Who doesn't love a good book sale

especially when combined with Polish Fest and a visiting Auntie Jeet?!?!

 

Summer treats

All the treats one gets because it's your last weeks at home...

Special ice creams

New sheets for your dorm room

Fancy doughnuts

Last trip to the farmers' market

and of course, we had to have a sticky bun

and cool local drinks

And a final meal at Banjara's

Look at that smile

This kid of ours will do almost anything for good cheese!

Some things never change

 I have never known someone to appreciate Parmesan like this one. 

The three of us had gone to see Inside Out 2 (lovely!) and walked passed Eataly in downtown Toronto. Sophie had never been, so we nipped inside for a mooch around. Seb spotted a cooler of parmesan and was delighted to find containers of "rinds" - affordable too. So they purchased one and was thrilled to discover that there is a generous amount of gnawable cheese still attached to each! 

Happy gourmand that evening!!

Celebrate good times, c'mon!!

 Sophie & some of her fan / fun club

@ her Champagne Toast

These youngsters got her through COVID & more. And are off

 on great adventures

And where will our dearheart go?!!

Total eclipse of the heart

Seb & their pa headed east to what ended up being clear skies to see the eclipse.

What a sight (photo by Sebastian)

A great day out

"Genuinely one of the coolest things I've ever seen" - SC

Meanwhile, this is the best that Toronto could offer - but wow, what an offering!

Once a theatre kid....

Watching Faustus and up for some audience participation

 

Graphically colourful

It was a father-daughter outing to the AGO on a winter weekend. Keith Haring is always spectacular!

 

Canada Day

When your Canada Day camping plans are thwarted by forest fire smokiness,

you do city things

like a ballgame

 

Seb the red

The latest is BRIGHT red hair and loads of style going on this Spring

 

Our Sebastian

Bumping into Dad on their commutes home

The silver lining to dropping Seb at work on a Sunday morning

 - best bakery in Toronto AND a pal of Sophie works the (busy!!) counter; oh, and spending time with Sebastian

Seb at work in Kensington Market

Courage My Love

 

Dressed to head out

Our Sophie

Whether she is clambering through her cityscape or glammed up (in her mother's wool ski top from ~1978!) or on the trails, she is a wonder to behold and so fun to hang with

 

New Year's Closed House

Given the prevalence of COVID and different people's comfort levels, we debated long and hard about what to do this year. We settled on a New Year's Day "Closed House" for 20. Everyone tested before coming and we had fun!

Family friends are fabulous!

Some of the youngsters

New Year's Day is new presents day

Sophie just adores spending time with these women

Twas a family affair

Despite the risk of COVID and a rather small cast of dancers (and thus, parents to volunteer) the show must go on. After 10+ weeks of rehearsal (and some late choreography), Sophie and her fellow ballerinas pulled off a terrific Nutcracker. And if we had 4 people in the audience (over 4 shows), we must have 16 or so! Mum was on props and Dad did the set. Both baked and Sophie just danced and danced (5 roles?)

With all the final year dancers and Ms Bouman