Fork in the Road

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September 2021 - Toronto ON

July 2021 Ontario Place Toronto

Starting September 22, Ontarians will have to prove their vaccination status before entering restaurants, cinemas, concerts, casinos, gyms and other businesses and other spaces public health officials consider high-risk for COVID-19 transmission.

We never did get a cooler weather front that was predicted we went right into another hot and steamy weekend with a good thunderstorm thrown in on Saturday and Sunday for good measure. Our balcony was protected from Saturday's winds but many of the other buildings around us were not. There were lots of missing cushions and plants knocked over.
The famous HUG ME tree on Queen West was also a victim of the storm according to the city incidents report.

My photos 2019.

The resident tree has been a local landmark and smile maker at the corner of Queen and Soho for more than 20 years, painted by Elicser.

After sadly falling over in 2008, the timber was saved by residents before it the City was able to turn it into wood chips, and was later restored back to its proper place, fortified with a new metal plate base to keep it steady and enduring for years to come.

Saturday Sculpture featured the new Price sculpture outside the AGO.

 

Monday Mural was from last week's outing along Queen St. West.  

John golfed and I went out early to find the White Squirrel sculpture that we had missed last week. I was preparing Tuesday Treasures for White Squirrel Way that we had seen last week when I realized there was a statue dedicated to the squirrel...

Cannabis shop

Tuesday we stayed in and did some chores, John took a couple of boxes to Value Village (Goodwill).

My plant is growing a mushroom! Googled it, likely from overwatering, which is very unlikely on my part.

NYT crossword stats as at August 31.

Wednesday Wordless showed some funny signs we saw last week on Queen W.

John golfed and I stayed home. Got the balcony and plants cleaned up. 

Thursday John golfed at Hidden Lakes and I only went to the $ store, Winners and picked up fruit for breakfast at Longo's.

Friday we headed out at 11 and took the bus to Ossington for a stroll and lunch.

I did a Monday Mural post in 2017 showing the various Jimmys.

We had a Mexican lunch here with the planes for the air show practicing overhead, they were loud!

John's steak tacos, with double tortillas, and a smart idea - cheese was melted between them to keep them together.

We had asked for jalapeno poppers but they were out, the guacamole was delicious.

My ceviche was delicious.

Inside.

Wall paper in the bathroom!

I featured this on Monday Mural way back in 2017!

We stopped into the Cocktail Emporium to pick up some items for our bar.

COOKING

I spent most of Saturday in the kitchen cooking up an Indian feast. Onion bahjis, chicken curry and gluten-free no yeast naan. I used my new birthday gift and it was such an improvement on my old hand blender. The recipe had called for a food processor or liquidizer. I started out in the processor but it couldn't do it.

Sunday was BBQ chicken legs, roast potatoes, carrots and mushrooms and tomatoes - a one pan meal.

Monday was also simple, pork chops, mashed potatoes and cabbage.

Tuesday lemon parmesan chorizo Alfredo with gluten free cheese biscuits. I always make too much spaghetti so I decided to try a tip I had read. It stated that a serving should be 2 oz per person, I tried it and we had the perfect amount of pasta.

Wednesday garlic butter shrimp with Caesar salad and rest of cheese biscuits.

Thursday burgers and potato chips.

Friday steak, fried mushrooms.

READING

I read The Best Kind of People which was disturbing. You have the classic "the wife must have known" scenario. But having known someone in much the same circumstance it is possible for a wife not to know. The wives and children become secondary victims as their lives are ruined.

The author is Canadian and she included  a side story about a sexual predator that mimicked a true case here in Ontario in 2010. 

I finished the latest Peter Robinson Not Dark Yet is a follow up to Many Rivers to Cross that featured Zelda. I must admit I found it a little boring, I'm not fond of Zelda, and think it all could have been done in one book. The music references always intrigue me as I google them while I am reading.

I started Last Seen Alive  and so far it's good I eventually abandoned it.