tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139069432024-03-18T19:45:29.503-04:00Teena in TorontoTeena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.comBlogger8488125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-91478102035912104012024-03-18T19:44:00.000-04:002024-03-18T19:44:58.020-04:00Book ~ "The Bright Side of Disaster" (2021) Katherine Center<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ifeaSb3l_cRyqiCVU8rwda7b68dtKCGZwpV92aOip3SKmzCRMnSjHrHgwBf3eN_c1KJ7KZBnvQ1cUvPaKGUNPjMfkTTZqV2d1KJQcefyTac228qX1qYPN4D8Tcyx3ktH0PCNcqna1TjaQOia2_lckoyadlXCg2GEK_T1EPRazb0X1b32PU-H0w/s500/57046087.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ifeaSb3l_cRyqiCVU8rwda7b68dtKCGZwpV92aOip3SKmzCRMnSjHrHgwBf3eN_c1KJ7KZBnvQ1cUvPaKGUNPjMfkTTZqV2d1KJQcefyTac228qX1qYPN4D8Tcyx3ktH0PCNcqna1TjaQOia2_lckoyadlXCg2GEK_T1EPRazb0X1b32PU-H0w/w129-h200/57046087.jpg" width="129" /></a></div>From <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57046087-the-bright-side-of-disaster" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> ~ <i>Very pregnant and not quite married Jenny Harris doesn't mind that she and her live-in fiancé, Dean, accidentally started their family a little earlier than planned. But Dean is acting distant and the night he runs out for cigarettes and doesn't come back, he demotes himself from future husband to sperm donor. And the very next day, Jenny goes into labor. </i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>In the months that follow, Jenny plunges into a life she never single motherhood. At least with the sleep deprivation, sore boobs, and fits of crying (both hers and the baby's), there's not much time to dwell on her broken heart. And things are looking Jenny learns how to do everything one-handed, makes friends in a mommy group and even gets to know a handsome, helpful neighbor. But Dean is never far from Jenny's thoughts or, it turns out, her doorstep, and in the end she must choose between the old life she thought she wanted and the new life she's been lucky to find.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Jenny and Dean have been together for a couple years. They are living together and engaged and their wedding is scheduled in a month's time. Jenny is also pregnant and ready to give birth at any time. Dean has started acting cold and one night heads out for cigarettes and doesn't come back. He's left a note saying he's not feeling it anymore and is outta there for good. Jenny goes into labour the next day and so begins her life as a single parent.</div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily Jenny has the support of her parents and a mommy group and she gets to know Gardner, her handy man next door neighbour. When her baby is eight months old, Dean reappears in their lives wanting her to take him back.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've read a few books by this author and I wasn't crazy about this story. There was far too much detail about giving birth, breastfeeding and the hour by hour routine of having a baby who is hungry and cries all the time. The story really went downhill for me when Dean came back and she let him move in with her. He was a loser when they met, he was a loser when they were together and he continued to be a loser when he came back ... and she allowed it. As a head's up, there is swearing.</div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-3055788715218801672024-03-18T13:30:00.030-04:002024-03-18T19:05:04.615-04:00College Falafel, Toronto, ONI moved to Toronto from Nova Scotia 37 years ago. My Move-aversary was a couple weeks ago and I celebrated today (better late than never!) by getting an east coast <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/food-trends/halifaxs-donair-the-tastiest-treat-you-have-probably-never-heard-of/article4257639/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">donair</a> from <a href="http://www.collegefalafel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">College Falafel</a> (at Ossington Avenue and College Street), my go-to place for donairs. The owners, Oljana and Bard, are so nice and friendly and they make good donairs!<div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNhWYq0nNwWyl_ywpjEkJLVwIQw9D7KOANmpV7maVZB0NtlqAmNUxPBKSK3Nes2_6-QTWmgYB7CzTR9O0g2ZlWH_mXEVgB_9AYiEzumFmvbdANqQp6Qu5oWDvZWHx5GukbFRJrg19X6D75BdoY65UesB7Y7en76clsSZCaQPIF3OUyTs3XCgcGQ/s4032/IMG_9511.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNhWYq0nNwWyl_ywpjEkJLVwIQw9D7KOANmpV7maVZB0NtlqAmNUxPBKSK3Nes2_6-QTWmgYB7CzTR9O0g2ZlWH_mXEVgB_9AYiEzumFmvbdANqQp6Qu5oWDvZWHx5GukbFRJrg19X6D75BdoY65UesB7Y7en76clsSZCaQPIF3OUyTs3XCgcGQ/w400-h300/IMG_9511.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTrwHSwCZTTukOMU5rDII6FEAenh5oggCSGr43clAVXBNvuw3dG9-kaRIbC7k-V06S10rWo1pxtFe9d-N7QO44NwCv-KMr15ceD91ZlU0qFn4htx9jzOEX6Jg8RZXv35HNfG4yMH5Cm7rgjsnWwnVaR4oB2unzwFZfDcaZ0OGddezcV3F-J6RaQ/s4032/IMG_9514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTrwHSwCZTTukOMU5rDII6FEAenh5oggCSGr43clAVXBNvuw3dG9-kaRIbC7k-V06S10rWo1pxtFe9d-N7QO44NwCv-KMr15ceD91ZlU0qFn4htx9jzOEX6Jg8RZXv35HNfG4yMH5Cm7rgjsnWwnVaR4oB2unzwFZfDcaZ0OGddezcV3F-J6RaQ/w400-h300/IMG_9514.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX1_NXz6MbyfOWvfrmAMQxgxqoAkpMhiNhtrMHVeo7jtEpGrctTxvryiYF-TsYVze6QFdvuARoqtwm-kgEFIbtMIhfU0GU0lXeyunZaaPPRRB3oSzhNFEOsubj4uxN6ExHPrkMGvJgrqh-BMrv-k2x8OGTbBx_JkHUWjIWD0N0xsamer4HBBJg/s4032/IMG_9518.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQX1_NXz6MbyfOWvfrmAMQxgxqoAkpMhiNhtrMHVeo7jtEpGrctTxvryiYF-TsYVze6QFdvuARoqtwm-kgEFIbtMIhfU0GU0lXeyunZaaPPRRB3oSzhNFEOsubj4uxN6ExHPrkMGvJgrqh-BMrv-k2x8OGTbBx_JkHUWjIWD0N0xsamer4HBBJg/w400-h300/IMG_9518.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-4a0W8yOT2WlZA5b5R3Y-Bj7yKOgAkfNT56aufuJ9fwZki2Lbyl4aV2IYAHAIta5S2eOpC7esojJkIUK_f4czvAzA4ub6qn4TfLBAKmC9h2fPnDG3Xc2hwEvKInW0XEEUMxXDqchdexjzvxPdZPZoLlGVOfn294PwxL5uVDaDA-lOswkcRIjiA/s4032/IMG_9521.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-4a0W8yOT2WlZA5b5R3Y-Bj7yKOgAkfNT56aufuJ9fwZki2Lbyl4aV2IYAHAIta5S2eOpC7esojJkIUK_f4czvAzA4ub6qn4TfLBAKmC9h2fPnDG3Xc2hwEvKInW0XEEUMxXDqchdexjzvxPdZPZoLlGVOfn294PwxL5uVDaDA-lOswkcRIjiA/w400-h300/IMG_9521.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOtCcL5R-yS83FHqlLQd-MpwOouvnxHLTJ7Oy9UKeyL7sScIZsVuTW48-Yt1cgt7JTVpdKL0Xphg7hEc5jJmPQ-Z7qt6yF07ZmIwKXL3TkbBQy7aB3LQWAdzSoFQmBXJJRvvKvJOu7eEbMA8qWdqrfsK-05D2QMtlFbUzlJg56pWDJxXLv69X_A/s4032/IMG_9524.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOtCcL5R-yS83FHqlLQd-MpwOouvnxHLTJ7Oy9UKeyL7sScIZsVuTW48-Yt1cgt7JTVpdKL0Xphg7hEc5jJmPQ-Z7qt6yF07ZmIwKXL3TkbBQy7aB3LQWAdzSoFQmBXJJRvvKvJOu7eEbMA8qWdqrfsK-05D2QMtlFbUzlJg56pWDJxXLv69X_A/w400-h300/IMG_9524.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are a wide variety of condiments but traditionally a donair has meat, tomatoes, onions and donair sauce. The donair is served in a pita pocket. The meat was good and tender and the sauce was tasty. I got mine with tomatoes (I'm not a fan of onions) and Gord's had onions (he's not a fan of tomatoes).<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTwa3CSZeht_jaJs41t73R1XyHhP_pvVRV1wdHxpgQ46CN4nuZxH1UHy4Gb1la3s4ga1a-l9HUgbpvG0WKKpOLRmiGO8Js7vy26MXisApqVJluegiHjOLaPfGc2QsXF3kSRRbkhFsvF_iRZKUFX82BioxmkFCkCUV-ODdJgMN0H-MNjwTd5Vp0A/s4032/IMG_9525.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTwa3CSZeht_jaJs41t73R1XyHhP_pvVRV1wdHxpgQ46CN4nuZxH1UHy4Gb1la3s4ga1a-l9HUgbpvG0WKKpOLRmiGO8Js7vy26MXisApqVJluegiHjOLaPfGc2QsXF3kSRRbkhFsvF_iRZKUFX82BioxmkFCkCUV-ODdJgMN0H-MNjwTd5Vp0A/w400-h300/IMG_9525.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLJ2eEb3_us2M7kySDib8I2SVKeRzVVVotkjsCRileVXRmw3kAKir7EgAAY2I1VCHR1zsL6-VM0Qt0UqFNLPyQy5DDElLSs5KbqJKTlDjRZVIsnphaocB5SyB7J-7zopccOI8SHRTRa0oUjrs2_8CHqsEz2T8mJVc2V5bGEEqxqCnOuMGLUhMCA/s4032/IMG_9529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLJ2eEb3_us2M7kySDib8I2SVKeRzVVVotkjsCRileVXRmw3kAKir7EgAAY2I1VCHR1zsL6-VM0Qt0UqFNLPyQy5DDElLSs5KbqJKTlDjRZVIsnphaocB5SyB7J-7zopccOI8SHRTRa0oUjrs2_8CHqsEz2T8mJVc2V5bGEEqxqCnOuMGLUhMCA/w400-h300/IMG_9529.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPYKmdjtv4b56EDdz9P3F_-HrOebZjRapm-XdjvDjTAj5YNbRYtgdYUalYy8JCs__ZDDDOpIZFNiwwydINmHLzCIO4TOCvwsg4Nr4AarMnhHioe0oGNDAgIMFeKZ7J2T8-V3bCXXKtSOI3wxN6WvaoPzyxexbcRj5HZXqxz38Q1MYAN7OEcYTqw/s4032/IMG_9532.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPYKmdjtv4b56EDdz9P3F_-HrOebZjRapm-XdjvDjTAj5YNbRYtgdYUalYy8JCs__ZDDDOpIZFNiwwydINmHLzCIO4TOCvwsg4Nr4AarMnhHioe0oGNDAgIMFeKZ7J2T8-V3bCXXKtSOI3wxN6WvaoPzyxexbcRj5HZXqxz38Q1MYAN7OEcYTqw/w400-h300/IMG_9532.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbl8micL_PqOwZmqIq4wf8wD6kkE_5X1STua3JVyb1Th01w_EdEEL93veCQdx0GyegoguzQppQKunoFX-B8P82UILiiKaHUk8gyGSBh7epJBt5S33zXNCDA7Z2vOp10e0qKmIMzO4fS1lAV_JukFbV_S3UTy5yQcuNqpLWzNcgy4qDLhuS-vv1Zw/s4032/IMG_9534.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbl8micL_PqOwZmqIq4wf8wD6kkE_5X1STua3JVyb1Th01w_EdEEL93veCQdx0GyegoguzQppQKunoFX-B8P82UILiiKaHUk8gyGSBh7epJBt5S33zXNCDA7Z2vOp10e0qKmIMzO4fS1lAV_JukFbV_S3UTy5yQcuNqpLWzNcgy4qDLhuS-vv1Zw/w400-h300/IMG_9534.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6unA2aFmOiG1sN7lU2AID4PZRC6oV6ffFXnxxObY2SiuXA8FibNM2Sr15-5Lu1IPk7mGhsLcwzyB3eer54JrLkmQYY7rJUkrdxZU6-i6THi7_AzNk9EJ7vReHEmkU9lcX7DUGUjCwDIiw5-UFIw8Ft1fd2jJhPGdmHgg4G71XdMts4Kz9ZOmf8Q/s4032/IMG_9538.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6unA2aFmOiG1sN7lU2AID4PZRC6oV6ffFXnxxObY2SiuXA8FibNM2Sr15-5Lu1IPk7mGhsLcwzyB3eer54JrLkmQYY7rJUkrdxZU6-i6THi7_AzNk9EJ7vReHEmkU9lcX7DUGUjCwDIiw5-UFIw8Ft1fd2jJhPGdmHgg4G71XdMts4Kz9ZOmf8Q/w400-h300/IMG_9538.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>As always, it was messy and delicious! Thanks, Oljana and Bard!</div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-86256963938705004572024-03-17T10:24:00.001-04:002024-03-17T10:24:10.455-04:00Twisted HatI finished knitting another twisted hat. It’s a fun and easy pattern once you get into the repetitive groove.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmsfySsqpCqjhQ4Lw3ijxRfj-bysj3FxM60vbL4FWaRdFpDDlZqwlgiGhfET0B9QTgZeVa0HQizpHXl0PhM_yYSXo2MZjDmWVMk77N_PrJE2DRJ00Id0QDmbw2RzalsIyUcsHYEHCG5SHW2gEv6VNntRhgSaT6gx7cVSTsDcq5qCDPvJAwI6Jow/s4032/IMG_9503.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmsfySsqpCqjhQ4Lw3ijxRfj-bysj3FxM60vbL4FWaRdFpDDlZqwlgiGhfET0B9QTgZeVa0HQizpHXl0PhM_yYSXo2MZjDmWVMk77N_PrJE2DRJ00Id0QDmbw2RzalsIyUcsHYEHCG5SHW2gEv6VNntRhgSaT6gx7cVSTsDcq5qCDPvJAwI6Jow/w400-h300/IMG_9503.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2oQ-lLkTznW_t5BvLzLKslJVBCXgewiycn1Ae0EY5EDWidqyv885ZlrE6R2C2tbFnaE8n78t-HCMwZCkg4SE4S5lc7kMKXVelMRnGT2LOszh8AeWIYYZla2PyCAt5ier-3rj9Uzv60H64ty5cQrv9hMwHoLGCodyfyfHGyn5QJwrjsBPhEc4gw/s4032/IMG_9499.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2oQ-lLkTznW_t5BvLzLKslJVBCXgewiycn1Ae0EY5EDWidqyv885ZlrE6R2C2tbFnaE8n78t-HCMwZCkg4SE4S5lc7kMKXVelMRnGT2LOszh8AeWIYYZla2PyCAt5ier-3rj9Uzv60H64ty5cQrv9hMwHoLGCodyfyfHGyn5QJwrjsBPhEc4gw/w400-h300/IMG_9499.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div><div>I found the pattern <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1025" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM5iXOdoOed0-f33U-REVlNEUyJG_iA02SvT7xq7Ltrrqga6t6rW1_1U06GXxh-5cGjlkrAgrmj2BczaFcN1RIa4_QLwdVaBYLSPqbjhqhguitP-0IkKZUsB1pDluQRSmUKabwla8ZjwzmfQWGxUhE-Q3fcWrq549Vq28luu1rGQagtZzNehJzw/w400-h244/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-05%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1027" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice9OQiSXpghvXXyQ6fmg-INMEAFmkQKs6AuamMyNqgPpaQjXXa0awbbdGtLqb8T2SsebsaRWvlGBY0cu3-66uHbUrW85yRpg9KcjW6RfSJ6NJZzk2fDb8P8WL5WRbWQlxIS9pDJM6o0-fcUNhRk-vsuOO-0hG6VQRMQWcoexunjNpDLAwpcj3nw/w400-h251/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-26%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Directions are for size small; changes
for size large are in parentheses.</div><br />
Hat circumference at bottom edge: 16
(18)" [41 (46)cm]; Hat stretches to fit 20
(22)” [51 (56)cm]<div><br /></div><div>I used 4.5mm
[US 7] and 5.5mm [US 9] needles and 4 ply yarn. <br /><br />
Hat is worked in the round on double
pointed needles.<br /><br />With smaller needles, cast on 90 (102)
sts. Divide sts evenly around double
pointed needles. Join to work in rounds,
taking care not to twist sts. Place
marker for beginning of round.<br /><br />
Ribbing Round: </div><div>[K1 through the back
loop, p1] around.
Repeat ribbing round until piece
measures 1½" [4cm] from beginning.</div><div><br />
Round 1: Change to larger needles and
knit.<br />
Round 2: [K2, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
90 (102) sts.<br />
Repeat round 2 until piece measures 8
(8½)" [20 (22) cm] from beginning.<br /><br />
Shape Crown<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Decrease round 1: [K2tog, yo, k2,
k2tog] 15 (17) times – 75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 2: *K1, yo, [k2tog]
twice; repeat from * around – 60 (68)
sts</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k1, k2tog] around –
60 (68) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 3: [K2, k2tog] 15 (17)
times – 45 (51) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 4: [K1, k2tog] around –
30 (34) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 5: [K2tog] around – 15
(17) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 6: [K2tog, k1] 5 times,
k2tog 0 (1) time – 10 (11) sts.</li></ul>
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread yarn
through remaining sts and pull to gather.
