666 - Packing day

Spent the day sorting, folding and packing things up.
Tons to be dropped off at Value Village, recycled and thrown away. Watching episodes of Desperate Housewives as I sort, fold and pack...

Ended the day with a good food day, a clean, uncluttered kitchen...and lunch for tomorrow in the fridge.

Grateful today for
a productive day,
and the flowers from B+G.

665 - Day at Home

Last night my mate and I were both feeling a bit of a cold.
A day at home with my mate, staying warm and resting.

Posted a photo of JYC - So grateful to be photographing him.

Grateful today for
a warm and healing day at home.

664 - Kenny

This morning we put Kenny's ashes to rest.
A service outdoors in the rain with family by Pastor Choi and then lunch together.

Grateful today for
a day remembering Kenny.

663 - Beautiful Sunday

A beautiful sunny Sunday!
A glorious day for a walk with my mate in the East Don Parklands. After our walk, we visit with Bill + Pauline.

In the evening, we go to a theatre to see the premiere of Puzzleface...the video that my mate and I were in earlier this year.

Grateful today for
the beautiful weather today,
the incredible forests we walked through
and the beauty of nature.

662 - Wellington

After a market morning, we stop in to see Wellington. It is progressing nicely.

Looking forward to seeing it all come together - and moving in.

Grateful today for
good progress at Wellington,
and the people who are making it all happen.

661 - Night at the Circus

Went to a Brown Bag lunch talk at the AGO this afternoon to see photographer/artist Todd Eberle. An enjoyable talk and lunch included.

In the evening we go to see the Cirque du Soleil show - MJ the Immortal. Show was great.

Grateful today for
a learning and entertaining Friday.

660 - Dehydrator day

After watching the Krazy Kracker lady, I spend the day making dehydrated crackers. 4 trays of crackers and 1 tray with 'onion rings'.

Made from carrots, tomatoes, celery and flax seeds and dehydrated for 10 hours / side. Very tasty!

Grateful today for
all the 'how to' videos online,
the people who post them,
and for a successful first time dehydrating.

659 - Busy Wednesday

Today was the last class in Naturopathic Medicine.
I am amazed at how quickly the classes went by.

One of the ladies in the class brought in a documentary - Forks over Knives. Watched it in the afternoon - another fantastic movie about food + health.

The evening is rainy and blustery as I go out with ceeBEE to see the World Press Photos and dinner at Mercatto on Bay.

Grateful today for
a full and busy day,
and a fun time finding our way in the Path with ceeBEE.

658 - Raw Entertaining

Always so great to have a Maria day. Huron truly sparkles after she is here.

Today the Macbook Pro returned home - a new machine.
Works beautifully and I got out of the store without buying anything...whew!

Had a good friend over for a raw lasagna dinner - made with eggplant, zucchini, tomato sauce and nutty 'cheese' layers.

Grateful today for
more great raw meals,
and friends to share them with.

657 - Raw 'bulgogi' wraps

A great day of exercise and raw food.
Lunch with my mate is a big green salad with alfalfa sprouts, and sunflower seeds with a lemon, olive oil dressing.
Dinner is raw 'bulgogi' wraps - with shitaki mushrooms as the 'meat'.

Grateful today for
Ani Phyo and her raw food recipes,
especially the Korean influenced ones!

656 - Lost Day

In catching up on my posts - today was lost.
Between the 4 of us at Huron, none were able to remember what had happened today.

The only thing for certain is the photograph taken in the morning at my Imac station.

Grateful today for
the beautiful morning sunlight in the living room,
our garden of plants,
and for memories from photographs.

655 - Crossing town

Had breakfast at Paddington's this morning - our usual market morning. Great to see Isabella back after her surgery - amazing how much energy she brings to the place.

After the market, we try to cross town...unsuccessfully.
The combination of the Scotia marathon and occupy toronto make it too challenging to cross the city.

Grateful today for
Isabella at Paddington's,
and a lively city.

654 - Neighbourhood Changes

The view from the kitchen window is changing.
Our usual view of graffiti on garage doors has become a construction zone. In all our years at Huron, rarely have we seen the inside of the garages.

Grateful today for
our neighbourhood,
and change.

653 - Catching up

10 days have gone by - catching up today on my posts.
Photo today is from a movie we watched tonight - Tron.

Watching this scene, I felt a tie to our recent diet changes...a fight scene turns into us taking control of our health - battling all the mis-information out there...

Grateful today for
a movie night with my mate,
and for our diet changes.

652 - Nutrition

In the last few days, I have heard of a few vitamin studies - studies that made vitamins look bad. Somehow not so surprising news coming a few days after "Food Matters" was available online for free.

Our class today was on Nutitional Medicine. Very interesting and informative.

It seems the more I learn, the more questions I have.

The body is a complex thing...

Grateful today for
a good class,
great workout,
and for a nutritious day.

651 - Alexandra @ 6 months

I have been taking photos of a pal's daughter every 2 months.
Today was the 3rd session - It truly is amazing to see how she has grown.
An adorable little beauty.

Off to the health food store to stock up on more raw yummies.
Still, can't resist the leftover turkey...

