Been doored in Toronto? Good luck.

I started biking to work again about a month ago. It’s a welcome form of exercise I will keep up with whilst still being practical (getting to and from work and avoiding the hot, slow, crowded and often delayed subway system). I’ve been cycling off and on in Toronto since I moved here 20 years ago….

Sleepless in Toronto

Nuit Blanche Toronto 2010 from Sarah Mulholland on Vimeo. Last night Toronto celebrated five years of white nights, and for the first time in the history of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche I was not obligated to be at work for at least part of it. Usually I’m at least partially involved in helping get set up…

2009 Veggie Garden Review in Pictures

Well… yesterday, the first day of November, I harvested the very last of my veggies, the single head of radicchio that didn’t bolt in the spring, the teeny parsnips and the skinny leeks. We grilled the leeks and the radicchio and dressed them simply with a little balsamic, lemon, olive oil and salt and pepper,…

Robin makes Breakfast Television

I’m not sure if they’ll post the video on the BT website, but this morning our neighbourhood Kamikaze Robin made it on TV! Breakfast Television’s producers contacted me yesterday about my post, and this morning they sent a camera guy. He came by super early, before we were even out of bed (thank God, because…

City a-glow-glow

So the critics are having a hay-day as usual with this past weekend’s Nuit Blanche offerings, and I have to admit, I found it a little lacklustre, myself, with a few exceptions. First of all, there’s something magical about everyone being out exploring the city. There were people in every nook and cranny, every alleyway,…