This is my final post of the year on this blog. The total number of hits on this blog during 2012 was 26,000. I hope
Year: 2012
The snow that fell in Toronto in December of 2012 was the first real accumulation that has descended on the city in over two years.
Although we did not have a white Christmas, we will likely have a white New Year’s in Toronto. Somehow, it does not have quite the
As I watch the fireworks on New Year’s Eve, I am more acutely aware of the passage of time than on my birthdays. One
In our house on Lauder Avenue, on New Year’s Eve in 1945, as my family awaited the midnight hour, my brother and I played the
We did not have a white Christmas, but the city awakened on the first day after the holidays to a winter wonderland, much to the
With Christmas of 2012 now tucked into memory, it is a good time to look back over the previous twelve months and recall our favourite
The Christmas decorations at the Eaton Centre become truly magical at night, when the skylights in the Galleria cease to reflect the light from outdoors,
This December, the weather in Toronto has been so mild that it is difficult to believe that we are into the yuletide season. However, Vancouver
The Royal York Hotel decorates its lobby each December to welcome visitors over the yuletide season. Although the hotel lobby is one of the largest