On Thursday Stephen Poloz delivered his year-end speech. He spoke about cyberthreats, high housing prices combined with soaring debt levels, and job prospects for young Canadians.
It’s the IT property of the day in Canada. And we all want to peek inside. We all want to see where Meaghan Markle lived and Prince Harry stayed while in Toronto. Listing details.
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Sparked by the release of the second season of The Crown on Netflix, this week, I feature her Majesties residences. If you haven’t watched The Crown, do consider watching it – it’s fabulous. At $130 million it is the most expensive TV series ever! With widescreen televisions you cant create a cardboard Buckingham Palace and get away with it and so… Alas, I binge watched it over the weekend and now must wait a year for season 3. Sigh! The Queen has reportedly watched it. Claire Foy and the series are nominated for a Golden Globe. Have you been watching The Crown? What do you think?
Sometimes the topic comes up of could you live like this. And my answer is always: Yes! It’s life in a fishbowl perhaps, but it’s a very nicely appointed fishbowl. And oh yes there are several bowls and they are surrounded by acres of walled garden. I have lived inside a walled property – its very nice. When I first set eyes on walled properties in Los Angeles – I thought how sad. But then in Haiti and in Cameroon I did live within a walled property. Turns out its very nice. When you arrive home, the gate is opened, you drive in and leave the hustle and bustle of the city outside. It also means that when in your garden you are in your own private space.
These are the royal residences used or owned by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. There are other royal residences but, well, another day.
Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire Scotland has been a royal residence since 1852 since being purchased privately by Prince Albert, and Queen Victoria. It was designed by William Smith of Aberdeen with modifications by Prince Albert. Its style is Scots Baronial architecture. I remember reading that Prince Albert decorated the Castle with oh so many tartans – its seems to have evolved. Some family pics here.
Just listed for first time! This home built of natural ressource gingerbread by Habitat for Humanity has so much to offer. Note the two-sleigh garage as well as the butterscotch inground pool. The graham cracker roof was replaced 1 year ago. The fudge driveway is new. Nearby amenities include Santa’s Village and toy building shools. Backs on jellybean fores.
Pantone introduces it’s Colour of the year – Ultra violet. 18-3838. It’s intense! They say the rise of purple is potentially a sign of changings times. Purple was popular with the Fauvists, in the 60s and again in the 70s at the apex of the Countercultural movement.
One of our regular haunts. Quite a variety of treasures. From china, to silver, to collectibles, and jewelry. The prices are market one way and will go down a few weeks later. Everytime you go in the store the selection is different.
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