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May 2022 Collingwood ON

John had physio mid afternoon on Saturday. I did some plant maintenance and chores.

Sunday was mostly a day of play with some laundry.

Monday John golfed at Wooden Sticks, an annual event that includes a meal.

The Island hole 

The Swilcan (Swilkan) Bridge

I took the streetcar (it's been a long time) along Queen St. West with a couple of murals as my mission. I also happened to pass a couple of new ones I will have to go back for.

I need this Catrina for my collection - maybe not $2,100!

Garbage day, I had to cut the bins out of the photos!

Junk store, reminds me that when I was in Winners, someone had artistically arranged the decorative letters to spell ASS!

This novelty shop is always changing their chalkboard.

I stopped at Rosie's for a burger, delicious but slow service as only one guy was working.

New banners on Queen West designed by HamOnt Doodles. I showed another one on Tuesday Treasures from this stroll.

Crocodile Rocks is no more! A landmark for more than 30 years, it closed in 2020. I had a boss, a VP of Finance, who spent every weekend here, back in the 90s!

A 48 storey mixed-use rental building integrating historical properties. The site is currently occupied by a 4-storey commercial building which is listed on the City's Heritage Register and identified as a contributing property in the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan.

It was interesting to read the city's requirements for the building before issuing the contract.

Tuesday I caught the 8:35 shuttle downtown for my  9:15 ophthalmologist appointment. Normally we'd be downtown by 8:50 ish so I would have time for the subway ride to Davisville (10 subway stops). But no, traffic was dreadful and we didn't get to Union until 9:07 and I got to her office at 9:38. No big deal, she is never on time and I finally left at 11:30. I wanted to stop at Dundas Square to see a new mural (Click here to see it!).

Chalk drawing on Yonge.

I decided to stop at the Union Station outdoor food market and had a fish taco.

A new art install in Union Station. No information as yet on the Union Station website.

Wednesday John headed to golf and I met my BFF for lunch downtown. We chose Union Chicken, neither of us had eaten there before.

I had the Nashville Lightening Hot Sandwich. It was sooooo hot!!!!!! Never again!

It was so crowded downtown as Blue Jays fans flocked from the subway and train station for a game at 3. In fact traffic was so crazy that a) the bus was 15 minutes late and b) we sat at the corner for 10 minutes until he cut through the lane to go down Lower Simcoe turn onto Bremner only to have it closed off at the baseball stadium!! He did numerous detours to no avail. It took us an hour for a normal fifteen to twenty minute ride.

The driver attempting to get onto the Gardiner, we've never gone this route before!

These guys were going faster than we were!

Thursday we stayed in and did some chores then watched movies with popcorn!

Friday John golfed. I headed out but it felt like rain so I came back and just relaxed with a bit of this and that.

IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK

Bell Media 'regrets' handling of Lisa LaFlamme ouster

Canadians were incensed this week with news anchor Lisa LaFlamme's personal Twitter announcement of her dismissal after 35 years at the age of 58. 

Lisa LaFlamme received the Canadian Screen Award for best national news anchor in Toronto on Aug. 17.

Charges of ageism, misogyny, sexism are being thrown at the network. Petitions are circulating.

Lisa LaFlamme ‘going grey’ questioned by CTV executive, says senior company official.

During the pandemic Lisa decided to let her gorgeous hair go grey as she couldn't go to the hair salon. Women applauded her and people loved her natural hair colour. But her MALE boss asked who "approved" it!!!!!! Do male TV anchors get "permission" to allow their hair go grey?

The parent company of CTV News says it will launch a workplace review conducted by an independent party amid criticism of its dismissal of Lisa LaFlamme from her role as chief anchor.
Bell Media said in a statement Friday it "regrets" the way in which LaFlamme's departure was handled, as it "may have left viewers with the wrong impression" that her storied career wasn't valued.
On Monday, LaFlamme released a video statement saying she was "blindsided" after finding out in June that Bell Media was ending her contract at CTV National News. She said she kept the news under wraps until the details were finalized.

COOKING

Saturday burgers and sweet potato fries with dipping sauce

Sunday short rib stew

Monday John had chicken and ribs at the golf course so I had a pork chop and beans.

Tuesday salmon coconut cauliflower rice 

John made himself pizza for lunch.

Wednesday BBQ chicken quarters and cauliflower rice 

Thursday chicken tenders with honey mustard dipping sauce and potato salad

Friday steak and loaded baked potato

WATCHING

If you have time to watch one of the following - Worth is "worth" watching!!

Spider in the Web is a 2019 spy thriller film. Was a decent watch about an aging spy who's on one last mission to redeem his life and career before the clock runs out.

Worth is a 2020 biographical film that is a surprisingly effective movie about a tricky subject — the creation of the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund. We really enjoyed it although some tears were shed.

Bank Robbers - The Last Great Heist - Four South American men set out to steal the contents of 400 bank deposit boxes within a two-hour period. The team engineers an elaborate plan and name it the Donatello Project, after one of the characters in the feature film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The blueprint includes an escape through a water-filled tunnel and disguises to be worn while looting the premises. The group faces setbacks and hostages are taken, but when it's all over, the alleged criminals hope to disappear sight unseen and without ever being apprehended by the law. Who doesn't a movie where you cheer for the bank robbers!!

Guy Pearce, Pierce Brosnan and Minnie Driver star in 'Spinning Man,' a thriller about a university professor suspected of being involved in the disappearance of a young girl.

READING

Not a big reading week!

I finished reading Marrying the Ketchups, a fun read about a dysfunctional family dealing with their mid-life crises.