champagne of ginger ales

I'm so sorry for being late .... busy week, and I forgot today was Wednesday!

but raise a glass of bubbly to the week between Christmas and New Year's

the week that throws everybody off schedule

fish 'n chips

PATH

PATH is a 30 km underground walkway in downtown Toronto.

To say that it is confusing to find your way around is an understatement.

These signs try to help.

MLS Cup

Toronto FC will play the Seattle Sounders (once again) for the chance to 

win the Major League Soccer Championship

sign in Union Station

no smoking

an unusual, but practical placement of this no smoking sign.

most people do tend to be looking down...

bedroom

I don't think the lady in the moon comes with the offer....

dental services

good bread

and the best scones!

a bench

courtesy of a bank

a pub

Corso Italia

Many neighbourhoods in Toronto have street signs with a designation on the top, above the street name. Corso Italia is a second Little Italy, or littler Italy, really. There is also a heavy Portuguese and and Latin American presence in the area. And many cafés and restaurants.

doggie

Beltline

Kay Gardner was instrumental during the 1970s in saving the former railway line 

and eventually it was turned into a park and walking/cycling trail in midtown Toronto

fresh dining

at Niagara -on-the-Lake

Terry Fox

We had our Terry Fox run this past Sunday

help needed

closed

really, it's only early September - far too early to be showing snow!!

you'd think they were expecting us to move directly from the height of summer 

into the depths of winter with this picture.

do not eat

not sure why anyone would even think to eat this stuff,
but obviously someone must have at one time!

edit: hmmm, no idea what happened to the linkup. sorry, everyone. I had this post scheduled before I went away.

where I am

vacation time!

beware

keep your eyes focused while hiking 

look down

street name

smile

fire hydrant

Brigadier McAvity Fire Hydrant

primed for a new paint job

bus station

ice cream

It has been very humid here lately,
eat your ice cream quickly before it melts

Al's

happy birthday

flags and banners have been popping up all over the place in the last week

for our 150th birthday on July 1st

shoes

BATA Shoe Museum, Toronto

Tom's

Tom's Place

men's clothier

in Kensington Market Toronto

for almost 60 years

rural community

fine

hotel

the Four Seasons Hotel in Yorkville, Toronto

dream

blue whale

Three years ago a blue whale washed up on the shores of a small village in Newfoundland.

Now, after being carefully transported and cleaned 

its skeleton is on display at the museum in Toronto

cherry blossoms

Timmy's

the new coffee cups from  Tim Hortons

celebrating Canada's 150th birthday

double double = coffee with 2 cream + 2 sugar
timbits = donut holes, (a small ball of donut from where the hole is supposedly scooped)

welcome

knits specialist

cooking school

now closed, but this back door sign still reminds of good food that once was available.

donate

clean closets, good causes, healthy community

fat food

very mixed reviews online. doesn't really look like a place I'd want to eat at, 

but the sign is interesting.

streetcar

a Toronto streetcar

506 Carlton

travels from Main Street subway station 

along Gerrard St to Carlton St which changes name to College St

and ends at High Park

then turns around for the 15 km (9 miles)

back to Main Street

six foot neon

a six foot neon sign 

as part of a light installation

at the Distillery District, Toronto

1903

banking numbers

hungry?

two choices to eat at the end of a small strip mall

slye

respect

at the Cenotaph lawn

hair salon

garden

Music Garden 

at Harbourfront

free concerts during summer