Monday, November 10, 2025
Monday Mural
I'm linking up at Monday Mural
August 2025 - Toronto ON
The Lakeshore Lofts are supportive housing built on the lot of a former auto repair shop.
The building is shared with The Compass Food Bank & Outreach Centre, a non-profit organization rooted in Mississauga. The synergies between the affordable housing development and food bank are significant, with 95% of tenants having already participated in The Compass programs, ranging from the food bank to financial coaching.
Supportive housing encompasses affordable and accessible residential accommodation that provide individual-based support and services so that residents can live independently. This can include assistance with activities of daily living, medical care, or access to other community supports. Community-led projects like this one are made possible by meaningful partnerships with government and local agencies.
The 68-unit apartment complex (primarily composed of one-bedroom units with six studios) includes amenity space for tenants on the first and fourth levels. The site is adjacent to a public transit stop and close to all civic amenities, enabling tenants to actively engage in the broader community without relying on automotive transportation. The ground floor space is used for larger gatherings/ activities while the top floor common room is for smaller groups and offers a view of the lake. The furnishings were created by students from Sheridan College’s Bachelor of Craft and Design program in collaboration with Lakeshore Lofts tenants.
A significant feature of Lakeshore Lofts is the energy efficiency it provides, following the Passive House US (PHIUS+ 2018) standard, considered to be one of the most rigorous voluntary energy-based standards in the design and construction industry. By following this standard, Indwell is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering tenant lower utility costs. In fact, the entire building is powered by electricity, and there is no fossil fuel service connection.
The façade design is inspired by the multi-faceted undulation of the waves on nearby Lake Ontario.
Animating the pedestrian experience is a large-scale public art installation celebrating Port Credit. The Mississauga Arts Council and Port Credit BIA held a design competition, with local artist David Anthony selected for this project. The three themes highlighted were the musical community, food culture, and Lake Ontario as central aspects of local identity.
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Kraft Tea
Linking up with Marg at The Intrepid Reader
Broadview Ave. Toronto
Last Week's Post Forget Me Not Coffee
Last Year's Post "Free Coffee"
Five Years Ago Monday's Walk I wasn't doing weekly recaps back then
SATURDAY
After a sad loss for the Blue Jays last night, it was nice to sleep in until 8:30 having been awake yesterday from 5:30 AM.
We puttered around until the game.
We kept our hopes up but alas....
I wonder what kind of damage control they are going to spin for this?!?!?!?
I can't believe it, TTC The Better Way, my a$$! P.S. GO Transit (Metrolinx) is run by the province (fOrd), Kevin, not the city!!
SUNDAY
I love when the clock falls back and we get an extra hour!! Chores were done. Plants watered.
We hung the new photos, replacing landmarks with pictures of us in those places for the wall.
Berlin Florence Istanbul Honolulu Dublin Frankfurt Stonehenge
I am adding this photo as well, Grand Canyon 1998!
I spent a lot of time cleaning up/filing photos and getting blog posts ready and completing draft posts. I also worked on my July - December Recap, so I am not racing to do it at year end.
MONDAY
Monday's Mural was from Palm Springs when we spent January and February this year, that seems ages ago!!!
John went golfing. Turkeys on the course.
John went golfing. Turkeys on the course.
I put an old rusted cookie sheet and a car vacuum in a paper bag to take down to the garbage on the loading dock. It was awkward to carry. I took H2 newly refurbished elevator (alone) it thudded as I hit ground and then nothing happened..........I'm not sure if we are at ground or somewhere between. I put down the stupid paper bag that falls over and press the call button. I said, "Paul, it's Jackie, I'm stuck in H2" he says "yes, I can see you, give it a sec and it should open". After a minute, it did!
I went to Longo's, Winners and the $ store. I was annoyed as I found a perfect jacket that was only $30!! But not in my size...
Along the way.
It seems Prince Harry will be here for Remembrance Day. I can't forgive him and her for wearing LA Dodger hats instead of Blue Jays. He is 8th in line to be Monarch of Canada and Toronto is where Meaghan got famous in Suits. Okay, I do have a soft spot for a Ginger!!!
He was here on Thursday for a charity tribute (?) dinner hosted by PMMC and said:
Truth is, all jokes aside, this city (Toronto) will always mean a great deal to me -- You provided me a wife" - Prince Harry
Toronto Raptor in Scotia Arena.
I decided to check out the other Winners with no luck but did find a red Hilfiger that I bought, I'll look some more for the other one.
I thought the bus was 2:45 but it was 2:30 so I missed it which turned out to be a bad deal. I caught the 3:15 and traffic was horrendous. John was stuck in the same traffic due to an accident on the Gardiner. It took me an hour to get home!
I booked our flights, adding on a few days in Tokyo since it was a stopover anyway!!!
TUESDAY
John went out to breakfast and golf, it was a beautiful day.
I spent the morning researching hotels and areas in Tokyo. Many were sold out and prices are ridiculous as we are there on a weekend as well. I finally booked a Hilton so at least I get points.
My BFF and I decided we needed a good old-fashioned chinwag so we met for lunch at Bready's, where we whiled away the afternoon over tea/green juice and croissants. I chose a new one, lime mascarpone, delicious, but oh so messy!
WEDNESDAY
We decided to stay in and do our Tokyo planning and ended up spending the whole day on it.
