Happy Birthday to Toronto, 172 years old today.
An excerpt from A Very Short History of Toronto...
...in the 17th century, indigenous peoples opened trade with the French, who subsequently established trading posts in the area in the 18th century. [The community] passed to British control in 1763, and the creation of an urban community began 30 years later when colonial officials built Fort York and laid out a town site. That community, "York", became the capital of the province of Upper Canada (now Ontario). It also grew as an important commercial centre, and, in 1834, with 9,250 residents, it was incorporated as the "City of Toronto".
Hope to see in our fantastic city soon.
3 comments:
And the planets continue to circle around the Big TO. Anyway, find the March 2006 Reader's Digest and read the article "Hard to Swallow" on P.106. An opinion of the LCBO. It is about another of your loves - BOOZE!
Thanks for the pointer Magic…just read the article, boy do I feel like a little drunken pawn in an Ontario gov conspiracy ! Although this article sheds some new light on the argument, I must say that I have experienced much higher prices shopping for wine in BC and I am very satisfied with the selection offered at the LCBO.
Coincidently, I just got off the phone w/ my sister-in-law, who some may know is an interior designer for LCBO. Watch this column when she gets a chance to read the article !
Please note Magic, that you'll notice that of my 39 posts so far, I don't think there's been one about booze.
That being said we did really enjoy the 2001 Sanford Pinot Noir (as featured in Sideways) last night. Thanks Bro - lovely wine - "unusual initial metallic? nose, touch of sweetness, settling plum bouquet, sharp tannins, ripe round fruit on the palate".
Q: does RD ever post articles on it's web site (http://www.readersdigest.ca/mag/2006/03/icrd.php) ? How am I going to do this without being subjected to copyright infringement ?
knowing that "booze" is one of your loves, must mean that maybe someone knows you
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