TGIF - Gardening

Some random shots of my garden which I must admit I have been neglecting this summer. It's been hot and I do have to work full time to make a living!! It is overgrown and needs some major redesign. Maybe I'll work on it this weekend and devise a plan with some instructions for my gardener Manuel Labour to perform during the early mornings next week when it is cooler!!

Sadly the lavender is ready to be cut back.

Toronto Thursday

A small popular diner near the Coxwell subway station that has been around forever.

Wednesday's Words

I am not a prude or shocked by most things. I was reading the daily 24 free newspaper which someone had left on the subway a while ago and came across an ad for this. I was amused more than anything but was still a little taken aback.
I was more taken aback by the labia reduction ad and the wording in it. Made me laugh. Especially with the picture of the pope appearing to be looking at the ad as well.

I guess a girl just needs to get this done before she does any vajazzling!!!

Thirsty Tuesday - San Francisco

Monday's Child - Egypt

Taken while visiting Luxor.

Scrapping - Great Wall of China

Saturday Shoes - Edinburgh

Shoe shop on Royal Mile

Toronto Thursday

No shortage of reading material for the subway ride

Wednesday's Words - Apostrophes

I bought my copy of The Girl who Kicked the Hornets' Nest in England as it had not yet been released in North America. Image my surprise when reading the New York Times book review section on Sunday and coming across the ad for the American cover which read The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.

Now kicking a nest full of hornets would be very much more horrifying than a nest with just 1 hornet.

P.S. this morning on the Toronto subway was an ad for the North American edition, it reads Hornet's Nest but has a picture of a swarm of hornets as the background on the poster.

Thirsty Tuesday - Rome

Why oh why can I not get pizza like this???

Canada

Forget Rednecks...

Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to
 say about Canadians:

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from

September through May,

You may live in Canada .


If someone in a Home Depot store

Offers you assistance and they don't work there,

You may live in Canada .

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time,

You may live in Canada .

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation

With someone who dialed a wrong number,

You may live in Canada .
If 'Vacation' means going anywhere

South of Detroit for the weekend,

You may live in Canada .

If you measure distance in hours,

You may live in Canada .

If you know several people

Who have hit a deer more than once,

You may live in Canada .

If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C'

In the same day and back again,

You may live in Canada .

If you can drive 90 km/hr through 2 feet of snow

During a raging blizzard without flinching,

You may live in Canada .

If you install security lights on your house and garage,

But leave both unlocked,

You may live in Canada .

If you carry jumper cables in your car

And your wife knows how to use them,

You may live in Canada .

If you design your kid's Halloween costume

To fit over a snowsuit,

You may live in Canada .

If the speed limit on the highway is 80 km --

You're going 95 and everybody is passing you,

You may live in Canada .

If driving is better in the winter

Because the potholes are filled with snow,

You may live in Canada .
If you know all 4 seasons:

Almost winter, winter, still winter,

and road construction,

You may live in Canada .



(this is my favourite, because how true)

If you have more miles

On your snow blower than your car,

You may live in Canada .


If you find -2 degrees 'a little chilly',

You may live in Canada .





If you actually understand these jokes,

and forward them to all

your friends,



you definitely are Canadian and proud to be.

Monday's Child - Dublin Ireland

Taken on Grafton St a few years ago.

Project 365 - February 2010

Slowing putting up this year's project 365. Theme was Food.

Happy 4th of July

Taken in Philadelphia

Project 365 - May 2010

I picked this month's theme - Blooming. I just learned how to create a contact sheet in Photoshop!

Saturday in the City

We decided that we would be tourists in our own city Saturday. We started with breakfast out in Leslieville at the OKAY OKAY (aka OK2) Diner.

Breakfast was delicious much to my pleasure as I had read some rather iffy reviews on several sites such as Chowhound.
This toronto blog did a review with some interior photos.
I had the Eggs Beatrice and John had fried eggs, hash browns, peameal bacon.

It is a very cute 50ish diner with antique telelvisions mounted over the counter.

The we took a leisurely walk around the neighbourhood.

On a spur of the moment we decided to take the car home and buy a day pass for us both at $10 in total. We took the subway to Union Station and then walked to the Waterfront to see The Tall Ships that are in town until tomorrow. What a sight!!

Grabbed a streetcar back to Union and subwayed it to Yonge and Bloor for the Pride Dyke Parade. What a difference a week makes! This time last Saturday in the same spot G20 protesters and hooligans were destroying property and police were wearing full battle gear. Today we got a chuckle out of the female police officer on her bike with her rainbow socks on - definitely not standard uniform nor was last week's outfits.

It was the first time we attended this parade, tomorrow is the large gay parade, and everyone had a good time. With this kind of weather who wouldn't be enjoying themselves?

Strolled down Yonge St which was closed to traffic due to the parade and dropped into the Elephant and Castle for a beer, some chicken wings and dried ribs.

Over to Dundas Square for some more photo ops. One of the best t-shirts I saw at the parade said "Don we now our gay apparel".

 Back on the subway to Chester to stop at Alex's Cheese shop for some cheese for dinner. Then a stop at the fruit stand and into Sun Valley for bread to go with the cheese. Ended up also getting more fruit, some lamb chops for tomorrow and hot Italian sausages.

Sunday Skies - Inch Strand Ireland

Inch Strand

We had a glorious day as we drove from Dingle to our next spot.
3 miles of sandy beach, for bathing, surfing, sea angling. Inch Strand was chosen by David Lean as the beach location for "Ryan's Daughter". The film "Playboy of the Western World" was shot entirely at Inch. Excellent bass fishing at Inch Strand, Bunaneer Strand and Minard Strand, all in the Inch - Annascaul area. Sea Otters and Seals lie on the rocks rearing their young. Dolphins clown about in the bay. A Heron lands by the rivers and gannets fly like arrows into the clear water.

Saturday Shoes - Edinburgh

Recipes to Try - Asian

New items will be added to the top of the post.


Spring Rolls
Pork and shrimp pot stickers I'll give these a try one day, however, I have my 20 year old trusty recipe that has never failed me and has always been enjoyed by family and friends.

Random Favourite Photos - Cartagena Columbia

And my very favourite!

Toronto Thursday

G20 Aftermath

Glad to see there were enough portapotties behind the security fence

RCMP were staying in The Hyatt

And now they can put back the bus shelters and replant all the young trees that were taken up in case they were used as weapons