Grateful today for
a fun photo session with Alexandra,
a great health food store only a few blocks away,
and for Thanksgiving leftovers.

650 - Turkey #2

A glorious day for our second Turkey meal with family.
This time with the Song family.

My recollections of Song family thanksgiving meals are of a Canadian / Korean mixed meal. This year's dinner, made by rocketgirl, was an all Canadian meal - delicious and great.

After our luncheon, we go to the East Don Parklands for a walk. The forests are beautiful and massive salmons are seen swimming up river.
A beautiful and perfect thing to work off all the food...

Grateful today for
the wonderful summer like day,
a lovely Thanksgiving day,
and for all that is.

649 - Turkey #1

Incredible weather continues for Thanksgiving gatherings.
Thanksgiving in shorts is the BEST!

Snuggly cute moments with Jaiden, Liam and Cody...
Dinner by the pool while the turtle swims about getting his exercise...
So much to be grateful for.

Grateful today for
family gatherings,
Chef Straw and his incredible meal,
and for the glorious weather.

648 - Saturday in the Kitchen

A full house today with 2 more at Huron.
After a trip to the market, the day is spent in the kitchen - reading, making makis, chatting and eating.
Gazing out the kitchen window, I think of all the wonderful times we have had at Huron.
While I am sad to leave this neighbourhood - I know that fun times will continue at Wellington.

Grateful today for
all the people that have passed through Huron and made it such a special place for us,
and for a quiet evening moment drinking a beer with my mate in the park.

647 - Back to the Apple Store

Last night the mac book pro stopped working. No signs of life.
So...back to the apple store to have a genius look under the hood.
Looking under the hood - water damage is spotted - which means a new logic board.
My lucky day - the repair not typically covered under warranty is going to be covered.
Grateful for this, I decided to buy an ipad...now I am fully mac'd.



Grateful today for
Steve Jobs - thank you for all that you brought to our lives.

646 - Looking under the hood

A glorious fall day started with picking up my mac book pro - fixed!
On the way home, a quick visit with cosmic C and Maya at the Metro farmer's market and then home to set up my mac book pro.

Later in the day a visit with Scott.
A conversation about looking under the hood (of people)...As I looked for a picture to post - this one seemed to fit.
What I think may be under a hood - may or may not be there - not unlike the shadows and the unconnected stairs.
Seems that looking under a hood requires great caution.

Grateful today for
the beautiful weather,
and visits with friends.

645 - Botanical Wednesday

Our class this morning is on Botanicals - an amazing world of plants, and herbs.
With each class, my brain is stretched. There is so much information presented - so much I do not know.
My brain wants to package things and make them simple to understand and apply....
Yet, I know that life just ain't like that.

After class, a lovely lunch with Uncle Stu and Cosmic C at Live Food Bar.
A chic pea burger with a bun that the Elven Queen would enjoy - helped to get falafels and burgers off my mind!
Walking home on Huron is peaceful and beautiful. What an incredible day it is!

Grateful today for
the beautiful weather,
brain stretching information,
and for the Live Food Bar.

644 - Maria Day

Maria is here today - making Huron sparkly and shiny.
14 years with Maria, she is a part of the family.
There are no words to describe the luxury of a "maria bed".
Sad today that my mate is off to Edmonton and won't be in the maria bed with me tonight.

In the evening, I have an incredible dinner with 3 boys at Lee's.
Arrived earlier than the boys to have an oyster caesar and some edamame.
A great meal with lively conversation ranging from Nascar to raw food diets and all kinds of fun stories.

Grateful today for
a clean and sparkly home,
a fun evening out,
and Maria.

643 - The Moose Factory

Spent the morning getting organized...and the afternoon planning with the cosmic duo for a trip next June.
Through it all, I was soaking and blending nuts - almonds, sesame seeds and cashews to make veggie dips.
A nutty planning sorta day...

In the evening, my mate and I go to the moose factory to meet Sarah Thomson - Trinity Spadina's Liberal candidate. Great to meet her and Charles Pachter...and I got my first gift for JYC!

Grateful today for
the incredible city we live in,
the people who care about our city,
and for Canada Counts!

642 - Sleepy Sunday

A slow sleepy sunday...
Cleanup from last night's dinner is not too tough - thanks to BEE who took care of the kitchen last night.

Always great to have a relaxing day, snuggling with my mate in his nest.

Sad to hear of the death of a neighbour in a house fire and the death by shooting at Trinity Bellwoods...

Grateful today for
a quiet sleepy sunday.

641 - Super Saturday

Early start at the market, a cycle ride and a short rest before going out for a set at the Pilot.

Back home and preparing maki and kale salad for 8...spaghetti squash by BEE and mushroom pizzas by Cosmic C...
3 steaks were grilled with a rack of ribs to share - Leftovers: 2 full steaks and very few veggies. Wow. That's a definite switch for meals at Huron.

After dinner, we are all off to roam the streets in the Nuit Blanche crowds.

Grateful today for
a full day of activity,
the great meal made by all,
and for no rain while we were out at Nuit Blanche.