Egg Races

wikipedia definition- "An egg-and-spoon race is a sporting event in which participants must carry an egg or other roundish object on a teaspoon, tablespoon or wooden spoon and race to the finish line without dropping the egg or without running while the egg is not on the spoon. Variations include using raw eggs, hard-boiled eggs, wooden or ceramic eggs, potatoes or anything small that may be hard to balance on a spoon, such as jelly.^[1] It is generally regarded as against the rules to stick the egg to the spoon or to hold onto it with one's finger."

Easter Fashions

Are you going to church tomorrow? If so I hope you will be sporting a magnificent hat.

Vintage puppies and kittens!!

pictures of kittens and puppies from the Toronto Archives. Why? KITTENS AND PUPPIES!! That's why.

 

 

Forest Hill crew ship's mascot "Sad-Sad" the kitten and "Screech" the Newfoundland Dog. 1945

The strange, strange story of The Shaggs

Last night my friend Ally told me the strange story of The Shaggs. A girl-group in the 1960s, forced to make music by their overbearing father after his mother (a fortune teller) predicted that they would become the biggest pop group in the world. Their father pulled the girls out of school and forced them to practice constantly in the basement of their home. However, while being made to write music, the girls were not exposed to, or allowed to listen to music. The resulting album, titled Philosophy of the World is guaranteed one of the oddest most jarring things you've ever heard.

And here is an interesting interview with the sisters many years later:

http://www.shaggs.com/

Wooden Sky

Got my ticket to Wooden Sky @ the Opera House in Toronto. I am reallllly excited to see these guys live because Gavin Gardiner has a voice like warm caramel! If you like solid folk rock and delectable vocals, check these boys out.

Save our City

I was excited to see this week that the cover story of Now Magazine is

Disappearing Toronto

The real danger of undervaluing our historical architecture 

read the full feature here: http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=185978

Beauty History

Beauty Contest, Toronto, 193-?

Have you ever wondered what ladies swim fashion in Toronto was in the 1930s? of course you have! Well, take inspiration from these local beauties. All of these images are from the City of Toronto Archives, which is an absolutely amazing source for vintage images of Toronto. You can access the archives online here: http://www.toronto.ca/archives/photographs/index.htm just hit scanned photographs only when you search. Another resource that is great for finding old photos is the Archives of Ontario http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/92/1/0?SEARCH&ERRMSG=[IMG_WEB]img_simNo.htm

More images after the jump!