Since I had done a way, Sherlock Holmes Way, last week I got to wondering what the difference was between a way and a lane, they look the same to me.
Way — A side street off a road. Lane — A narrow road, often in a rural area. The City of Toronto has numerous rear and back lanes that are not legal streets.
WHITE SQUIRREL WAY
Trinity Bellwoods Park, is said to be the home of a white squirrel. White populations of eastern grey squirrels have cropped up here and there across North America, with some towns celebrating their rare animals and making them into tourist attractions.
On one fateful evening in August 2014, a white squirrel was spotted dangling by its teeth from a power line near Trinity Bellwoods Park, tiny paws stiffly outstretched.
A photo began circulating on social media leading many to believe that the legend of the white squirrel had ended in tragedy. We now know that there are more white squirrels in the city, but every time one is spotted (dead or alive) it’s a momentous event.
The special creature is a motif in Trinity Bellwoods' lore, so much so that the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) Therapeutic Art Program commissioned a six-foot-tall sculpture of a white squirrel in the new TD Commons at Ossington and Queen.
White Squirrel Cafe, across from Trinity Bellwoods.
Also across from Trinity Bellwoods half a block away from the cafe is this mural which I first posted on Monday Mural in September 2017! This mural appears to pay homage to the Queen and quite possibly the famous white squirrel who lived at Trinity Bellwoods Park, directly in the direction of where his colourful laser vision is pointed. It is on the side of the Queen West Animal Hospital painted by Electric Coffin.
The squirrel's kaleidoscopic eyes keep a watchful eye over the passersby, as it sits on a traditional Lovebot heart. It is at the end of Trinity Bellwoods.
A little further along and you can stop at Squirly's.
Over in Little Italy in Eulcid laneway is this mural with white squirrels by Karen Roberts. I took this in 2019.
Saturday
We were going to Montreal for the weekend but John ended up going on his own as I was nursing a head cold.
I spent the day lounging around and watched season 3 of Divorce. Meh.
But I came across an incredible 6 episode BBC series Years and Years. You can find it at Dailymotion.
Sunday was more of the same.
Dinner - marinated lamb chops (olive oil, lemon juice, thyme, rosemary, sea salt, garlic and cayenne) with potatoes au gratin and sauteed cauliflower with honey.
Monday
Flowers in our lobby.
I went downtown to pick up John's new pants and bought myself a dress into the bargain.
Just some random shots, nothing new.
This looks like Viola Desmond, the first woman on a Canadian bank note. Viola Irene Desmond (July 6, 1914 – February 7, 1965) was a Canadian civil rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent. In 1946 she challenged racial segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia by refusing to leave a whites-only area of the Roseland Theatre.
Another look at Under the Clouds in Brookfield Place.
In a flower shop.
Tuesday was a rainy day and we had a memorial service to attend.
A glorious day for a mural hunt on Queen St. West.
Coffee counter in Lavish and Squalor, Pennystock Press.
A reminder, for John, they do gluten free.
Corner Spadina and Queen.
This section of Queen West between Spadina and Bathurst contains at least ten stores supplying fabric and cotton threads, silk jerseys, or gemstone beads.
Jane Jacobs OC OOnt (née Butzner; May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics. Her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) argued that urban renewal did not respect the needs of city-dwellers. It also introduced the sociological concepts "eyes on the street" and "social capital".
On our list of ice creams to try.
Nugateau is a the first éclair-only patisserie in Toronto witha choux pastry menu that reflects the multicultural flavours of the city with a menu boasting Japanese Matcha, Brazillian Coconut, Tahitian Vanilla and Maple Bacon.
It is next door to Bloomer's, a vegan bakery which also has gluten free options.
I had great expectations for this place. Chen Chen's Hot Chicken is supposed to be chicken thighs. While the coating was good, where was the meat??? Very sad.
The cauliflower was excellent, tasted like chicken, go figure.
Getting ready for this weekend's mural painting party.
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✅ another ice cream spot iHalo Krunch on Queen West.
Purple yam (like taro) and subtle coconut mixed with activated charcoal. Green (in bottom on right) is pandan nut.
It takes up the entire side of a building at Queen West and Claremont—and it’s no accident that building is home to Sanko Trading Co, which, in operation now since 1968, is one of the oldest Japanese-Canadian-owned businesses in the city.
Planter beds hold a mix of pollinator, edible, and medicinal plants primarily native to Southwestern Ontario.
Much of the Trinity Bellwoods park land was originally purchased from a Janet Cameron (sister of Duncan Camerson whom first lived here) of Gore Vale in 1851 by Scottish-Canadian Bishop John Strachan, an influential Anglican deacon who wanted Toronto to have a private school with strong Anglican ties, partly in opposition to the recently secularized University of Toronto. Buildings were soon constructed (Gothic Revival structure by architect Kivas Tully) and students began attending Trinity College in 1852. After federation with the University of Toronto in 1904 and completion of the downtown Trinity campus in 1925, the school left this location. The original buildings were then sold to the City of Toronto and most were demolished in the early 1950s. The destruction of the Trinity buildings marked the beginning of two decades of extensive heritage destruction in Toronto. Of the college itself, only the stone and iron gates now remain, at the Queen Street park entrance facing south on Strachan Avenue.
Starbucks (formerly Britnell Books) Yonge St. Toronto
I finished Ordinary People within the 7 day loan period, did I love it, no.
The characters of Connell and Marianne were unlikable and boring. If this is how 18-20 year olds "enjoy: their college years, I hate to see how they will like real life and relationships. There wasn't a likable character in the book.
I started The Borrower, cute so far. I'm finding it hard to get into a book lately, must be my choices.