Secure end. Weave in ends.<br /><br />
ABBREVIATIONS<br />
k = knit</div><div>k2tog =
knit 2 sts together</div><div>p = purl</div><div>St st = Stockinette stitch</div><div>st(s) = stitch(es)</div><div>yo = yarn over</div></div></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-25552141503995194132024-03-16T19:30:00.001-04:002024-03-17T10:39:40.606-04:00The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, Theatre Centre, Toronto, ON<a href="https://torontosketchfest.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival</a> is back for their 19th year and there are over 60 sketch comedy troupes from around North America. Their opening night gala show was last Wednesday evening (March 6) at the Theatre Centre, which was in my ‘hood, and I was there.<div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_prF9fGy6_TFs1kjEqu6mejWJwiwUZf68ahAhXQYwKTeeagrmTKvVWBol-rxtJP14voh8Hu2ajoewAnWdFqM0xMTukMp_QhJ0evnZgtfoi-w0GQYkP0lOD1gVj2nK1t2bXCF2qMOcTXEzsXpiOwSse2mVrUBgNEWHysUxwzOC0Np4DSzw_u9HhA/s4032/IMG_9239.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_prF9fGy6_TFs1kjEqu6mejWJwiwUZf68ahAhXQYwKTeeagrmTKvVWBol-rxtJP14voh8Hu2ajoewAnWdFqM0xMTukMp_QhJ0evnZgtfoi-w0GQYkP0lOD1gVj2nK1t2bXCF2qMOcTXEzsXpiOwSse2mVrUBgNEWHysUxwzOC0Np4DSzw_u9HhA/w400-h300/IMG_9239.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoHHnx1PkTcqeK0kJXSVcnxK3rhMaY-ZQddjMUu7a1pnqsAc20PU4M9lB8BlI7wl6Dq-Vm5khpdXcrpetKmZ8R5iULKHjSHIHsWcHhBA5xhnza7zK2PlVvPkTmIUDB22JN7zeEaq0IFLldNf9s9VHxYIL30UEqRvOCkUBjyjDTUyFfF64Tv86sw/s4032/IMG_9242.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoHHnx1PkTcqeK0kJXSVcnxK3rhMaY-ZQddjMUu7a1pnqsAc20PU4M9lB8BlI7wl6Dq-Vm5khpdXcrpetKmZ8R5iULKHjSHIHsWcHhBA5xhnza7zK2PlVvPkTmIUDB22JN7zeEaq0IFLldNf9s9VHxYIL30UEqRvOCkUBjyjDTUyFfF64Tv86sw/w400-h300/IMG_9242.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br />It featured highlights of what was to come over the next week and a half … Cheap Wine, Big Chick Energy, Shohana Sharmin and West 2 West performed snippets of their upcoming acts. Funny stuff! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZG5Y_PqzV7FVJonGn8QmlzNwMkweozHL6jG6J6MoX9KQOgXAtMNC5UXAiZ-B_gmR3sPFAcKpHZgduARndBZUYouthNFHeWO09gMAthakLyMZv0wkxJ2S5znLsinixuNTPL9Y1NoQ09Mh2xukd2lenGb1BRkJ8yL2301l8dBNe4m7u9WS2i_n_A/s2777/IMG_9249.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2083" data-original-width="2777" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZG5Y_PqzV7FVJonGn8QmlzNwMkweozHL6jG6J6MoX9KQOgXAtMNC5UXAiZ-B_gmR3sPFAcKpHZgduARndBZUYouthNFHeWO09gMAthakLyMZv0wkxJ2S5znLsinixuNTPL9Y1NoQ09Mh2xukd2lenGb1BRkJ8yL2301l8dBNe4m7u9WS2i_n_A/w400-h300/IMG_9249.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BnFOrPdOlZP3DO42A5U_2cI5iXOdSqeMc3SnqoUXXKT-BwdPlEjKdyYgtiwTv7eAPfhwzJaNEsg6mzwE27w9LpjQ08HQxfA3VFD9Mv0QcyjX-VzlvsluxWnep2-zx4HqpwTNQMEtru27-LLieXTH8scllx1XRfJgqn3E1Xqg9-x-oA7sVfeJkw/s4032/IMG_9252.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi088ALGLQZyZhu-c80Y6Aud_GMCS4BScaBNMMfOowHoORE_KYGTAFtuTUIy34cQysFurnb03nBXspovnHCn1rmze1XdVQtFy5m_Z7rucPGnk0KaDt7O7RYgEv6LUC47F2XF3PdXoM5pCDAP5_5pWaAv68ac64CJyBKQPO_Rf8QaE46Sy8Noj4XoA/w300-h400/IMG_9259.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>And you could buy merch.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjWoVV-Qi8WhwQFpg_MQdROBycvRVapptq27M35LNFtUCLs5qq_CUxCypT_jGgdpumsJWaBGPLU4YzgW_3IFzTXTS59kacB4oEgCRRjdGETazT55SgIn-f8pA5IkipkEOZfMqhP6-w4bU76zPmESwimr2QeAFoYSHFCrdRZQzG4VoyyElpz_KTw/s4032/IMG_9243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjWoVV-Qi8WhwQFpg_MQdROBycvRVapptq27M35LNFtUCLs5qq_CUxCypT_jGgdpumsJWaBGPLU4YzgW_3IFzTXTS59kacB4oEgCRRjdGETazT55SgIn-f8pA5IkipkEOZfMqhP6-w4bU76zPmESwimr2QeAFoYSHFCrdRZQzG4VoyyElpz_KTw/w300-h400/IMG_9243.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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(GORGEOUS LOVELIES OF SOLO SKETCH) of Toronto. Some of the sketches were seconds long and others minutes long and all were funny with lots of variety of humour and style.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqh7gpbkjrXnPywGoF1qkO7wU4to8V5ZuZ-XFLxY32MtZQEOTdMqxm5vk4Pda8XIW1q4IMhbl8SuvprZx_owRTcfZfsoYSGgD2KYBOBw-QKxMEMPweK5HWqrFdC0nUBNzW1PIUHprPPWlge5bZBdUQWegZu3RNJrC5EA0nm_2zKLBVEw473EAIA/s3818/IMG_9278.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2863" data-original-width="3818" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqh7gpbkjrXnPywGoF1qkO7wU4to8V5ZuZ-XFLxY32MtZQEOTdMqxm5vk4Pda8XIW1q4IMhbl8SuvprZx_owRTcfZfsoYSGgD2KYBOBw-QKxMEMPweK5HWqrFdC0nUBNzW1PIUHprPPWlge5bZBdUQWegZu3RNJrC5EA0nm_2zKLBVEw473EAIA/w400-h300/IMG_9278.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPi83-quiKU3T5KCD2TNyhyibIrAeX90eQ-A6Xzr-qi74gBkz6fn39SMeQrMLrTjmlJLRvtKtMR1Lk9KZ98dnx3dWzPve9EcYqgMz_dTfMcxlFHo7Pjf0HVveF_iLwVFD9lrThvjroPFoJ9O5c6HEOcqSWIdpCqS9rlUdQfXLPlSWU74i7gCWAQ/s4032/IMG_9281.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPi83-quiKU3T5KCD2TNyhyibIrAeX90eQ-A6Xzr-qi74gBkz6fn39SMeQrMLrTjmlJLRvtKtMR1Lk9KZ98dnx3dWzPve9EcYqgMz_dTfMcxlFHo7Pjf0HVveF_iLwVFD9lrThvjroPFoJ9O5c6HEOcqSWIdpCqS9rlUdQfXLPlSWU74i7gCWAQ/w400-h300/IMG_9281.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNmaWzxYozPXfvhv8BZV5-EpuC3Yc0xpMETqAzM4aPA5fSQRSSGLwe5WghMSbSc5w_g6VIbZCHjM7FTlP8he4g5OHOmv8yzRrfhMBCgTpzgbFGRl2jto6YvA5YEm8di0Qr-tthKu4XSRPKzEcFRYmzgV049JAmevA4hzQPn6rd2q66ky6YF_o9w/s800/IMG_9283.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNmaWzxYozPXfvhv8BZV5-EpuC3Yc0xpMETqAzM4aPA5fSQRSSGLwe5WghMSbSc5w_g6VIbZCHjM7FTlP8he4g5OHOmv8yzRrfhMBCgTpzgbFGRl2jto6YvA5YEm8di0Qr-tthKu4XSRPKzEcFRYmzgV049JAmevA4hzQPn6rd2q66ky6YF_o9w/w300-h400/IMG_9283.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Friday evening (March 8) I saw Big Chick Energy of Toronto and The Foundation of New York. Both were very funny … the Chicks did indeed have big energy and I liked that The Foundation adapted their sketches for a Canadian audience.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2tyhIqz1XBO2-V24OX4FdwrYpHSP5Hf5JCM6HgT4znPfCSdAIHI6u0omneo2iT-3XY0G-eiLouuRdP7PwtuCjbRbzpkkEN3Zg_m9xiAI8MU-hOfSt-NrTX3fubvORidRZwQ-1GxcDQbhSjYRtMYLCaKo2dtdpfzxwSFOjqPny8Lh-3a_CZ8prw/s4032/IMG_9316.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2tyhIqz1XBO2-V24OX4FdwrYpHSP5Hf5JCM6HgT4znPfCSdAIHI6u0omneo2iT-3XY0G-eiLouuRdP7PwtuCjbRbzpkkEN3Zg_m9xiAI8MU-hOfSt-NrTX3fubvORidRZwQ-1GxcDQbhSjYRtMYLCaKo2dtdpfzxwSFOjqPny8Lh-3a_CZ8prw/w400-h300/IMG_9316.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWSZsFze1cgXpcdf_w_zvVjGRZ_Yo9wbv1snhzc3wexHG3x39aVZI_T-immU2xMKfuDp4M2Mg31_KbBR0JMJQDfuz1AJTunLYMwGWkTOwegvL6uVcBdsApEfB9jshiI6IvspCc3OemIIq-zO3ujd8JDzZU0OZM4vKrNzXazzKk1opoyn3R2rPVA/s1322/IMG_9319.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWSZsFze1cgXpcdf_w_zvVjGRZ_Yo9wbv1snhzc3wexHG3x39aVZI_T-immU2xMKfuDp4M2Mg31_KbBR0JMJQDfuz1AJTunLYMwGWkTOwegvL6uVcBdsApEfB9jshiI6IvspCc3OemIIq-zO3ujd8JDzZU0OZM4vKrNzXazzKk1opoyn3R2rPVA/w354-h400/IMG_9319.jpeg" width="354" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2YLlImMXrdeAJ6oL-1gi3Jp41AJMGSJcFyCwExKHR7wPleMDhkVIhO1nDXNjzUz-r2WFKOUKXciXZ4RYXPGEMTnvzr8IY64isFNEEN9YZkyTlDQ2qmm79SPL7_N5BN4yv5_RMJoKMCh8Nk9Gx-xl_gwGDRABG4_1mcGCkq1n30exR1-CPEOjLQ/s1170/IMG_9320.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="1170" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2YLlImMXrdeAJ6oL-1gi3Jp41AJMGSJcFyCwExKHR7wPleMDhkVIhO1nDXNjzUz-r2WFKOUKXciXZ4RYXPGEMTnvzr8IY64isFNEEN9YZkyTlDQ2qmm79SPL7_N5BN4yv5_RMJoKMCh8Nk9Gx-xl_gwGDRABG4_1mcGCkq1n30exR1-CPEOjLQ/w400-h208/IMG_9320.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday evening (March 9) I saw Young Douglas of New York and they were very funny. Also on the bill were Carson & Taylor … I’m so glad they are from Toronto as they were hilarious (it was the first time I saw a troupe receive a standing ovation in the four nights of shows I attended).</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0DaViBwCf6UIh3XaBVuzd5CWBh04BLIHNvvtBuo4sgY88McmR1wpMGLWKe2OnUkK5gI_M9lFsKOmh76JokoRXpa3otw1E095Y1YzE1v9Xg4P-2NYqC_vmB0PGvYuub-GyRyVHrQhaa3qu6RWrVwD760NeeufHTv6JaFA12NEK4cUn_9Ln-31jg/s4032/IMG_9349.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0DaViBwCf6UIh3XaBVuzd5CWBh04BLIHNvvtBuo4sgY88McmR1wpMGLWKe2OnUkK5gI_M9lFsKOmh76JokoRXpa3otw1E095Y1YzE1v9Xg4P-2NYqC_vmB0PGvYuub-GyRyVHrQhaa3qu6RWrVwD760NeeufHTv6JaFA12NEK4cUn_9Ln-31jg/w400-h300/IMG_9349.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzTK7mmZEXVF05gveoWPPMEIPfEMt6nQwpYeZ2l7v1Zf8o4uYUX4pafGYs3_X_XdB9HiI6HRT79Q7b3b8364VT8_i2yr_GHItcziPpQoOlFWmKWXnkfQ7kc0OoIhbau6IT2GwroOQzwL1UTJ8sxLJFg9j7VMlvAUiNAV4gnjQWx2LE911by2hcg/s4032/IMG_9351.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzTK7mmZEXVF05gveoWPPMEIPfEMt6nQwpYeZ2l7v1Zf8o4uYUX4pafGYs3_X_XdB9HiI6HRT79Q7b3b8364VT8_i2yr_GHItcziPpQoOlFWmKWXnkfQ7kc0OoIhbau6IT2GwroOQzwL1UTJ8sxLJFg9j7VMlvAUiNAV4gnjQWx2LE911by2hcg/w400-h300/IMG_9351.jpeg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7Yml5KyARSzt7J3DfFen8iFkCBYHzgKmt5qw4I9zxq4TTj5lHO2NVGKKLGVsk2LpD8s6vgiKX0AFXDk0inqUhd39SQqTZaw4k98YKqT16EysJLekbnCO1P0BrNCfDU2oF2XQDgIy2fSNDwiHGvm9iHHX4VGh64tccFalcWkpWitaUEtLWbN1bw/s704/IMG_9359.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="704" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7Yml5KyARSzt7J3DfFen8iFkCBYHzgKmt5qw4I9zxq4TTj5lHO2NVGKKLGVsk2LpD8s6vgiKX0AFXDk0inqUhd39SQqTZaw4k98YKqT16EysJLekbnCO1P0BrNCfDU2oF2XQDgIy2fSNDwiHGvm9iHHX4VGh64tccFalcWkpWitaUEtLWbN1bw/w400-h286/IMG_9359.jpeg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLIVXbN88yyt7zs7OBqsKTgfyGWF7h-ae_TH1xxdn56IfrJ-yIwoj-lUMaBLCt2Wn5SJdL_dV-_P1GeudvUbU8-hLIaO-jF_xK5fbOfRBy1ZX06hF06_qNv0QpLcZ1mNDYJqknW_xvk7_FbQI7frG2ycLy5h42PwIjWiIZhXaZ2UcRjdAGp3jhA/s757/IMG_9358.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="757" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLIVXbN88yyt7zs7OBqsKTgfyGWF7h-ae_TH1xxdn56IfrJ-yIwoj-lUMaBLCt2Wn5SJdL_dV-_P1GeudvUbU8-hLIaO-jF_xK5fbOfRBy1ZX06hF06_qNv0QpLcZ1mNDYJqknW_xvk7_FbQI7frG2ycLy5h42PwIjWiIZhXaZ2UcRjdAGp3jhA/w400-h376/IMG_9358.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last evening Gord and I saw “B.O.A.T.S. (Based on a True Story)” of New York and they were very funny. Also on the bill was “The NDN Act” … there were lots of laughs from the audience but I found most of their stuff went over my head and I didn’t get it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVQQc5dLeEcNT8H3rtLPcFErqrkk4tt58TQnvKz942otvlOrGlt5EnMhWTdsItcdshVOZd7-weXlHwXvrTwME2CAeJaKYtGnHO4KOL6tkI3TXFHOLRp1ppR4d6IXhgnY9ueNU_cmLNiPkzoDOMqejja9uDLdk-NXUUUiccdBmCb31QnQZ2Sg-Jg/s4032/IMG_9468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVQQc5dLeEcNT8H3rtLPcFErqrkk4tt58TQnvKz942otvlOrGlt5EnMhWTdsItcdshVOZd7-weXlHwXvrTwME2CAeJaKYtGnHO4KOL6tkI3TXFHOLRp1ppR4d6IXhgnY9ueNU_cmLNiPkzoDOMqejja9uDLdk-NXUUUiccdBmCb31QnQZ2Sg-Jg/w400-h300/IMG_9468.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56M-8_ciXPASCE4ZoyCJAkENmx4iegFducgUo15YVlSVpic4OjcIUwmI2JmSOgVQilzj1WPOISkgrPvB_BFaQFUanZ7YbHQHYp2kb0NBcYTPkqM9I9XgD6Mvb3tTFgq9wGYH0k4-NPXsd9XaR1O-It-jr9WooLiui1jJc_AMyuX34qG6MO1Apmg/s1116/IMG_9472.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1116" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56M-8_ciXPASCE4ZoyCJAkENmx4iegFducgUo15YVlSVpic4OjcIUwmI2JmSOgVQilzj1WPOISkgrPvB_BFaQFUanZ7YbHQHYp2kb0NBcYTPkqM9I9XgD6Mvb3tTFgq9wGYH0k4-NPXsd9XaR1O-It-jr9WooLiui1jJc_AMyuX34qG6MO1Apmg/w400-h224/IMG_9472.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRI3ISr08cinvP5L2cVbmu62ENtaUsx7v0k6kTSVD6dZElwaNw_n-_FgdvjpUVr-jk8pdMwH6xcf7C50c1tNTWecEHbfpHFljq43w955YeTJsFPUsjeY-Mgu67ttohihIiHKh6wN0Co0yjUsLz5aDnyUxCRQ6hA-Y28GkJnSGzpLY8hLFoDYvvPg/s4032/IMG_9476.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRI3ISr08cinvP5L2cVbmu62ENtaUsx7v0k6kTSVD6dZElwaNw_n-_FgdvjpUVr-jk8pdMwH6xcf7C50c1tNTWecEHbfpHFljq43w955YeTJsFPUsjeY-Mgu67ttohihIiHKh6wN0Co0yjUsLz5aDnyUxCRQ6hA-Y28GkJnSGzpLY8hLFoDYvvPg/w400-h300/IMG_9476.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzMS46IZysfJra5WUxTm8YsxysO69TeT0B_w7WoFqDyIeW-MiFKm1Rr6R7_6xsFywLxvmoqkjvWFAFMHcezOSEESf4LR89apn4QIsptSzrrLA530Q5JKbljzL3sLeud18Ttil1KCgZAaRR2l_RgTdtUGTdz3svwb9hTv14DIWfN7Ngqzp3SpdIg/s1116/IMG_9471.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1116" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzMS46IZysfJra5WUxTm8YsxysO69TeT0B_w7WoFqDyIeW-MiFKm1Rr6R7_6xsFywLxvmoqkjvWFAFMHcezOSEESf4LR89apn4QIsptSzrrLA530Q5JKbljzL3sLeud18Ttil1KCgZAaRR2l_RgTdtUGTdz3svwb9hTv14DIWfN7Ngqzp3SpdIg/w400-h272/IMG_9471.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stopped in for a photo opp before we left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibd_UMEk6L6nQWMDuazdKlx3ePwz3KxR97iq22TvoyBljwHNnCUX_37xbBPdBXFZSCZ5MKem6tQyHXjMnEuA8HHqvLJliAop3ytp9nmP57ltourk430-ZmU_UD-RsZM2J3XGUr8bebfKnK8b7O-AIml-y8PZevYgzaxhDvw9vi3IVqgnuohhL9hQ/s4032/IMG_9460.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibd_UMEk6L6nQWMDuazdKlx3ePwz3KxR97iq22TvoyBljwHNnCUX_37xbBPdBXFZSCZ5MKem6tQyHXjMnEuA8HHqvLJliAop3ytp9nmP57ltourk430-ZmU_UD-RsZM2J3XGUr8bebfKnK8b7O-AIml-y8PZevYgzaxhDvw9vi3IVqgnuohhL9hQ/s320/IMG_9460.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>This evening Gord and I saw West 2 West … I’m glad they are local as they were crazy funny and I’d like to see them again. Also on the bill was Lemon Pepper and Sazón Comedy from Virginia and they were very funny.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ93Hlma5tK6z89UEQ_7z6K7VNNcezpcLW0j-sc1ZQeggGZ4nGI4Bca4llHoXCuAC3dgH6PQA0WyuTxSbId9oRcY7LA_3-56mPumezriVTJ7fsCZCAzfwA4Niq4bK8X28Ma3eAARmiZ5h66dAzEuk1eVMW4xvKy7pTMxFE17vFQMMmEkKDTSqH1A/s4032/IMG_9480.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ93Hlma5tK6z89UEQ_7z6K7VNNcezpcLW0j-sc1ZQeggGZ4nGI4Bca4llHoXCuAC3dgH6PQA0WyuTxSbId9oRcY7LA_3-56mPumezriVTJ7fsCZCAzfwA4Niq4bK8X28Ma3eAARmiZ5h66dAzEuk1eVMW4xvKy7pTMxFE17vFQMMmEkKDTSqH1A/w400-h300/IMG_9480.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMrd9UNhxcFKoUDLjZvgAVDpiJMtsf3aDuhQj5uu0yQQj7iwCFicWGVw0Xhg1GyJp74yJlZ108hc9xZpIs772BHJ7lAXdiRZgOd4d-38eiy0LlEFanrNGJOo8eRTYUHyCHegQMhDLU_ZKOQmt0HCI9OOcug8P1B_7Mey-OAVEbQR523BmZE0Ddw/s4032/IMG_9481.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDBKDljiYr8dwaCx206GJNgxp2ZTYeOSBXUFjniBdbMoEXUObHT4Am3cmIlJiraRb5zrBF3if5AdWS4T7PbqOzZ-4GQdTp6Yuo_HoQ518_CjEkEyQsjO-vR-ERzjMZ9dYzCCN1BQGe7gPVIY1CywaaCgE1h-jNZl0NAaTXJeH6snHbteGNrj7qw/w131-h200/194028309.jpg" width="131" /></a></div>From <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194028309-keanu-reeves-is-not-in-love-with-you" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> ~ <i>Online romance fraud is a problem across the globe. It causes financial and emotional devastation, yet many people refuse to take it seriously.