Even though Italy has always felt like a second home to me, I still feel nostalgic and homesick for Toronto. I get the strong need and want to see my family and friends and all the familiar places that hold so many memories for me. […]
Today is Canada’s birthday! She is a young 142 years old today. This year’s Canada Day is a bit different than most. Firstly, it falls on a Wednesday, so for some, that means no long weekend in July. Secondly, there are currently 30,000 civic […]
In the early part of the 20th century, many Italians left their homeland and headed to America, the “land of opportunity”. One of the places that many Italian immigrants settled was Toronto. By 1920, most of the Italian population found their homes in downtown Toronto […]
Many of you don’t know but my sister is very passionate about creating beautiful pieces of jewellery using semi-precious gemstones and silver and she’s really good at it too! From this passion came the birth of her jewellery design business, NEM Jewellery & Designs. Without […]
