breakfast

poached egg, on top of smoked salmon, which is covering up some potato hash, and multi-grain toast on the side...

it's been a while...

we used to have 'dinners' once a week... but then our schedules changed and our weekly gatherings stopped... this past Sunday we rearranged some things, so that we could finally have dinner for Kinga's birthday (which was over 2 months ago)... hey better late than never...
Kiwi martinis to start... wow Jay can sure shake it up... but I still prefer my tini clear :)shrimp cocktail... excellent sauce...
for Kinga and I... roasted sea bass with gnocchi, confit tomatoes, and green apple and sorrel sauce...
for the rest of the crowd... The beef rib, with gnocchi, green beans, and Jay's amazing chipotle bbq sauce...
some of us had white...
and some of us had red...
and all of us had some garlic bread...
for dessert I attempted an upside down pear cake... it was a second recipe we attempted from a certain fancy magazine... it looked good, but it didn't turn out... we won't be cooking from this magazine anymore...
but the dinner finale was saved by Kinga who made dessert as well :)... a delicious blueberry crumble cake, that I complimented with whipped cream and some pear caramel sauce....

more cat

side profile is her soft look...straight on... she looks a bit mean

Saturday at Magda's and Patrick's

bruschetta with fetta... one of my favorites chickpea salad... Jay makes me a version of this for lunch... I do love my chickpeas
mmmmm mashed potatoes with stuffed chicken breast...
and dessert :)

fearless...

mom's garden...

cuteness

this is Aspen... and he's very shy...
but I dug him out of the black currant bushes and enjoyed his softness...

umbrella or no umbrella…

Last night I was watching the news… the weather forecast part came on… typical weather stuff ... the guy concluded his prediction with …
“… I will not be surprised if there is rain tomorrow, I’m just not calling for any rain.”
… hmmmmm

odds: 1 in 10,000

... now if I could only pick the right 6 numbers....

beef rib...

yup just one... it was huge... huge and delicious... with gnocchi and fava beans.... delish...

ooops...

fresh cut grass...

turns chihuahua paws green...

KICIA

water beads... smell so good

yup I'm a beer drinker...

checking out the view...

summer treat...

a bowl of fresh Ontario strawberries with some French vanilla ice cream...

the animals...

BEAR...AMBER...
SMOKEY...
BANDIT...

roses...

mushroom in Justyna's backyard...

sweet peas