Linking up with Marg at The Intrepid Reader
Beans and Brews - Salt Lake City UT
This was a quiet, uneventful week for a change.
Saturday/Sunday was forecasted to be more rainy hot days and lived up to that expectation. John was inspired by my grout cleaning to do the hall and bathrooms.
Here's a funny article about what first time visitors to Toronto need to know.
I updated our map on my blog. I also updated my backup version of my blog.
Monday John used the golf simulator. I went to Longo's and picked up some bargains.
They started putting up the privacy fence.
John did a Costco run on Tuesday.
This happened out our window.
The street was still closed when John left, which got me wondering how he would get home. AND how would the bus get here??? Solved! Police allowed residents of our building to go along the one way, the wrong way!
I went down for the 10:30 bus but it was late and cold out so I came back up.
John had a big haul from Costco this week! Lamb was so much cheaper and better than Metro $30/4.2 lb VS $45/4 lbs. I cut the leg up and divided it into four to freeze. It was also a much better cut with no wastage.
With the lamb, ham, lamb chops, pork belly and chicken thighs we won't need meat for quite a while!
I went to Longo's later to get more of their bacon at $4 and a few other items.
John was watching something and they were drinking Basil Hayden bourbon so I picked one up for him.
Wednesday I planned on getting a haircut so I planned on getting the 10:30 bus and it was later than ever, it turned into the 11:20 bus instead. The traffic has been awful in the mornings, well all day these days with construction.
The Love hands from a distance.
PRIDE at the Royal York Hotel.
I had a burger at Hero's and then looked in Winners and Shoe Company before grabbing the 1:45 bus, you can count on it being on schedule as it is that driver's first run. John headed to golf but they only got a few holes in as we had thunderstorms the rest of the afternoon.
Thursday we thought about going out to lunch, but really, we had too many leftovers, so I had a chicken sandwich and John finished the chicken Alfredo. I froze the chicken soup I had made from the rotisserie chicken carcass and John said he'd finish the potato au gratin with dinner.
More bus woes on Friday. Here was me thinking oh, traffic is light and I can see the bus at the other building leaving at 10:25 to head to us. BUT it sails right by three of us! I sent a note to the office asking ????
I waited for the 11:20 and she asked if we were waiting a long time, I said I was, and she apologized and said it was her fault, also said as I got off bus...
I was thinking that we need a change to the bus schedule due to the construction and then the weekly news update came out with this!
A photo I took downtown.
The privacy fence is finished. It is nice and does finish off the area outside the pool.
It is a long weekend celebrating Canada Day and the PRIDE parade also takes place.
WATCHING
I started watching the new season of Grantchester and finished season three of Guilt.
John finished House of Cards.
We both watched The Gentlemen is an action comedy television series created by Guy Ritchie for Netflix. It is a spin-off of Ritchie's 2019 film of the same name.
Land of Bad 2024 - A US Army special forces unit is ambushed during a mission to retrieve an intelligence asset and their only remaining hope lies with a remote Air Force drone operator assisting them through a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. It has Russel Crowe!
COOKING
Saturday - chicken masala curry (p87)
Sunday - hamburger went into chili instead patties, gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots and turnips.
Monday - liver, mashed potatoes, carrots and turnips
Tuesday - pasta lemon parmesan chicken (rotisserie)
Wednesday - ham, broccolini/potato au gratin
Thursday - lamb chops asparagus roast potatoes with garlic herb crumb
Friday - steak loaded baked potato
READING
The Stepmother turned out to be a very good read. It is always good when you think you've solved it and there is a big twist!
I flipped through Recipe Tin Eats and found some ideas I would like to try.
The Love Hands are beautiful, and to see them gives me a happy feeling for all the people in your city. It makes me wish we had more love for all people here in the US.
ReplyDeleteYou have been so many places. You could put together a book of all your travels.
The privacy screen looks very nice. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.
ReplyDeleteWhat?????????????? t's pronounced T'ronno????????
ReplyDeleteYes, we locals say it that way, very lazy, I know!
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