Day 90 Holiday Cheer

So I guess it has been a while since I posted here.  I tend to use Instagram too much.


I took a walk on Bank Street on Saturday and saw this:

Made me happy!

89 - Flowers

I saw these clematis while walking to work. I thought they looked nice in the tree. 

88 Party

I didn't make it until it was almost over, but there was a street party this weekend on my street. It was blocked to cars and food was eaten, fun was had and there was even a band!

87 - Neighbors

A lot of what makes the Glebe so wonderful is the art, the stores, the parks, the architecture etc... but at the heart of it is the people. When we moved into our current house our neighbor Mary (whose garden has featured here before) arrived at our door with a welcome cake. It was delicious!  The other day she dropped off some homemade raspberry jam which I enjoyed today for lunch with fresh still hot bagels from Kettlemans. 

Thanks Mary!

86 - Sharp

The sharpest store in the Glebe has to be Knifewear on Bank Street. They sell marvelous high end knives as well as shaving supplies, axes and other sharp things. 

A couple of Christmases ago my wife got me a knife from here and I love it. 

Today they were offering free sharpening so the boys and I went in and got a few sharpened. They can make cheap knives so sharp it is almost unbelievable!

I just deboned chicken so easily I was amazed!  What a great part of the Glebe!

85 Wadding Pool

The family and I have spent many hours this summer at the local wadding pool in Sylvia Holden park. A great way to cool off on a hot day! 

84 - Public Chalk Boards

When you head to Lansdowne don't forget your chalk!  You can draw on these giant boards!

83 - More Art

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so they say and I'm sure some people won't enjoy this as much as I did when I saw it. But that's okay. 

Post 82. Alley Art

One thing I love about the Glebe is the art that is everywhere. I probably posted the nesting dolls mural already (I'm too lazy to check) but in the same alley next to Mrs. Tiggys and the Pancake Shack and the French bakery there is a new mural on the other wall!

Just in case, here are the dolls:

Post 81

Since I have clearly stopped posting daily, I'm going to stop using Day in the title. Yesterday I was at Lansdowne and noticed people setting up for a wedding reception in the Horticulture Building. A pretty cool venue!  Photo is taken through the window so not the best quality. 

Day 80

I was walking to work this week along Fifth Avenue and spotted this new feature. Free Books on Fifth - take one leave one - very cool. I'm going to leave a book there on the way to the Sylvia Holden Park wadding pool. 

A New Day

So I haven't done this for a while. It stopped being fun and felt like more of a chore than anything else. I just figured out how to post from my cell phone and I think that'll make this a little easier to do so it seems I'm back. On my walk to work this morning I saw that a new restaurant is about to open in the Glebe.  I can't wait to find out all about The Pomeroy House!

Day Seventy-Eight

It is warm out!  I am happy!

One of my favourite lawn ornaments in the Glebe is this old stove that has graced a front yard for many years.

Day Seventy-Seven

I did pretty well for a while updating this blog every day.  Clearly I have gotten off track.  I think that the pressure to post every day took away from the fun that this was supposed to be.  So I think I will change the rules a bit and post here when I feel like it.  Hope you don't mind.  I do post a lot of other content if you are interested.  I'm on Instagram @613john where I have been regularly posting #foundintheglebe content (see Day Twenty-One) and I post photos on flickr.

Today I walked to work and saw this early bloomer - spring is arriving!

Day Seventy-Six

Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting with Danielle Sabourin who runs Metro Music as she celebrated 55 years in business in the Glebe.  I love this store!  I got my guitar there many years ago.  If my kids ever express interest, it is where they will take music lessons.

Congratulations on 55 years!

Day Seventy-Five

Construction has begun on the four storey parking garage behind the Metro grocery store.  There is a large crane on the site currently.  It feels very strange to see it towering above the Glebe.

Day Seventy-Four

Saw this in the parking lot at Isabella Loblaws.

Day Seventy-Three

Spring is here!  When I was walking this weekend I saw the first spring plants beginning to sprout!

Day Seventy-Two

One of the gems in the Glebe is the local Home Hardware store.  They are active in supporting community events, have been around for a very long time, and are a source for a very wide array of services.  Skate sharpening, window glass, housewares, washers, plumbing supplies, sleds the list goes on and on.  I bought some moisturizer there on Sunday.

Day Seventy-One

In spite of the snow that was falling, I walked to work this morning.  At the corner of Glebe Avenue and Bank Street I noticed this on a bench:

I don't know who Armando was but what a lovely tribute!

Day Seventy

Today I give you more of the street art on Bank Street.

Day Sixty-Nine (Guest Post)

The following is a guest post written and photographed by my lovely wife.

One of my favorite places to be in the Glebe (besides home of course) is the Third Avenue Spa on Bank Street at Third Avenue.  I snapped this photo yesterday when I went to meet a friend for an evening out.  That’s right, one of the estheticians who works at Third Avenue Spa has become a friend because the women who work there are AWESOME. 

Just walking in the door creates a sense of peace.  It smells amazing, the girls are incredibly friendly, the music is calming and of course the pedicures are heavenly.  I’ve been going to this spa for over 12 years, there’s nowhere else in the city that compares in terms of atmosphere and quality.  As with any successful business it’s the people that make this place great. 

 

 

Day Sixty-Eight (A Contest)

I wrote about #foundintheglebe on Day Twenty-One.  Now there is a contest!  Check out @glebereport on Instagram for all the details!  Here are a few of mine from the past few weeks:

Day Sixty-Seven

I seem to have missed some days again.  My apologies.

Since the weather has turned cold again, I thought I would take the opportunity to show off one of the results of having a poorly insulated old house in the Glebe in Winter - icicles.

I love to look at them and have never been so unlucky as to get hit by one.

This house intrigues me and I will do a post about it someday.

This was on the Ecclesiax church on Monk Street.  It looks like there is a cross imbedded in it - a sign?

Day Sixty-Six

Down at Lansdowne in the Aberdeen Pavilion until the end of the month there is a sample light rail car. Pretty neat!

There is also a vintage bus on display.

Day Sixty-Five

Also on the weekend, the whole family took a walk to the Mayfair Theater just over the Bank Street Bridge in Old Ottawa South.  Since the theatre is outside the Glebe, I thought I would show off the bridge.

As a kid, I used to stand on the bridge to see bits of events and concerts in the stadium.  Maybe my kids will do the same.

It also has nice views of the Canal!

The Mayfair is a really cool theater - oldest one left in the city would be my guess.  It is very ornate inside.  I highly recommend it!