There are over 200 “Happiness” signs in trees all over St. Petersburg Florida. They are made of aluminum and fiberglass and placed up high. The creator of the signs believes words have energies and “happiness” resonates more than most. Recently...

There is a high glass ceiling in the atrium on the way to my neighbourhood grocery store. On one one side is a pharmacy and the other the grocery store. In the atrium are picnic tables, several large wooden stumps for people to sit and off to the side there is...

A group of neighbours gathered on a Wednesday evening after a storm had come through. The sun was returning and everyone formed small groups and announced what part of the Eagle Place community they were walking. They were all on the lookout. Everyone was look...

I was in Cincinnati the week prior to the Labor Day Holiday, or as some refer to it here, “Booms Day”. A local radio station has produced a 30 minute mammoth fireworks display on the Ohio River since 1977 along with a choreographed soundtrack. A week prior...

Across from St. Patricks Church in San Francisco is a beautiful park where there are gorgeous plants and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Fountain. The park also faces the Museum of Modern Art. There is so much history and beauty, you could easily overl...

As I caught a glimpse of the workers moving high up on the severely slanted roof I thought of the line in a movie where the character says, “I have a unique set of skills.” These aerial climbers would be a super interesting conversation in respondi...

I visited a Farmers Market last week at The Underpass Park. This park was created 10 years ago and turned a blighted area under a highway overpass into a space for neighbours to gather, play or relax. There are basketball courts, lots of amazing art, a skatebo...

In a recent post I wrote about a walking tour of a neighbourhood where I learned of Lucie and Thornton Blackburn. The story that was shared by the guide inspired me to find and read I’ve Got A Home in Glory Land by Karolyn Smardz Frost. This book is the ...

The guide on the walking tour had provided so many interesting stories and facts about the Cabbagetown neighbourhood. He spoke of the history and architecture and announced the tour would end in the nearby cemetery if everyone in our small group was comfortabl...

This underpass in Vancouver was often a dark and dull part of many walking, running or biking routes. As I biked through last weekend the routine was transformed into an artistic bright and now a very welcoming part of my route. I noticed others we stopping fo...