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Weekend Coffee Share

Sunday Salon

 February 2024

January 2024 - Union Station Toronto ON

Saturday was another foggy day much like John and I, his cold is worse than mine, he is still has a slight cough and having little naps.

Monday John was able to get a same-day appointment with the dentist for his sinuses, turns out it has nothing to do with the implants, the doctor compared current xrays to two years ago and there is no change. He does have a February appointment with a NET specialist (cancelled from January 17 - a runaround). He did get a perscription.

I did some shopping but didn't buy anything. I see the All Star players are likely staying at the Royal York, they can walk to the Scotiabank Arena LOL.

I think this was the first sunset of 2024!

Tuesday John did a Costco run, it has been a while. We are not buying any meat in bulk, as the other freezer has been emptied.

We then went to The Stockyards, Winners, Homesense and Marshall's and didn't spend a penny.

I only took photos in Nations, a multicultural grocery store.

A large selection of Indian spices, I have some of these courtesy of our bus driver.

The aisle of spices!

Moonfish

Baby parrot fish

Splendid ponyfish

That dreaded smelly fruit, frozen durian.

Always wondered where I could get banana leaves, they also had frozen lemon grass!

Duck eggs.

We had to double up on coffee dates this week so we stopped at Mr. Puff's Dessert Bar. UPDATE we never did another coffee date this week.

Not impressive, would prefer a real cup. Mocha, too sweet and we declined any sugar!

Don't know how it happened, John put his neck massager in the microwave and then I smelled something funny so I checked and it said it still had 6 minutes to go??? I turned it off, John then came and said what's burning? We threw it in the sink and watered it down. 

I went to College Park and yet again, didn't buy anything! I took this photo on Front St, RBC.

I also took the #Uncoffee photo above.

Wednesday I had my opthamologist appointment, my doctor of 30+ years has retired so I met a new doctor, she was pleasant and efficent but certainly no chit chat!

On my way to the subway. Samsung AI.

All Star Hockey fever!

Yonge and Davisville

After a very gloomy Thursday, Friday was gorgeous, February 2, and it felt like spring. More hockey fever, there were events taking place for a few days.

We were going to lunch. Winterlicious is hosted by the City of Toronto to encourage people to brave the weather and the after Christmas blues to try local restaurants offering three-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus at more than 200 local restaurants.

We chose Wild Fire in the Cosmopolitan Hotel. 

The hostess was delightful.

Our appetizers were good, other than a terrible server. Calimari for me and John had the grilled Caesar salad.

We didn't take photos of our mains. John enjoyed his pork ribs but I hated my cheesesteak, the meat was tough and the smoky BBQ had been smeared on my bread, yuck. I did tell the hostess about it. Dessert was included so we said we'd take it to go, she gave us an extra cheesecake.

In retrospect, we should have chosen the steak, it would have been better value for the fixed price. We didn't choose it because it was 10 oz, which is too much meat for either of us, but we could have had it boxed.

Cutting through Brookfield Place.

COOKING

Saturday roast pork tenderloin mashed sweet and white potatoes and turnips

Sunday leftover roast pork sweet potato oven fries (to improve on Friday's)

Monday lazy cabbage rolls

Tuesday rotisserie chicken nachos

Wednesday leftover lazy cabbage rolls

Thursday ham, mashed potatoes and broccolini

Friday dessert from lunch

WATCHING

We finished Grisleda and really enjoyed it.

We watched Bad Surgeon Dr. Paolo Macchiarini is world famous for his revolutionary stem cell-infused windpipe transplants. There's just one problem: His patients keep dying.

The Golden Hour - A Dutch detective of Afghan descent receives a text message stating that his childhood friend Faysal is in the Netherlands. When a terrorist attack occurs the next day, Mardik suspects Faysal and investigates, with drastic consequences. Dutch 2022 series.

Detective Forst is a 2024 Polish crime drama television series based on the Forst series by Remigiusz Mróz. After a series of murders strike the resort town of Zakopane at the base of the Tatra Mountains, Detective Wiktor Forst steps in to solve the case with the help of journalist Olga Szrebska.

Come to Daddy is a 2019 black comedy thriller film. A man in his thirties travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. Meh.

Gangs of Oslo - Policeman Moaz Ibrahim is forced into living a dangerous double life with the criminal gang Enemiez as an attempt to keep his shady past hidden from the outside world. 2023 Norwegian series.

READING

I read another Denise Mina and I have to say, I am done with her. The Less Dead is all over the place and then it just ends! Huh, what happened?

I started Broken Dolls and it isn't grabbing me, perhaps I've read too many trafficking stories lately. DNF