Monthly Archives: May 2019

Procession of Senhor Santo Cristo at St. Mary’s Church in Toronto, May 26, 2019 I had planned on going to the Azores this year to once again attend the Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres,  but circumstances changed and, … Continue reading →

After a very slow spring awakening, with daily temperatures mostly below-average for the season, there are now signs of plant life surfacing in Rosetta Gardens. The daffodils and tulips are the first to make their appearance, followed by other plants … Continue reading →

Paulo Renato Souza Cunha is a young Brazilian writer, poet, photographer, and musician: a truly modern Renaissance man. He was the winner of the VII Prémio Aldónio Gomes  for his book, Paraquedas- um ensaio filosófico, published in December, 2018, by … Continue reading →

What entices us to seek out and spend time in gardens, and why do we take so much pleasure, find so much joy, and delight in them? Perhaps the memory of that first garden, The Garden of Eden, is embedded … Continue reading →

The Guild Inn facing the gardens Toronto, such a modern city today, can still surprise us with treasures from the past. After being abandoned for many years, the historical Guild Inn at the Guild Park & Gardens, once a hotel … Continue reading →