A Mystery!

On my way home last night, I walked along the narrow path between St. Paul's and its parochial house, downtown.







Previously, I'd only walked through in the the winter, so I was surprised to find the little garden and graveyard. Some of the stones were worn smooth. The oldest legible ones dated from the 1830s. The most notable one was an altar tomb, or "stone table," serving as a monument to a worthy of the Empire...



The text, with spelling anachronisms retained:

SACRED
to the Memory of
JAMES M. WHYTE, ESQ.
Formerly Captain in the (R?) or The King's
Dragoon Guards
and subsequently Lieutenant Collonel
in the Surry Regiment Guard of Horse
One of His Majestys Privy Council
and a Justice of assize
In the Island of Jamaica
Guided through life
by the strictest principles of honour
and integrity
He died universally Esteemed & regretted
On the 9th day of June 1843
In the 55th year of his age

Curious as to how this fellow came from England, to Jamaica, to Upper Canada, I did a google search and discovered an interesting back story, involving Queen Victoria's presumed half-aunt...

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You know that scene in Babe, where Farmer Hoggett sings and dances a jig? It is Claire's favorite thing in the world right now.

Nine Years and Four Months Ago

velvetpage got a new printer with her laptop. It has a scanner and copier on it. So, out come the old wedding pics... sharing just this one, though.

Hot-cha-cha!

Not sure why she's standing in front of a giant rice pudding in a suit, though.

More Songs about Buildings and Food

We loaded the girls into the Haunted Police Car this afternoon, and took them into downtown Toronto for a special treat. Yes, Australian supergroup "The Wiggles" were in town. I have to say, the bandmembers are clearly in very good shape. A few of them were doing the splits during the show.

And, they taught Captain Feathersword (the Friendly Pirate) all about Canada's ties to Australia through the Commonwealth, and the show concluded with "Rule Brittania!" in full chorus. Well, okay, not the last part.


The first stop, though, was buying candy in Union Station. You know how much the SkyDome Roger's Centre charges for food?

( More pics below )

The CN Tower and Roger's Centre.

After the show, we ambled through a park built on land that was, not too long ago, scarred wasteland owned by the Canadian National railways. Toronto is evidently booming, and about two dozen high-rises were in construction around us.

( Postcards from Tomorrow )