I just finished sending a message to my friend Chris regarding a Shawarma that is second to none. I realized that I must let everybody in on KW’s best kept garlic secret. There is a little hole in the wall near Highland and Belmont aptly named “Shawarma”. It is really just a hole in the… Read More »
will be titled ‘The Basement 2 – hello Roach’s favourite room’. Not only am I surrounded by cement and small windows (this fares well when there are unusual events going on in the neighbourhood), but the basement is now finished and has been since June. But now, those loose electronic wires that were laid through… Read More »
Olivia and Sonia are heading to Steph’s for the weekend. It’s just going to be Christien and I slumming at home sitting on the couch watching TV! There’s no way I would have been comfortable taking care of Olivia by myself when she was 13 months old. I’ve come a long way, baby!
Last night Sean, Sonia and I took a break from our normal lives and headed to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre at the CNE to catch Echo doing their Ocean Rain album accompanied by symphony. For $77 a pop we didn’t know what to expect. My guess was that they would do the album and that’s… Read More »
Sometimes on weekends I do find the time (or we make the time) to do some serious cooking. The same weekend I made the lasagna, I also made an excellent pork tenderloin dish. The reason is that we picked a basketful of pears the previous week from Sam’s tree and needed to start using them… Read More »
I haven’t been posting on this site lately. Been more active on OGD’s and Christien’s site now that they are both in full gear….they live far more interesting lives than me. Plus, keeping up with them leaves me no time (nor the want of it) for taking notes and observations of the world. I will… Read More »
Well, we got the new car a couple weeks ago. A spiffy black RAV4 V6 with the towing package. Replacing the unspiffy black CRV that I praised about a few posts ago. I don’t know how the new RAV4 with more horses, size and base features (like roof rack and tinted windows) can sell for… Read More »
I’ve mentioned often that Olivia can memorize lyrics quickly. She knows the lyrics of many many of the songs I like. But the funniest example of what she memorizes comes from David Bowie’s “Station-to-Station”. She will start singing along virtually verbatim when the following verses come up: “Once there were mountains on mountains And once… Read More »
The race is on! Will the new car be here before the old one dies? It’ll be close. It’s a humbling experience to drive the CR-V around these days. The noise is unbearable on the inside, and embarrassingly loud on the outside. I feel like I need to apologize when I drive by pedestrians as… Read More »
I bought 3 tix to Echo yesterday for $79 a pop. At the Queen Elizabeth in TO. Sean, you’re coming. Need one more taker. It’s rare for Echo to come to Canada. They haven’t been since ’06 with theire release of Siberia. I’ve only seen the 5 times since ’96. This time should be memorable:… Read More »