And the relay begins!

This morning marked the official start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. I’m not particularly excited about the Olympics normally, but I guess as a Canadian I am pretty proud that we’re hosting them. I’ve heard a lot of negativity about what Vancouver residents have had to put up with in the preparations. Hopefully as [...]

A night out dancin’ and a day at the zoo

Last night I saw Thievery Corporation again at Kool Haus, with my buddy Alice. They’re making a victory lap on the Radio Retaliation tour, celebrating the album’s Grammy nomination this year. It was virtually the same show that I saw at February, with the exception that last night was opened by Ocote Soul Sounds, another fabulous [...]

Lull

Not much exciting to report these days. I had the flu last week so I missed a few days of work, the result being that this week has been plenty busy, to the point that I have nothing, natta, zip, zero, zilch energy when I get home. Not even enough to make a half-assed attempt at [...]

OK, so I’m not so quick on the draw

I was just perusing the Toronto Craft Alert website and found my Simpson’s Donut had been featured back in July!

My donut on Toronto Craft Alert

This cold/flu thing I have still has a grip on me. I only had a fever for about a half a day, but the sore throat is going on [...]

Bleck

Well, it’s definitely flu season. Cause if it’s going around, I’ll get it. This week I’ve been laid up with some kinda bug that had me in bed for about 20 hrs straight and feverish. I’m still feeling like crap and stuffed up with a nasty sore throat. Boo.

Fall colours tour up in the Haliburton [...]

The quest for pear butter

Vanilla Pear Butter

So now that I’m fully initiated into the iPhone cult, I can post to my blog while we drive to the cottage! No, I’m not doing the driving.

Ever since I had the vanilla pear butter with artisanal cheeses at the now dead-pooled restaurant Locavore, I’ve wanted to make my own version. I hated [...]

Tomatoes!

I took this shot a few weeks ago when my tomato harvest was peaking. Ahh the good ‘ol days.

A whole bunch of heirloom tomatoes!

The big orange ones in the middle are Goldie – and they are beauties. I’m actually still getting a few of those off the vine. They’re a later variety. The big pinky [...]