Went there for lunch today with a dear friend...
I had heard the dinners were very expensive, but we thought lunch would be a good compromise, and boy, was it ever!
I had the grilled sandwich (pork and roasted vegetables with grain mustard and olive oil, they usually do aioli but I don’t eat egg, so nice substitution) and the salad on the side, which was AMAZING.
Everything was really fresh and great tasting, it felt like a really ‘healthy’ meal while being super filling at the same time. The salad was one of the best I’ve ever eaten, it was flavoured perfectly, salts, cracked peppers, fennel, avocado, roasted pepper…SO good. The sandwich was really nice too, I might try the salami next time for variety.
The menu for lunch is limited, only a few lunch/brunch type items (egg casseroles, sandwiches, salad, crepes (no price listed, says ‘market price’ and French toast). Each item for lunch appeared to be $15, except for the crepes. The portion sizing was generous and filling, and the service was impeccable—our water glasses got filled promptly, the server was a really nice guy who seemed to genuinely care about how happy we were with the food.
I would definitely go back for lunch! It was well worth it. Don’t buy wine though, it was $10 a glass! Wooo…
Also the décor is something I would describe as ‘sumptuous’ and jewel toned. Very classy.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Childfreedom!
http://childfreedom.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=50
I found this blog (above) and I am inspired. Truly, it is a blog after my own heart. I am a childfree child-hater who unconsciously scowls at children in public. When I carry heavy, sharp books in my bag and the ragamuffins run into me, I secretly hope they will run into the sharp corners. Unlike this author, I do not like or welcome children near me or in my viscinity, but I really like what she has to say and it is super interesting!
Also, if I had a buck for every person that says, "oh, you'll change your mind" I'd be able to pay for my husband's vasectomy now, instead of in a few years! Hee! Take that parentals, just you wait until you find out we're definitely not having children, and if an 'oops' happens?
Yeah, the next day that 'oops' would be ...gone.
I found this blog (above) and I am inspired. Truly, it is a blog after my own heart. I am a childfree child-hater who unconsciously scowls at children in public. When I carry heavy, sharp books in my bag and the ragamuffins run into me, I secretly hope they will run into the sharp corners. Unlike this author, I do not like or welcome children near me or in my viscinity, but I really like what she has to say and it is super interesting!
Also, if I had a buck for every person that says, "oh, you'll change your mind" I'd be able to pay for my husband's vasectomy now, instead of in a few years! Hee! Take that parentals, just you wait until you find out we're definitely not having children, and if an 'oops' happens?
Yeah, the next day that 'oops' would be ...gone.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Fast Food is Addicting: More at 11 o'clock!
In this study, rats are compelled to chow down on junk food even after they get shocked repeatedly for eating it, showing how their brains change to crave the junk food despite the small pain it causes. Extra extra, read all about it, junk food is extremely addictive and we (humans, rats) will go to almost any measure to continue eating it, even when it is causing us extreme harm (health/obesity).
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/03/29/junk-food-addiction-brain.html#socialcomments
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/03/29/junk-food-addiction-brain.html#socialcomments
Monday: Shut-Ins Go Shopping
I made the trek through the alleway of Doom from work to inspect the offerings at Liquidation World and pick up a few bulk items from Extra Foods for my trip. Through the alleway of Doom, I encountered several down-on-their luck First Nations people, either smoking, bumming a smoke or staggering along the ice.
Nevertheless, I made my way unaccosted, which was nice and very courteous. I then finished at Liquidation World and went to Extra Foods. Now, I kind of expect unusual clientele at LW. It's practically a given... Suspect location, scruffy alleway abuts it, etc etc but surprisingly it was Extra Foods that gave me trouble.
Some loud and obnoxious people were investigating the bulk buns (grossly overweight and complaining about the lack of cheesy stix, and then selecting cheese buns while proclaiming they would be ''good for a snack at night'' while straining their sweatpants.
I assiduously avoided them, and landed in a checkout with some worse candidates. They were ponderously counting out change to the obviously frustrated checkout woman, and then this terrible, pungent stench rose from the obese woman in front of me. For a moment, I couldn't place the smell. At all.
Then, as I got another whiff, it came to me. Rancid urine. Maybe festering wounds and urine. I tried to mask my incredible disdain and backpedalling steps, but I think the checkout clerk knew it. She said ''excuse me'' and ran away from her till. She returned when they waddled their way out of the checkout line. The smell followed her and her partner down to the exit of the store, where I passed them. They staggered so slowly that I blew by them and practically ran out.