I also got my six month recap up to date.
Laundry got done, the floors were swiffered, the bed got changed.
THURSDAY
More trip planning, mainly Japan as we are doing that on our own. The rest of the trip is on a semi-organized tour.
John got a call that his backpack had been found in Montreal! I hadn't mentioned that it got left on the train last Monday when we came home. We had made a lost report here in Toronto. The woman in Montreal had opened his tablet (old, used mainly for reading) and found his contact info! She put it on a train to Toronto and they called and said they had it! Note to self - always have a business card in a bag! And everything was inside! Glasses, tablet, razor (he had replaced it last week!), 2 phone chargers, and some OTC medication!
Then we went to Uniqlo (Japanese!) and John got a new jacket. I have their app on my phone so we saved $20 being a member!
We had time to kill so wandered around. We found this empanada food stand, we liked how they stamped them.
Just as we were saying that you no longer see the usual old fast food joints in food halls, we found this Burger King.
FRIDAY
It rained in the morning so we delayed our trip to the market to after lunch.
I booked a Tokyo dinner river cruise and worked some more on our itinerary, on a spread sheet of course!
We headed to the market and picked up 4 steaks, one for tonight and next Friday, and the other two for when we get back. We also got bread and potatoes. I'll buy as we need for the next two weeks. I also want to meal plan Christmas since we only get home on the 22nd.
At the Market, a new deli place, it had a great selection.
A new sandwich place.
Halva, we've never tried it!
Debra at She Who Seeks mentioned she is going to see Margaret Atwood speak in Edmonton. When we walked by Meridian Hall I saw an announcement for her coming to Toronto and thought I might go! But...and anyway we are away.
See the big poppy on the TD building?
It looks like we'll miss this year's Fleurs de Ville Dec 3-7. Click here to see previous displays.
For a second year running, St. Lawrence Market is gearing up to unleash whimsical winter magic on the city with the return of its Winter Market Nov 20 - Dec 22.
We received this notice.
Please be advised that our contractors will begin painting and repairs to the Suite Front Doors and Frames in the common element hallway of the Nth and Nth floors, on Tuesday November 11th at 9:00 a.m. The work is expected to take approximately one (1) day to complete.
I went through the freezers to determine what could be used up this week and next.
Saturday ribs and potato salad
Sunday Vietnamese pork meatballs with salad grilled pineapple and the remaining onion pancakes in the freezer. I did add to the meatballs - Chinese 5 spice, star anise.
Monday coconut shrimp with orange dipping sauce and salad. Loved the dipping sauce - Dijon and marmalade!
Tuesday chips and eggs
Wednesday dumpling chicken soup with the leftover meatballs. We are loving this Asian inspired chicken soup.
Thursday beef bulgogi with peppers (freezer) onions celery rice. Grilled pineapple (freezer) on the side.
Friday steak (new Brown Brothers market) frites
WATCHING
We tried watching Boston Blue but it was disaster, feeling like a badly written soap opera with worse acting. I'm surprised it got a 6/20 rating.
Danny Reagan joins Boston PD from NYPD and partners with Detective Lena Peters, the oldest daughter of a notable Boston law enforcement family. It felt like a desperate attempt to mimic the family dynamics of Blue Bloods with a female dominated interracial family.
The Strangers is a 2008 American psychological horror film starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman. The film follows a couple whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked intruders who infiltrate the home in the middle of the night. The screenplay was inspired by two real-life events: the multiple-homicide Manson family Tate murders and a series of break-ins that occurred in Bertino's neighborhood as a child.
Murder in a Small Town season 2.
C.B. Strike The Ink Black Heart Strike (also known as C. B. Strike internationally) is a British crime drama television programme based on the book series Cormoran Strike by J. K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
I'm watching Under the Bridge, I had read the book but the TV series is very well done. A true story based on the 1997 murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk in Saanich, British Columbia. The show dramatizes the events, focusing on the secret world of the girls accused of the murder through the eyes of author Rebecca Godfrey and a local police officer.
The Woman in Cabin 10, I admit I fell asleep but I had read the book!! John really enjoyed it.
Ballad of a Small Player When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation. Colin Farrell is exceptional.
Sinners Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. Interesting, vampires.
The Naked Gun 2025 this was fun! Following in his father's footsteps, a detective works to solve a murder case and save his police department from closure.
READING
I read The Girls Who Disappeared, another Claire Douglas. I didn't love it as much as her previous book I read.
I started Red as Blood by Lilja Sigurðardóttir. Lilja started her writing career in 2008 when she sent a manuscript of a novel to a competition run by the publishing house Bjartur whose aim was to find the Icelandic Dan Brown.
Historic Women
We had visited Laura Secord historic site years ago.
I had posted the Margaret Atwood stamp a month of so ago, but she deserves to be in this post.
I found them!!
Weekend Roundup
Welcome to The Weekend Roundup...hosted by Tom The Back Roads Traveler
1. Starts with "S"2. A Favorite
3. SHADOWS - Chosen by Tom
Starts with S (BIGGEST/SMALLEST/LONGEST/SHORTEST/OLDEST/FIRST)
SHOES SNEAKER on SPADINA STREET
FAVOURITE
STAIRS SAYINGS STEPS
SHADOWS
Us, on Ossington Ave
BONUS
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