</i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>This is the story of one middle-aged woman in a cardigan determined to understand this growing phenomenon. No other woman has had so many online romances – from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William – and Becky Holmes is a favourite among peacekeeping soldiers and oil rig workers who desperately need iTunes vouchers. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>By winding up scammers and investigating the truth behind their profiles, Becky shines a revealing, revolting and hilarious light on a very shady corner of the internet. Featuring first-hand accounts of victims, examples of scripts used by fraudsters, a look into the psychology of fraud and of course plenty of Becky’s hysterical interactions with scammers, this is a must-read for anyone who needs a reminder that Keanu Reeves is NOT in love with them.</i><div><br /></div><div>Every day I get creepy messages from strangers and "celebrities" on Instagram and friend requests on Facebook and I automatically delete them because I know they are from scammers. And that's what lead this author down the path to write this book ... she was bored and started responding to messages on <a href="https://twitter.com/deathtospinach" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and reposting them.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>This book is about online romance fraud and covers various topics such as what it is, how to know if you are being scammed, who is doing it, how friends and family may look upon you if have been scammed, what to do about it and more. The author includes stories of women who have been taken in and the strategies of the scammers are very similar (for example, the scammer "works" someplace where they are hard to reach like on an oil rig, they are taking care of family members, they are widowers, etc.). I know I'll never fall for one of these scams and send lots of money but scammers are smart and trained and usually the people who fall for it are in a bad place emotionally and are ripe for the picking.</div><div><br /></div><div>I found this book interesting and I liked the writing style. Yes, it's a serious topic but the author uses humour and honesty. It's obvious she has done a lot of research and she includes screenshots of conversations she's had where she is leading the scammers on and they usually don't even realize she is writing gibberish to them. As a head's up, there is swearing.</div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-78268686313492692612024-03-14T22:00:00.000-04:002024-03-15T10:04:45.703-04:00Twisted HatI finished knitting another twisted hat. It’s a fun and easy pattern once you get into the repetitive groove.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCqmJDRg6vOjpW6bQ4lA1nu7hrx7tjDIcq_81_rikFDRxJGB4EjvbFRn42s0XtqI9pEUJgKHgHiSiZUice64X67B4iScb7iNWKrxfttTMF744kpHqlWrWRy06Dk2gzxQJmv6NsYhRTZp-paRRi79ru9RrbUSXdHCe342Lk6EFY0Htg6R3qOIWhw/s4032/IMG_9453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCqmJDRg6vOjpW6bQ4lA1nu7hrx7tjDIcq_81_rikFDRxJGB4EjvbFRn42s0XtqI9pEUJgKHgHiSiZUice64X67B4iScb7iNWKrxfttTMF744kpHqlWrWRy06Dk2gzxQJmv6NsYhRTZp-paRRi79ru9RrbUSXdHCe342Lk6EFY0Htg6R3qOIWhw/w400-h300/IMG_9453.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0xB38sEYvC9yI6UTb_-OWEL0XUYeFgF6yvxQIdK0Pn198zT3k8YwmclDADVarDsZE5Dct5yf_cnyusIuTJtzgbsPw3jaJacDOGkevSNVnmahe9nG6VNnzb2zvs9qj94JyZQ0j8N4rU7wMGVaIErF2IGiF21y7SczOA1SyqDsl1BZo1g325yhMw/s3897/IMG_9454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2923" data-original-width="3897" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0xB38sEYvC9yI6UTb_-OWEL0XUYeFgF6yvxQIdK0Pn198zT3k8YwmclDADVarDsZE5Dct5yf_cnyusIuTJtzgbsPw3jaJacDOGkevSNVnmahe9nG6VNnzb2zvs9qj94JyZQ0j8N4rU7wMGVaIErF2IGiF21y7SczOA1SyqDsl1BZo1g325yhMw/w400-h300/IMG_9454.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><div>I found the pattern <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1025" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM5iXOdoOed0-f33U-REVlNEUyJG_iA02SvT7xq7Ltrrqga6t6rW1_1U06GXxh-5cGjlkrAgrmj2BczaFcN1RIa4_QLwdVaBYLSPqbjhqhguitP-0IkKZUsB1pDluQRSmUKabwla8ZjwzmfQWGxUhE-Q3fcWrq549Vq28luu1rGQagtZzNehJzw/w400-h244/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-05%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1027" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice9OQiSXpghvXXyQ6fmg-INMEAFmkQKs6AuamMyNqgPpaQjXXa0awbbdGtLqb8T2SsebsaRWvlGBY0cu3-66uHbUrW85yRpg9KcjW6RfSJ6NJZzk2fDb8P8WL5WRbWQlxIS9pDJM6o0-fcUNhRk-vsuOO-0hG6VQRMQWcoexunjNpDLAwpcj3nw/w400-h251/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-26%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Directions are for size small; changes
for size large are in parentheses.</div><br />
Hat circumference at bottom edge: 16
(18)" [41 (46)cm]; Hat stretches to fit 20
(22)” [51 (56)cm]<div><br /></div><div>I used 4.5mm
[US 7] and 5.5mm [US 9] needles and 4 ply yarn. <br /><br />
Hat is worked in the round on double
pointed needles.<br /><br />With smaller needles, cast on 90 (102)
sts. Divide sts evenly around double
pointed needles. Join to work in rounds,
taking care not to twist sts. Place
marker for beginning of round.<br /><br />
Ribbing Round: </div><div>[K1 through the back
loop, p1] around.
Repeat ribbing round until piece
measures 1½" [4cm] from beginning.</div><div><br />
Round 1: Change to larger needles and
knit.<br />
Round 2: [K2, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
90 (102) sts.<br />
Repeat round 2 until piece measures 8
(8½)" [20 (22) cm] from beginning.<br /><br />
Shape Crown<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Decrease round 1: [K2tog, yo, k2,
k2tog] 15 (17) times – 75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 2: *K1, yo, [k2tog]
twice; repeat from * around – 60 (68)
sts</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k1, k2tog] around –
60 (68) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 3: [K2, k2tog] 15 (17)
times – 45 (51) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 4: [K1, k2tog] around –
30 (34) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 5: [K2tog] around – 15
(17) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 6: [K2tog, k1] 5 times,
k2tog 0 (1) time – 10 (11) sts.</li></ul>
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread yarn
through remaining sts and pull to gather.
Secure end. Weave in ends.<br /><br />
ABBREVIATIONS<br />
k = knit</div><div>k2tog =
knit 2 sts together</div><div>p = purl</div><div>St st = Stockinette stitch</div><div>st(s) = stitch(es)</div><div>yo = yarn over</div></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-90465655107238014922024-03-13T14:00:00.022-04:002024-03-13T16:01:29.658-04:00bb.q Chicken, Toronto, ONGord and I checked out <a href="https://bbqchickenca.com/ontario/toronto/49-liberty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bb.q Chicken</a>, a Korean restaurant that open in Liberty Village (E Liberty and Strachan) about five months ago, for lunch today. <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Hz_azJYtV1hQCQvWtuWAmEMHJYGZJk7Br7hTkKSyR2kqEUsE8qEkLrLd-9saXXDDU79yyiKGLsMJL5ufaA29Rmi8tcSfp2DTjigBHORjPGyXG2hriWhRmPO4KX0YUCpHS8soN9B-k9-KXuSEbGOdo7L2np6sVHO_wiWTMkdnMGvhFWN9GvjLsw/s4032/IMG_9441.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Hz_azJYtV1hQCQvWtuWAmEMHJYGZJk7Br7hTkKSyR2kqEUsE8qEkLrLd-9saXXDDU79yyiKGLsMJL5ufaA29Rmi8tcSfp2DTjigBHORjPGyXG2hriWhRmPO4KX0YUCpHS8soN9B-k9-KXuSEbGOdo7L2np6sVHO_wiWTMkdnMGvhFWN9GvjLsw/w400-h300/IMG_9441.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxklBMFP8b0Lob59vjDqy2pm9ukCZeF2PJrEobeEoG7NiI-WUppdWq2_tUaP0E1S_mh_SFtPO6Jdyybr2_kvzNspGHzRPk7dSw0eUOixwYqufp1mowS91__xVm1CCxh_cPBHNc2RwZBPlKv9eA5AV_VEN2vXkoHhyphenhyphenyuXkU48i0ESezcYndO2OSZw/s4032/IMG_9428.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxklBMFP8b0Lob59vjDqy2pm9ukCZeF2PJrEobeEoG7NiI-WUppdWq2_tUaP0E1S_mh_SFtPO6Jdyybr2_kvzNspGHzRPk7dSw0eUOixwYqufp1mowS91__xVm1CCxh_cPBHNc2RwZBPlKv9eA5AV_VEN2vXkoHhyphenhyphenyuXkU48i0ESezcYndO2OSZw/w400-h300/IMG_9428.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvSkn929hubctx9evvQxYUDz3OxBVJImFmdtLcKLUkxXNgNTx2KVyaF0T4v7Ri0XUEE6RznFR-g7rkoNM3Sp9YybzZ0nWsfOasQ_wyw_OiXbRcBU_1dfSHZ-mprQWuxZkMA8uxRvtva9Wk0zdVjaiURaSK4VN8QMAQ0HqL_XgK-JxLuGwgN0JqA/s4032/IMG_9430.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvSkn929hubctx9evvQxYUDz3OxBVJImFmdtLcKLUkxXNgNTx2KVyaF0T4v7Ri0XUEE6RznFR-g7rkoNM3Sp9YybzZ0nWsfOasQ_wyw_OiXbRcBU_1dfSHZ-mprQWuxZkMA8uxRvtva9Wk0zdVjaiURaSK4VN8QMAQ0HqL_XgK-JxLuGwgN0JqA/w400-h300/IMG_9430.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2vXB_WkH7tZ1w-Wsg9vqNMmbwbq2PfVp4LPn3Ovd8dC8bOALgOVzdE0kdpUguVZ5XmrCkW8tO-TBB6BXCO3M3XDXjuaJgqLWmOB6jcKGaJZvo645ixdwToDPaetlzzER1ZduDOk2aG25JtDdUr9pCfr9-MrZCDUCkcSFhKca8CY3jlHmTkZ-0A/s4032/IMG_9432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2vXB_WkH7tZ1w-Wsg9vqNMmbwbq2PfVp4LPn3Ovd8dC8bOALgOVzdE0kdpUguVZ5XmrCkW8tO-TBB6BXCO3M3XDXjuaJgqLWmOB6jcKGaJZvo645ixdwToDPaetlzzER1ZduDOk2aG25JtDdUr9pCfr9-MrZCDUCkcSFhKca8CY3jlHmTkZ-0A/w400-h300/IMG_9432.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I ordered Golden Fried Chicken. There were 13 big wings and I took half home. They were hot and juicy and there was a bit of spice in the batter and I’d get them again. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBIOQ6ll3_ZBTobfgdsvRxWY7cOSVHm2DQLpIz6ZvVPzRXtzEewtXj-UiYS9dJoD8Fkoe6iucMOjPeXv6EAKpfLDuCvy95e3kTEK2bBBqSeV2joGgW0ok_nUYcgrFIaQQxmHO6VyndFI0_n7DEKOT-fL1T9FuvHvc_wD1KN_gXcipJyMAMNKBuA/s4032/IMG_9439.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBIOQ6ll3_ZBTobfgdsvRxWY7cOSVHm2DQLpIz6ZvVPzRXtzEewtXj-UiYS9dJoD8Fkoe6iucMOjPeXv6EAKpfLDuCvy95e3kTEK2bBBqSeV2joGgW0ok_nUYcgrFIaQQxmHO6VyndFI0_n7DEKOT-fL1T9FuvHvc_wD1KN_gXcipJyMAMNKBuA/w400-h300/IMG_9439.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTL-DKotDxMqWVwm0B5Wx29c7k1BUieqp4jKfT-lVWijDNLdWmpLc7IBGRoIw7T1MX4mC5585IlG0MtHluQj85f7Y-3199kHjkWTtbbCmmypad1vT_1C0NMOqjCglnbesmVfN9l-UXu3kXJqa3Kq-FQhQN5F3AEtnTp1CoBQc00tFO_0fZQe8Mog/s4032/IMG_9434.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTL-DKotDxMqWVwm0B5Wx29c7k1BUieqp4jKfT-lVWijDNLdWmpLc7IBGRoIw7T1MX4mC5585IlG0MtHluQj85f7Y-3199kHjkWTtbbCmmypad1vT_1C0NMOqjCglnbesmVfN9l-UXu3kXJqa3Kq-FQhQN5F3AEtnTp1CoBQc00tFO_0fZQe8Mog/w400-h300/IMG_9434.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Gord ordered Sizzling Garlic Prawn and loved it. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNl3MeTSja2yH9Kq2sCYjK1lM2wP0nDDirX66CqtdzeVxg5GHKHChIL7Rx_5gKbBk5Hik2-qNbI6CRUNvrI-XzUvpnEa7vkPUMOaPeSdM_T6knsf9n7sIUAD_yPp1cNyXE5rIjYXHueLGqzmZN-j_tCGk9o4gQoE7YEUsUwva43O2xLeH1VFWPA/s4032/IMG_9436.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNl3MeTSja2yH9Kq2sCYjK1lM2wP0nDDirX66CqtdzeVxg5GHKHChIL7Rx_5gKbBk5Hik2-qNbI6CRUNvrI-XzUvpnEa7vkPUMOaPeSdM_T6knsf9n7sIUAD_yPp1cNyXE5rIjYXHueLGqzmZN-j_tCGk9o4gQoE7YEUsUwva43O2xLeH1VFWPA/w400-h300/IMG_9436.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXboWxTCQ-cYcZ7ZT-U4OxxbjP_7_Df2Othu6HcKLib264H_gRiOtdGEd4ZMLy9GYdoNv4_d9uo2_ZoIrsyB29eojCU2bmIBO13CiZg8OVZrDan1YSLQCHXXetDCyiF_Mj92mSixcmh4JtRsPYzh5SoOjaUdZ15XJoayO6ALqvKsrYXiSlNM6oqw/s4032/IMG_9438.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXboWxTCQ-cYcZ7ZT-U4OxxbjP_7_Df2Othu6HcKLib264H_gRiOtdGEd4ZMLy9GYdoNv4_d9uo2_ZoIrsyB29eojCU2bmIBO13CiZg8OVZrDan1YSLQCHXXetDCyiF_Mj92mSixcmh4JtRsPYzh5SoOjaUdZ15XJoayO6ALqvKsrYXiSlNM6oqw/w400-h300/IMG_9438.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Sunny was friendly and took good care of us. </div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-78082424612005821122024-03-13T10:00:00.001-04:002024-03-13T15:56:26.042-04:00Twisted HatI finished knitting another twisted hat. It’s a fun and easy pattern once you get into the repetitive groove.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWe1VzgWHDGuljpL710olVhw1UqWtlzu9U0NvZrkyWPZmc9ueuFGzHkvhocjbx7UK0lvV1FR9AeR57U9lE_bv7HAU3Q_F2bMoBsX0NlNRex5SCSoI2yBUZ-yAgJFBCmLm8ZpqlF9Y2OLzNRCjYKTMCyC5om8_fPYYBR_CnhEl3Lm88t1Q_m2DciA/s4032/IMG_9445.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWe1VzgWHDGuljpL710olVhw1UqWtlzu9U0NvZrkyWPZmc9ueuFGzHkvhocjbx7UK0lvV1FR9AeR57U9lE_bv7HAU3Q_F2bMoBsX0NlNRex5SCSoI2yBUZ-yAgJFBCmLm8ZpqlF9Y2OLzNRCjYKTMCyC5om8_fPYYBR_CnhEl3Lm88t1Q_m2DciA/w400-h300/IMG_9445.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirV3npj4zUFhlDwacVSlR_YlnDC0jQgwoVQMdBZpx2X_3NVBEjDXHE2XWDDHu2AJJO4xqYOZlBOnb-JFVaw9qW2y0roi4shtKbfRQ3SpV2STB7zcDy5G9w74ehYvoGD6-Gyw0yoIxYyJSNyuZ6B5dQbAGPB6LP5PmNyVGSzRL0Gn8VP7H39Aq-2Q/s4032/IMG_9442.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirV3npj4zUFhlDwacVSlR_YlnDC0jQgwoVQMdBZpx2X_3NVBEjDXHE2XWDDHu2AJJO4xqYOZlBOnb-JFVaw9qW2y0roi4shtKbfRQ3SpV2STB7zcDy5G9w74ehYvoGD6-Gyw0yoIxYyJSNyuZ6B5dQbAGPB6LP5PmNyVGSzRL0Gn8VP7H39Aq-2Q/w400-h300/IMG_9442.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div>I found the pattern <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1025" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM5iXOdoOed0-f33U-REVlNEUyJG_iA02SvT7xq7Ltrrqga6t6rW1_1U06GXxh-5cGjlkrAgrmj2BczaFcN1RIa4_QLwdVaBYLSPqbjhqhguitP-0IkKZUsB1pDluQRSmUKabwla8ZjwzmfQWGxUhE-Q3fcWrq549Vq28luu1rGQagtZzNehJzw/w400-h244/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-05%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1027" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice9OQiSXpghvXXyQ6fmg-INMEAFmkQKs6AuamMyNqgPpaQjXXa0awbbdGtLqb8T2SsebsaRWvlGBY0cu3-66uHbUrW85yRpg9KcjW6RfSJ6NJZzk2fDb8P8WL5WRbWQlxIS9pDJM6o0-fcUNhRk-vsuOO-0hG6VQRMQWcoexunjNpDLAwpcj3nw/w400-h251/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-26%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Directions are for size small; changes
for size large are in parentheses.</div><br />
Hat circumference at bottom edge: 16
(18)" [41 (46)cm]; Hat stretches to fit 20
(22)” [51 (56)cm]<div><br /></div><div>I used 4.5mm
[US 7] and 5.5mm [US 9] needles and 4 ply yarn. <br /><br />
Hat is worked in the round on double
pointed needles.<br /><br />With smaller needles, cast on 90 (102)
sts. Divide sts evenly around double
pointed needles. Join to work in rounds,
taking care not to twist sts. Place
marker for beginning of round.<br /><br />
Ribbing Round: </div><div>[K1 through the back
loop, p1] around.
