Monday Mural

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August 2023 - Whitehorse Yukon

In the alley behind Mac's Fireweed Books at 203 Main Street is this wrap-around mural painted by Lance Burton and the Youth of Today Society.

Red Mammoth Bistro

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Weekend Coffee Share

Sunday Salon

Sunday Post

October 2023 - Toronto ON

August 2023 - Dawson City Yukon

I didn't capture our daily routines but it was a quiet week. 

John asked for another pumpkin cheesecake.

The plumber came and fixed the back toilet. It was leaking purple water because there was a crack in the gasket. He also replaced all the innards. Where did the purple come from? It seems whoever lived here before us would use those plastic (purple) cleaning gels in the tank and they had settled into a gloopy plastic mess in the tank. We only saw it because the crack developed.

John played golf and picked up his new clubs.

I had placed a Wag Jag order for 6 10oz Wagyu steaks for $120. Delicious!

He did a Costco run, but didn't get any meat, we need to use up what's in the freezer as we need a new one. We want frost-free and don't want one with the plastic shelves that break off.

I went to Winners several times. The first time I picked up this for John. No plugs.

I also got a new winter coat. Me, texting my BFF for her opinion!

Some Halloween mugs for sale.

I went into a new health food store to check out their gluten-free. A good selection, but expensive! Two muffins $9!

Quiche $22.

And valet parking $60?? Take an Uber.

COOKING

Saturday beef short rib slow cooker stew (leftovers for lunch)

Sunday roasted chicken thighs, mashed cauliflower and turnips, roast potatoes

Monday chevaps on pitas. The Longo's brand is not as good as Royal Meats!

Tuesday rotisserie chicken

Wednesday stuffed cabbage rolls. Used Betty Crocker recipe, it didn't cook long enough for the rice.

Thursday mashed cauliflower potatoes, mashed turnips and bacon. My mother would make this and I haven't had it in over 30 years.

Friday Wagyu steak, mushrooms and baguette.

WATCHING

Lupin - watched the latest season.

We jumped onto the Fall of the House of Usher wagon, not usually my cup of tea, but it is well done.

The Fall of the House of Usher is an 2023 American gothic horror drama television miniseries loosely based on the short story of the same name and other works by Edgar Allan Poe.

The CEO of a corrupt pharmaceutical company faces his questionable past when his children start dying in mysterious and brutal ways.

Bodies is a 2023 British crime thriller limited series primarily written by Paul Tomalin. based on the DC Vertigo comic and graphic novel of the same name.
Four detectives in four different time periods of London find themselves investigating the same murder.

READING

I finished To Tell You the Truth and I was not impressed, very disappointed in the ending. It felt like it was just suddenly cobbled together. Many unanswered loose ends.

I finished The Sisters, which turned out to be a prequel short story, which was odd to me and I wanted more.

The Loyal Wife started off slowly but picked up until it hit a too convenient ending. But everyone likes to see the bad guy get his.

The Perfect Marriage - I'm not sure if I can finish this. The writing is bad as is the editing. But the husband character is an absolute moron!! The initial police investigation is so badly handled it is laughable.

Weekend Roundup

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1. Starts with "P"
2. A Favorite
3. PLURAL - chosen by Tom

Starts with P

License PLATE POLAR bear

FAVOURITE

PROSPECTING for gold

PLURAL - one of many

Tuesday Treasures

 

Tom the backroads traveller hosts this weekly meme.

August 2023 - Skagway Alaska

The 50-foot-wide by 75-foot-tall clock was originally painted between 1898 and 1900 by Peter Kern, who owned one of the first jewelry shops in Skagway.

Kern’s turn-of-the-century jewelry business was “a symbol of independent merchants in Skagway,”

Not long after, Herman Kirmse, who was a fellow watchmaker, bought out Kern’s jewelry shop.

“He is most well known for a watch chain made out of 10 large gold nuggets for saloon owner and gambler Pat Renwick,” longtime Skagway historian and journalist Jeff Brady said of Kirmse, who descended from a family of European watchmakers, jewelers and doctors.

Back during the Gold Rush days, business owners placed billboards on the cliff, which is why Kern originally painted the clock.

Since it was painted by Kern, the clock has been repainted three times. The first time, around 1961, by Paul Cyr, Bill Hunz and Dick Hopkins. The second time was around 1982, with the work done by Steven Hanson and then in 2020.

Signs

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Wordless Wednesday Wordless Be There 2day

August 2023 - Inuvik Northwest Territories

Airport signs

At the car rental return counter. De-mudding, definitely needed from driving the Dempster highway!

This was our white van! The mud is like glue.

Monday Mural

 

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August 2023 - Skagway Alaska

I can't find any information. It obviously depicts the gold rush.

The two portraits are Soapy Smith and Frank Reid.

