messenger on stand by (between calls) I used to love lying down on my back on the grass to watch the changing shadows and reflections play on the buildings, much as they are in this photo.
Here in Canada we're fortunate to have two of his masterpieces, Montreal's Westmount Square and Toronto's Toronto Dominion Centre, the latter being perhaps his most grandiose and majestic work.
When I was a messenger on stand by (between calls) I used to love lying down on my back on the grass to watch the changing shadows and reflections play on the buildings, much as they are in this photo.