John had their
Three Sisters stew, delicious and spicy.
It is said that by the time the Europeans arrived in America in the late 1400s, Native Americans had been growing what they call the “Three Sisters” for centuries. These sisters were companion plants of corn, beans, and squash, and were the dietary staple for many of the tribes across the New World.
Then I had a surprise for John. His first comment was "hey, I'm not eating in a place called poop"!
Be ready for a lot of potty talk/images and humour.
Seat yourself on a toilet.
MMMM....water glasses.
Mango for me.
Peanut butter for John.
All this diversity makes me happy to live in such a vibrant city.
Animal Rights Toronto held a chalktivism at Christie Pits in August. They met to chalk up the side walk with vegan messages.
Long was a professional trumpet player who, in 1956, thought he could sell instruments to some of his friends in the music community. With the small store he set up on the second floor of the old house on Carlton Street in Toronto, he became a dealer for King Band Instruments. The store's floor was later divided up into music studios so that Long could teach trumpet lessons on the side. About 6 months later, Long rented out a room to a local drummer named Jack McQuade, which the latter used for drum lessons.
Last year this mural was on this wall.
One of the most Instagrammable murals in town. Studio 835's Make Good mural by 416Gallery owner and artist Jimmy Chiale.
More to come on these fabulous murals at
This was just unveiled on September 13. It is on the side of PAT, a large Korean grocery store full of interesting and exotic items.
A few blocks east is this mural, it is impossible to avoid the garbage cans.
It is on the side of Yi Fang Korean Fruit Tea.
Blinc Studios also did amazing murals in Chinatown. The dragon is wreaking havoc on a Toronto 1900 street scene.
Malts and cigarettes at the cut rate drugstore. Are they running from the dragon?
Probably more 1930s as this appears to be a lineup for a soup kitchen.
My purchase at PAT's.
Wednesday - golf and I waited for our new carpet to be delivered. Once it came around 2 PM I returned a library book.
Quebec strawberries bought on Bloor St. yesterday.
Two cookbooks, $5 each, that I bought at WOTS.
Returning my library book at City Hall branch.
Thursday we headed out at 9:30 to meet our friends at Union Station and took the bus to the Museum of Illusions.
This was a blast!
King St. streetcar to Liberty Village where we wander, have lunch, shop and visit the Zoomer Museum.
Lunch at the
Barcelona Tavern, where we ate last year.
John and I shared the patatas fritas and veal bomba meatballs.
We had visited the
MZTV Museum last year and it was fun to do again.
Back home and I stop by a friend's to drop off the stamps I ordered for her.
We ended up ordering Swiss Chalet chicken for dinner since I was so late coming back and John was busy setting up his new laptop!
Friday John went golfing with a friend, and it was a glorious day.
Before he left he put down the new carpet and I love it.
I made the mistake of going to Bay and Bloor by way of College Park, during the
Climate Change protest but power to the people!!!!!
I didn't even attempt to take
the subway east to Bay, but walked there instead.
SUMMER OF ICE CREAM
Nadege Bakery Queen St. W at Trinity Bellwoods
Poop Cafe Bloor St. W
BOOKS
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