Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Cherry Beach Chippy



The Chip truck at Cherry Beach

Indulge yourself for $5 bucks on hand cut chips
Great service that takes you back a decade or two.

And mind the seagulls they want a piece of the action

$199 




Cherry Beach
Cherry Beach is a lakeside park located at the foot of Cherry Street just south of Unwin Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is on Toronto's outer harbour just east of the Eastern Gap. Wikipedia

Monday, July 8, 2013

Stephen G., Artist & Writer


A moment in Tango. Clearly relaxed and not offended but my attempt to put my Sharpie to work Stephen reclined in the best seat in the house, bare feet comfortably on the floor. Thank you for yr response and I would be delighted if u have a website to post Link.

Stephen has interesting story to tell


here are just a few from this Toronto writers website


Bio

I live in Maine with my wife, Tabitha…. Oh, wait…. That’s not me.
I live in Toronto. No wife. Definitely no wife. No husband either.  I grew up on the prairies, under skies that went on forever.
My companions growing up were Edgar Rice Burroughs, Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Heinlein. Captain Kirk, Jaime Summers, Professor X, and Wonder Woman.
One of my earliest memories is being taken to the library by my parents, and that little card, typed in red like all the children’s card was a treasure beyond price. From the beginning, I loved stories and that has stayed with my my whole life. Books from the library. Saturday afternoon matinees at the theatre. The comics I used my allowance for. The ones I made up in my bedroom. The stories were everything.
And now, after a lot of practice, I get to tell stories of my own.

one of Stephen titles from goodreads

Chasing Cold

On the tiny, frozen world of Frostbite, Rogan Tyso is the Mailmail, responsible for the communications array that keeps his home in contact with the other human Refuges scattered across known space. It has been a century since the Cluster--the great union of Earth-like colonies--fell to an alien race known only as the Flense, and human civilization has been reduced to an a...more


visit  http://stephengrahamking.com

and find out just who comes to Tango

Life's busy


Sketch of a patron Catching a few relaxing Moments at Tango (address below), Why Not life is to full of deadlines and not enough Sundays. There is no better place to smell the coffee. We engaged in a few warm words.







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Tango Palace Coffee Co
Address: 1156 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4M 3N5
Phone:(416) 465-8085

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Stacked Cups against RED


A Day painting
12x12, oil


Inspired by the accomplished Day Painter Carole Marine

her blog


carolmarine.blogspot.com/

Stompin Tom Connors


Sketched on Canada Day

Who Better?


Thomas Charles "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC was one of Canada's most prolific and well-known country and folk singer-songwriters. Wikipedia
BornFebruary 9, 1936, Saint John
DiedMarch 6, 2013, Halton Hills
AwardsJuno Award for Country Album of the YearJuno Award for Best Country Male Artist
Songs
The Hockey Song1973Stompin' Tom and The Hockey Song
Canada Day, Up Canada Way199825 of the Best Stompin' Tom Souvenirs
Bud the Spud1970Bud the Spud and Other Favorites
Sudbury Saturday Night1970Bud the Spud and Other Favorites
Cross Canada199825 of the Best Stompin' Tom Souvenirs
The Ketchup Song1970Bud the Spud and Other Favorites
Margo's Cargo
Big Joe Mufferaw1990A Proud Canadian
Gumboot Cloggeroo1990A Proud Canadian
Snowmobile Song1990A Proud Canadian
The Bug Song
The Moon-Man Newfie1990A Proud Canadian
The Bridge Came Tumblin' Down1990A Proud Canadian
The Piggy-Back Race1973Stompin' Tom and The Hockey Song
I've Been Everywhere1998'Live' at the Horseshoe