Since my sister named my place Calico Corners a few weeks back, guess what?  Yup, another stray calico cat showed up in the barn....

My friend Diane Bedford died last week. I've known her since the early 2000s and for the last two years, was lucky enough to work with...

Around here, red-winged blackbirds don't normally show up until the end of March, generally a few weeks ahead of the robins. Now that ...

My first ever job was at Karn & Garber, Printers and Lithographer in downtown Toronto as a paste up artist. My first day on the jo...

This amazing cake, based on the art of Piet Mondrian was designed by pastry artist  Caitlin Williams Freeman from the Blue Bottle Cafe at...

Tomorrow would have been Piet Mondrian's 140th birthday. Some time ago I noticed a fabulous Mondrian-inspired cake by pastry a...

My little friend the robin has been hanging around more and more and getting a bit more friendly. Now I leave him apple peelings and the l...

 There seems nothing nicer in the world than walking in a so-called 'winter wonderland' after a big snowfall. My Ithaca siste...