I love to take pictures of washroom signs, but am usually too shy to do it.
I took this when we stopped for lunch in Bonnie Springs Nevada. Where is that you ask? We were staying in Las Vegas which is the epitome of the fast-paced, ultra-modern city - swank, glittering, and exciting; but just a short, 25 mile drive away, you can visit the past again. Bonnie Springs Old Nevada is John Wayne country. Boarded sidewalks that creak pleasantly under your feet, saloons, tumbleweeds, stagecoaches, and even a Boot Hill Cemetery.
And then each cubicle was decorated in this fashion.
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
January 2017 - Las Vegas NV
February 2013 - Las Vegas NV
Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
December 2013 - Fort Myers Florida
They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my apples,
Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey now, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Why not?
November 2013 - South Carolina
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
November 2013 - South Carolina
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Lakeshore Blvd West and TENTH Street
This project was funded by The City of Toronto and administered by Lakeshore Village BIA.
This mural depicts the respectful cohabitation of industry and nature required as the Lakeshore village expansion moves to the future.
Another pretty quiet week.
Since we had a snowstorm on Saturday, I thought it would be fun to have a picnic of fried chicken with honey garlic sauce and potato salad.
Tuesday I went out for some groceries.
Ah the joys of a city snowfall...
We watched an interesting but disturbing movie, The Torture Report.
Very glad I didn't have to go anywhere this morning on public transit.
It turns out this installation is the latest from Canadian cannabis company Aphria Inc. The company is hoping to fight the seasonal blues by hosting what it calls a Plant Positivity Winter Garden. This “pop-up greenhouse experience” features a 30-foot tunnel lined from stem to stern with a collection of cold-weather plants.
We met a friend and headed to a dinner hosted by our financial advisor. It was at the National Club, a private club founded in 1874 for business professionals. Seemly they did a reno in 2013, but I'm not sure where. It felt like a funeral parlour as you walked in and everything seemed dated. After cocktails, we had a soup (opinions vary, pea or squash), chicken that was actually quite nice and a espresso creme brule, which committed the ultimate sin of not having a crisp shell to be cracked with a spoon!!
There were two interesting presentations. No photos taken.
I did finally get to use the Uber app on my phone for our friend!
We took the streetcar home.
Thursday my BFF and I finally went to lunch and got all caught up.
Friday John and I walked to St. Lawrence Market and picked up steaks, boneless leg of lamb, ground pork and stocked up on vegetables.
And we have a rainy weekend ahead.
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Fried chicken with honey garlic sauce and potato salad.
Mushroom stuffed flank steak, mashed carrots and sauteed cabbage with mushroom gravy. Recipe called for the meat to be cooked for 45 minutes covered and then 30 minutes uncovered. This was way too long as the meat was too well done.
Lamb koftas with sliced red onions, cabbage and carrots. Homemade
and 3 ingredient naan. I have made this flatbread before but this time it just wouldn't work.
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