EUGH!
Nevertheless, I made my way unaccosted, which was nice and very courteous. I then finished at Liquidation World and went to Extra Foods. Now, I kind of expect unusual clientele at LW. It's practically a given... Suspect location, scruffy alleway abuts it, etc etc but surprisingly it was Extra Foods that gave me trouble.
Some loud and obnoxious people were investigating the bulk buns (grossly overweight and complaining about the lack of cheesy stix, and then selecting cheese buns while proclaiming they would be ''good for a snack at night'' while straining their sweatpants.
I assiduously avoided them, and landed in a checkout with some worse candidates. They were ponderously counting out change to the obviously frustrated checkout woman, and then this terrible, pungent stench rose from the obese woman in front of me. For a moment, I couldn't place the smell. At all.
Then, as I got another whiff, it came to me. Rancid urine. Maybe festering wounds and urine. I tried to mask my incredible disdain and backpedalling steps, but I think the checkout clerk knew it. She said ''excuse me'' and ran away from her till. She returned when they waddled their way out of the checkout line. The smell followed her and her partner down to the exit of the store, where I passed them. They staggered so slowly that I blew by them and practically ran out.
EUGH!
Friday, March 26, 2010
The Erotic Anguish of Don Juan
Went to see this puppet show on Wednesday this week, and man, it is AMAZING!
It follows the sad story of historic womanizer Don Juan, as an old man being tormented by demons in hell. He has to wear some sort of spout encapsulating his penis, as punishment. He plays this up a lot, tapping it and waggling it to the audience's delight!
He starts with his birth, to a cold woman who was seduced by a horny bullfighter who then disappeared. He goes to become 'a man of the cloth' but falls in love. He then cheats on that love with a local showgirl, rationalizing it the entire time. He declares that the best thing is to love, and love many (rather than love one) and in the end, he shows that he cannot change, and the demons herd him back to hell.
The puppetry was astounding. They had four puppeteers, and they acted as well as performed with puppets. The set cut down, was climbed on, shifted, was a bedroom, hell, a burlesque, a church and a town square. There was a minotaur riding a tricycle, glowing red eyes, a 'golden calf' representing the father getting 'jiggy' with the bastard son in the town square, womanizing. It was fabulous and hilarious.
One of my favourite scenes was a pair of dogs (actors with dog heads) acting out dog courtship while Don Juan was watching. So funny and reflective. Also, they had three actors acting out the dancer Don Juan cheats on his wife with. One was boobs (wearing boobs on their head) one was legs (walking with a pair of legs on his arms) and one was a mask and arms, waving them about and holding them above boob-head and leg-man. It was soooo good!
I highly recommend this puppet show. Erotic and fun, light and yet meaningful.
It follows the sad story of historic womanizer Don Juan, as an old man being tormented by demons in hell. He has to wear some sort of spout encapsulating his penis, as punishment. He plays this up a lot, tapping it and waggling it to the audience's delight!
He starts with his birth, to a cold woman who was seduced by a horny bullfighter who then disappeared. He goes to become 'a man of the cloth' but falls in love. He then cheats on that love with a local showgirl, rationalizing it the entire time. He declares that the best thing is to love, and love many (rather than love one) and in the end, he shows that he cannot change, and the demons herd him back to hell.
The puppetry was astounding. They had four puppeteers, and they acted as well as performed with puppets. The set cut down, was climbed on, shifted, was a bedroom, hell, a burlesque, a church and a town square. There was a minotaur riding a tricycle, glowing red eyes, a 'golden calf' representing the father getting 'jiggy' with the bastard son in the town square, womanizing. It was fabulous and hilarious.
One of my favourite scenes was a pair of dogs (actors with dog heads) acting out dog courtship while Don Juan was watching. So funny and reflective. Also, they had three actors acting out the dancer Don Juan cheats on his wife with. One was boobs (wearing boobs on their head) one was legs (walking with a pair of legs on his arms) and one was a mask and arms, waving them about and holding them above boob-head and leg-man. It was soooo good!
I highly recommend this puppet show. Erotic and fun, light and yet meaningful.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Review: Cupcake from Urban Cakes
Yes, after maligning it for cost, I decided it was time to put my money where my mouth is. I swung by today and picked up a cupcake ($3.00) to eat and review.
