2023

Day 26 - BEVERAGE ๐Ÿ“ธ

I often get brain freeze from ice-blended drinks but I never let pain get in my way.

Two ice-blended drinks on the table

Day 13 - GLOWING

In these uncertain times, it’s what we hope for.

๐Ÿ“ธ ๐Ÿ“ Toronto Christmas Market

The letters P E A C E all lit up in a Christmas market stall

Day 7 - Panorama

The day we went, there was major reconstruction work going on around the Parliament. Viewing it from this angle hid the cranes and scaffolding ๐Ÿ˜‰

๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ“ Major’s Hill Park, Ottawa

Young lady in the foreground of a panoramic view of Parliament Hill on the left and the Ottawa River next to it.

Day 4 - Orange

There’s plenty more where they came from.

๐Ÿ“ธ ๐Ÿ“Major Hill’s Park, Ottawa, Canada

Fallen maple leaves in the park

I’ve been in Toronto for a good month already. Most days I am bored, crazy bored especially when my daughter has to go to work on-site. It’s good that my YouTube Premium subscription allows me to watch all sorts of videos without the ads. Frankly, I didn’t think I could use my paid account here where I am far away from my home in Manila. Anyway, I’m not one to complain.

I whipped up a batch of oatmeal cranberry cookies just because. I ate one and whoa, it’s good. Very, very good. It is crunchy around the edges while soft and chewy in the middle. It’s a recipe by John Kanell of the Preppy Kitchen YouTube channel. I subbed raisins with cranberries because they’re what I have available ATM. Here’s the link to the video if you want to try it yourself.

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This is the most delicious cookie that I have ever baked. That I used oatmeal makes for guilt-free eating.

It was my first full moon in Toronto this year and I was in awe.

When I am knitting and the heretofore aloof cat decides to make my birthday (yup, turned a day older today May 3rd) extra special.

Mila is the floofy and fat one (her sister Misty is quite the princess) and she knows how or when to turn on the charm. Ah, yes, she watched the video tutorial with me. Adorable, isn’t she?

And so I thought I got this jetlag thing beat… I’ve been awake since 2 this morning. Sigh.

A mug of hot coffee

It is said that the eyes eat first. When food as lovely as these arrive on our table, we can’t help but drink everything in with our eyes.

avocado toasts on a plate

My daughter ordered Avocado Toasts. chicken and waffle I just had to try Chicken and Belgian Waffles when I got here. The food was excellent as I expected.

MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 16 - ROAD

Come walk with me….

๐Ÿ“Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Walking path with Lake Ontario gently splashing against a breakwall