Random Things I Will Miss About Kingston

Like my Category entitled “On The Beach,” where I kept you all up-to-date on my discoveries while meandering along the sandy Floridian shoreline, I will be starting a new one to include all the things I will miss about Kingston, Ontario.

I’ll start right now:

• that little smiley face in the concrete sidewalk near the corner of King St. E. and West St.
• the Wellington Street Theatre light that almost religiously turns off as I’m walking past
• the guy who puts sunglasses on his black lab while he plays guitar on Princess St.
• Figaro — the black and white cat I’ve known since he was a kitten, who lives on my street
• Tiger — the tiger-striped brown/black/gray cat who sometimes visited Uly (my kitty) at the window, even though they didn’t seem to get along well
• my spot by the water
• my bay further west
• the long bus-ride to Riley’s Garden Centre
• Loblaw’s (they don’t have one in Barrie — I checked)
• the way the sun/moon shines on the waves in the water at the end of my street as I’m getting home
• my stargazing nights by the water
• Pervert/City Park (which I can attest is completely safe, by the way, even at 4 a.m.)
• playing FRISBEE in said park (ha!)
• playing chess on my laptop sitting by the water fountain in the park
• taking Uly for walks in the park
• my little cave apartment with odd green trim and a homey feel
• visiting my friends
• the fry truck with the funny Polish guys
• the guy with all the piercings, tattoos, and hats, who plays the guitar anywhere and everywhere on Princess St.
• Coffee & Co.
• Second Cup
• Frankie Pesto’s
• The Greek Islands Restaurant
• late-night grocery shopping at A&P
• my not-hugely-close laundromat at Bagot & Earl
• the Kingston Tennis Club
• Queen’s campus

That’ll do for now…..