Author Archives: Marilyn

I’ve never explored the CNE as thoroughly as I did this year.  Now I’m coming away with some tips I’ll be drawing on every summer from now on.  If you’re not a CNE expert, you may find them useful as … Continue reading →

Waiting for the streetcar at Queen and Roncesvalles on a Labour Day weekend afternoon, I and about two dozen other people looked suddenly skyward as a jet blasted across the intersection on its way north, presumably heading back to Pearson.  … Continue reading →

On our last day at the Ex we decided to visit the Kids’ World area we had so far avoided because we didn’t have any kids.  Going in was a whim, and we expected to just have a quick look … Continue reading →

We stayed late at the Ex one night last week in the hopes of catching the Circus Orange show at 9:45pm.  Things didn’t go quite as planned however, as the rain that had been threatening to come down all day … Continue reading →

Before my boyfriend and I went back to the Ex for a second time this year, we talked about packing some food.  Snacks, we thought, and maybe a couple of sandwiches.  But it was a brief conversation, as we quickly … Continue reading →

Just outside the Canadian Forces display at the CNE, I joked with my boyfriend about wanting to get a picture of someone in fatigues eating soft serve ice cream, or maybe a corndog. I thought it would be a great … Continue reading →