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Rachelle’s nephews, William and Sammy are aged 7 and 5. We think that they’re brilliant, and routinely send them postcards from various fictional characters. They always respond, dictating a letter to their mother, and then decorating it with stickers. This is a letter that Sammy, the youngest boy, sent to us in response to one…

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The first walk of the day usually sees Heidi and I heading down Bloor. The territory that we cover, between Spadina and Bathurst, is pretty dog friendly, with all sorts of places habitually having a store of dog treats. This is less a native generosity toward canines than it is a savvy business plan, because…

As my debts to Goran, my bookie, have been steadily increasing after my disasterous string of bad luck betting on the weather, I have realized that I am going to have to go out and get a job. I am willing to do pretty much anything, just so long as no spiders are involved, and…

As times are tough, Rachelle and I are always looking for an edge. This year, I decided to create my own Valentine Card business, in which I hand craft personalized cards for species that are non-human. I’ve noticed that people are very willing to spend time and money on their pets, and that there is…

The other day, Rachelle and I got an e-mail from a friend that contained this link :  http://www.hame.ca/blog3/norm/ It concerned Norman Elder,  an explorer, exotic animal owner, author, artist and Olympic equestrian. A child of privilege and wealthy bachelor, he was a Toronto eccentric who lived in a beautiful and strange home at 140 Bedford…

A young, married couple live in the basement apartment directly beneath us. The wife is the more social of the two. When she stands out on the sidewalk to have a cigarette, she always smiles and waves, but the husband isn’t interested in any sort of communication. I often pass him on the street while…

The other day, while looking for Valentine’s dessert recipes I could make for Rachelle, I came across a window on her computer screen. By some fluke, it opened up in front of me and I accidentally read it, discovering a fan letter to Clive Owen, who is over-rated and on steroids. I don’t know, although…

On Monday night, I went out to Dundas with some friends to attend an estate auction. It was the first auction that I’d ever been to and I was kind of excited. Located in a community center off the highway, the place was packed and actually quite joyless. It wasn’t what I expected it to…