by pattihenderson | Jul 31, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
A couple of weeks back I had the good fortune to take yet another business trip to the Province of Saskatchewan. This was my first visit without snow on the ground. Awesome! Everything was green and the sky was HUGE. I can see why license plates say “Land of...
by pattihenderson | Jul 22, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
Last weekend I hopped on my favorite 501 streetcar and headed west to the opposite end of Toronto to poke around in another eclectic neighborhood called Parkdale. Often described as gentrified or new bohemia, Parkdale is a funky place well worth spending an afternoon....
by pattihenderson | Jul 11, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
I just wanted to say thank you to my Facebook friends and new Twitter-ites for taking the time to visit my photo website and for following this blog. Your support makes my day! To celebrate, I have posted some new colourful photos that you can grab anytime you need...
by pattihenderson | Jul 4, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
On Saturday I had my first Ginger Snaps photo adventure in quite some time. I decided to stay close to home for this long weekend and took the trusty TTC to a groovy up-and-coming west end Toronto neighbourhood called The Junction (and as I walked its main street I...
by pattihenderson | Jun 26, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
Recently I had the pleasure to volunteer a blog header design for a very talented work colleague of mine, Cristina Getson. Like many of the folk I know in the publishing industry, Cristina brings a sharp mind to her daily work as an editor, but also has a highly...
by pattihenderson | Jun 19, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
Why don’t I go to the show more often? Last weekend I actually found some time to go and see a movie and I realized how I’d forgotten what a treat going to see a flick is. And it is not just about the movie. It is about the whole experience. So when I...
by pattihenderson | Jun 13, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
I had full intentions of going out yesterday to capture World Cup fever in Toronto. I was hoping for painted faces, brightly coloured scarves, or even better, a shot of a pick-up match in a park. What did I find worthy of posting? Well…yesterday turned out to...
by pattihenderson | Jun 5, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
Does the photo above remind you of the girl in the red coat in Steven Spielberg’s compelling movie Schindler’s List? It is actually a photo I took in Havana several years back transformed by a groovy app called Coloursplash on my now beloved gadget, the...
by pattihenderson | May 30, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
Last weekend on my road trip home, I made a stop at a now familiar haunt, the village of Bayfield. If you are ever lucky enough to get out to Ontario’s west coast (Lake Huron), this place is well worth the visit. Fortunately for me my favourite sign of early...
by pattihenderson | May 29, 2010 | Weekend Adventures
OK, I broke down today and gave myself up to conspicuous consumption. I bought an iPad after months of developing long pros and cons lists. Is this a need? Not so much. But here it is, with its handy messenger bag. And I guess this may make me a geek, as an...
Hi, I’m Patti, wonderer, wanderer and photographer. During the week I’m a marketer in the publishing industry and on weekends I take to the road to explore this beautiful planet we live on.