January 22, 2015
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Bruce

Bruce

Bruce

Bruce, the cat formerly known as Milo, was at the vets for tests. I picked him up after work today. The poor guy has been experiencing ongoing digestive problems, and we’re trying to figure out what the underlying cause is, so we can get him properly treated. He’s 14 years old and he’s a really good cat, with a friendly disposition. Hopefully next week we’ll have a better idea what’s causing him grief and we can get him fixed up.

January 21, 2015
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Out for dinner with friends….

We enjoyed dinner out tonight with friends at Anatolia, a Turkish restaurant in the former Etobicoke, just a 10 minute drive north of where we live. It turned out to be an early birthday celebration for Tuffy P, whose birthday is actually this coming Sunday.

A big thank you goes out to our friends tonight. We had a great time, with great food, conversation, a brief history lesson, a touch of trivia and even some (sort of) fortune telling action.

IMG_2927We started dinner with a table full of appetizers. I can’t begin to tell you the names of them all – just that they were all super-tasty. For a main course, I had a mixed grill – a crazy amount of delicious food, especially after all the appetizers. It came with beef Kofte, chicken kebab, spicy Adana kebab as well as lamb kebabs, all beautifully grilled and served with rice, bulgur, yogurt and yufka, a thin unlevened bread.

I recommend Anatolia if you’re in Etobicoke (it’s located in a strip mall on Dundas near Kipling) and you’re looking for terrific food at moderate prices. It’s a great place to go with friends. We’ve dined there a number of times over the years and it has never disappointed.

 

 

January 18, 2015
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Sneak Peak

Here’s a sneak peak into what’s going on in my little basement studio. This is a new small painting called Ways of the World. This is just a snapshot with studio lighting, and the colour is a bit off. The broad areas of yellow are a little bit warmer that it appears in the photo.

ways of the world

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January 18, 2015
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A brief thaw

I didn’t even need gloves out walking the Newfs this morning, a big change from last week’s cold. The ice has mostly melted out at the yacht club. I shot this brief video…

I didn’t see the snowy owls (again) but I talked to some enthusiasts. I say if you’re carrying around a lens as long as my arm on your camera, you qualify as an enthusiast.

Seen the owls?
Not today yet, saw them yesterday.
Saw the pair just up here yesterday morning.
They were out on the ice yesterday. A bit hard to see out there.
Just the ones on the docks out here.
There was one up in a tree the other day.