Posts Tagged ‘ Gerry ’

Day 5 Last Day – Live Below The Line

Day 5 Last Day – Live Below The Line

I wasn’t hungry when I woke up. I don’t remember my dreams. But within minutes of starting our day it was obvious we were hangry. Don’t know it? It’s that state when lack of food makes you unreasonably angry and frustrated with almost everything. We had it bad! And perhaps we let it show a bit more today because it was our last day! Food costs for day 5 =  $3.50 ($1.75/person) and we used every last cent today! Successes We MADE IT!  Some minor in-challenge edits to our food supply but we made it! Also our Live Below The…

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Who is this Travel Bunny?

Who is this Travel Bunny?

With the recent spurt of travel posts around #LexGoFurther, I have been sharing a fair number of photos of Travel Bunny, or the Travel Bunny as he is known to some. As a result, I’ve decided to answer some of the questions I've been getting from people who haven’t met Travel Bunny before.

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Leg 1 – Toronto to Kingston – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

Leg 1 – Toronto to Kingston – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

The first step of Lex Go Further – a Ford Escape was picking up the Ford Escape. Rannie was there when I got it to give me a run down on the Sync & MyFord Touch,  Hands-free Lift Gate, and specifically the Active Park Assist Feature  which I can’t imagine anyone wanting to try their own for the first time!  (But more on that later).  I got the car around 1pm, did the run through with Rannie and headed back downtown. That left me calculating the best times to hit the road in order to avoid rush hour traffic. Sounds…

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My travel companions for #LexGoFurther–A Ford Escape

My travel companions for #LexGoFurther–A Ford Escape

For the most part, I was alone while on this trip, but I did have some companionship during the trip. Gerry joined me for the warm-up leg from Toronto to Kingston, which meant once I got the car I had to wait for him to finish up his day before we could hit the road… waiting waiting waiting… I’d say I was patient, but I’d be lying. The Ford Escape itself was definitely one of my travel companions, too but I’m not much of a namer so it/she will be referred to as “the car”, the “Ford Escape”, “it” or…

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Solo Road Trip – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

Solo Road Trip – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

It’s hard to believe that at 48, after doing road trips all my life and traveling alone since I was 5, that I have never, ever been on a long-distance driving trip alone.  Never just gone where and when the road took me, stopping, exploring, turning left whenever the mood strikes. I’ve always had someone with me who’d say, quite reasonably, “aren’t we going that way?” I love driving and every time I get behind the wheel of a car, I get an overwhelming burst of wanderlust. But I have never owned my own car and every time I have…

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Chef Ilona Daniel’s Korean-Style Braised Beef Cheeks with Kim Chi Pancake

Chef Ilona Daniel’s Korean-Style Braised Beef Cheeks with Kim Chi Pancake

As I mentioned when I introduced you to Chef Ilona Daniel, I’ve been eagerly awaiting her dish since August. When it arrived I couldn’t wait to start cooking. The finished dish was fantastic.  A great introduction to the flavours of Korean cuisine and wonderful for those of us who know and love them. While we are very comfortable with the flavours and most of the techniques in Ilona’s dish, I was pretty nervous about making it right.  This was the first time we had a guest, Zach Bussey, coming over for the meal (more on that below), and I wanted…

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Snowmagedon and the Ford Blue Party 2013

Snowmagedon and the Ford Blue Party 2013

On Friday in the midst of the biggest blizzard of the year, so far, we bundled up and headed out to attend the Ford Blue Party, affectionately hashtagged #FordBlueTO, a big party hosted by Ford Canada in preparation for the upcoming Canadian Auto Show. A great group of people braved the weather to make it out and while the place wasn’t packed to the rafters, I was surprised at how many people did make it out given the weather and the location of the Sound Academy. Even though it was a Ford party, driving wasn’t really the best choice, especially…

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My Xmas Saints & Angels

My Xmas Saints & Angels

Inspired by this shot taken 5 years ago, we have taken to getting our holiday dining companions to pose with their chargers. Some achieve very angelic visages, some a little more humours, but they have all been good sports. If you want to recreate this experience with your friends and family, remember a couple of tips: 1. always pose after the wine has been opened, poured and consumed. Makes for more amusing photos and more patience all around (though occasionally fuzzier photos) 2. always use the chargers because A. they are usually a little larger and shiner than your dinner…

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Gerry sniffing the herb

Gerry sniffing the herb

In preparation for the next Chef’s #LoveCDNBeef series, Gerry and I visited Kensington Market yesterday to pick up some of the ingredients we needed to test the recipe. When we stopped for lunch, Gerry couldn’t resist hauling out the herbs again-and-again to taking big heady sniffs.

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Loving My Office Buddy

Loving My Office Buddy

Loving My Office Buddy — Originally uploaded by LexnGer It’s not often that Gerry joins me at the office, but this is one of the fantastic benefits of having him join me. Fresh lunch cycled in from the Home Office Kitchen. Complete with fresh pepper and parm. Thank you Gerry!

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Hiding An Evil Lair

Hiding An Evil Lair

Hiding An Evil Lair — Originally uploaded by LexnGer This collage/photo is of one of the 5 new murals around the great big hole in Allan Gardens which will be around for a couple of years! In early January, a big chunk of Allan Gardens (the part just north west of Gerrard and Sherbourne), was boarded up and the city started moving in large earth moving equipment and cranes. It was depressing since I'm used to getting a great view of trees and park as I head to work each morning and now I'm looking at great blank pieces of…

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Mind Meld

Mind Meld

Mind Meld — Originally uploaded by LexnGer The forceful kind.

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