by pattihenderson | Jul 9, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
Last night I had the chance to walk the historic Clifton Hill strip in Niagara Falls, Canada. It was a lovely early summer night and the street was filled with tourists enjoying everything this vibrant street has to offer, including the always fabulous Rock N’...
by pattihenderson | Jul 2, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
I have had a busy globetrotting week and am happy to be at last back home in Toronto, luggage put away until the next adventure beckons. This past week I was in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. This is the Philadelphia of William Penn, Ben Franklinand Rocky...
by pattihenderson | Jun 12, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
As we near the end of another oddly cool weekend here in Toronto, I found myself sticking close to home and catching up on some photography tinkering on my beloved iPad. What I found was a series of fun apps that can turn photos into funky pieces of art. I took the...
by pattihenderson | Jun 5, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
This morning I woke up to the mournful call of seagulls, the gentle lapping of waves on the Lake Ontario shore, welcome sunlight streaming through my apartment, and the faint scent of my neighbour’s lilacs drifting upwards on the warm spring breeze. It was a...
by pattihenderson | May 23, 2011 | Weekend Adventures
I just got back from seeing a matinée that still has me thinking. You cannot say that about a lot of the movies we go to see these days. But today’s screening was quite different. I had the pleasure to see the documentary, Bill Cunningham New York. It is a...