368 - New Year's Eve

A perfect day with my mate,
strolling about the neighbourhood.

Options for the evening are many..
We are ready to flow with what the evening brings...

First stop: a drink at Sweaty Betty's.

367 - Provencal-Style Fish Soup with Rouille

Preparing the evening's meal
to share with friends...

As I prepare,
I come across an inspiring blog entry
complete with recipe. ...An adapted recipe
of the recipe I am following!

The soup is well received,
much conversation around the table...
a lovely time together.
Thank you DD+LC for the great scrabble game
and for sharing the evening.

All cleaned up now.

? what is the percentage of time 'cooking' that is actually spent cleaning? was it 20%, and 20% shopping?....
Hmmm...
Whether I ever know the answer or not matters not...
all of my adventures in cooking
have been great experiences shared with others.

366 - racler...to scrape

Thinking about how to continue...
A bunch of looking online at other projects,
while carrying on with daily life...

As the new year approaches,
gatherings with friends continue.
Food, wine, and conversation
are in full gear.

A delightful new experience
arrives with a friend,
complete with heating element,
cheese, potatoes,
pickled onions and gherkins...
and of course, a complimenting wine....

Thank you, PVS!

365

This is it!
Day 365! My first 365 completed.

Huron is lively and alive.

Maylee in the morning,
Electro-Fi on the radio...
with cosmic carla in the mix...

More baking apres maylee,
with visits from friends...

When all is quiet
and the door stops revolving,
I take a walk outside
and have an amazing encounter
with the neighbourhood convenience store owner.

He is a Korean man,
10 years younger than Kenny.
In our encounter he shares his life, and understanding of aging...
From executive elite to cigarette store sales,
He is active in pursuing photography, caligraphy and cheese
for himself.

In our sharing,
I experienced a new perspective of Kenny's life...
Kenny's enthusiasm for new adventures,
his journey to stay young, vibrant
and engaged in life, and all that it entails.

Thank you Kenny,
for me.

A year ago I started this project,
inspired
by adventurous,
life-loving
scrabble players...

thank you...
My wish is
that we have started a tradition
that will carry on...

so...
What happens tomorrow?
Not entirely certain...

I do know that I will continue to post...

tomorrow will be day 366...

aja! aja!

364

It is bitterly cold out today.

Inside,
Cosmic Carla joins us
for a maylee workout....

Apres workout,
baking session together...
The oatmeal currant cookies are perfect!

363

A beautiful and brilliant boxing day!

The day is relaxed...
turkey soup in the kitchen,
back to blues on the radio...

Turkey + Kale soup
with a wonderful tourtiere for dinner...
with the cosmic pair and a surprise guest...
and off to see Priscilla - what a queen she is!!

On the way home,
a stop into the new John street Ballroom...

A true boxing day extravaganza!

362

14 years with my mate...
Wonderful years,
each moment
precious...

My first Christmas with the Hayes family...
The most jolly of times....

Anna, Merry Christmas to you!
We love you and missed you being here...
You are in our hearts...

361

...tiny tots
with their eyes all aglow,
will find it hard to sleep tonight!

Have yourself a Merry little Christmas now...

360

Wishing all a merry christmas,
with all the sweet joys of giving,
peace, love and life.

54 hours of Christmas tunes playing...
To tune in: PJradio by saBEE

359

A little gray squirrel
feeding on a muffin
suddenly bolted...

In comes black squirrel,
not afraid when I open the door.

When everything has been eaten,
he seems annoyed that I am not bringing more!

358

Morning sunlight in the house.
Bright, beautiful and warming.

357

A giant sleepyhead all day...

In the evening
a date with my mate
to see my first Leafs game...

sleepyhead took over...

On this date, sleepasaurus got up before the end of the game,
unlike our early first dates where sleepyhead slept through entire movies...

356

The last few days of my first 365...

Perhaps it is the time of year,
visiting with friends and family,
...jolly times..

And busy times...
the camera has not come out since the envision party.

A photo from the year's project...

355

A busy morning...
Farmers' market visits - to the brickworks
and then to the north building at St Lawrence.

Recovering from the envision christmas party in the afternoon...
Chicken broth on the stove,
a fire lit,
Chet Baker with Cassandra + other chix playing...

Life is good.

354

envisioneers...
partying until the wee morning hours...

Thank you to the Inn on the Twenty, to all envisioneers and a special thank you to the musical talents of Maylee Todd!

...best party ever!

353

The morning is busy...
Preparing to drive out to Jordan, ON...
The Inn awaits envisioneers...

A pack of Belmonts + matches...
I have a feeling...
a party is about to happen...

352

The first bloom on the Christmas Cactus...

.. for the cosmic couple's first night in Toronto
Moved in and settled in their new urban cottage.
Welcome to the neighbourhood! :)

351

14 days to complete my first 365...
The first day I am posting in the early morning hour...

Whew!
Reunion-ing with high school pals...
some last seen 20+ years ago...

Memories...
Reflections on the past...

Walking home, this window display catches my eye...
New Era, Toronto!

350

Day after the deep freeze,
it is snowy and gray...

The day is spent exploring the world of maps,
csv and kml file types...

Music playlist
"remembering the high school daze"
plays as I scrabble with my mate...

Soon, it will be time to bundle up
for a reunion with high school pals...

349

A day of details,
seemingly small tasks..
A few too many
bring a frenzied feeling on...

Take a breath,
Remember blue skies...
...ahhh...much better now...

348

Wet, wet day...
the threat of a ton of snow...
Braved the weather for a birthday celebration.
A lovely evening gathering...

Got home before the snow,
to snuggle by a fire....

347

Returning from the market this morning,
a small sparrow sat on the ledge of the kitchen windows.
I was reminded of why I started putting seeds out.
Not for the squirrels...but for the birds...

346

All that remains from our visit to the farmers' market last Saturday...
Chicken noodle soup made in the afternoon,
for today, tomorrow and lots to share.

345

Visiting with a pal from AZ...

Digital tasks in the morning,
Matching moccasins bought together in the afternoon,
Dinner at home
with a fun game of Scrabble Upwords by the fire.

A lovely Thursday.

344

Morning light on the first christmas cactus bud.

343

Spent a few hours this afternoon
in the shiny part of town...
People rapidly sifting through sales and deals,
Christmas decor and carols in the hallways,
Shoppers everywhere...

The fresh snow on the ground,
and occasionally breaks of sunshine
Much more enjoyable than anything in the shiny part of town.

342

Gratitude...
For the colours that paint my life,
energy of shapes
and the feeling of textures...
All in constant flow.

What a wonder life is.

341

Just as I start to feel confident with cooking...
Made Onion Panade for lunch
and the broth ended up on the bottom of the oven.

All not totally lost as the mushy onion cheesey bread was quite tasty.

340

Breakfast at the farmer's market
and a pickup of nature's goodies for the week.

A pot of chicken broth
brings visits from friends...
a lovely Saturday afternoon.

339

Disappointed that a headache abruptly ended my workout session this afternoon.
The up side - watching the incredible form and strength of my mate!
Aja, aja!!

338

Last squirrel photo day.

PJradio is playing from our home while he is away.
All is set up and working great.

...sharing the music we play all day at home

PJ radio

337

Great fun observing squirrels in the kitchen window!

Grateful for the inspirations to do this...
Byran Peterson's video and one of my favourite country mice.