Some sketches from 18th Century with a Toronto Theme. Some taken from the works of Berczy.

A line drawing taken from a 19th century photograph of a mother and daughter watching a sailing ship.

I need more loose leaf tea in my life.

Fridays are for fuckin

It is of the utmost importance that the people
of this country, with the best information in
the world, think things through.

F. D. Roosevelt

Since not a day goes by without someone saying I’m “just another big account that doesn’t say what to do.” I’ll once again say what I think you can do.
1) 30 states have local/state elections starting in Feb. Get involved/run.
2) Join a special issue group like civil rights, abortion or immigrant

“Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.”
― Simone Weil

The Poetry Foundation app is great if you want to have a selection of poems always to hand for when you're in the mood for a poem.

www.poetryfoundation.org/mobile-app

Not every woman who is nice to you is flirting. De-sexualize kindness.

There is only one virtue, justice; only one duty, to be happy; only one corollary, not to overvalue life and not to fear death. - Denis Diderot

Seneca the Elder quote: It is not wrong to give a hand to the fallen. This is the law of the whole human race.