The cupcake was pear-lime on vanilla buttercream icing, on a chocolate cupcake. The cupcake was physically gorgeous, two pieces of pear with a twist of lime zest. Unusual but delicious combo.
The cupcake itself was moist, and smelled a bit funny, like cocoa but with a bitter undertone. It tasted like cocoa but wasn't very sweet at all. It was kind of disappointing. The icicng on the other hand was delicious, sweet but not achingly so, and paired very nicely with the lime zest and canned pears. The chocolate cupcake left a funny aftertaste, but the icing and toppers were delicious.
Would I buy these again? Debatable. I sure wouldn't refuse a cupcake if offered, but the cupcake itself, devoid of icing, was definitely not thrilling.
The cupcake was pear-lime on vanilla buttercream icing, on a chocolate cupcake. The cupcake was physically gorgeous, two pieces of pear with a twist of lime zest. Unusual but delicious combo.
The cupcake itself was moist, and smelled a bit funny, like cocoa but with a bitter undertone. It tasted like cocoa but wasn't very sweet at all. It was kind of disappointing. The icicng on the other hand was delicious, sweet but not achingly so, and paired very nicely with the lime zest and canned pears. The chocolate cupcake left a funny aftertaste, but the icing and toppers were delicious.
Would I buy these again? Debatable. I sure wouldn't refuse a cupcake if offered, but the cupcake itself, devoid of icing, was definitely not thrilling.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Candy Review: Sorbee Chocolate Lovers Peppermint Patties
Yeah yeah, I know everyone's going to be freaking out about eating NSA--candies. But I'm here to tell you, it's not the 'shitstorm' everyone thinks they are going to be.
I bought Sorbee chocolate peppermint patties on a whim (50% off at Superstore) and decided once and for all, I am going to see how these things are. Using myself as a human guinea pig, as it were.
And? Well, the are wafer thin little chocolate and mint discs. Kind of like a York peppermint pattie that got sliced about 10 times thinner. The taste is not too bad actually, a little on the bloomed & stale side, but chocolately and minty. They don't melt very well in the mouth, so they are more of a chew than savour chocolate.
And side affects? None. I ate 6 of them with no issues whatsoever. The calorie content is 6= 180 calories, so they aren't really a low cal food, but not high cal either. Due to my terrible teeth and assorted fillings, I enjoyed knowing these chocolates weren't going to destroy them anew with it's appreciable lack of sugar.
At 50% off, they cost $1.24. Not bad, not great either. I will consider them in the future, when my teeth are giving me heck for my chocolate addiction.
I bought Sorbee chocolate peppermint patties on a whim (50% off at Superstore) and decided once and for all, I am going to see how these things are. Using myself as a human guinea pig, as it were.
And? Well, the are wafer thin little chocolate and mint discs. Kind of like a York peppermint pattie that got sliced about 10 times thinner. The taste is not too bad actually, a little on the bloomed & stale side, but chocolately and minty. They don't melt very well in the mouth, so they are more of a chew than savour chocolate.
And side affects? None. I ate 6 of them with no issues whatsoever. The calorie content is 6= 180 calories, so they aren't really a low cal food, but not high cal either. Due to my terrible teeth and assorted fillings, I enjoyed knowing these chocolates weren't going to destroy them anew with it's appreciable lack of sugar.
At 50% off, they cost $1.24. Not bad, not great either. I will consider them in the future, when my teeth are giving me heck for my chocolate addiction.
Monday, March 22, 2010
A Cleansing Fire
We took part in the annual 'Burning Away the Winter Blues' festival on Saturday, and man, all that pagan ritualism really gets the blood flowing! (metaphorically, not physically).
We gathered torches, flags, pennants and drums. We marched from the Paddlewheeler to Robert Service, sharing three well fortified thermoses of mulled wine, thanks to dear friend's apt foresight! It was actually quite chilly, even though this winter has been remarkably mild. My legs froze until we got to the fire.
The turnout was great, as usual! The effigy was this bizarre face with reaching hands, and it was quite spooky looking. I think I liked last year's effigy of the dragon a bit better, this one reminded me of fall strawmen set on fire in some witch-burning town festival.
