And To Think I Saw It...This Week August 2 - August 8 2014

Last Week's Recap

CONDO FLOWER ARRANGEMENT

TORONTO LIFE

Tuesday we headed to the ROM, Royal Ontario Museum to see the Forbidden City exhibit. Unfortunately photography was forbidden (really, then why bother going LOL) .

So here is a photo from the real thing taken in May 2009 when we were there.

But we managed a few photos of the teaser outside the exhibit. 

It was a stunning collection of artifacts from the Palace Museum depicting everyday life within the walls.

We then wandered around the ROM until we had to leave, making a mental note to ourselves to come back and do more of the exhibits.

Click here for some photos of the museum.


We headed to the Brogue Inn in Port Credit for dinner with friends. We talked about our upcoming trip to DC with them.

The rest of the week was spent doing the usual mundane activities, John golfed twice, I went on a decluttering and reorganizing mission.

I met a friend at the Corned Beef House for a long overdue catch up.
This image is from their old location that they had to vacate to make room for more does it ever stop condos. They moved this sign into their new premises a block away.

This photo is from 2010 as they started building where the restaurant once stood.

Another heritage building gone.

I caught this when shopping at College Park.

Friday family came to visit for the weekend from Montreal.


Monday Mural

Gladstone Hotel - Photos from last week's visit.

Song-ography Hot Times in the Summertime

More license plates around town

Friday My Town Shoot Out - Lake Ontario summertime.

Weekend Reflections AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Yikes this tree is already turning!!

At our favourite fruit and vegetable market Lanzarotta.

Pretty wine label

DAILY FARE

Saturday started with a full breakfast of sausages, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes and eggs.

I had so many tomatoes that I made my first, from scratch tomato sauce.

Dinner was steak with undercooked baked potatoes and sauteed kale.

The undercooked baked potatoes were had my my husband was Sunday breakfast and the rest went into the soup freezer bag.

Sunday roast pork, mushy peas, mashed potatoes.

Monday leftovers with sauteed carrots added.

Tuesday out with friends.

Wednesday lamp chops, broccoli and potatoes.

Thursday smoked meat sandwiches.

Friday 

RECIPES - click on the links for the full recipe
Sauteed kale

Mushy peas

Slow cooker homemade tomato sauce

Pumpkin cheesecake bars

French toast cinnamon pancakes  mixed ahead for the weekend





ON THE HOME FRONT
My birthday flowers are still hanging in.

WEEKLY SUNSET
Not one decent shot this week so here's one from earlier this year.

TRAVEL PLANS
NEW BRUNSWICK AND PEI
Hotel bookings made for Levis QC, and three nights in New Brunswick.

WASHINGTON DC
Hop on hop off 48 hour bus tour reservations made.

Bought my favourite tour book.





FLASHBACK - MAY 2010 British Isles Friday - Falkland Scotland


THIS TIME LAST YEAR

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