Repeat ribbing round until piece
measures 1½" [4cm] from beginning.</div><div><br />
Round 1: Change to larger needles and
knit.<br />
Round 2: [K2, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
90 (102) sts.<br />
Repeat round 2 until piece measures 8
(8½)" [20 (22) cm] from beginning.<br /><br />
Shape Crown<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Decrease round 1: [K2tog, yo, k2,
k2tog] 15 (17) times – 75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 2: *K1, yo, [k2tog]
twice; repeat from * around – 60 (68)
sts</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k1, k2tog] around –
60 (68) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 3: [K2, k2tog] 15 (17)
times – 45 (51) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 4: [K1, k2tog] around –
30 (34) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 5: [K2tog] around – 15
(17) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 6: [K2tog, k1] 5 times,
k2tog 0 (1) time – 10 (11) sts.</li></ul>
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread yarn
through remaining sts and pull to gather.
Secure end. Weave in ends.<br /><br />
ABBREVIATIONS<br />
k = knit</div><div>k2tog =
knit 2 sts together</div><div>p = purl</div><div>St st = Stockinette stitch</div><div>st(s) = stitch(es)</div><div>yo = yarn over</div></div></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-68650627174919592592024-03-11T20:18:00.002-04:002024-03-11T20:29:34.846-04:00Book ~ "What You Wish For" (2020) Katherine Center<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C1a17V1AC-SNm2Q9M_3smUMYwlHgNJUP9I-STHQnLgB2YinIUGnob-kliLghzs424fHxECbKKbcAh8OqYFz_b-FzWepUsa-jY9CvwRvT8miqOhUTb5Z0xg1ZLv3eXUOMkvF67wvUqedeKk8VqrVJMi776PY2RSy4iDWi5OkIMI62orEE_-uW2Q/s1000/51168993.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="658" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C1a17V1AC-SNm2Q9M_3smUMYwlHgNJUP9I-STHQnLgB2YinIUGnob-kliLghzs424fHxECbKKbcAh8OqYFz_b-FzWepUsa-jY9CvwRvT8miqOhUTb5Z0xg1ZLv3eXUOMkvF67wvUqedeKk8VqrVJMi776PY2RSy4iDWi5OkIMI62orEE_-uW2Q/w132-h200/51168993.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>From <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51168993-what-you-wish-for" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> ~ <i>Samantha Casey is a school librarian who loves her job, the kids and her school family with passion and joy for living. But she wasn’t always that way.<br /><br />
Duncan Carpenter is the new school principal who lives by rules and regulations, guided by the knowledge that bad things can happen. But he wasn’t always that way.<br /><br />
And Sam knows it. Because she knew him before - at another school, in a different life. Back then, she loved him - but she was invisible. To him. To everyone. Even to herself. She escaped to a new school, a new job, a new chance at living. But when Duncan, of all people, gets hired as the new principal there, it feels like the best thing that could possibly happen to the school - and the worst thing that could possibly happen to Sam. Until the opposite turns out to be true. The lovable Duncan she’d known is now a suit-and-tie wearing, rule-enforcing tough guy so hell-bent on protecting the school that he’s willing to destroy it.<br /><br />
As the school community spirals into chaos and danger from all corners looms large, Sam and Duncan must find their way to who they really are, what it means to be brave, and how to take a chance on love - which is the riskiest move of all.</i><div><br /></div><div>Four years ago Sam was working with Duncan, a fun loving teacher, who she had a crush on but he didn't know she existed. When rumours fly that he is going to propose to someone else, she knows it's time to quit and start her life over. </div><div><br /></div><div>She heads to Texas and settles into a cute town. She gets a job as a librarian at a private school and moves into the owners' carriage house and they treat her like family. When the school hires a new principal, Sam is shocked to discover that it's Duncan but even more shocked to discover that he is no longer the goofy teacher ... he is now strict and security conscious and wants to change the way the school operates. Sam, along with the rest of the staff, are determined to fight so they can keep the school as it is.</div><div><br /></div><div>This was a cute story. I liked the writing style (it's a quick read) and it's written in first person perspective in Sam's voice. A thing that bugged me was there was a lot of nose flaring! And I can't imagine giving up my life and moving across the country to start over because my crush is supposedly getting married. As a head's up, there is a bit of swearing.</div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-59427269002422012102024-03-11T12:56:00.001-04:002024-03-11T12:56:32.342-04:00Twisted HatI finished knitting another twisted hat. It’s a fun and easy pattern once you get into the repetitive groove.<div><br /><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWM6RRgY-2APZWIOlvY4weyI2eU_-udJw6x2nn9-_ZFnSKxMVG6HHFwNy4xeVAutkmmivdU7lP8EZCYhfCl-HVQBE8nPHZj9BndzYqNF-TTDaS8QERLrWibCJ_mh_n8zPsmOKtY2rimP4v7BKDZM_Bhpsr6pL3FXKVMYklkAmaS0-NDwpCmHyXgA/s4032/IMG_9418.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWM6RRgY-2APZWIOlvY4weyI2eU_-udJw6x2nn9-_ZFnSKxMVG6HHFwNy4xeVAutkmmivdU7lP8EZCYhfCl-HVQBE8nPHZj9BndzYqNF-TTDaS8QERLrWibCJ_mh_n8zPsmOKtY2rimP4v7BKDZM_Bhpsr6pL3FXKVMYklkAmaS0-NDwpCmHyXgA/w400-h300/IMG_9418.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX8qAFDF1CaMPhQgZneHnPJ7qL9ibPfYoqJ8ioCwnJ9MFZf0xntDFglak2lKGZd7g8DZngZO-oJr2uYQ1-CobAb1GzJDVQNBapGVPnVPJl65uM1Refqbr1rGyXiaBJBtKaTjK7-w2ShY350V2fE8BQyLn09em7NHL8j9ZZ_Q2DVVkTfdEMr6yqg/s4032/IMG_9419.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX8qAFDF1CaMPhQgZneHnPJ7qL9ibPfYoqJ8ioCwnJ9MFZf0xntDFglak2lKGZd7g8DZngZO-oJr2uYQ1-CobAb1GzJDVQNBapGVPnVPJl65uM1Refqbr1rGyXiaBJBtKaTjK7-w2ShY350V2fE8BQyLn09em7NHL8j9ZZ_Q2DVVkTfdEMr6yqg/w400-h300/IMG_9419.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div>I found the pattern <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1025" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM5iXOdoOed0-f33U-REVlNEUyJG_iA02SvT7xq7Ltrrqga6t6rW1_1U06GXxh-5cGjlkrAgrmj2BczaFcN1RIa4_QLwdVaBYLSPqbjhqhguitP-0IkKZUsB1pDluQRSmUKabwla8ZjwzmfQWGxUhE-Q3fcWrq549Vq28luu1rGQagtZzNehJzw/w400-h244/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-05%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1027" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice9OQiSXpghvXXyQ6fmg-INMEAFmkQKs6AuamMyNqgPpaQjXXa0awbbdGtLqb8T2SsebsaRWvlGBY0cu3-66uHbUrW85yRpg9KcjW6RfSJ6NJZzk2fDb8P8WL5WRbWQlxIS9pDJM6o0-fcUNhRk-vsuOO-0hG6VQRMQWcoexunjNpDLAwpcj3nw/w400-h251/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-26%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Directions are for size small; changes
for size large are in parentheses.</div><br />
Hat circumference at bottom edge: 16
(18)" [41 (46)cm]; Hat stretches to fit 20
(22)” [51 (56)cm]<div><br /></div><div>I used 4.5mm
[US 7] and 5.5mm [US 9] needles and 4 ply yarn. <br /><br />
Hat is worked in the round on double
pointed needles.<br /><br />With smaller needles, cast on 90 (102)
sts. Divide sts evenly around double
pointed needles. Join to work in rounds,
taking care not to twist sts. Place
marker for beginning of round.<br /><br />
Ribbing Round: </div><div>[K1 through the back
loop, p1] around.
Repeat ribbing round until piece
measures 1½" [4cm] from beginning.</div><div><br />
Round 1: Change to larger needles and
knit.<br />
Round 2: [K2, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
90 (102) sts.<br />
Repeat round 2 until piece measures 8
(8½)" [20 (22) cm] from beginning.<br /><br />
Shape Crown<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Decrease round 1: [K2tog, yo, k2,
k2tog] 15 (17) times – 75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 2: *K1, yo, [k2tog]
twice; repeat from * around – 60 (68)
sts</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k1, k2tog] around –
60 (68) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 3: [K2, k2tog] 15 (17)
times – 45 (51) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 4: [K1, k2tog] around –
30 (34) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 5: [K2tog] around – 15
(17) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 6: [K2tog, k1] 5 times,
k2tog 0 (1) time – 10 (11) sts.</li></ul>
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread yarn
through remaining sts and pull to gather.