The fire was crazy hot, I loved it until I swore I smelled something burning, like my jacket... And the next day my face felt kind of funny, like I burned it? We celebrated by writing down our 'blues' and putting them in Arlin's paper bag to burn. My blues felt rather mundane, and I'll be extra-daring and share a few:
Secret nemesii
Distance apart
Parental problems
Allergies
Bad marks on my master's papers
So, all in all, I hope those things get resolved or at least I can stop thinking about them!
We gathered torches, flags, pennants and drums. We marched from the Paddlewheeler to Robert Service, sharing three well fortified thermoses of mulled wine, thanks to dear friend's apt foresight! It was actually quite chilly, even though this winter has been remarkably mild. My legs froze until we got to the fire.
The turnout was great, as usual! The effigy was this bizarre face with reaching hands, and it was quite spooky looking. I think I liked last year's effigy of the dragon a bit better, this one reminded me of fall strawmen set on fire in some witch-burning town festival.
The fire was crazy hot, I loved it until I swore I smelled something burning, like my jacket... And the next day my face felt kind of funny, like I burned it? We celebrated by writing down our 'blues' and putting them in Arlin's paper bag to burn. My blues felt rather mundane, and I'll be extra-daring and share a few:
Secret nemesii
Distance apart
Parental problems
Allergies
Bad marks on my master's papers
So, all in all, I hope those things get resolved or at least I can stop thinking about them!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Allergic to Whitehorse?
Lately I've been suffering from a variety of allergy-related symptoms, and they are giving me a devil of a time.
I've scheduled a Dr's appt to get this figured out, but in the meantime I'm trying to sort out what exactly I am allergic to, and this is far more complicated than I initially imagined...
First I have a bizarre run-in with something at the Kebabery, enjoyed the food but didn't enjoy the crazy mouth itching that came with it... Then I had that same unpleasant reaction to a chicken wing coated in mild sauce at an art show. A muffin (delicious) from the Chocolate Claim also made my heart beat at what seemed to be an alarmingly fast rate, my face flushed and I felt dizzy and hot. ??? This reocurred again this Thursday with another muffin from the Chocolate Claim (history repeats itself) and I took a Reactine and got some fresh air right away, after I noticed my heart beating too rapidly. Still, what the devil is in these foods that I am allergic to??
These are all brand-new reactions and are happening suddenly and often. That in itself is quite startling, and has prompted me into action quicker than I normally move. I average one episode a week, and I still can't figure out what the triggering food item is. I am also a bit wary of green tea, as I think that may have triggered a reaction last week as well, but again...can't be too sure. Hmmm.
Maybe I am allergic to work? Stress? School?
I've scheduled a Dr's appt to get this figured out, but in the meantime I'm trying to sort out what exactly I am allergic to, and this is far more complicated than I initially imagined...
First I have a bizarre run-in with something at the Kebabery, enjoyed the food but didn't enjoy the crazy mouth itching that came with it... Then I had that same unpleasant reaction to a chicken wing coated in mild sauce at an art show. A muffin (delicious) from the Chocolate Claim also made my heart beat at what seemed to be an alarmingly fast rate, my face flushed and I felt dizzy and hot. ??? This reocurred again this Thursday with another muffin from the Chocolate Claim (history repeats itself) and I took a Reactine and got some fresh air right away, after I noticed my heart beating too rapidly. Still, what the devil is in these foods that I am allergic to??
These are all brand-new reactions and are happening suddenly and often. That in itself is quite startling, and has prompted me into action quicker than I normally move. I average one episode a week, and I still can't figure out what the triggering food item is. I am also a bit wary of green tea, as I think that may have triggered a reaction last week as well, but again...can't be too sure. Hmmm.
Maybe I am allergic to work? Stress? School?
Friday, March 12, 2010
Alice & Other Heroes??
I attended this show last night, expecting something entirely...different.
It was definitely avant-garde and edgy. So edgy that I felt like crawling out of my skin by the end of it. With music by The Longest Night Ensemble, the show was basically the full band playing onstage to film shorts. The shorts were book-ended by a whacked-out Alice in Wonderland story, so it went like, Alice, short, short, Alice, short short, Alice.
Let me tell you, the music was all very high-toned and on the thin side of register, so it was very eerie. The film shorts were nothing short of the creepiest interpretation of Alice in Wonderland that I have ever seen. I felt edgy and incredibly tense watching it. The sounds in the shorts are over-emphasized, so the taxidermied rabbit that dons a waist-coat and top hat 'screeeekkss' across the screen with every stiff artificial hop. He has creepy fake eyes and snaps his taxidermied teeth together at little Alice. Eugh.
