Category Archives: Toronto

Attempting to Save my Afternoon

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

I really hoped that Today’s Perfect Moment would be the Toronto Maple Leafs advancing to the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. I even took pictures to that effect.  Sadly, it will have to wait until Tuesday. If that … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, comfort food, ethnic food, food, food blogging, food shopping, hockey, Japanese snacks, Maple Leafs, Toronto | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Sunshine

Posted on February 26, 2019 by

I emerged from the subway with all the other lemmings, grumbling and rolling my eyes at the people having difficulty with the turnstile exit. It sure and truly was a Monday morning.  Most everyone was waiting just inside the doors … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commuting, seasons, subway, sun, sunrise, Toronto, TTC, walking, winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

And I Am Off

Posted on February 2, 2019 by

It might be a bit of cosmic irony that the polar vortex is losing its grip on the greater Toronto area (GTA) just as I am jetting off to Costa Rica, but I cannot be 100% sure. As I type … Continue reading →

Posted in airplanes, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blog posts, blogging, Costa Rica, growing your blog, Toronto, travel, travel tips, travel writing, vacation, winter | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

A View From The Bus Window

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

What you can see from the bus window varies between distorted mess on rainy days (or when no one has cleaned the bus windows for a while) to something unbelievable. It is no wonder that Today’s Perfect Moment can easily … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, driving, seasons, snow, Toronto, TTC, Viva, weather, winter, York Region, YRT | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Of Masks and Men

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

I am not going to lie to you. I thought Monday was pretty cold.  I was mostly unconcerned while indoors.  I certainly didn’t want to rile up the students any more than they were.  I am sure all of them … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, conversation, dollar store, dollar tree, dollarama, public transportation, Toronto, Viva, weather, winter, York Region, YRT | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Who’s Up For A Little Hockey

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

Tonight, owing to work generosity I found myself in a box (box suite) at a Junior A hockey game in Toronto.  The Toronto Marlies were the Calder Cup Champions last year.  They were far and away the superior team last … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, hockey, Toronto | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Leftover Perfection

Posted on November 21, 2018 by

Snow has started to fall again and though I never expect November snow to stick around, it seems as though it might. Before I regale you with pictures of winter and snow, because rest assured I can, I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, autumn, bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, group rides, inspiration, inspiring, seasons, Toronto, winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Healing Power of Ramen

Posted on September 6, 2018 by

Lately, I had been feeling that my connection to Japan had started to wane.  I hadn’t eaten any Japanese food recently.  I hadn’t watched any Jvloggers–or at least the Jvloggers I had watched were reporting from places other than Japan.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, comfort food, eating, ethnic food, food, Japanese, nostalgia, ramen, restaurant, Toronto | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Turning it Around

Posted on July 18, 2018 by

More than once, I have heard the expression that things happen in threes. Actually I have heard this more about bad things than good things, but there are probably people out there who think that three refers to both of … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blogging, blogposts, books, cars, chance meetings, commuting, conversation, Ebay, luck, meeting people, reading, Toronto, TTC, Viva, writing, Yonge and Eglinton, York Region | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Reflection

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

Today, after a tasty afternoon beer that accompanied a stilted conversation that seemed to have no future, I was in need of some reflection. I found myself seated at a window on the world, looking out at the people passing … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beverages, Canada, dreams, drinks, reflection, Reflections, Toronto | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment