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And back in Toronto and off to Chinatown for some dinner after a 4+ hour train ride home. I had some yummy BBQ duck wonton noodle soup - Mmmm!
I also had a brief chat with the one of the two older Chinese men at my table. He and the other gentleman were speaking back and forth in Cantonese. I was listening but of course not understanding. I guess the one man realized I was curious about what they were saying. He started to tell me how they were talking about how easy it can to get a bit lazy and not practice your own mother tongue and forget things that should be important to your background. He also said they were talking about how important it is to keep learning, right to the very end, even just little things.
Very wise men indeed.
It's the Little Things 2.0 #54
I went to the Photographic Fair with my friend Michael and met up there with another vintage camera friend too who helped me pick out this beauty. The bellows are in good shape and it takes 120 film.
It's all loaded up now - hoping for a nice sunny day soon to take it out for a test run!
Thanks for the fun day guys! :)
It's the Little Things 2.0 #151
I met up with my friend Wyman for lunch and then dessert (La Vida Mocha from Demetries) and cappuccino. Always great to get together with great friends! :)
It's the Little Things 2.0 #215
I was in Kensington Market picking up groceries and sat down to take a phone call. The young woman here waas playing her guitar wonderfully and singing with much emotion and enthusiasm. She was really good! And obviously good enough to get someone's feet a-moving!
Wonderful entertainment and people right in my neighbourhood! :)
It's the Little Things #138
What better way to start the new year than to hang out with fellow photographers and watching crazy enthusiastic people jumping in the lake for a good cause! :)
It's the Little Things 2.0 #217
I met up with my friend Jan for a birthday coffee and a walk about the neighbourhood. Boy, was it chilly with the wind but the company was great! :)
Thank you for coming out to play today! :)
Hugs!
It's the Little Things 2.0 #270
I had found this half shot roll of film at the last camera show I went to with a friend. The container had a piece of tape on it indicating that only the first 18 shots had been taken ... in Mexico. Who knows how long ago and by who but I can't wait to find out! I shot the other half at yesterday's photo walk ... now we wait a week to get it back!
It's the Little Things 2.0 #340
I attended a lovely wedding yesterday with my friend Andrew.
It was a great day with a wonderfully sweet couple. Here's to many, many years of love, joy and peace to them! oxo
It's the Little Things 2.0 #344
... with a bit of colour.
When it's rainy and blah, you don't have to be!
It's the Little Things #210
Finally did a wee bit of holiday decorating today .... just having a bit of trouble getting into the spirit of it. It's weird, I'm having fun making gifts for friends and family but this is the latest I've decorated in years.
I wish all my wonderful Flickr friends a joyous holiday season! Thank you for all your support.
It's the Little Things #264
On my way back from the Leslieville Farmer's Market, I stopped at the Value Village at Queen and Carlaw and lookie what I found!
Funny enough, I was saying to a friend not too long ago that I wanted to find some of these. :)
Giddy up! :)
It's the Little Things 2.0 #67
"Remember - I asked for a meatball sub - but just a 6 inch. I'm trying to watch my GRRRRRlish figure ya know."
It's the Little Things 2.0 #183
This coming Friday, myself and my friend Michael are heading to Awenda Provincial Park to join Andrew, Phil and Geoff for a camping trip. Sean, Tony and Mary will be coming up on Saturday to join us. I haven't been camping in ages - looking forward to a fun weekend with my fellow photographers!
It's the Little Things 2.0 #19
And at the Gladstone for Contact this year!
Spotted this from the King streetcar this morning on the commute to work and made sure I went back for a shot after I finished for the day!
It's the Little Things 2.0 #336
It's 9 days until my follow up with my doctor about my sky high thyroid levels. I have been trying not to let it get me down and did more changes in my diet and more exercise since I got the news in early April.
Cross your fingers for me please!
It's the Little Things 2.0 #38
A pair of ladies chat on a park bench in the Beaches. We found a handful of these leather hearts tied to trees and light posts in the park here on the photo walk today.
