Saturday, February 7, 2015

Restaurant Conversation

Daughter L (and her boyfriend) persuaded us all to go to this Spring Rolls asian restaurant.  They had implemented an all you can eat menu. It had a very nice, classy atmosphere, they previously had only an a la carte menu which served small, pricey portions. We were able to try quite a few items with an all you can eat price of $18.99 for lunch. Of course, we ate too much but we enjoyed it all, especially the bite-sized desserts.  Well, we ordered a lot of bite-sized portions.  The coffee was good too.  I forgot to take photos.

We were served by a nice waiter.  He asked us if we were celebrating a special occasion.  We weren't so I just said we tended to eat out too much.  I had noticed he had a tall, slim frame and thought he could have been a model.  He told us the edamame L ordered was his favourite snack food at the restaurant.  I teased him and said 'so that's your secret( to being so slim)!'   He laughed and admitted his 'slim' secret was that he hated all the food in the restaurant.   He said he didn't eat out a lot, in fact, he was more concerned with paying all his bills/debts.  I asked if he lived in the area and supposed that he must've finished all his schooling.  He had, which prompted me to suggest he could take up modelling.  He took it as a compliment but said he had nothing in common with those types of people. Then he was on his way.  It made me think it's hard for young people to find their way in life and settle on what they want to do.  More often it's not a choice, it's a matter of paying your debts and surviving.

Then daughter L got a call from a good friend.  She had just got laid off her promising first job out of university after just 5 months.  Stuff happens. 

Friday, February 6, 2015

Paint Party Friday - Winterscape

Welcome to Paint Party Friday. This is a "Winterscape" in my new art journal (8 1/2"h x 11"w) in watercolour pencil.


Thursday, February 5, 2015

Yolo

There was a massive  a 'feel good' snowball fight at the University of Toronto this week.  Here's the video.

I have a new acronym now 'yolo'.  I saw it on a website and son K calmly told me it means 'you only live once'.  They had used a fancy font, so I thought they just meant to say 'solo'.  Yes, there is another language out there these days!

I normally don't watch a lot of movies and definitely not the ones Husband M or son K watch. Anyway, this past weekend K suggested we watch 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop'. It is a slapstick comedy that his friend recommended and I felt I could stomach one of K's comedies lol. It turned out to be really funny and we all enjoyed it. If you just want a good laugh, nothing offensive, a feel-good movie, you should watch it. It has suspense, humour, even James Bond qualities. Watch Paul Blart Mall Cop (2009) starring the hilarious Kevin James. Roger Ebert gave it a 3 out of 4 rating. And there's no swearing!

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Prix-Fixe Special

On the weekend I met a couple of women friends at a Winterlicious 2015 participating restaurant, Oliver and Bonacini. I enjoyed my meal, unspectacular, but good enough.  It was freezing cold that day, although sunny.

This was the prix-fixe special I ordered:


Root Vegetable Soup





Seafood Penne




Churro Dessert

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Creative Tuesdays - Around the World

Welcome to Creative Tuesdays! This piece is done in my sketchbook (8 1/2"h x 11"w) in watercolour pencil. The current theme is 'Around the World'. Yet another fun theme from Michael!  The skies aren't really cloudy, it's my scanner.

Speaking of travel, a young cousin has been posting photos of her visit to Harbour Island in the Bahamas with close friends.  It brings back memories of a time we visited the pink sand beaches they have there.  Unfortunately it was just a day trip, maybe I could put a whole week there on the bucket list!  Are you a beach lover?


Monday, February 2, 2015

CBO - Chicken Bacon and Onion

McDonald's has a new sandwich, the CBO (Chicken Bacon and Onion). Last week I took my mom there for a quick lunch and the cashier mentioned it to me, so we decided to try it. The crispy onions add a lot of extra flavour, we had ours grilled with 2 small lattes. It's about the only healthy sandwich McDonald's has.  Then I got my mom an ice cream cone, she loves those.






Sunday, February 1, 2015

Sunday Sketches - Beachscape

A pinch and a punch for the first of the month, not to sound too corny!

Welcome to Sunday Sketches. This marks the first entry in my 'new' art journal/sketchpad. It's a beachscape (8 1/2"h x 11"w) in watercolour pencil. It's 'new' because it's an old sketchpad I found that son K used in elementary school. It was hardly used.