Autumn List 2015

Of course I'm going to make a list of autumn things to do and of course I'm going to tell you about it. Off we go!

1. Go apple picking.

2. Make tiramisu! (What's that? This isn't a typical fall thing to do? I can't hear you?)

3. Take photos of Baby Dog in the leaves.

4. Go to Goodwill to figure out my Halloween costume.

5. Watch Hocus Pocus.

6. Decorate the front porch of my parent's house.

7. Scent the house like autumn.

8. Try the new soups at Sweet Janes.

9. Visit the oldest cheese shop in NYC - Alleva Dairy.

10. Check out Washington Mews in Greenwich Village.

And I'll probably peruse this list a little, since, you know, OCTOBER IS COMING.

Mom Says

“It’s bad luck to leave shoes upside down.”

Happy 30th Birthday, Harmeet!

This woman is probably the kindest person you'll ever meet and you should feel a little bad that I MET HER FIRST. Happy Birthday to my longest and best friend out there. Thank you for endlessly being you and inspiring everyone around you. Love you, jugs.

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“The trouble is, you think you have time.”

— Gautama Buddha

Revisiting My Summer List

With the summer finally coming to a close, I wanted to reflect on that list I made earlier in June. Remember how I made a list of things I wanted to do this summer? Let's see how that went.

1. "Try the frozen hot chocolate at Astor Bake Shop (Queens)" - did it and wrote about it!
2. "Finally visit the rooftop across the street - there's a hotel across the street from me that has a rooftop bar that I've always wanted to go to but never have (Queens)" - didn't do it, which is weird because it's crazily close to my body right now. 
3. "Finally eat a Nanaimo bar for the first time (Toronto)" - did it! And they were crazy good, it's probably a good thing that I haven't been eating them my whole life. Thank you to Mrs. Battiston for making me a batch!
4. "Go to City Island (Bronx)" - sadly, no. But I'll aim to go next year.
5. "Go to Montauk (Montauk)" - I had the chance to, but no - it collided with plans to be in Toronto, so yet again, I'll have to wait for you, sweet Montauk. I did manage to make it to Long Island, however. 
6. "See this year's installation at the rooftop at The Met (Manhattan)" - shit! Totally forgot about this one.
7. "Successfully grow something in my backyard (Queens)" - totally did this one! The wheatgrass!
8. "Check out the Jefferson Market Garden (Manhattan)" - did it on the way from the burrata ice cream.
9. "Get the burrata ice cream at Dominique Ansel (Manhattan)" - oh hell yeah.
10. "See a movie at that gorgeous AMC on the UWS @ 84 street (Manhattan)" - nothing good was ever playing!
11. "Try an egg cream in Forest Hills (Queens)" - uh HUH.
12. "Visit the Edgar Allan Poe cottage (Bronx)" - Nope, it's hard to get people to want to come to the Bronx with you.
13. "Blog Idea: Photograph Each Hour For A Day" -  I was never up to date enough to do this one, that's my bad. I still intend to do it!
14. "Blog Idea: Outfit Of The Day posts" - My outfits sucked this summer? Haha. They didn't, I just forgot I wanted to do this.
15. "Blog Idea: Vlog!" - I swear this one is still gonna happen soon.

All in all? Six out of fifteen things got done.

Yikes. Does it make sense that I still had a pretty wicked summer? 'Cause I really did. Behold, summer!

Dark Ginger Ale

Holy shit, this is the only mixer you will ever need for making Dark & Stormy's if you don't have access to any ginger beer. The taste is pretty different from regular ginger ale, but in a good way. And if you're ever looking for something new to mix rum with, this stuff is fantastic.

The Cream Donut at the Streetsville Farmers Market

The Streetsville Farmers Market runs from June until the end of October on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm (128 Queen Street South in Mississauga, Ontario). And if you have any sense inside you, YOU HAVE TO GO EAT THIS DONUT. Insanely tasty.

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Camilla Days

I've been friends with these guys for almost twenty years, and that warrants a post. Stud recently got engaged and had probably the best engagement party that's every happened, and that's where this photo was taken. Cannot WAIT for that wedding. 

Anyway, do people still stay in close contact with their middle school friends? Is that still a thing? I really hope it is. 

“Cook rice in broth instead of water to boost the flavour.”

Best Global Warming Animation

My friend Steve made this (!) and it's great.