Frank H. Reid (1844 – July 20, 1898) was an American soldier, teacher, city engineer, vigilante, and one of the combatants in the shootout on Juneau Wharf that ended the life of American outlaw Jefferson "Soapy" Smith, as well as Reid's own life.

Breakfast Club

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October 2023 - Toronto ON

September 2023 - Orillia ON

Saturday and it is a long weekend - Thanksgiving.

We bagged up our donation for the Food Bank being run by the building.

Sunday I had my customary two hour phone chat with my 80 something friend who is now in a retirement home. It is always amusing to hear what is going on.

I finally put the backing on my embroidery and hung it, bottom right.

I started a new one.

John and I had an interesting Wordle, what are the odds that we would both choose the same word in the second row?

Monday, a holiday, we slept late and lounged around until we got to work tidying up after yesterday's cooking. 

Turkey soup is simmering!

I love true stories about con artists and read The Man in the Rockefeller Suit in Vanity Fair.

Tuesday and Elizabeth finally received my second postcard from Yukon. We emptied the plant pots on the balcony and did a few more chores. Then we settled in with popcorn and movies.

Wednesday John golfed and I went for a haircut. I stopped into Brookfield Place to look at the 

World Press Photo Exhibition 2023.

These two caught my eye.

Royal York Hotel.

On the golf course.

And a family save the date.

Thursday and the fire alarm goes off. It turns out to be on the 17th floor and a construction worker set it off by accident. 

John went for a golf club fitting and left with new clubs!

Friday John golfed and I had planned to go to Harbourfront to find a new sculpture. 

I cut through one of the office towers and came across this.

The area contains fast food options and a grocery store.

Back out on the street.

Under the Gardiner at Lower Simcoe.

This former parking garage will become a 60 storey condo.

Art on the way.

There were many of these odd signs in the Music Garden. Click on "music garden" in the tags/labels below this post.

From Urban Toronto:

A Canadian humanitarian, activist, and athlete, Terry Fox has finally been honoured in Downtown Toronto in a long-awaited public art installation beside the Toronto Music Garden at 439 Queens Quay West. The project titled “We Are Shaped by the Obstacles We Face” consists of sculpted stone slabs forming a perspective silhouette of Terry Fox during his Marathon of Hope in 1980.

The artwork displays three granite slabs, forming the foundations of the iconic Terry Fox Marathon of Hope perspective silhouette through its paved pathway. Along with the surrounding green space, the design aims to inspire the challenges we face by pushing beyond and achieving a positive outlook on prevailing through determination. At the end of the pathway, you are greeted with a bronze statue of a young Terry.

COOKING

Saturday wieners and beans - I never make this for dinner, but we had extra hot dogs and I wanted to spend some time prepping Sunday's dinner!

Sunday Thanksgiving dinner - we didn't take any photos!!

Turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed turnips and carrots, Brussel sprouts, mashed and roasted potatoes. Pumpkin GF cheesecake.

Monday leftovers! I did take a photo of the cheesecake.

Tuesday leftover turkey (the end), mashed cauliflower and potatoes and turnips and carrots

Wednesday chili. I made a cheese soda bread, but I used the gluten free 

Cup 4 Cup flour instead of Robin Hood. What a difference, it really rose and was lighter and fluffy.

Thursday chicken a la orange.

Friday steak frites with chimichurri 

WATCHING

Fair Play is a 2023 American thriller film that follows a young couple whose relationship starts to unravel following an unexpected promotion at a cutthroat male-oriented hedge fund firm. This was a good thriller that led to interesting conversations. 

Reptile is a 2023 American thriller film starring Benicio del Toro.

Maggie Moore(s) is a 2023 American black comedy film. It stars Jon Hamm, Nick Mohammed and Tina Fey. It was silly and fun, a different kind of movie for us.
Jay Moore, the slovenly manager of a sandwich store in Buckland, NM, has gotten involved in some shady stuff. When his wife finds out and threatens to go to the cops, he hires a hit man to scare her but who decides to kill her. Police chief Jordan Sanders naturally suspects him for his wife's murder. To divert suspicion, he rehires the hit man to kill another woman with the same name, hoping the cops will think his wife's murder was a case of mistaken identity. And then things really start to spiral out of control.

The Surrogacy is a Mexican 2023 drama series. Not bad, a bit soap opera for us.

"A woman rents her womb to a powerful family of Mexican business people to save her father's life. After her delivery, she wakes up in a hospital where she is given a baby who was born with a physical disability. Years later, her life will confront her again with that moment to discover the truth."—Official Netflix synopsis

READING

I didn't do a lot of reading this week, not sure why. I finished the Creak on the Stairs and also finished The Housekeeper. I'm not sure what to say about it, Claire is not likeable, the plot is ridiculous and the ending all tied up with a bow. 

I started To Tell You the Truth and like it so far.