Terry Fallis

Back to school. That was pretty well the only thing on my mind in those long, lazy days of August. In September, we’d be back at school. I know that’s not a particularly insightful comment …more

I’ve written in this space before about my adolescent interest in things that fly, including planes, gliders, rockets, and hovercrafts. But part of that interest also touched on speed. I loved to go fast. I …more

I remember many of my primary school field trips when my twin brother and I attended Bessborough School from 1965 to 1973. There were of course trips to the Ontario Science Centre and the Royal …more

It’s gone now. Built in 1952 as the first suburban strip mall in Canada, Sunnybrook Plaza at Bayview and Eglinton had a good run. But it’s gone now. Growing up at the corner of Parkhurst …more

I often still hear the distant sound of fireworks on Victoria Day, but there was a time long ago when the annual aerial light show of sparkling starbursts was right in our own backyard. Because …more

Back when we were kids and our bikes were our tickets to freedom and adventure, my twin brother Tim and I would sometimes escape Leaside’s borders and ride our bikes down what we called the …more

The month of February always takes me back to my childhood when my twin brother Tim and I would spend nearly every waking non-school hour on the outdoor hockey rink in the middle of Talbot …more

Believe it or not, Paul McCartney was 14 years old when he wrote When I’m 64. What could he possibly have known about growing old at such a tender age? Well, I’ve learned a thing …more

Dedicated, long-time readers may recall columns I wrote back in 2017 and 2018 about my aviation bug. I’m sure you remember the story about the hovercraft a classmate and I built when we were 15, …more

For years – even decades – our family tradition had always been to close the cottage at the end of the long Thanksgiving weekend. It was a sensible approach. Autumn was in full swing. The …more