Secure end. Weave in ends.<br /><br />
ABBREVIATIONS<br />
k = knit</div><div>k2tog =
knit 2 sts together</div><div>p = purl</div><div>St st = Stockinette stitch</div><div>st(s) = stitch(es)</div><div>yo = yarn over</div></div></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-41815748772896208332024-03-10T20:00:00.017-04:002024-03-11T12:53:12.157-04:00Artful Dodger Pub, Toronto, ONI joined Malcolm and Mary this afternoon at the <a href="https://www.theartfuldodger.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Artful Dodger Pub</a> (on Isabella Street, just east of Yonge Street).<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcZxblJuxv2EW5yW5lXSPIoTcjOWL4DogZPMTKp458vjo3S8d33owuMcWpyocUxVqK5XYffjL1AEcE6KyHpo0ZEOPELInFcBMMtC5j77ODDn-y2ge33a7nqjy5hDrDwTKgdF1CBRGcnSefi8VgDvcvUAdnoLKN73hBDXD0U6KgSL0ysHvLme7LA/s4032/IMG_9386.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcZxblJuxv2EW5yW5lXSPIoTcjOWL4DogZPMTKp458vjo3S8d33owuMcWpyocUxVqK5XYffjL1AEcE6KyHpo0ZEOPELInFcBMMtC5j77ODDn-y2ge33a7nqjy5hDrDwTKgdF1CBRGcnSefi8VgDvcvUAdnoLKN73hBDXD0U6KgSL0ysHvLme7LA/w400-h300/IMG_9386.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Michael Brennan and his band were playing. He was backed by bassist John Switzer (Jane Siberry, Grievous Angels, Rita Chiarelli), drummer John Adames (Prairie Oyster, Stan Rogers, Rough Trade) and guitarist Steve Briggs (Russell deCarle, Bebop Cowboys, Sylvia Tyson). It was a fun time with good tunes! </div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4WzW1Pt_6u/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsAATkHhANoZQOTRJs3dcbZwIeJrCJhXFOfWaIxjBDZx-lCihhujjf7QMah6PWXcTFDMvnBWPn_O2ttKPMmfyt1ZaW6kQYV97mkC_nUvfVa2uy6R5u-5gXuawWoYcIiL3F5Iikp1UBEGQrUPJsYmBehc6uJ0qHqbsRPcrKZwt3yqUVnIfPIjd4Q/w400-h300/IMG_9390.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnikrHKqRIAULzKNy7nHCxGEYFpLSYAJaptEpzx9FXfrncCn2nLRLPL2OrsGOb4lS1ZLi50UFsyxxv4F1RatfH_GvD7PvaKf9VaHtsEhWI8aCNNnFbHWsDctqjoR9fNkh2YxEx2GNBjM3YM7sseF7sHJ-tR6o5htTZH1Z50-43btXSj6_vu9ywg/s4032/IMG_9408.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnikrHKqRIAULzKNy7nHCxGEYFpLSYAJaptEpzx9FXfrncCn2nLRLPL2OrsGOb4lS1ZLi50UFsyxxv4F1RatfH_GvD7PvaKf9VaHtsEhWI8aCNNnFbHWsDctqjoR9fNkh2YxEx2GNBjM3YM7sseF7sHJ-tR6o5htTZH1Z50-43btXSj6_vu9ywg/w400-h300/IMG_9408.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, Mary and Malcolm</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Afterwards we had supper downstairs and I had butter chicken, which was good (though the chunks of red and green peppers were an odd addition).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NHXScfjmqA0ne6CE0zzNe9Gce75xbToyYra-XbSqmeJPaK8F0JP9YK7qA0Z3X18ROtbq2Eb1_lwO4DfGndFTlrMV2qFP2aF1ktyjYyrjfgZtGZupI2F9eiu1_PRvQcIJ3IFo-0drUXVUGIIOysp40JSTAPz9XcXn5cudxSXcbLNTOvRJzXBLEw/s4032/IMG_9415.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NHXScfjmqA0ne6CE0zzNe9Gce75xbToyYra-XbSqmeJPaK8F0JP9YK7qA0Z3X18ROtbq2Eb1_lwO4DfGndFTlrMV2qFP2aF1ktyjYyrjfgZtGZupI2F9eiu1_PRvQcIJ3IFo-0drUXVUGIIOysp40JSTAPz9XcXn5cudxSXcbLNTOvRJzXBLEw/w400-h300/IMG_9415.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-78044471100525321592024-03-10T13:30:00.027-04:002024-03-11T12:45:41.145-04:00Hurricanes Roadhouse, Toronto, ONI was craving wings so headed to <a href="https://hurricanesroadhouse.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hurricanes Roadhouse</a> on Bloor Street W (east of Dovercourt Road) for lunch. I’ve had their wings many times and like them. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_p_btv6jMPl6UpI-Nnzja4wBNNNUJd74HzLUh55yDP2s4jIU0NJQWGTeZk4gmVzwuXAh2Zn0Xv7X8d8nHf_Tf2Tjv_a6FK2NNKcYV87RZyONSHymYTkHhhNsrV9ToECLBWYy-EgVXhkyd-oke9X8QUEgAgYBcT9wdihqX_lnKX7v1EKOmuk5Xg/s4032/IMG_9367.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_p_btv6jMPl6UpI-Nnzja4wBNNNUJd74HzLUh55yDP2s4jIU0NJQWGTeZk4gmVzwuXAh2Zn0Xv7X8d8nHf_Tf2Tjv_a6FK2NNKcYV87RZyONSHymYTkHhhNsrV9ToECLBWYy-EgVXhkyd-oke9X8QUEgAgYBcT9wdihqX_lnKX7v1EKOmuk5Xg/w400-h300/IMG_9367.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHartZ1D4i84WPn-jDuraPAaV0AH9PW7BSXf2nKVc3eEoMx4LM9K5ANbEyH4rxqswn_1YaSTgqAeykAp-Qpe_YrCYV2oKIQk5f1vVID5lLdtVvi_nNp7nFqeaVRhZUTnzqNUU2C2at_yAwJp0NRwG2BgI_yrypLfnz62pc9xmyNEzGNf32oN8UmA/s4032/IMG_9385.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHartZ1D4i84WPn-jDuraPAaV0AH9PW7BSXf2nKVc3eEoMx4LM9K5ANbEyH4rxqswn_1YaSTgqAeykAp-Qpe_YrCYV2oKIQk5f1vVID5lLdtVvi_nNp7nFqeaVRhZUTnzqNUU2C2at_yAwJp0NRwG2BgI_yrypLfnz62pc9xmyNEzGNf32oN8UmA/w400-h300/IMG_9385.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5oa_VEJL0WyaCB9gHhQu9s5WbdCcB44zPGX8Cg5lJRowyrqm9r4tiyLAGz9Cl1saz3qBfV8FsO2hg-Se9dLORWTIJ6l5xlK2ukmAAZ-KhyDDRF0_p04_bKOz_Hxs2QLOrxwUpmoePyWugUad-255iqkpIXCLtGXkt_oTVqM3yPuQ2DE-s6L1pg/s4032/IMG_9383.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5oa_VEJL0WyaCB9gHhQu9s5WbdCcB44zPGX8Cg5lJRowyrqm9r4tiyLAGz9Cl1saz3qBfV8FsO2hg-Se9dLORWTIJ6l5xlK2ukmAAZ-KhyDDRF0_p04_bKOz_Hxs2QLOrxwUpmoePyWugUad-255iqkpIXCLtGXkt_oTVqM3yPuQ2DE-s6L1pg/w400-h300/IMG_9383.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHgXhV5F9Lj8aKkU7WMBizEEtDSG59IFhHwcagulB-suRmQP-ze2wGVKEJLFbi0cd7STDjSlBsFmUyFw_HYk_2wHk83qiThF3rC9S8v9PWnLo0ttRTCayEVnqzoHvEgPMyyOq9x21YIKdBWQuhZ9lsAjiblWq948j8DT0fm36ZJ_PqKu0HW2ZEA/s4032/IMG_9370.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHgXhV5F9Lj8aKkU7WMBizEEtDSG59IFhHwcagulB-suRmQP-ze2wGVKEJLFbi0cd7STDjSlBsFmUyFw_HYk_2wHk83qiThF3rC9S8v9PWnLo0ttRTCayEVnqzoHvEgPMyyOq9x21YIKdBWQuhZ9lsAjiblWq948j8DT0fm36ZJ_PqKu0HW2ZEA/w400-h300/IMG_9370.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I was there about <a href="http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2023/08/hurricanes-roadhouse-toronto-on.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">six months ago</a>, it was $18 for wings and fries … today I was surprised when I got my bill and it was $18 for just 7 wings (there were more wings last time) and the fries were $4. Less food for more money. The wings were good, though they came with a different sauce than I’d ordered and could have been hotter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4cxfWobeEMktrLznWIiyz3Xw9qCc9Ygx6nlcuok2YqQP-A945uijnYDXOphvZi2W7VWh91NSLuS9UWIVvhOMDGju44Ef3Rk5Eov09dWa2zwl1XWbeEYtyQHZzbhGmdfjhwNch9G0V5P8kg6Rvtfq-lQPlt7s8rTnyvUXxQp4HUIJr1Eaz4JXvw/s4032/IMG_9377.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4cxfWobeEMktrLznWIiyz3Xw9qCc9Ygx6nlcuok2YqQP-A945uijnYDXOphvZi2W7VWh91NSLuS9UWIVvhOMDGju44Ef3Rk5Eov09dWa2zwl1XWbeEYtyQHZzbhGmdfjhwNch9G0V5P8kg6Rvtfq-lQPlt7s8rTnyvUXxQp4HUIJr1Eaz4JXvw/w400-h300/IMG_9377.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lCpz8N5qm8xZFhij6e21nOQiaMCWK-6UExila44t-IOHnreLUaiEFIHEOc5KYf2oG7nYIg4wUdwUWqpzPCt2g26WEjizb0G_PachJiEfr3gC_CV6v7914c6d7AeesfTl6GTvfE3U4H3wmUPp9xYzN5ypKdx4HZhfRuyGOWsivr7koA2vHOgaKw/s4032/IMG_9378.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lCpz8N5qm8xZFhij6e21nOQiaMCWK-6UExila44t-IOHnreLUaiEFIHEOc5KYf2oG7nYIg4wUdwUWqpzPCt2g26WEjizb0G_PachJiEfr3gC_CV6v7914c6d7AeesfTl6GTvfE3U4H3wmUPp9xYzN5ypKdx4HZhfRuyGOWsivr7koA2vHOgaKw/w400-h300/IMG_9378.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjzYYvaw8_p9Yqjb2iVxPoNcllWnwZAmLRBSJfLIS8Zxq56fbggMD09Xttk7cxMKAOAdQCsZ5m0e37v3spzVmv0jnvOCAcxdOgIbhwOxZtt416gbxdRdc-XrIk-R8EQJbzEH8wf2m9zSoQedv1asiDSzLYGnJgBWToMh2AGw1UsuxjSYFKw4YbA/s4032/IMG_9380.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjzYYvaw8_p9Yqjb2iVxPoNcllWnwZAmLRBSJfLIS8Zxq56fbggMD09Xttk7cxMKAOAdQCsZ5m0e37v3spzVmv0jnvOCAcxdOgIbhwOxZtt416gbxdRdc-XrIk-R8EQJbzEH8wf2m9zSoQedv1asiDSzLYGnJgBWToMh2AGw1UsuxjSYFKw4YbA/w400-h300/IMG_9380.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-13763710202102062062024-03-09T12:30:00.009-05:002024-03-11T12:57:13.959-04:00Twisted HatI just finished knitting another twisted hat. It’s a fun and easy pattern once you get into the repetitive groove.<div><br /><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LTpNJAClhFSkY3RL2sDPAt8me96NMj2T8Y9FTKrxP49wrwUwtffnpNMqSF3nCdOjMHDb32TdF_4q4AF0pUeUPrJeAfagqKQt7_4qMccgFNqNL-Da_k9m0Te341GnF7dkx60BvdXZUK5uvgMtDgvvXszmnMFkgfWlZqHYxwWdu8EjaqI-6UseOA/s4032/IMG_9334.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LTpNJAClhFSkY3RL2sDPAt8me96NMj2T8Y9FTKrxP49wrwUwtffnpNMqSF3nCdOjMHDb32TdF_4q4AF0pUeUPrJeAfagqKQt7_4qMccgFNqNL-Da_k9m0Te341GnF7dkx60BvdXZUK5uvgMtDgvvXszmnMFkgfWlZqHYxwWdu8EjaqI-6UseOA/w400-h300/IMG_9334.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LZlrAg9YxqHqMkmqj-ta1UP9k5-hdeG87-mEwsAewX4x6CU6Kc33t0lXwWfdHGY-rPrjGa5QcGgfhRDYMrmWoQdyuHwLMXOeBY-Ij7HdrUH7Xy-LnctRScB0eRfl9pHxyV9HF7ZpECISJCAnf8-83WDJyLqMjqS6NAautzKPYLEHJ2qZjisC-Q/s4032/IMG_9336.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LZlrAg9YxqHqMkmqj-ta1UP9k5-hdeG87-mEwsAewX4x6CU6Kc33t0lXwWfdHGY-rPrjGa5QcGgfhRDYMrmWoQdyuHwLMXOeBY-Ij7HdrUH7Xy-LnctRScB0eRfl9pHxyV9HF7ZpECISJCAnf8-83WDJyLqMjqS6NAautzKPYLEHJ2qZjisC-Q/w400-h300/IMG_9336.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CimFmngqcrDijcMTcAayPZisZ6JMWATpjq2tNKDfuWL5lgI_UzV0uaGw0yjtSHObWYy_6goyQpolxMIESpU2ogVoo4pR5r7rkIUP9auE2ROWJo7vWEQNByTtsTf0n2cFDNABRVcp3plmtk0wUufwfRxmCN3fK0_Dfe70CuLzJ7GJVRWtmnhwaw/s4032/IMG_9332.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CimFmngqcrDijcMTcAayPZisZ6JMWATpjq2tNKDfuWL5lgI_UzV0uaGw0yjtSHObWYy_6goyQpolxMIESpU2ogVoo4pR5r7rkIUP9auE2ROWJo7vWEQNByTtsTf0n2cFDNABRVcp3plmtk0wUufwfRxmCN3fK0_Dfe70CuLzJ7GJVRWtmnhwaw/w400-h300/IMG_9332.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div>I found the pattern <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1025" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM5iXOdoOed0-f33U-REVlNEUyJG_iA02SvT7xq7Ltrrqga6t6rW1_1U06GXxh-5cGjlkrAgrmj2BczaFcN1RIa4_QLwdVaBYLSPqbjhqhguitP-0IkKZUsB1pDluQRSmUKabwla8ZjwzmfQWGxUhE-Q3fcWrq549Vq28luu1rGQagtZzNehJzw/w400-h244/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-05%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1027" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice9OQiSXpghvXXyQ6fmg-INMEAFmkQKs6AuamMyNqgPpaQjXXa0awbbdGtLqb8T2SsebsaRWvlGBY0cu3-66uHbUrW85yRpg9KcjW6RfSJ6NJZzk2fDb8P8WL5WRbWQlxIS9pDJM6o0-fcUNhRk-vsuOO-0hG6VQRMQWcoexunjNpDLAwpcj3nw/w400-h251/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-26%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Directions are for size small; changes
for size large are in parentheses.</div><br />
Hat circumference at bottom edge: 16
(18)" [41 (46)cm]; Hat stretches to fit 20
(22)” [51 (56)cm]<div><br /></div><div>I used 4.5mm
[US 7] and 5.5mm [US 9] needles and 4 ply yarn. <br /><br />
Hat is worked in the round on double
pointed needles.<br /><br />With smaller needles, cast on 90 (102)
sts. Divide sts evenly around double
pointed needles. Join to work in rounds,
taking care not to twist sts. Place
marker for beginning of round.<br /><br />
Ribbing Round: </div><div>[K1 through the back
loop, p1] around.
Repeat ribbing round until piece
measures 1½" [4cm] from beginning.</div><div><br />
Round 1: Change to larger needles and
knit.<br />
Round 2: [K2, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
90 (102) sts.<br />
Repeat round 2 until piece measures 8
(8½)" [20 (22) cm] from beginning.<br /><br />
Shape Crown<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Decrease round 1: [K2tog, yo, k2,
k2tog] 15 (17) times – 75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 2: *K1, yo, [k2tog]
twice; repeat from * around – 60 (68)
sts</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k1, k2tog] around –
60 (68) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 3: [K2, k2tog] 15 (17)
times – 45 (51) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 4: [K1, k2tog] around –
30 (34) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 5: [K2tog] around – 15
(17) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 6: [K2tog, k1] 5 times,
k2tog 0 (1) time – 10 (11) sts.</li></ul>
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread yarn
through remaining sts and pull to gather.
