Okay, so back to the work and big fun of blogging about cool arts, culture and entertainment stuff around Toronto.

Yesterday, I had a date with one of my ladies – the lovely and talented Lizzie Violet – to go hear Brandon Pitts read at Art of the Danforth. Toronto was having another heat wave day – hot, but not too sticky – and we were very happy to find a spot in the shade at the outdoor venue adjacent to the TCHC apartment building on the south side of Danforth, just east of Greenwood. We got there a bit early, so had the added pleasure of catching some music and song from Voces Poeticas: Music and Poetry in Motion. Thanks to Lizzie for the pics!

I’ve seen Brandon Pitts read once before – at The Beautiful and the Damned at Zelda’s a couple of months ago – and it…

I’ve been thinking a lot about the red duo-tang that my Aunt Margie gave me.  I am incredibly blessed to have the people I do in my life. I believe that everything happens for a reason.  situations, people, EVERYTHING.  I’ve talked so long about taking my Grandma’s recipes and converting them, then they arrive in my mail box.  Fate meet your destiny. 

I’m a strong believer in The Fates.  For the most part they leave you to your own devices, occasionally popping in to steer you back into the correct direction.  When they do intervene you can choose to fight them or listen to them.  For years I’ve been fighting them, worried I need to be a good girl and pay my bills on time, follow the rules of being a good citizen. They keep pushing me in the direction of being a full time writer. I’m a good story tell…