Alice also gets chased by various animal skulls of every description wearing santa-type hats and eyeballs. Miniature coyote skulls pop out of chicken eggs as if hatching. It is all so insanely creepy that I just felt very unsettled the whole time.
It is bizarre and disturbing. There was also a short that echoed some very disturbing themes, like God=Dog that had a woman writhing in a bed, then clutching a doorframe frantically watching some bored looking huskies on a dog tie. I got some bad vibes off that short, that's for sure.
We came out of the theatre feeling like we were ready to jump out of our skin, and I told my friend, "I'm glad I was a little buzzed, and not high. My skin would be crawling if I was!" (Note: I do not smoke pot, and I was not driving that night. Hence the allowable buzz)
It was just... well. Eerie.
It was definitely avant-garde and edgy. So edgy that I felt like crawling out of my skin by the end of it. With music by The Longest Night Ensemble, the show was basically the full band playing onstage to film shorts. The shorts were book-ended by a whacked-out Alice in Wonderland story, so it went like, Alice, short, short, Alice, short short, Alice.
Let me tell you, the music was all very high-toned and on the thin side of register, so it was very eerie. The film shorts were nothing short of the creepiest interpretation of Alice in Wonderland that I have ever seen. I felt edgy and incredibly tense watching it. The sounds in the shorts are over-emphasized, so the taxidermied rabbit that dons a waist-coat and top hat 'screeeekkss' across the screen with every stiff artificial hop. He has creepy fake eyes and snaps his taxidermied teeth together at little Alice. Eugh.
Alice also gets chased by various animal skulls of every description wearing santa-type hats and eyeballs. Miniature coyote skulls pop out of chicken eggs as if hatching. It is all so insanely creepy that I just felt very unsettled the whole time.
It is bizarre and disturbing. There was also a short that echoed some very disturbing themes, like God=Dog that had a woman writhing in a bed, then clutching a doorframe frantically watching some bored looking huskies on a dog tie. I got some bad vibes off that short, that's for sure.
We came out of the theatre feeling like we were ready to jump out of our skin, and I told my friend, "I'm glad I was a little buzzed, and not high. My skin would be crawling if I was!" (Note: I do not smoke pot, and I was not driving that night. Hence the allowable buzz)
It was just... well. Eerie.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Review of Brand New's "Daisy"
My husband is a Brand New fan and introduced me to them when we were dating. I like them a fair bit and have an appreciation for their early stuff "I believe you but my Tommy gun don't" and "Me vs. Maradonna" are all really good genuine songs that I can get behind, as a fan.
Their newest album, "Daisy" is a marked depart. There remain elements of the original Brand New (low whispery sullen tones, bitter lyrics, strong vocal and instruments, crazy rising vocals) but it just seems...forced. For example, they could start the CD a bit off easier than having an interesting intro and then have it segue into a crazy scream, which almost made me drive off the road in the throes of a simultaneous deafness attack/heart attack. Jesus it was bad!
I was a bit soured for the rest of the CD, which has it's moments, but like the other great albums, just doesn't compare. At all. Interestingly, my husband who purchased the CD mentioned that I probably wouldn't like it, to which I went, "pfft what are you talking about, I like Brand New and their last album was really good." Yeah, he was right. I do not like this one at all.
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, unless you like being shocked by insane screaming early on in a CD. Boo.
The Urban Cake: Grand Opening & Sticker Shock
I was passing by the new bakery, 'The Urban Cake' on my way to TD (it is where the t-shirt shop used to be) and I thought I should check it out. I love bakeries, and am a huge fan of Cupcakes Etc. in Vancouver, despite an unfortunate too-many-cupcakes incident in which myself, my sister and friend became violently ill...
But anyways, I am always on the lookout for bright, gorgeous confections. The Urban Cake doesn't disappoint. It is a tiny, hole in the wall with a display case of various lavishly decorated cupcakes and mini-cupcakes, and brownies. I believe they do special-order cakes as well. I was ready to purchase a cupcake, which I believed to be around $3.00, which is on par with Cupcakes Etc in Vancouver (we bought a bunch of delicious day-olds for $12, and trust me, that was too much cupcake/sugar) so a pretty good deal, as far as designer sweets go.
