tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post6425664379915155722..comments2024-03-28T17:30:09.028-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: Soul Sister - Mississauga CityGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-65783638650248620052018-04-12T10:56:06.722-04:002018-04-12T10:56:06.722-04:00sounds like a welcoming place (K)sounds like a welcoming place (K)Kerfe Roighttps://methodtwomadness.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-34148827046991444722018-04-12T07:57:09.390-04:002018-04-12T07:57:09.390-04:00You should enter this into your city's newspap...You should enter this into your city's newspaper or tourism office! Well done. I especially like that scent of musk and these lines<br />"This city is a big basket weaved by<br />different colors of the world's hands-"<br />and all the dishes and scents you've mentioned that exemplify these lines. I do wonder what a Marilyn Monroe shaped building is? :)lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-79884622739768142382018-04-11T21:36:23.424-04:002018-04-11T21:36:23.424-04:00Ooh, all that food, sounds so good. In a great bi...Ooh, all that food, sounds so good. In a great big city. You make it all seem so good. I think my bucket list has got to have an eating vacation in it, somewhere in a big city with lots of fine rsstaurantsWaltermarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619428258264938946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-81262560181280934472018-04-11T13:13:10.094-04:002018-04-11T13:13:10.094-04:00I've learnt something new about your city. A g...I've learnt something new about your city. A great tribute😊Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-19287439126907181492018-04-11T13:11:23.641-04:002018-04-11T13:11:23.641-04:00I like the metaphor of the city as a big, woven ba...I like the metaphor of the city as a big, woven basket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-32112726598436081062018-04-11T10:38:07.767-04:002018-04-11T10:38:07.767-04:00Sounds like a wonderful city!!!Sounds like a wonderful city!!!annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-79723691463877721152018-04-11T03:32:51.261-04:002018-04-11T03:32:51.261-04:00My wife's family all were born and raised in M...My wife's family all were born and raised in Mississauga. They were there when the great housing boom hit in the 80's, now they are for the most part living off the concrete after selling their family homes to the wave from HK.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-38555130460614500612018-04-10T20:17:39.510-04:002018-04-10T20:17:39.510-04:00Quite a beautiful read about your hometown. Sadly...Quite a beautiful read about your hometown. Sadly I've only been past it on the expressway, striving to keep up with Ontario license plates. Everything's a blur that close to the speed of sound.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990950149910900965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-56729487664187890812018-04-10T20:16:06.014-04:002018-04-10T20:16:06.014-04:00Not so true anymore. Take a look at what is being...Not so true anymore. Take a look at what is being done in Minneapolis -- the renaming of a lake, etc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990950149910900965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-29010587767772501382018-04-10T16:52:30.012-04:002018-04-10T16:52:30.012-04:00That basket metaphor makes a great tourism slogan....That basket metaphor makes a great tourism slogan. I just hope there are also some Mississauga hands included in the weaving. At least in the US, tribal hands of the indigenous have not been included in the making of the great basket-cities.Amayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214963251505201287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-23808830118103958912018-04-10T16:15:59.736-04:002018-04-10T16:15:59.736-04:00I only live a couple of hours from Mississauga and...I only live a couple of hours from Mississauga and your poem wants me to visit it again sooner rather than later!Jo-Anne Aylardhttps://jowrites.aylard.ca/index.php/rr2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-14482380542828013422018-04-10T15:57:32.929-04:002018-04-10T15:57:32.929-04:00You sound as though you have a great deal of affec...You sound as though you have a great deal of affection for your city.Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-92145119323986245022018-04-10T15:56:54.255-04:002018-04-10T15:56:54.255-04:00I love the city as a basket, woven by the world...I love the city as a basket, woven by the world's hands. That's an amazing image, so absolutely perfect. Sounds like a lovely place to live. sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756314170839177900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-89473589460933997142018-04-10T15:55:03.904-04:002018-04-10T15:55:03.904-04:00"Mississauga is a big sister
with trillium fl..."Mississauga is a big sister<br />with trillium flowers on her hair" ... I love that!!!<br /><br />More gems:<br /><br />"Bottle up this city's musk"<br /><br />"From the smell of maple syrup<br />to India's spices, curry & bread" (drooling)<br /><br />"Marilyn-Monroe shaped<br />condo buildings"<br /><br />"This city flames with energy"<br /><br />Bella, Gracie.✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-64157709486956553012018-04-10T15:47:35.432-04:002018-04-10T15:47:35.432-04:00Sure lots to do there by the sounds of it and not ...Sure lots to do there by the sounds of it and not all of it in malls or high rise buildings.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-47028934078785129902018-04-10T15:32:39.254-04:002018-04-10T15:32:39.254-04:00A gorgeous name to roll around your mouth, Mississ...A gorgeous name to roll around your mouth, Mississauga.I love the scents that fly from the lines:<br />'The air is fresh and thick<br />of maple, oak, aspen and birch trees'<br />and<br />'Bottle up this city's musk'- <br />and then you flood my senses with a list of delicious foods! You're such a tease, Grace!<br />How do I get there?Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-83903912338348074232018-04-10T15:20:21.092-04:002018-04-10T15:20:21.092-04:00This is a wonderful read, Grace! If you could bot...This is a wonderful read, Grace! If you could bottle up the musk you would scent the world in glorious colors. You are ever the master of imagery!Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971432705586726610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-53040521581422722772018-04-10T15:09:48.674-04:002018-04-10T15:09:48.674-04:00It is amazing how cities make diversity possible.It is amazing how cities make diversity possible.Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-36184470791807050582018-04-10T15:05:39.940-04:002018-04-10T15:05:39.940-04:00What a wonderful tribute to your city, your words ...What a wonderful tribute to your city, your words make me want to be there to experience all that your imagery offers,,Elleceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049386448865741626noreply@blogger.com