Educator | Communicator | Photographer
“Their doctor is in the neighbourhood, so I figured I’d just bring them down to the Roasterie to pick up some beans while we were all down here. Oh! He’s the photo of the day? Haha, with all that sunblock smeared on his face. Yeah, it’s really nice out right now.”
“It’s so lovely. You get some young couples in the apartments, some old folks in the houses. Some of the people here are living in the homes that their parents raised them in, and there’s something more…
The warmth, the friendliness, the community. It’s so generous and, well, contagious! People are attracted here because the shops, the walkability, the river, but they don’t see the how nice it is to know your neighbours, become a regular in the shops… That’s the magic of Sunnyside: you want to be a part of that, I don’t know, is ‘neighbourliness’ a word? Ha ha!”
***Note: ‘Neighbourliness’ is indeed a word.***
“Hey here’s a question: what do you think about how all these changes to the neighbourhood affect the topography? Do you think that the way we perceive Sunnyside will change based on how we navigate through the streets and the new buildings? Will people look at Kensington and think that this is a sleepy little hamlet? Or will they start to think that this is a happenin’ place where something new and cool is going on? I think that’s worth a study on its own.”
I actually think that change is good–deliberate change with mindfulness and intent. Ask me about that some day.
“Oh wow, I just need to get outside. I’m so happy that the sun is shining and everything is turning green. All we need now is just some good Spring showers, you know, for the trees and the farmers.”
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