La Paella
Last night we met up with friends K & E at La Paella, a Spanish restaurant just down the street which none of us had ever been to. We sat […]
2 mom visits in one month
When I returned from Halifax last week, my mom came with me. She spent Saturday night here, and on Sunday I drove her out to Guelph. There she spent a […]
Nova Scotia 2021
I’ve just spent the week in Nova Scotia, my first time home since December 2019, and my first time anywhere outside of Ontario since January 2020. It was a quiet, […]
Re-liftoff
Tomorrow I’ll get on a plane for the first time in 20 months. The last time was when I flew home from Spain; I ended my blog post about that […]
Felseck put Tête de Cuvée in a corner
Last Sunday we drove down to Beamsville for the latest Hidden Bench wine club release. We made a grave error and ate beforehand — there were grilled cheeses, lobster & […]
9/11/21
It’s kind of hard to believe it’s been twenty years. Really intense, indelible memories have a way of shortening time, I guess. I still remember my colleague Dom standing up […]
An early preview, hopefully
Brother #2, his lovely wife, and (temporarily) a niece — the same niece we brought to school last year — were in town this weekend, transporting said niece to university. […]
Happy 3rd gotcha day anniversary, Kramer
Three years ago, give or take, we adopted Kramer. Year by year we’ve seen him progress in terms of how much he trusts us, and how affectionate he becomes. This […]
Re-Treadwell
We’ve just arrived home from ~48 hours in Niagara on the Lake. It was mostly for work, so we barely got to do anything else except…well, eat and drink. The […]
Return of the Black Tajima
Last night we made our first visit to an all-time fav since before the pandemic: Jacobs & Co. It was…just! so! delicious! Here’s what we had: A dozen oysters Caesar […]
