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Eight Baby Bunies
Today, while I was washing the flower pots with water, baby bunnies suddenly came running out from the weed-covered ground. One, two… all the way to eight! The sky was very cloudy, and it looked as if rain would start…
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Crowsfoot Restaurant
Crowsfoot Restaurant, located along the quiet Sawmill Road, is a pretty good smokehouse. We ordered a platter, and everything tasted amazing – even the pickles. While I was looking around and snapping some photos, the server noticed and suggested we…
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City Cafe Bakery, West Ave.
City Cafe Bakery is our favorite spot whenever we’re craving bagels for breakfast. It’s one of the rare bakeries that bake bagels in a wood-fired oven.
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Citizenship Ceremony
Today, my wife had her citizenship ceremony at IRCC Kitchener. She actually had the chance to become a citizen with us two years ago, but waited until she turned 55 so she could be exempt from the language requirement. Back…
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Pho Ahn Vu Waterloo
I tried a special dish—beef rib noodle soup. It came with two big bowls packed with tender beef ribs. I’ve never seen anything like this at other pho restaurants before.
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Castle Kilbride
This historic mansion was built in 1877 by James Livingston, a successful flax and linseed oil manufacturer. Today, Castle Kilbride serves as an event venue and museum.
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305 Lost Buildings of Canada
I received a special gift from my niece. It introduces 305 architectural treasures across Canada that have disappeared due to fire, neglect, redevelopment, disasters, or changing public values. Interesting and collectible!
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Homer Watson House & Gallery
Homer Watson Boulevard is a major north–south road in south Kitchener. It was named to honour Homer Ransford Watson, a renowned Canadian artist from Doon. We visited the house where he lived and worked. Homer Watson was a Canadian landscape…
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Cobblestone Public House
To celebrate New Year’s Eve, we headed to Paris. The server led us to a table overlooking the river. The snow falling on the water looked like a beautiful work of art. I ordered “THE NACHOS,” which they described as…
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Pebbles Family Buffet
At the end of the year, we had planned to go to Gravenhurst, but we had to give up the idea because too much snow had fallen over a few days. Instead, we decided to visit a Mennonite family buffet…
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St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica
The building was completed in 1848. It became an important spiritual and cultural centre for Catholic immigrants, especially Irish Catholics, in the 19th century Toronto. The original tower and spire were replaced in 2015.
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Confederation Life Building
The building was completed in 1892 and served as the headquarters of the Confederation Life Insurance Company until 1955.
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Hudson’s Bay Flagship Store
The building was constructed as the flagship store for Simpson’s in 1896. In 1991, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) acquired the Simpson’s chain, and the building was converted into The Bay’s flagship store.
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Maritime Life Building
Built in 1910, the building was originally designed for the Bank of Montreal.
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Massey Hall
Architectural Archives, KPMB, National Historic Site, Neoclassical, Ontario, Richardsonian Romanesque, TorontoMassey Hall opened in 1894 as a gift to the city from industrialist Hart Massey in memory of his son Charles.
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Christmas Eve
We have been staying at our daughter’s home in Toronto. While taking a plate out of the dishwasher, my wife cut her finger. The wound was quite deep. We went to St. Michael’s Hospital, where she received eight stitches. We…
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Metropolitan United Church
The building was completed in 1872. The church was originally Metropolitan Methodist Church, but it joined the United Church of Canada in 1925. In the 19th century, it was the largest Methodist church in Canada.
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Canada Life Building
The building was completed in 1931 and served as the company’s new head office.
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Osgoode Hall
Osgoode Hall was built in 1829 and reconstructed in 1859 for the Law Society of Upper Canada(now Ontario), the governing body of lawyers in the province. The building was named after William Osgoode, the first Chief Justice of Upper Canada.
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The Olde Heidelberg Restaurant & Tavern
Jiin took us to an old restaurant famous for traditional German smoked pork hocks for lunch to celebrate her first salary. Generous portions of German comfort food with a very old-school country tavern feel! The Olde Heidelberg Restaurant & Tavern…
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