I was eyeballing the case and then I noticed they were referring to normal-sized cupcakes as 'mini cakes' and the miniature cupcakes as 'cupcakes'. So...a cupcake-sized regular cupcake was $7.50!!! And a mini cupcake 'cupcake' was $3.00!!! WTF
Way too expensive, in my humble opinion. I have taken cake decorating classes and I am not a half-bad baker. There is NO WAY I am paying more for a friggin' cupcake than I would at Cupcakes Etc, which have fantastic varieties as well. Outrageous!
I am all for independent businesses...But right now it seems like having an independent business=gouging. Hm.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
You Wanted Good Schools and Friends with Pools
Vampire Weekend’s new album, Contra is something I’ve been listening on my way out to the stables. I bought their first album on a whim based on a good review in a newspaper, and man, this second album doesn’t disappoint! I have heard criticism that in this album, all the songs sound the same. That is patently ridiculous. I don’t even have a good ‘ear’ for music, but when there is a song that has that sound it just catches me. Contra has that sound.
Standout tracks? Well, their CBC single ‘Horchata’ is quirky and fun. It brightened up my morning, to tell you the truth! Also, jubilant and unusual ‘Run’ is something I am listening to on repeat lately. It just has that something that catches me and I can’t stop listening. I also highly recommend ‘I think ur a contra’ at the end of the CD, slower and a tad mournful, it wraps the whole album up in a blanket of bright sounds, strange lyrics and fun, assumed upper-class glory.
Friends, I have this CD if you are interested in a taste-test! I can’t say enough good things about it, if you are open-minded and into fantastical lyrics and instruments.
“I had a feeling once, you and I told each other everything, too much"
Friday, March 5, 2010
The Art of the Apology
Interestingly, I pre-empted someone's apology this week by apologizing myself (a communication mixup by a communication pro. This looks bad.) and then the person went and apologized to the person we mixed up himself! It was interesting. It felt nice to apologize and then have the other person say, no it's my fault. I'm the one who changed things at the last minute/altered our already-agreed upon final draft, etc.
I was used to apologizing and then having the evil person in command huff and say, yes that's right, you be sorry! (Perhaps not so crudely, but pretty damn close) and treat me like the dirt and road salt you curse as you scrape off the bottom of your pants. It's nice to be treated like a human being. Imagine, you are in an office with 5 other people--in other words, small. The boss and the manager are the only ones early into the office one morning, and the boss says, 'looks like it's just you and me today' and the office manager says 'well, what about Susan and office monkey #2?' And the boss just says, oh, them. Yes, them is right. They don't count. Bastards. I never apologized without feeling like I was debasing myself for a measly wage. Oh, and cursing them vehemently behind their backs. Ha. ha. ha....
So, in my pre-empted apology, I am not the bad guy. Work is not personal, it is work. We do our jobs (well?) and we go home.
Monday, March 1, 2010
There's Nothing Like You and I
Another weekend, another jet-set to the tropical climes of...Vancouver and Victoria. But hey, this time it wasn't for work, it was pure pleasure!
Visiting my partner in my most favourite place to live stirred up some memories and thoughts. I miss Victoria like crazy. True the weather wasn't awesome, it was kind of grey and a sprinkling a tad, I was wearing flats with no socks, and a rainjacket. Daffodils were sprouting and blooming, I wasn't wearing boots and a hat and life was good. We ate out, oh man did we eat out. Dinner at Pagliacci's (fabulous) then dinner the next day at the Little Thai Place (so good!) and then breakfast the day after at John's Place, where I had the special, belgian waffles with banana, cashew and gobs of whipped cream. Divine!!
Oh, my divided heart. It's hard, when you belong somewhere else but live here. It's like falling in love with a close friend, they will always be there but still out of reach.
Visiting my partner in my most favourite place to live stirred up some memories and thoughts. I miss Victoria like crazy. True the weather wasn't awesome, it was kind of grey and a sprinkling a tad, I was wearing flats with no socks, and a rainjacket. Daffodils were sprouting and blooming, I wasn't wearing boots and a hat and life was good. We ate out, oh man did we eat out. Dinner at Pagliacci's (fabulous) then dinner the next day at the Little Thai Place (so good!) and then breakfast the day after at John's Place, where I had the special, belgian waffles with banana, cashew and gobs of whipped cream. Divine!!
Oh, my divided heart. It's hard, when you belong somewhere else but live here. It's like falling in love with a close friend, they will always be there but still out of reach.
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