Archive for January, 2009

Good morning Tuna!

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Thanks to Jeff for updating me on the Tsukiji situation that’s kept me awake since I reported it back in december. Tourists are no longer barred from the fish market in Tokyo! Hurray! So if any of you have been holding off on your japanese vacation because you were set on going to see the […]

cupcake enablement

Friday, January 16th, 2009

On Taste T.O., one of the blogs I follow, I read the following: Thu, Jan 22, 2009 Cupcake Decorating Skills Madeleines, Cherry Pie and Ice Cream, 1087 Bathurst Street 6:30 PM to 7:45 PM $225 for 10-week course A weekly class to learn cake decorating skills on cupcakes. Each week we will focus on different […]

#darkTo

Friday, January 16th, 2009

That’s right, Toronto is dark. There’s a power outage that’s been affecting something like 20,000 homes since 10:00 PM last night. And it happens to be the coldest night/day of the year with temperatures that are close to -20. Lucky me, I’m in the affected area. On the plus side, I had a terrific night’s […]

Hello 2009

Friday, January 9th, 2009

So the Schachters made it out of Toronto on one of the few flights that departed that day. Hurray! And now it’s the start of another year. Here’s hoping it’s awesome, with very little snow.