Someone must have been trying to spread some love. :)
It's the Little Things Version 2.0 #3
Every year, for the past 6 or 7 years, we have a pair of oystercatchers who nest on our warehouse roof. The chicks very seldom survive as we are on an industrial estate and once fledged either get taken by gulls or run over by passing lorries. Every year when I hear their loud 'peeps' I despair as the whole process will start again. There are two chicks this year and on Tuesday, a workman alerted us to the fact that one of them was injured. We think it happened when it came off the roof (it is 22 feet high and concrete below). I went over to check it out and sure enough it couldn't stand up properly so I got someone to grab a box whilst I put on some gloves to pick it up. Mum and dad were none to happy with our intervention but it would never have survived otherwise. As luck would have it we are two minutes drive from the local PDSA hospital (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals). So I drove around with it in the box. Again another lucky break, one of the vets is an expert in bird wildlife and her face lit up when she saw our little fledgling. After giving it a quick check she was very confident of it surviving and also has a friend with a farm who could keep it when it is well enough to go there. Mum and dad and the other fledgling are running around our large car park and we are all keeping our fingers cross that the other fledgling will survive.
The photo was obviously taken without flash so the quality isn't all that. You can't really see how small it is - it was small enough to fit in one hand - it was so tiny.
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I know I've photographed the Hug Tree many times but every time I go by it, it just makes me smile.
It's The Little Things #3
Fun evening at Choir last night and oh so glad I packed an umbrella in the morning since it wasn't all that nice when we left the Monarch Tavern. It was nice to see the streetcar and get out of the rain and home!
It's the Little Things 2.0 #105
Whoo hoooo! I finished sewing the monsters today ... now onto the next step! :)
It's the Little Things 2.0 #353
After shooting over 500 bike bell shots, it's always nice to come across one that I don't have like this cheery number. And hooray for good timing of cyclists! :) *ding ding!*
It's the Little Things 2.0 #330
I was lucky enough today to meet up with my friend Frank for a city walk led by TBN (Toronto Bicycle Walk). The group went to Koreatown for lunch and then Frank and I went for a wander about and ended up in Honest Ed's. Love this place and all it's oddities and signs.
It's the Little Things 2.0 #186
So today is my grrl Laurie's 36th birthday. Tomorrow we are off on a mission to accomplish "36 Acts of Kindness" which will include things like:
Coffee purchases at drive through
Dozen donuts for fire house
Pay for a hair cut at the barber shop
Dozen roses for seniors
Tie a new soccer ball to the goal post
Tie a new basketball to the hoop pole
Homeless comfort bags
Tennis balls for dogs
Smilie eggs with chocolates
Care kits for women at the shelter
Work search puzzles for the waiting room
Hide bubbles in the park
And that's just *part* of the list! Whew! Wish us luck! :)
Happy birthday gorgeous - thank you for including me in your mission! oxo
It's the Little Things 2.0 #309
Okay ... I know I'm not twirling but there was nowhere to properly place the camera. But the skirt I wore today to work has swirls and that rhymes with twirl, right?? ;)
Felt more like summer today here in Toronto - whoo hoo!
It's the Little Things 2.0 #362
I had originally planned on making this yesterday and doing lots of stuff in Craftyland but it wasn't meant to be unfortunately.
But it tastes soooo good today! Mmmm comfort food! :)
It's the Little Things 2.0 #222
When I was a child I actually thought cuckoos went around spitting in bushes. And heavens, if I rubbed against it I would freak out at the thought on having spit on me. Now of course, I know better:-)
"Cuckoo spit is a white frothy liquid secreted by the nymphs of a sap-sucking insect known as a froghopper"
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Happy little accident when I found a piece of ginger I left on the kitchen counter had started to sprout!
I soaked it and planted it this evening ... we'll see what happens next. Got some information here:
www.wikihow.com/Grow-a-Ginger-Plant
It's the Little Things 2.0 #104
Very gingery - just the way I like it!
Now time for sleepy bye time. Night night and sweet dreams y'all!
It's the Little Things 2.0 #187
Yum!!!
I finally lost my "smoked meat virginity" at Schwartz's with Joann. I have had smoked meat sandwiches in the past but this was the first time I have been here. C'est magnifique!
It's the Little Things 8
Whew! I finished 26 shopping totes for the Spring Fair I'm participating in at the end of May. :)
Next - catnip blankies! Then onto monster mayhem.
Of course since I've never done anything like this before, a small part of my brain is thinking "What the heck will I do with all the stuff that I might not sell??" :p Wish me luck folks!
It's the Little Things 2.0 #329
Here's to making it through the first day back to work (and the 11-7pm shift at that) even though I'm still not 100% and still managing to make myself a decent dinner.
Egg noodles with pesto, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, mushroom, garlic, red pepper, brie and smoked salmon. :) Mmmmm!
Okay, a bit of tea and off to bed! Sweet dreams when you get to them folks!
It's the Little Things #281
More sketching for my upcoming project .... getting there bit by bit. :)
It's the Little Things 2.0 #99