love those paws...

oh crap... Cherry got pooped on...

happy dreams...

look it has its own helipad...

Still docked at HTO Park West, Calixe was #29 on America's largest private yachts in 2007. To find out more about this floating mansion check out this online Globe and Mail article...

it was my turn...

on Sunday, over a couple of pints, discussing Caribana and how busy the city is...

me: "I'm sure glad I don't live in a seriously touristy part of Toronto."
Jay: bewilderment written all over his face "Do you know where you live?"

The Queen & Beaver Public House

brand new English pub located at 35 Elm St.... photos taken with my cell phone, as I didn't realize that the battery has died in my camera... we sat on their fabulous patio located just above the name of the place... great view
of course we started off with some pints...
then a duck and potato pie with rocket salad for me... with gherkins... scalloped potatoes with shredded duck meat all baked in a pastry shell... I truly enjoyed it... the salad was tossed with an excellent shallot dressing...
and fish and chips for Jay... those were some excellent chips, the batter on the fish was one of the best we've had in a long time... the tartar sauce was house made as was the ketchup which had a distinctive curry flavor... yum
then a couple more pints...
and English dessert... chocolate and coffee bread pudding for Jay...
mmmmm sticky toffee pudding for me...
we're definitely going back... it was delicious... and I need better pictures...

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....