Secure end. Weave in ends.<br /><br />
ABBREVIATIONS<br />
k = knit</div><div>k2tog =
knit 2 sts together</div><div>p = purl</div><div>St st = Stockinette stitch</div><div>st(s) = stitch(es)</div><div>yo = yarn over</div></div></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-72111335071675133772024-03-08T13:30:00.027-05:002024-03-09T09:01:31.879-05:00PG Clucks, Toronto, ONI picked up lunch today at <a href="https://www.pgclucks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PG Clucks</a> at Queen Street W/Dovercourt Road. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBSh0VMi4SxSvRxoJrKAfR65RSfPuqIYpPmZdKvz1TJbfgO8aOMahhZG8c9A2sKPbtiVjYC70LR5SHOsssFlaL4HZZ1_xZQ58vH_xhvcDn7KQqLBSbQey3CSlXLaxO4BHWhH0b4JciObxFTv69-sXqeszldtpOedUJJFmyQbdWa7t9LxQYUO_8A/s4032/IMG_9289.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBSh0VMi4SxSvRxoJrKAfR65RSfPuqIYpPmZdKvz1TJbfgO8aOMahhZG8c9A2sKPbtiVjYC70LR5SHOsssFlaL4HZZ1_xZQ58vH_xhvcDn7KQqLBSbQey3CSlXLaxO4BHWhH0b4JciObxFTv69-sXqeszldtpOedUJJFmyQbdWa7t9LxQYUO_8A/w300-h400/IMG_9289.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLICzVI8Cq0x7aC6eFNbvTayA4404YCI3v0cJEshBEFphhGYd6yM03cHQpLXVYVW9dgepDsZxhtERAE2KOUbhHfZnnF8zGNXZkuq-lep-inapaNFKtRpBjyDln1e1yrWHHNg862IAW2WQTJv83rSUQJUgO60qV4Bl_79ECsxLuNA3u5cBZq6uGg/s4032/IMG_9298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLICzVI8Cq0x7aC6eFNbvTayA4404YCI3v0cJEshBEFphhGYd6yM03cHQpLXVYVW9dgepDsZxhtERAE2KOUbhHfZnnF8zGNXZkuq-lep-inapaNFKtRpBjyDln1e1yrWHHNg862IAW2WQTJv83rSUQJUgO60qV4Bl_79ECsxLuNA3u5cBZq6uGg/w400-h300/IMG_9298.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPR9TiKSJCdt55hPtLx9FDUCpPlJXJ4sJC9qwcX0r638mTD4Gx3JRNUagVPYf4z5wl2iH7duhBWVNiTTi6XiBiAbVkGhl83CG6ARw43c-QghZbsuL4yjMOUxeztguGh02NKTjrZru0wEBYUmyT5JQYmx30nprv9kNHBhZ3QBU5OoLRKIhg5e7TQ/s4032/IMG_9295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPR9TiKSJCdt55hPtLx9FDUCpPlJXJ4sJC9qwcX0r638mTD4Gx3JRNUagVPYf4z5wl2iH7duhBWVNiTTi6XiBiAbVkGhl83CG6ARw43c-QghZbsuL4yjMOUxeztguGh02NKTjrZru0wEBYUmyT5JQYmx30nprv9kNHBhZ3QBU5OoLRKIhg5e7TQ/w400-h300/IMG_9295.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEEr-AIgsALVWVrIMEDcbT86_FXPzdox2ZxKhV21fGirHAoyTcctllkzTAR9UXKetmD4guvOtoXiUQ6YBjep_rlCn8e9xG_Vcq5CWb0Cn7fOslAYmp06IkMuSk36qbeH3FKZ2ywDy89OKDFPMoUUm4sAjWh0zyTn36S_JaZbINbKDRyGxX-Qg2Q/s4032/IMG_9297.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEEr-AIgsALVWVrIMEDcbT86_FXPzdox2ZxKhV21fGirHAoyTcctllkzTAR9UXKetmD4guvOtoXiUQ6YBjep_rlCn8e9xG_Vcq5CWb0Cn7fOslAYmp06IkMuSk36qbeH3FKZ2ywDy89OKDFPMoUUm4sAjWh0zyTn36S_JaZbINbKDRyGxX-Qg2Q/w400-h300/IMG_9297.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I ordered a 3 piece meal (“3 pieces of 24 hour brined, double dredged dark meat chicken. Choice of 1 side and spice level. Includes 1 each of ranch & hot sauce.”). I got 2 regular pieces and 1 spicy piece (I discovered the spicy is too spicy for me). The chicken was really tender. I chose pasta salad as my side (creamy chipotle sauced macaroni) … it had a nice bite to it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdfK5rkRaIvhbJEePGRnY4Kg6COwttnHtHYEclyZsBJvv1gZRMkrZm-iOVfzoAhukPeTOxgWJoauUYhxkxkoqAZHgVI3a_GBE-dRbp5E7YHnOAoRXsGpEwndFg31yV1vQ9jJoeFK6pagoJKBJxYfWh6Zptrq09d8Psd7BxoHTt6h9K1btIiothQ/s4032/IMG_9302.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdfK5rkRaIvhbJEePGRnY4Kg6COwttnHtHYEclyZsBJvv1gZRMkrZm-iOVfzoAhukPeTOxgWJoauUYhxkxkoqAZHgVI3a_GBE-dRbp5E7YHnOAoRXsGpEwndFg31yV1vQ9jJoeFK6pagoJKBJxYfWh6Zptrq09d8Psd7BxoHTt6h9K1btIiothQ/w400-h300/IMG_9302.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXajJO2LHrfCe7W_ooblUuJRSIP6zoEHoFJglX3tTAv1QyN9F5BFH9B5Mbt7kWOjcMENYscO3rXkjZ7QTeMpimW5XUHtF8G7JzcNIBR-RQtlR3ad1Fk-GKtCriK5gWxHFMl8zUIyoNX5HjLA9rFGLw1JGF73MiZ3hWDiU1bP7CWtlcI2lluMBaA/s4032/IMG_9305.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXajJO2LHrfCe7W_ooblUuJRSIP6zoEHoFJglX3tTAv1QyN9F5BFH9B5Mbt7kWOjcMENYscO3rXkjZ7QTeMpimW5XUHtF8G7JzcNIBR-RQtlR3ad1Fk-GKtCriK5gWxHFMl8zUIyoNX5HjLA9rFGLw1JGF73MiZ3hWDiU1bP7CWtlcI2lluMBaA/w400-h300/IMG_9305.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NyO48rnTzzF3WijDSrb-AViwOp8jLLXpI463GnIf434S1zZUPplw0-smEpd4Gef_oMUXHWC7dm5KT3-9kS54iYdnZiAw6peZgYJdScDAZFRe25yYhrEo8mKrJemYK5d5AlsSaHT9gUPW6Vt6AGNCQZ8Ja5WCExt87nfcW67mlLjnwYDeBe3Dqw/s4032/IMG_9307.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NyO48rnTzzF3WijDSrb-AViwOp8jLLXpI463GnIf434S1zZUPplw0-smEpd4Gef_oMUXHWC7dm5KT3-9kS54iYdnZiAw6peZgYJdScDAZFRe25yYhrEo8mKrJemYK5d5AlsSaHT9gUPW6Vt6AGNCQZ8Ja5WCExt87nfcW67mlLjnwYDeBe3Dqw/w400-h300/IMG_9307.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-21254170788970932152024-03-07T22:30:00.008-05:002024-03-11T12:57:22.654-04:00Twisted HatI just finished knitting another twisted hat. It’s a fun and easy pattern once you get into the repetitive groove.<div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBaFCQhtyJ0UN0fLWZcX1N-iIJu6f0dVwzbJG8WM4mdLTihV-QpAko4gRWlgne-G8roZlURe50AMxFtjK6dved67Yj_y-bsK0_hY8W_zDnS1f_Xxa-zsrq_EaE5MCR61y1vSy7N7Um3FqKkI-YoQuog-9WUU0MSPmSBv2N2LztjyS94thY3rUVw/s4032/IMG_9287.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBaFCQhtyJ0UN0fLWZcX1N-iIJu6f0dVwzbJG8WM4mdLTihV-QpAko4gRWlgne-G8roZlURe50AMxFtjK6dved67Yj_y-bsK0_hY8W_zDnS1f_Xxa-zsrq_EaE5MCR61y1vSy7N7Um3FqKkI-YoQuog-9WUU0MSPmSBv2N2LztjyS94thY3rUVw/w400-h300/IMG_9287.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sYw2HJyxwxhe3z0FYWflIzY-0SG3i3BDY_jzWnocxbScbdnzfLlGPmKewBWcKay1LayAngmfNUgRjQTrlnTmUkgjXIEbX3ARTCL0LIIDk2djwrxUkpd8pNqdb8REMZrlFsPM1Lmj2KRJRXTNRHXtExd6jaXINlc1P7qlhxAA9btSEPRy83hebg/s4032/IMG_9285.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sYw2HJyxwxhe3z0FYWflIzY-0SG3i3BDY_jzWnocxbScbdnzfLlGPmKewBWcKay1LayAngmfNUgRjQTrlnTmUkgjXIEbX3ARTCL0LIIDk2djwrxUkpd8pNqdb8REMZrlFsPM1Lmj2KRJRXTNRHXtExd6jaXINlc1P7qlhxAA9btSEPRy83hebg/w400-h300/IMG_9285.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div>I found the pattern <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1025" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM5iXOdoOed0-f33U-REVlNEUyJG_iA02SvT7xq7Ltrrqga6t6rW1_1U06GXxh-5cGjlkrAgrmj2BczaFcN1RIa4_QLwdVaBYLSPqbjhqhguitP-0IkKZUsB1pDluQRSmUKabwla8ZjwzmfQWGxUhE-Q3fcWrq549Vq28luu1rGQagtZzNehJzw/w400-h244/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-05%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1027" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice9OQiSXpghvXXyQ6fmg-INMEAFmkQKs6AuamMyNqgPpaQjXXa0awbbdGtLqb8T2SsebsaRWvlGBY0cu3-66uHbUrW85yRpg9KcjW6RfSJ6NJZzk2fDb8P8WL5WRbWQlxIS9pDJM6o0-fcUNhRk-vsuOO-0hG6VQRMQWcoexunjNpDLAwpcj3nw/w400-h251/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-26%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Directions are for size small; changes
for size large are in parentheses.</div><br />
Hat circumference at bottom edge: 16
(18)" [41 (46)cm]; Hat stretches to fit 20
(22)” [51 (56)cm]<div><br /></div><div>I used 4.5mm
[US 7] and 5.5mm [US 9] needles and 4 ply yarn. <br /><br />
Hat is worked in the round on double
pointed needles.<br /><br />With smaller needles, cast on 90 (102)
sts. Divide sts evenly around double
pointed needles. Join to work in rounds,
taking care not to twist sts. Place
marker for beginning of round.<br /><br />
Ribbing Round: </div><div>[K1 through the back
loop, p1] around.
Repeat ribbing round until piece
measures 1½" [4cm] from beginning.</div><div><br />
Round 1: Change to larger needles and
knit.<br />
Round 2: [K2, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
90 (102) sts.<br />
Repeat round 2 until piece measures 8
(8½)" [20 (22) cm] from beginning.<br /><br />
Shape Crown<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Decrease round 1: [K2tog, yo, k2,
k2tog] 15 (17) times – 75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 2: *K1, yo, [k2tog]
twice; repeat from * around – 60 (68)
sts</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k1, k2tog] around –
60 (68) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 3: [K2, k2tog] 15 (17)
times – 45 (51) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 4: [K1, k2tog] around –
30 (34) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 5: [K2tog] around – 15
(17) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 6: [K2tog, k1] 5 times,
k2tog 0 (1) time – 10 (11) sts.</li></ul>
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread yarn
through remaining sts and pull to gather.
Secure end. Weave in ends.<br /><br />
ABBREVIATIONS<br />
k = knit</div><div>k2tog =
knit 2 sts together</div><div>p = purl</div><div>St st = Stockinette stitch</div><div>st(s) = stitch(es)</div><div>yo = yarn over</div></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-24097849720290034602024-03-06T13:30:00.013-05:002024-03-06T15:29:59.357-05:00Mr. Souvlaki, Etobicoke, ONI had lunch today at <a href="https://mrsouvlaki.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Souvlaki</a> on North Queen Street ... I hadn't been there since October and have been thinking about them lately.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcjTfSg04LPnqAOCvIIX1b5iJKy21M1IysOfW4YJog3mDnEzSm011P5gCfu0azIoVXxCd1YULlEdPKKM-TRbUfiFqOYxIjI9AbbYpg_O2h4Q_xDAf_zkAZ1iWYqP6dGoQJDQrxZMFXpM9lOp9rLclIOffbdq68WlPm5G3hMUhEws6LL2sWBZkaA/s4032/IMG_9229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcjTfSg04LPnqAOCvIIX1b5iJKy21M1IysOfW4YJog3mDnEzSm011P5gCfu0azIoVXxCd1YULlEdPKKM-TRbUfiFqOYxIjI9AbbYpg_O2h4Q_xDAf_zkAZ1iWYqP6dGoQJDQrxZMFXpM9lOp9rLclIOffbdq68WlPm5G3hMUhEws6LL2sWBZkaA/w400-h300/IMG_9229.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7__ce6-91ukfAfx06Vj_QCerCoW27YmQDU7bpPiZJQ_Ptsv7rIo2cDyhFdNY8BZU7zYprs1pTV9qk6EwpFTYY5RswcJiIekda13pbYNaM9uRJtdDMDoquIMZi0zSwbTCRg3J0bR4LjTBa9J387Q855C3qna7xwWv68jRN8nWrG01PeDDJ1aBYIg/s4032/IMG_9234.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7__ce6-91ukfAfx06Vj_QCerCoW27YmQDU7bpPiZJQ_Ptsv7rIo2cDyhFdNY8BZU7zYprs1pTV9qk6EwpFTYY5RswcJiIekda13pbYNaM9uRJtdDMDoquIMZi0zSwbTCRg3J0bR4LjTBa9J387Q855C3qna7xwWv68jRN8nWrG01PeDDJ1aBYIg/w400-h300/IMG_9234.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE6dgdjS48v2uLEkX7kZUswWqiZTl9flNzV27ypwCdCmwpLpjFXXqYfAdSY3_TQC6oGtrxrjP87WUJuEj3-URXtSGrs2msAqflXMRQkDsRLCGrnNhTz1eZBqUcvrLk2HRkPzTtNVwwCbq3h1Qs9xlDythDHhYusJ9nGrCAz0i5Ioo0vc8P82aBA/s4032/IMG_9232.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE6dgdjS48v2uLEkX7kZUswWqiZTl9flNzV27ypwCdCmwpLpjFXXqYfAdSY3_TQC6oGtrxrjP87WUJuEj3-URXtSGrs2msAqflXMRQkDsRLCGrnNhTz1eZBqUcvrLk2HRkPzTtNVwwCbq3h1Qs9xlDythDHhYusJ9nGrCAz0i5Ioo0vc8P82aBA/w400-h300/IMG_9232.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got my usual ... chicken souvlaki with rice, potatoes and tzatziki. It was soooo good ... hot and fresh. I ordered a larger meal (two skewers of chicken, minus the Greek salad and extra rice and potatoes) so I'd have leftovers for my supper this evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNoR_R4GvUnSDLljHr7yJeQaUPrcESgmoIc-4Hicg9fD_D3G8tTHZnhX3vQrTzyPg6fpDAPxu-DShReszMH36WfbLLEDTGgASKID0Iy8xpSc5w4NkrR6pI0HAfmjPu-yz3S6b2GwyhnFL0EQc4TxXHAAC5HVRLKr2kh_SsbvIbBzTGdn7d1AcaQ/s4032/IMG_9231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNoR_R4GvUnSDLljHr7yJeQaUPrcESgmoIc-4Hicg9fD_D3G8tTHZnhX3vQrTzyPg6fpDAPxu-DShReszMH36WfbLLEDTGgASKID0Iy8xpSc5w4NkrR6pI0HAfmjPu-yz3S6b2GwyhnFL0EQc4TxXHAAC5HVRLKr2kh_SsbvIbBzTGdn7d1AcaQ/w400-h300/IMG_9231.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-90212587166711019412024-03-05T14:00:00.041-05:002024-03-06T15:35:30.404-05:00La Cubana, Toronto, ONGord and I had lunch this afternoon at <a href="http://www.lacubana.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">La Cubana</a> (on Ossington Avenue, just north of Queen Street W).<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHyn1aaFosqUyEnTzHnNHE_RG8lzECSilocWVSTEBS9KeJZNmpJDMEqLQxE2UQ0n7ZamMcuM9lgOoDXlAiQ8yA7Z_3xQ8nH5nlw1skh3hSw0Gz56uJK6KY8T13LuCrNyvoUcdKZ12ThLyaIfloCquKxWiKIyRqVuN7dg2I0mUMHATSRQSxUxahA/s4032/IMG_9203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHyn1aaFosqUyEnTzHnNHE_RG8lzECSilocWVSTEBS9KeJZNmpJDMEqLQxE2UQ0n7ZamMcuM9lgOoDXlAiQ8yA7Z_3xQ8nH5nlw1skh3hSw0Gz56uJK6KY8T13LuCrNyvoUcdKZ12ThLyaIfloCquKxWiKIyRqVuN7dg2I0mUMHATSRQSxUxahA/w300-h400/IMG_9203.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdPdM4nEqrbgsrLfUUQ9sxo-QgEGXg3fBh08eCVlbDxmgNPuBdFFg03m_ySAmkwSX51xssjK4tcf5l0VrpqTosojERn3WMBADfrdvgiqHKwTMpQCioFcwiicj3zmQVk_8oNB4TZ-7zTPIiE5ownEU4VYQP3aQtAH1NbTQlRR4yHy7AfNPAuhyphenhyphenhg/s4032/IMG_9226.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdPdM4nEqrbgsrLfUUQ9sxo-QgEGXg3fBh08eCVlbDxmgNPuBdFFg03m_ySAmkwSX51xssjK4tcf5l0VrpqTosojERn3WMBADfrdvgiqHKwTMpQCioFcwiicj3zmQVk_8oNB4TZ-7zTPIiE5ownEU4VYQP3aQtAH1NbTQlRR4yHy7AfNPAuhyphenhyphenhg/w400-h300/IMG_9226.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Gord wanted a Pressed Cubano but they had none of the buns so ordered a Cubano Medianoche instead (Ham, Pork, Gruyere, Red Onion, Cornichon, Grainy Mustard and Chipotle Mayo).</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzLjkkouGD1Lm6sDbW27opki_TtMhX0pspG4dN85MNKKgbAnw2e3eWM-GCWE_9rkzCXSmAMUhhaAc8amSRc5Iasv8cTQddVw8-mDFoudrhAIw4yvBAsLTnTsCKXshZZNFW-uVtJS-uJ90957EzRT8axgKkFluAjDLdmkdAvT9EF1nHFQBHPcssA/s4032/IMG_9213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>I ordered a Chicken Medianoche (achiote chicken thigh, tomato and chipotle mayo).</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZdPJTiV6gprO1MDwRRPqc02dTx27kWeOHxKpasxg7mUB7owJ1_Hybi13ydPe5K-7oimqGTnXZs6X5dVZ7H_dq0lJO5iErm8tgeKHj7-vXhDO1Jyr3xIBQnfuAYfwgcAAJPXHSLgbUIvFTVF4Wuu5taslR9xkI7D0h9hqjP7xrbh79ipU5_rqCA/s4032/IMG_9217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZdPJTiV6gprO1MDwRRPqc02dTx27kWeOHxKpasxg7mUB7owJ1_Hybi13ydPe5K-7oimqGTnXZs6X5dVZ7H_dq0lJO5iErm8tgeKHj7-vXhDO1Jyr3xIBQnfuAYfwgcAAJPXHSLgbUIvFTVF4Wuu5taslR9xkI7D0h9hqjP7xrbh79ipU5_rqCA/w400-h300/IMG_9217.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>We shared an order of rice and beans.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It’s a fun and easy pattern once you get into the repetitive groove.<div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6u95neevGqllhyphenhyphenQkhYv_7oOZi_py9tNOMOCA3tG9gHWfELG0pCowqHlbsD-V5-2VAacUJRCqnoWanJ7iz3fGE9Hil9RuQd_pzEho1skVNecGQy7x370PAcMB3CS4Cs5AmKVUSK4cjHhUOw4G8CVV5ixGKLw3E5dSd2TjiWuK7TnR7IXGXDvCqdw/s4032/IMG_9197.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6u95neevGqllhyphenhyphenQkhYv_7oOZi_py9tNOMOCA3tG9gHWfELG0pCowqHlbsD-V5-2VAacUJRCqnoWanJ7iz3fGE9Hil9RuQd_pzEho1skVNecGQy7x370PAcMB3CS4Cs5AmKVUSK4cjHhUOw4G8CVV5ixGKLw3E5dSd2TjiWuK7TnR7IXGXDvCqdw/w400-h300/IMG_9197.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyS2_HjeWqlt7SxCOztz7AEZUrA3blIEo0iDMvvFmR_SrA6VYYWIdY9Unstj5TEp-7cPstgDD3rsYxOUXCHAcEHGjq7hSPWSza06BV-ZuiYrPyFCKUp87zdNRwLMEWS_PM4xoaIh-f-ZRdCdSujvb5eySac6mxirzTMpm_uOVSHLIHUoIuhRI0Q/s4032/IMG_9199.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyS2_HjeWqlt7SxCOztz7AEZUrA3blIEo0iDMvvFmR_SrA6VYYWIdY9Unstj5TEp-7cPstgDD3rsYxOUXCHAcEHGjq7hSPWSza06BV-ZuiYrPyFCKUp87zdNRwLMEWS_PM4xoaIh-f-ZRdCdSujvb5eySac6mxirzTMpm_uOVSHLIHUoIuhRI0Q/w400-h300/IMG_9199.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div>I found the pattern <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1025" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM5iXOdoOed0-f33U-REVlNEUyJG_iA02SvT7xq7Ltrrqga6t6rW1_1U06GXxh-5cGjlkrAgrmj2BczaFcN1RIa4_QLwdVaBYLSPqbjhqhguitP-0IkKZUsB1pDluQRSmUKabwla8ZjwzmfQWGxUhE-Q3fcWrq549Vq28luu1rGQagtZzNehJzw/w400-h244/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-05%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1027" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice9OQiSXpghvXXyQ6fmg-INMEAFmkQKs6AuamMyNqgPpaQjXXa0awbbdGtLqb8T2SsebsaRWvlGBY0cu3-66uHbUrW85yRpg9KcjW6RfSJ6NJZzk2fDb8P8WL5WRbWQlxIS9pDJM6o0-fcUNhRk-vsuOO-0hG6VQRMQWcoexunjNpDLAwpcj3nw/w400-h251/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-26%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Directions are for size small; changes
for size large are in parentheses.</div><br />
Hat circumference at bottom edge: 16
(18)" [41 (46)cm]; Hat stretches to fit 20
(22)” [51 (56)cm]<div><br /></div><div>I used 4.5mm
[US 7] and 5.5mm [US 9] needles and 4 ply yarn. <br /><br />
Hat is worked in the round on double
pointed needles.<br /><br />With smaller needles, cast on 90 (102)
sts. Divide sts evenly around double
pointed needles. Join to work in rounds,
taking care not to twist sts. Place
marker for beginning of round.<br /><br />
Ribbing Round: </div><div>[K1 through the back
loop, p1] around.
