Central, Toronto, ON

Gord and I had supper at Central at Ossington/Argyle. It opened in July in a former Portuguese bakery and they did quite the renovation!

“Summer and Smoke”, Crow's Theatre, Toronto

Gord and I saw Tennessee William's Summer and Smoke at Crow's Theatre this afternoon.

In a small town in the heat of summer—under the wings of an angel—Alma Winemiller, minister’s daughter, meets John Buchanan, the reckless and intoxicating doctor next door. 

As summer deepens—and their longing for one another intensifies—desire, duty, and convention collide, dangerously blurring the line between passion and ruin. 

Blistering, poetic, and rapturous, this rarely-staged 20th-century masterpiece is Tennessee Williams at his most heart-rending.

Butterfly Stitch Knitted Scarf

I knitted a scarf to donate using a butterfly stitch pattern. I found the pattern here. Once you get the hang of making the butterfly, it's an easy pattern.

I used a Caron Anniversary Cake Special Edition (the colour is Merry Maximus) and 6.5mm needles. 

I cast on 23 stitches (multiples of 10 plus7 plus 3 border stitches).

• Row 1 (wrong side): K1, P5, * with yarn in back (wyib) slip 5, P5 *, K1 
• Row 2 (right side): Knit all 
• Row 3: K1, P5, * wyib slip 5, P5 *, K1 
• Row 4: Knit all 
• Row 5: K1, P5, * wyib slip 5, P5 *, K1 
• Row 6: K1, * K7, lift 3 strands, K1, release 3 strands, K2 *, K6
• Row 7: K1, wyib slip 5, * P5, wyib slip 5 *, K1 
• Row 8: Knit all 
• Row 9: K1, wyib slip 5, * P5, wyib slip 5 *, K1 
• Row 10: Knit all 
• Row 11: K1, wyib slip 5, * P5, wyib slip 5 *, K1 
• Row 12: K3, lift 3 strands, K1, pelease 3 strands, K2, * K7, lift 3 strands, K1, release 3 strands, K2 *, K1 
• Repeat Rows 1 – 12 until your piece is the length you desire
• Row 13: Purl all 
• Row 14: Knit all 
• Bind off

8Mile Detroit Style Pizza, Toronto, ON

Monday was National Pizza Day and Yelp Toronto was offering opportunities for a free pizza this week at 8Mile Detroit Style Pizza on Charles Street (Bloor Street/Yonge Street) to elite Yelpers. I’ve been an elite Yelper for almost 20 years and happily was one of the ones chosen. I love pizza and have never had one of their pizzas so was looking forward to it. 

I stopped in for supper this evening. I got a Meat Love pizza (8Mile Cheese Blend, Italian Sausage Balls, Ham, Ezzo Pepperoni, Bacon and Signature Red Sauce). It’s a different style of pizza. It’s rectangular, the dough was surprisingly soft and chewy, very cheesy and the sauce was on top of everything. It was a very tasty pizza and three-quarters of it is coming home with me for lunch and supper tomorrow.

I'll be back!

“Some Like it Hot”, Ed MirvishTheatre, Toronto, ON

I saw Some Like it Hot this afternoon at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. It was cute and lively and there was lots of singing and tap dancing.

 

Winner of 4 Tony Awards®, including Best Choreography and Best Costumes, and the Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theater Album, SOME LIKE IT HOT is “a super-sized, all-out song-and-dance spectacular!” – The New York Times

Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, SOME LIKE IT HOT is the “glorious, big, high-kicking” (Associated Press) story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they catch a cross-country train for the life-chasing, life-changing trip of a lifetime.

And what a trip it is! With its irresistible combination of heart and laughs, song and dance, SOME LIKE IT HOT won more theater awards than any show this season, and was named Best Musical by the Drama Desk, The Drama League, and the Outer Critics Circle. No wonder Deadline calls it “a tap-dancing, razzle-dazzling embrace of everything you love about musical theatre.”

Mesh Knitted Scarf

I knitted a scarf to donate using a mesh pattern.

I used a Caron Anniversary Cake Special Edition (the colour is Opal) and 6.5mm needles. 

I cast on 22 stitches (multiples of 3 plus 1 stitches).

It's a one row repeat: K1, *yarn over, purl 2 together, repeat from * to last stitch, k1. Bind off in a purl stitch.

A DarkWinter Press Celebration, Epochal Imp, Toronto, ON

Paul Edward Costa hosted a celebration of DarkWinter Press authors this evening at Epochal Imp on the Danforth (DarkWinter Press is Gord’s publisher).

Paul Edward Costa

There were books by the authors for sale.

Mistake Rib Knitted Scarf

I knitted a scarf to donate using a squishy mistake rib pattern, an easy fun pattern.

I used a Caron Anniversary Cake Special Edition (the colour is Opal) and 6.5mm needles. 

I cast on 23 stitches (multiples of 4 plus 3 stitches).

It's a one row repeat: slip 1 knitwise, k1, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last stitch, p1.

Toronto Raptors 123 ~ Chicago Bulls 107, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON

Our friend and neighbour, Dawn, organized a work event for employees at tonight’s Toronto Raptors game (they were playing the Chicago Bulls) and invited Gord and I. Thanks, Dawn!

Gord and I

I haven't been to many Raptors games and it was a fun time. There was always something going on. Great to see the Raptors win!

The national anthems

And the game began