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Construction continues on the ground level of the Toronto Reference Library . Coming during 2012: a new browsery, expanded gallery space, and a branch of Balzac's . Also coming in 2012: a return to regular posting on this site.  Photo taken December 28, 2011 .

one fine evening at the university of toronto

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sign o' the times and tales of demolished pizza joints

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Lots of things happening here lately (night school, outings on the town, Easter with the family), hence the lack of entries over the past week. Luckily I've managed to avoid major collisions, though I may have served as an obstacle at a crowded gallery opening late last week ( photos here ). I also avoided spinning into other vehicles during a sudden snow storm on the drive home for Easter - flurries started around Tecumseh, then the sky opened up a few kilometres from home on a road surrounded by deep ditches. Cue white knuckles on the driver's wheel. Old Man Winter is starting to resemble the party guest who doesn't know when to leave. *** Another part of my childhood is vanishing. A recent post on International Metropolis spotlights the demolition of a long-vacant Mother's Pizza in downtown Windsor . We ate at Mother's regularly as kids, partly because it was family-friendly, partly because Mom loved the cinnamon ice cream served with apple pie. The...