Repeat ribbing round until piece
measures 1½" [4cm] from beginning.</div><div><br />
Round 1: Change to larger needles and
knit.<br />
Round 2: [K2, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
90 (102) sts.<br />
Repeat round 2 until piece measures 8
(8½)" [20 (22) cm] from beginning.<br /><br />
Shape Crown<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Decrease round 1: [K2tog, yo, k2,
k2tog] 15 (17) times – 75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 2: *K1, yo, [k2tog]
twice; repeat from * around – 60 (68)
sts</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k1, k2tog] around –
60 (68) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 3: [K2, k2tog] 15 (17)
times – 45 (51) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 4: [K1, k2tog] around –
30 (34) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 5: [K2tog] around – 15
(17) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 6: [K2tog, k1] 5 times,
k2tog 0 (1) time – 10 (11) sts.</li></ul>
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread yarn
through remaining sts and pull to gather.
Secure end. Weave in ends.<br /><br />
ABBREVIATIONS<br />
k = knit</div><div>k2tog =
knit 2 sts together</div><div>p = purl</div><div>St st = Stockinette stitch</div><div>st(s) = stitch(es)</div><div>yo = yarn over</div></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-89751690246645725522024-03-04T15:39:00.004-05:002024-03-04T15:50:31.563-05:00Book ~ "The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic" (2024) Daniel de Visé<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvmRln9NyrXGtWR_cPQbA2sqKxS_-Cepox0sSfB2u6MLR_bL2OrebyB0JTqjge4XGTeuAzAOZ0RrmgSsAudRuOe5ArT8egyiir7Mo4F5-FXSpwJ-X13AT9Hv-VVRjeBTqstTFcAy68D-ewWWXtV1ciXsI8E25Ckye5HNOGxs5bvbnqc5tjlzI5A/s640/128713508.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="428" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvmRln9NyrXGtWR_cPQbA2sqKxS_-Cepox0sSfB2u6MLR_bL2OrebyB0JTqjge4XGTeuAzAOZ0RrmgSsAudRuOe5ArT8egyiir7Mo4F5-FXSpwJ-X13AT9Hv-VVRjeBTqstTFcAy68D-ewWWXtV1ciXsI8E25Ckye5HNOGxs5bvbnqc5tjlzI5A/w134-h200/128713508.jpg" width="134" /></a></div>From <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128713508-the-blues-brothers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> ~ <i>The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture.</i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>“They’re not going to catch us,” Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. “We’re on a mission from God.” So opens the musical action comedy "The Blues Brothers", which hit theatres on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage; but Aykroyd, who conceived and wrote the film, had a greater to honor the then-seemingly forgotten tradition of rhythm and blues, some of whose greatest artists - Aretha Franklin, James Brown, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles - made the film as unforgettable as its wild car chases. Late and vastly over budget, beset by mercurial and oft drugged-out stars, "The Blues Brothers" opened to tepid reviews at best. However, in the 44 years since it has been acknowledged a inducted into the National Film Registry for its cultural significance; even declared a “Catholic classic” by the Church itself; and re-aired thousands of times on television to huge worldwide audiences. It is, undeniably, one of the most significant films of the 20th century. </i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>The story behind any classic is rich; the saga behind "The Blues Brothers", as Daniel de Visé reveals, is epic, encompassing the colorful childhoods of Belushi and Aykroyd; the comedic revolution sparked by Harvard’s Lampoon and Chicago’s Second City; the birth and anecdote-rich, drug-filled early years of "Saturday Night Live", where the Blues Brothers were born as an act amidst turmoil and rivalry; and of course the indelible behind-the-scenes narrative of how the film was made, scene by memorable scene. Based on original research and dozens of interviews probing the memories of principals from director John Landis and producer Bob Weiss to SNL creator Lorne Michaels and Aykroyd himself, The Blues Brothers vividly portrays the creative geniuses behind modern comedy.</i><div><br /></div><div>I first saw <i><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080455/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Blues Brothers</a></i> in the fall of 1980. I was in my first year in university and they would show movies in an auditorium for $1. My friend and I walked out after about 10 minutes of watching this movie because we thought it was dumb and sucked. I've since seen it many times and can now appreciate the humour. And I like their albums (I saw Matt "Guitar" Murphy a few times live back in the late 1980s/early 1990s in bars here in Toronto).</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>When I saw there was a book about the movie, I thought it would be an interesting read ... and it was. The book starts by giving us the backgrounds of John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd, their meeting here in Toronto, and their friendship and working relationship through <i>Second City</i>, <i>Saturday Night Live</i> (as I was reading the book, I'd stop at times and look up on YouTube scenes discussed) and eventually becoming The Blues Brothers. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've read a couple books about John Belushi and thought this one was good. It provides lots of info without being too detailed and boring. It was interesting to see how things worked behind the scenes to get things done and the interactions between people on movies including <i>Animal House</i> and <i>The Blues Brothers</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div>The amount of drugs and booze that were always available to and used by everyone was amazing and scary. Given Belushi's issues and eventual early death, this book tends to focus more on him, which was fine. I didn't find him likeable as a person as he didn't treat people very well at times, especially as he become more famous and drug-addicted. I'm surprised his wife, Judy, put up with him for so long ... my inclination would have been to tell him to get help with his additions or I'd be gone, but she apparently had her own addiction issues. </div><div><br /></div><div>My only issue with this book is it would have been nice to include pictures (there were none). I read an ARC so maybe there are some in the final version?</div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-20798749844383747372024-03-04T12:00:00.017-05:002024-03-04T15:59:08.317-05:00Egg Sunrise Grill, Toronto, ONIt’s been a while since I’ve had breakfast out and this morning we had breakfast at Egg Sunrise Grill on Dundas Street W (just east of Gladstone). <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4sVDw9EnLfZBl83u9AK7SKBqcuYWDcVT7FwXcs-K6fGhXumH2pfL6KH4Dd5mSd2NfU205f5zWrLlXJgbYHrEURJylHRWudJ3wWNaKXEPCASYe5cWmrjUBxqDicSFwF6-2nO8BSnpLCC1V1cPSDvgOQF7NTTWtgu1L_-isEVRSy1kOhBsuhQS6g/s4032/IMG_9179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4sVDw9EnLfZBl83u9AK7SKBqcuYWDcVT7FwXcs-K6fGhXumH2pfL6KH4Dd5mSd2NfU205f5zWrLlXJgbYHrEURJylHRWudJ3wWNaKXEPCASYe5cWmrjUBxqDicSFwF6-2nO8BSnpLCC1V1cPSDvgOQF7NTTWtgu1L_-isEVRSy1kOhBsuhQS6g/w400-h300/IMG_9179.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2WiD6WqAAABtP9L2U0pX91pO6EHqerQRsrsufZR3PfAslHl_TgoPfFLxCKvirklOYrmHK30YJZfytvf-U5gKrYCBM1fyiWj_5sTUPsmODDv51niJRkn11bHyF3cLR1ddCq_JOza7EP5itFjIEyTdDbofQLYfR7zV5PK7RntmeLSaMDVzkI9xlg/s4032/IMG_9192.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2WiD6WqAAABtP9L2U0pX91pO6EHqerQRsrsufZR3PfAslHl_TgoPfFLxCKvirklOYrmHK30YJZfytvf-U5gKrYCBM1fyiWj_5sTUPsmODDv51niJRkn11bHyF3cLR1ddCq_JOza7EP5itFjIEyTdDbofQLYfR7zV5PK7RntmeLSaMDVzkI9xlg/w400-h300/IMG_9192.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Gord had bacon and eggs and swapped his home fries for a fruit salad. I had peameal bacon and eggs … it was such a big meal that I took most of my peameal bacon home for breakfast tomorrow. Yum! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSh5Y5PuC8SkF_goToSD4H8pJ0VfFX2xuB2H3kn8MS9jTl9nGEjXnSO81fYNQFp25RCC1mcUTB6M9CZLasJ0XWqxf3b0jEqZK7OOSemNIG9hk_ItWs8nGIL3oIBUBfIOWL6CmxRZB9GqKU2SdUDn8Uo88EqLNPtWzqYJrmO0vXY99fFPEbWThgyQ/s4032/IMG_9185.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSh5Y5PuC8SkF_goToSD4H8pJ0VfFX2xuB2H3kn8MS9jTl9nGEjXnSO81fYNQFp25RCC1mcUTB6M9CZLasJ0XWqxf3b0jEqZK7OOSemNIG9hk_ItWs8nGIL3oIBUBfIOWL6CmxRZB9GqKU2SdUDn8Uo88EqLNPtWzqYJrmO0vXY99fFPEbWThgyQ/w400-h300/IMG_9185.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwP-nBQBk8Fm9Q2p6iO5wrCtVUwq1dWd11xvd-r7XN4yadT79Fft0grOrguWNXIVUENfuzB7ZM26YtktYa_wVY7f9En_-D_miFTj4ua91GzvWH0k_PHgkp9juU9daBCFQpPH6hQW9EYg7GFpTkOJFAEyu4HwgXza1dHrXn7Fq1ZeIXKS0oYhi3Q/s4032/IMG_9187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwP-nBQBk8Fm9Q2p6iO5wrCtVUwq1dWd11xvd-r7XN4yadT79Fft0grOrguWNXIVUENfuzB7ZM26YtktYa_wVY7f9En_-D_miFTj4ua91GzvWH0k_PHgkp9juU9daBCFQpPH6hQW9EYg7GFpTkOJFAEyu4HwgXza1dHrXn7Fq1ZeIXKS0oYhi3Q/w400-h300/IMG_9187.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirID9NJPVQ7-4YCzn7TQ5Zo0jnV6eK7WbEW8_IGgC7OYqYpCbIN0iWOGvg_g7_ohcr4YL0b4xtUNbfKIiPPvI4UDS05L7BT6EhQTiiIvv08Fn5JHkGuOw1JezqXTxUDB7kjifrhUaaoocK4KM1mH4l4hjlwzbasLMmzPiQGCMl0V_xFonhhPl88w/s4032/IMG_9189.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirID9NJPVQ7-4YCzn7TQ5Zo0jnV6eK7WbEW8_IGgC7OYqYpCbIN0iWOGvg_g7_ohcr4YL0b4xtUNbfKIiPPvI4UDS05L7BT6EhQTiiIvv08Fn5JHkGuOw1JezqXTxUDB7kjifrhUaaoocK4KM1mH4l4hjlwzbasLMmzPiQGCMl0V_xFonhhPl88w/w400-h300/IMG_9189.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUZi4G3wte0df-Omw5AYnE7YjbW4VT_PhKc8YAypWAww-Ef6Yl-H-OuSAKGTMni9-MwYPwwENjIOwJvOhiZq_kuMTol_Bf9Kv71yQ6urWHRfGdpoPBmzEfQTs2VJnE_lztAwU2vRMMLLKl3MIvq7QwgeLEfOjcvXqSVuX1qIJGEC2ajbOpKgecA/s4032/IMG_9190.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUZi4G3wte0df-Omw5AYnE7YjbW4VT_PhKc8YAypWAww-Ef6Yl-H-OuSAKGTMni9-MwYPwwENjIOwJvOhiZq_kuMTol_Bf9Kv71yQ6urWHRfGdpoPBmzEfQTs2VJnE_lztAwU2vRMMLLKl3MIvq7QwgeLEfOjcvXqSVuX1qIJGEC2ajbOpKgecA/w400-h300/IMG_9190.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Melissa was our server … she was friendly and took good care of us.</div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-1505891235904564872024-03-03T12:22:00.002-05:002024-03-11T12:58:01.115-04:00Twisted HatI just finished knitting another twisted hat. It’s a fun and easy pattern once you get into the repetitive groove. The colours are bright red and leaf green.<div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviF7xd33vFVuNiIWI9ORIH4tOW-a4oP3T3n_mXIGcKGQR1BB3NMZuP3C_4ALJpvHgEgQyg9TdExNycFJ77fUDYRuspVdylg4-W-zv5FLbO5Ui0GC4GW6oK_ylSvwqYvvkzVulG8dS8S9A2y4eCvPnNMreFoHlzKdfRZCgNoDLfcVx2TuykBKsSg/s4032/IMG_9171.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviF7xd33vFVuNiIWI9ORIH4tOW-a4oP3T3n_mXIGcKGQR1BB3NMZuP3C_4ALJpvHgEgQyg9TdExNycFJ77fUDYRuspVdylg4-W-zv5FLbO5Ui0GC4GW6oK_ylSvwqYvvkzVulG8dS8S9A2y4eCvPnNMreFoHlzKdfRZCgNoDLfcVx2TuykBKsSg/w400-h300/IMG_9171.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X4KMZokZjZnzP7a5ff6pjF1puA4I9GDspINDrLqy6ohkS-6R8Xi6gTchoYVrHMAByiEvmdPucx6tJpvCriTJGHg5DQIAyMjWa3TVb58k5H5d_E1nMoqraEFoTnnLM90vwGSyokJNbDm7fwKRbIFCoSU4vAQs_upHFx4VHZV_F0j_9eUlDGNy_w/s4032/IMG_9174.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X4KMZokZjZnzP7a5ff6pjF1puA4I9GDspINDrLqy6ohkS-6R8Xi6gTchoYVrHMAByiEvmdPucx6tJpvCriTJGHg5DQIAyMjWa3TVb58k5H5d_E1nMoqraEFoTnnLM90vwGSyokJNbDm7fwKRbIFCoSU4vAQs_upHFx4VHZV_F0j_9eUlDGNy_w/w400-h300/IMG_9174.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div>I found the pattern <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1025" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM5iXOdoOed0-f33U-REVlNEUyJG_iA02SvT7xq7Ltrrqga6t6rW1_1U06GXxh-5cGjlkrAgrmj2BczaFcN1RIa4_QLwdVaBYLSPqbjhqhguitP-0IkKZUsB1pDluQRSmUKabwla8ZjwzmfQWGxUhE-Q3fcWrq549Vq28luu1rGQagtZzNehJzw/w400-h244/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-05%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1027" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice9OQiSXpghvXXyQ6fmg-INMEAFmkQKs6AuamMyNqgPpaQjXXa0awbbdGtLqb8T2SsebsaRWvlGBY0cu3-66uHbUrW85yRpg9KcjW6RfSJ6NJZzk2fDb8P8WL5WRbWQlxIS9pDJM6o0-fcUNhRk-vsuOO-0hG6VQRMQWcoexunjNpDLAwpcj3nw/w400-h251/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-26%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Directions are for size small; changes
for size large are in parentheses.</div><br />
Hat circumference at bottom edge: 16
(18)" [41 (46)cm]; Hat stretches to fit 20
(22)” [51 (56)cm]<div><br /></div><div>I used 4.5mm
[US 7] and 5.5mm [US 9] needles and 4 ply yarn. <br /><br />
Hat is worked in the round on double
pointed needles.<br /><br />With smaller needles, cast on 90 (102)
sts. Divide sts evenly around double
pointed needles. Join to work in rounds,
taking care not to twist sts. Place
marker for beginning of round.<br /><br />
Ribbing Round: </div><div>[K1 through the back
loop, p1] around.
Repeat ribbing round until piece
measures 1½" [4cm] from beginning.</div><div><br />
Round 1: Change to larger needles and
knit.<br />
Round 2: [K2, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
90 (102) sts.<br />
Repeat round 2 until piece measures 8
(8½)" [20 (22) cm] from beginning.<br /><br />
Shape Crown<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Decrease round 1: [K2tog, yo, k2,
k2tog] 15 (17) times – 75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 2: *K1, yo, [k2tog]
twice; repeat from * around – 60 (68)
sts</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k1, k2tog] around –
60 (68) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 3: [K2, k2tog] 15 (17)
times – 45 (51) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 4: [K1, k2tog] around –
30 (34) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 5: [K2tog] around – 15
(17) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 6: [K2tog, k1] 5 times,
k2tog 0 (1) time – 10 (11) sts.</li></ul>
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread yarn
through remaining sts and pull to gather.
