Terry Fallis
My rock star dreams never panned out
Music was a big part of my life growing up. We had an upright Steinway piano in our family room for my entire childhood. Our father was a great piano player who paid his way …more
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Leasiders – let’s lessen up!
For the first time ever, I spent the entire summer at our cottage – some might call it a cabin – on Glanmire Lake. Our environmental footprint is small as we are off the grid, …more
Terry Fallis
Baseball on a Leaside summer night
Growing up in leafy Leaside yields many benefits beyond the close proximity to great Bayview shopping, excellent schools, a wonderful public library, and quite a few parks. When you lived exactly one short block from …more
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Terry Fallis shares a deep, dark secret
I fear I am about to violate some sacred Leaside seasonal covenant and prompt immediate excommunication from my community. What I’m about to admit may well constitute heresy, or at least blasphemy. I’ve sat on …more
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Making friends with Hector at Camp White Bear
With June upon us, and the hazy days of July just around the corner, my mind turns back the clock to what my twin brother Tim and I always considered the best three weeks of …more
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Terry Fallis takes up skydiving
It was about this time of year back in 1978 when I approached my mother to tell her that I wanted to jump out of an airplane. Without batting an eye she responded, “Were you …more
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Want to become partners in grime?
Some days I feel on my own in my pursuit of a litter-free Leaside. And then partners-in-grime appear with their helping hands. On a mid-March Monday I spent the morning running errands on Bayview. The …more
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Clean Leaside, clean the world!
Editors note: To register and find out more about the April 28th Clean Leaside Event get details here: https://leasidelife.com/event/clean-toronto-together/. Toronto’s 16th annual spring cleanup, Clean Toronto Together, takes place April 26-28. Will you join …more
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Dirty words and dirty hands: pumping gas on Bayview
I’ve already written in this space about my first part-time job at Gyro Motors when I was 15 years old. So why not leave it there when I could carry on and regale you with …more
Terry Fallis
March Break beckons
It’s that time of year. Growing up in Leaside, I have vivid memories of the anticipation all of us kids felt as March Break drew near. The days leading up to Christmas and summer vacation …more