AppsScraps

Before the weekend could start, I had to wait around for a 5pm meeting with a group of engineers. Imagine, setting a meeting up for a 5pm on a Friday?!* … and they arrived late! Gugh!

1) the fruit tray; 2) Molly; 3) Max

4) Model JoJo prepares; 5) “Okay, who left the paper on the toilet?”; 6) the games begin!

G ended up the big winner in roulette by playing everything on black 35 and winning! Eight hundred something dollars lucky bugger! Now Lady Sarah and Model JoJo know how to party and – truth be told – G and I left Rosedale a wee bit tipsy and fell into bed at 3:00 blessed AM.

Sorry, I just did not get this farce at all?! Granted there was totally gratuitous full frontal male nudity in it (bonus!) but the show itself, horrible. Avoid!

You’d have to look waaaay up to see us at the Alex

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The Final Four

And the winners are UCLA and Florida. The Florida game was good; the Bruins game (yawn) boring. My prediction is UCLA over Florida in one OT.

To celebrate the Final Four we always host a ‘wing night’ where we prepare real french pommes frites (with yummy cajun mustard mayo) and real buffalo chicken wings (with blue cheese dipping sauce of course). We try to limit this annual adventure to once/year simply because of the fat involved. We deep fry everything ourselves out on the balcony. Again, this year, it was super yummy! Warning: clicking on these pictures could be dangerous to your health (well, not the salad one though).

4) real buffalo chicken wings made with Frank’s, of course

We served a delicious “Toasted Head” Cab Sav with these (highly recommended) and Condo Queen Katherine brought (loving sigh from me and she as Britons) “Boddingtons” Pub Ale Beer.

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A Visit to Casa Loma

I left home this morning to a chorus of “Deserter! Deserter!” from G and headed to a rendezvous with Tennis Star Suzie at Casa Loma at noon. However, she is swamped with work so I ended up seeing Toronto’s famous castle stag. Believe it or not, I’ve never been in all my years and was glad I finally got to see this beautiful private home. Here’s some pictures from my visit.

1) the rear of Casa Loma; 2) at the entrance; 3) the Great Hall with it’s 60 foot ceiling

4) Lady Pellatt (founded Girl Guides in Canada); 5) Sir Henry’s shower c. 1911; 6) the Pellatt Boardroom
(which you too can rent)

7) the Library; 8) the Conservatory; 9) Sir Henry’s bedroom

 

10) Lady’s Pellat’s sitting room; 11) the view from the top was different in 1911 I bet; 12) looking west

13) Spadina House Museum (across the street) … my next visit … and one of Canada’s Top Five Historical Home Museums (or so the sign says)

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HotDocs

From Casa Loma I walked down to the HotDocs box office in Sonic Records on Bloor (at Bathurst) and bought my festival pass. Woohoo! I will be seeing:

• Mozartballs;
• Eye on the Guy/In a Perfect World;
• Raised to be Heroes/They Chose China;
• Abduction: The Megumi Yokata Story (with thanks to YNOTswim!)
• The Last Communist;
  
• Mystic Ball; and,
• Fata Morgana.

And maybe a few more … he he he … again, if you’re interested in any of these, shout or email and you can join me and/or G.

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