Secure end. Weave in ends.<br /><br />
ABBREVIATIONS<br />
k = knit</div><div>k2tog =
knit 2 sts together</div><div>p = purl</div><div>St st = Stockinette stitch</div><div>st(s) = stitch(es)</div><div>yo = yarn over</div></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-17301851538503692592024-03-02T12:30:00.008-05:002024-03-11T12:58:16.267-04:00Twisted HatI just finished knitting another twisted hat. It’s a fun and easy pattern once you get into the repetitive groove.<div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo87uiCVJV5euQxy0zTURqMw0QzhRwpyC0iIQaUdnmzR_Kx35MhdEv0HoGHP634YwFX-LmyPbTVujUYHXQUCmPnLULYT6PLcWui5xyeLd9C9JHu76V7qb3Mmt_9C2mfhvXRuZ5SnunI9sDCZ_-0aWZfXeEFN0UGsbu0FOdmDKrFvkM7X_SvPZNBQ/s4032/IMG_9157.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo87uiCVJV5euQxy0zTURqMw0QzhRwpyC0iIQaUdnmzR_Kx35MhdEv0HoGHP634YwFX-LmyPbTVujUYHXQUCmPnLULYT6PLcWui5xyeLd9C9JHu76V7qb3Mmt_9C2mfhvXRuZ5SnunI9sDCZ_-0aWZfXeEFN0UGsbu0FOdmDKrFvkM7X_SvPZNBQ/w400-h300/IMG_9157.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmt9i_-2fewQ69-eIPdcYwwqJvaHfXGLv1kT1qw7lXDOVdnZeD9xd8vdJ2g9XI1Lng6Z0j-rx01RS9hS7c05Vj6m_xsA1Ed6iJOtOIeLWgKpam4HpW_848N1TRtRekzqk6_dTnx408eL0-bdBicPULnjJbUpOBgaUgqxUwtA3dJh_kjTHSyTS6HA/s4032/IMG_9161.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmt9i_-2fewQ69-eIPdcYwwqJvaHfXGLv1kT1qw7lXDOVdnZeD9xd8vdJ2g9XI1Lng6Z0j-rx01RS9hS7c05Vj6m_xsA1Ed6iJOtOIeLWgKpam4HpW_848N1TRtRekzqk6_dTnx408eL0-bdBicPULnjJbUpOBgaUgqxUwtA3dJh_kjTHSyTS6HA/w400-h300/IMG_9161.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div>I found the pattern <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1025" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM5iXOdoOed0-f33U-REVlNEUyJG_iA02SvT7xq7Ltrrqga6t6rW1_1U06GXxh-5cGjlkrAgrmj2BczaFcN1RIa4_QLwdVaBYLSPqbjhqhguitP-0IkKZUsB1pDluQRSmUKabwla8ZjwzmfQWGxUhE-Q3fcWrq549Vq28luu1rGQagtZzNehJzw/w400-h244/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-05%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0711/5132/1403/files/RHK0116-027450M.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1027" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice9OQiSXpghvXXyQ6fmg-INMEAFmkQKs6AuamMyNqgPpaQjXXa0awbbdGtLqb8T2SsebsaRWvlGBY0cu3-66uHbUrW85yRpg9KcjW6RfSJ6NJZzk2fDb8P8WL5WRbWQlxIS9pDJM6o0-fcUNhRk-vsuOO-0hG6VQRMQWcoexunjNpDLAwpcj3nw/w400-h251/Screenshot%202023-12-28%20at%2020-07-26%20RHK0116-027450M.pdf.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Directions are for size small; changes
for size large are in parentheses.</div><br />
Hat circumference at bottom edge: 16
(18)" [41 (46)cm]; Hat stretches to fit 20
(22)” [51 (56)cm]<div><br /></div><div>I used 4.5mm
[US 7] and 5.5mm [US 9] needles and 4 ply yarn. <br /><br />
Hat is worked in the round on double
pointed needles.<br /><br />With smaller needles, cast on 90 (102)
sts. Divide sts evenly around double
pointed needles. Join to work in rounds,
taking care not to twist sts. Place
marker for beginning of round.<br /><br />
Ribbing Round: </div><div>[K1 through the back
loop, p1] around.
Repeat ribbing round until piece
measures 1½" [4cm] from beginning.</div><div><br />
Round 1: Change to larger needles and
knit.<br />
Round 2: [K2, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
90 (102) sts.<br />
Repeat round 2 until piece measures 8
(8½)" [20 (22) cm] from beginning.<br /><br />
Shape Crown<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Decrease round 1: [K2tog, yo, k2,
k2tog] 15 (17) times – 75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k2, k2tog] around –
75 (85) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 2: *K1, yo, [k2tog]
twice; repeat from * around – 60 (68)
sts</li><li>
Next round: [K1, yo, k1, k2tog] around –
60 (68) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 3: [K2, k2tog] 15 (17)
times – 45 (51) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 4: [K1, k2tog] around –
30 (34) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 5: [K2tog] around – 15
(17) sts.</li><li>
Decrease round 6: [K2tog, k1] 5 times,
k2tog 0 (1) time – 10 (11) sts.</li></ul>
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread yarn
through remaining sts and pull to gather.
Secure end. Weave in ends.<br /><br />
ABBREVIATIONS<br />
k = knit</div><div>k2tog =
knit 2 sts together</div><div>p = purl</div><div>St st = Stockinette stitch</div><div>st(s) = stitch(es)</div><div>yo = yarn over</div></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13906943.post-80856940268575588152024-03-01T12:30:00.021-05:002024-03-03T12:30:33.759-05:00Gino's Pizza, Etobioke, ONSister Sarah sent me a picture of the panzerotto she had for supper last night and it looked good. I haven’t had one in years and used to get them from Panzerotto Pizza … which led me down the rabbit hole wondering what happened to Panzerotto Pizza. If you also wondered, they were acquired by Gino’s Pizza in 2011. <div><br /></div><div>I headed to <a href="https://ginospizza.ca/locations/etobicoke/0069/ginos+pizza+3282+lake+shore+blvd+w/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gino’s Pizza</a> on the Lakeshore in Etobicoke for lunch today.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10f3-qznbEhnLIZaWwjGy3GsoUo7kZkVONZNJj7OUTaiGbmWjpKiBwz-jAAxoV7LbBw7-QuJssnClHkqgC_pfoE0y8VkQgZK8uBpj443ezrLctAHS7Le9UFDZhyfOcKHEoMj8KAvadviDEcNu_da3WeCDSbLyDfC_hlIOhH8utKV7IO1edrhR2w/s4032/IMG_9150.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10f3-qznbEhnLIZaWwjGy3GsoUo7kZkVONZNJj7OUTaiGbmWjpKiBwz-jAAxoV7LbBw7-QuJssnClHkqgC_pfoE0y8VkQgZK8uBpj443ezrLctAHS7Le9UFDZhyfOcKHEoMj8KAvadviDEcNu_da3WeCDSbLyDfC_hlIOhH8utKV7IO1edrhR2w/w400-h300/IMG_9150.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_68L5yGOF81Y2kS9Hd91DlANNwo7oUcjkylgqnuCuuE24aaSGfBtHPaH_DtKhpZJ-6GXJe9sflgW9JYApnU5Eg2folZkOBHYPuJ92uzf6ZJ_LASXuxMXkeJjOr8G8IqsXlpNevEROBmnO_ypl43ppAkhE-CMq-Hhsh-0lffoc8OwVc7gMXGGfGA/s4032/IMG_9140.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_68L5yGOF81Y2kS9Hd91DlANNwo7oUcjkylgqnuCuuE24aaSGfBtHPaH_DtKhpZJ-6GXJe9sflgW9JYApnU5Eg2folZkOBHYPuJ92uzf6ZJ_LASXuxMXkeJjOr8G8IqsXlpNevEROBmnO_ypl43ppAkhE-CMq-Hhsh-0lffoc8OwVc7gMXGGfGA/w400-h300/IMG_9140.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I ordered a small pepperoni panzerotto. I got it deep fried rather than baked (like in the old days!) and it was good.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxy_RhS6j5B7w3wNMyG4jEfxbwOM4mlsX3TJ2qCk3kCWopj5f-jLENLr-Cjs17iK2cWDFft66LMd27K1ljbq2TQrFKAiCpaZ0ihhpLvA8mLRVWDP0SXWrfQUoDRV4SdCrY0vcBf9pNYOxVF1DRZP08gqI3t_p1dtKwNPgCZlCYiaBI_W-RA3_BeA/s4032/IMG_9143.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxy_RhS6j5B7w3wNMyG4jEfxbwOM4mlsX3TJ2qCk3kCWopj5f-jLENLr-Cjs17iK2cWDFft66LMd27K1ljbq2TQrFKAiCpaZ0ihhpLvA8mLRVWDP0SXWrfQUoDRV4SdCrY0vcBf9pNYOxVF1DRZP08gqI3t_p1dtKwNPgCZlCYiaBI_W-RA3_BeA/w400-h300/IMG_9143.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQot3C1qCUajGaru-mJJbnlaSCfWTGEqfpymdFby5hoCmiP49d8spLMgBRV8Ipn43wlo9yefsKDFTdgZNQ0w0wjlzATWFWI9zn0fsBO6CuZxZM8ERrXWUwU3GqCbECzSB_-ROcWayhXZVODgLP9Eyt8ysDOdi6vURBE8-PilbFGNo1GMgR9dV8w/s4032/IMG_9145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We find floats very relaxing.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmfBQwUCiv3yB3AX0GUPuFpd95BTGTbJ_DF2cCZzUHcWuCVT-AxyAULbKY6CW1JFDUMjVEGiSInRXvh4YErp-cKuicFEFubBUBgSTwl-4vrEOT8-XosGTm5vLC5Ui0eqtIdsNdSBfCifCkLeysYcC1kzYYhaPghVNyio-hJmBmWCC0LCbx2UDMQ/s4032/IMG_9097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmfBQwUCiv3yB3AX0GUPuFpd95BTGTbJ_DF2cCZzUHcWuCVT-AxyAULbKY6CW1JFDUMjVEGiSInRXvh4YErp-cKuicFEFubBUBgSTwl-4vrEOT8-XosGTm5vLC5Ui0eqtIdsNdSBfCifCkLeysYcC1kzYYhaPghVNyio-hJmBmWCC0LCbx2UDMQ/w400-h300/IMG_9097.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnwN5D9Lb4fhufmfNXSAPpsAtKrHgtqhzYJ2Fxb71vNXNOkWQNTjJFvRVV1cAYfjL-qn3wOMdgp0hr-crhKZUkRGI7f1eekPKLVDePkFaK7xsiq_Rcs3fBmQImP36kSlpxKzo_vTZ_tWgQVl2J96tY0dDoNvRp1Doxb3Rl4FdDDyhTFn2Kjw_lg/s4032/IMG_9116.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnwN5D9Lb4fhufmfNXSAPpsAtKrHgtqhzYJ2Fxb71vNXNOkWQNTjJFvRVV1cAYfjL-qn3wOMdgp0hr-crhKZUkRGI7f1eekPKLVDePkFaK7xsiq_Rcs3fBmQImP36kSlpxKzo_vTZ_tWgQVl2J96tY0dDoNvRp1Doxb3Rl4FdDDyhTFn2Kjw_lg/w300-h400/IMG_9116.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtn5fE92TxHg-jIxtXZEA2HVpu2xZE1ADZedlwNWdp9aR-SDCwiYDVOSEs5P5z2yLN3f-_a9sAQmR2PgWq3KcG1R05cr8o00FO9WS2rXQ_-xeEv2JSAR-ux10wxYG3lzOF28mPlwjWHLG9zwYx2wiQScBgHgDGmqNwpApFEaDuxSplw7YPW9b1w/s4032/IMG_9121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtn5fE92TxHg-jIxtXZEA2HVpu2xZE1ADZedlwNWdp9aR-SDCwiYDVOSEs5P5z2yLN3f-_a9sAQmR2PgWq3KcG1R05cr8o00FO9WS2rXQ_-xeEv2JSAR-ux10wxYG3lzOF28mPlwjWHLG9zwYx2wiQScBgHgDGmqNwpApFEaDuxSplw7YPW9b1w/w300-h400/IMG_9121.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSewgeQJcJEtcHsM7ph8zjyIILDi35677RwOPGYDlOGRidZmZxSoMCcFxMrAYGageudBDVXtA8PA2387-2NzldBWbMC3SvuZ2aEj5YRBVB80kpbuTPZinwOYypamY-rXwGxhq7aRLblnI2XtD7gn_gq-W1nz3r-GdN2KN268vfqBjqDpOodUCboA/s4032/IMG_9122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSewgeQJcJEtcHsM7ph8zjyIILDi35677RwOPGYDlOGRidZmZxSoMCcFxMrAYGageudBDVXtA8PA2387-2NzldBWbMC3SvuZ2aEj5YRBVB80kpbuTPZinwOYypamY-rXwGxhq7aRLblnI2XtD7gn_gq-W1nz3r-GdN2KN268vfqBjqDpOodUCboA/w400-h300/IMG_9122.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7D7H5K1eFgDtqIS2jYexgwS5a6sabg_4Qn3c_I_bKI1gTvAnFMc9QLsnrjxIsNk_a-gT2pvBKe3tuZ4TIegcNT8Ll0VWqWqlCCE8jtzBMzf_J_N9AR3qySGNR8hwzTTdDGvX0LIfFBRWGVkxy2bFGYKHcgRIaUCvmWqZOFJ5ridXWmJdRMz2mjg/s4032/IMG_9119.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7D7H5K1eFgDtqIS2jYexgwS5a6sabg_4Qn3c_I_bKI1gTvAnFMc9QLsnrjxIsNk_a-gT2pvBKe3tuZ4TIegcNT8Ll0VWqWqlCCE8jtzBMzf_J_N9AR3qySGNR8hwzTTdDGvX0LIfFBRWGVkxy2bFGYKHcgRIaUCvmWqZOFJ5ridXWmJdRMz2mjg/w400-h300/IMG_9119.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><i>Also known as Floatation Therapy, REST Therapy (Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique) or Sensory Deprivation, floating involves lying in a salt-water solution in a specially designed tank (often referred to as a float tank, sensory deprivation tank, or isolation tank). Your experience in a floatation tank is about everything you won’t be doing. You won’t be fighting gravity. The 850 pounds of Epsom salt in the water takes care of that while you lie on your back. The water is kept at a skin receptor neutral temperature which means that you lose track of where your body ends and the water begins. Your ears stay just below the water, and the tanks are insulated against sound – noise from the outside is unable to reach you. After you shut the door to the tank, you float in total darkness. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>During your float the outside world is gone and amazing things happen. It turns out that when you’re not fighting gravity or constantly taking in information your body has a lot of extra resources at its disposal. Your mind is free to navigate without distraction, your brain pumps out dopamine and endorphins, and your body gets to rest, de-stress and heal. It’s likely to be the most relaxing thing you’ve ever experienced.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div>The tank is high enough for me to stand up, wide enough for me to stretch my arms out and my fingers just touch the side and a lot longer then me. 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Get out and take a shower (which is in your room), which you need because you're all slimy and crusty from the salt. They have nice shower gel, shampoo and conditioner. </div><div><ul><li><i><b>Relaxation Response </b><br />Floating weightless in the tank suppresses the functioning of the sympathetic nervous system which is responsible for the 'fight or flight' response. Simultaneously, the parasympathetic nervous system is activated which is responsible for relaxation, stimulation of digestive secretions, replenishment and general recuperation. </i></li><li><i><b>Increased Immune Function </b><br />Immune function is enhanced by suppressing stress hormones which not only weaken the immune system but also suppress the digestion and reproductive systems, affect regeneration processes, and decrease insulin sensitivity. </i></li><li><i><b>Use in Athletic Training </b><br />Water in the tank has the added benefit of being saturated with Epsom salts, which have well-established healing effects, helping to draw out toxins and lactic acid build-up, and speeding up recovery time. </i></li><li><i><b>Heightened Senses </b><br />Research indicates that regular floating leads to increased visual acuity, improved tangible perception, increased taste sensitivities and improved auditory sensitivity. </i></li><li><i><b>Magnesium Absorption</b><br />The high concentration of Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate) are absorbed through skin. Magnesium has been shown to be deficient in the standard North American diet. Magnesium assists in regulating high blood pressure, preventing cardiovascular disease, preventing osteoporosis, relieving menopause symptoms, providing PMS relief, creating healthier bones and teeth, and is involved with detoxification. Magnesium is awesome. </i></li><li><i><b>Stress Reduction </b><br />Modern life is full of deadlines, frustrations, and demands. For many people, stress is so commonplace that it has become a way of life. Floatation therapy is the most powerful stress relief technique known. Floating has been shown many times, (in controlled studies compared to bed rest), to be the most relaxing experience on earth. (Relaxation measured by perceived stress, by hormone measurement and by brain waves all confirms the truth of this claim.) </i></li><li><i><b>Improved Creativity</b><br />A small study of five university professors found that six float sessions allowed them to generate more “creative” ideas, which coincided with a self-reported increase in free imagery and remote associations. Similarly, in a study with 40 university students, a single flotation increased their scores on a standardized test used to measure creativity. </i></li><li><i><b>Left Brain/Right Brain </b><br />The two sides of the brain operate in very different ways. The left side deals with detail, processing information, maths, order, logic it operates analytically and systematically, it’s basically the essential yet boring side of the brain. The right side of the brain is the hub for creativity, problem solving, music, art, pleasure and emotion. It operates visually, intuitively, rapidly absorbing large scale information. The right side is usually constrained and held back by the dominant left brain. Floating massively boosts right-brain function by turning off all external input making the left brain finally shut up, allowing the right side of the brain to run uninterrupted at full tilt.</i></li></ul></div></div>Teena in Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.com0