A Mighty Wind

The aftermath of last night’s storm:

One huge tree branch came down on my roof

and another huge branch snapped and is dangling a few feet off the sidewalk.

I can’t say for certain, but from what I can see it looks like the house is okay.

I went around the neighbourhood this morning surveying the damage.

This street was probably the worst – a huge limb broke off this tree completely blocking the street…

and crushing this vehicle under it…

which, it turns out, belongs to an old actor friend of mine I hadn’t seen in years.

I missed all the excitement – I was at a friend’s housewarming party in another part of town getting sloshed on tropical drinks in his basement tiki bar.

My Saturday

Breakfast: pancakes with real maple syrup, sausage, two eggs sunny side up and endless cups of the most wonderful smelling and tasting coffee.

What the heck? The Emergency Relief thrift store was open on Good Friday but not today?

The new art gallery under construction. It seems you either hate it or hate it. I think I like it. Right now it looks like something collapsed – this is what it’s supposed to look like when it’s finished:

webcam

Bought my ticket to see this dude.

To the library for cds and dvds

but my membership had lapsed and I didn’t want to wait in line to renew and risk a parking ticket.

Made the thrift rounds in the northeast part of town which I don’t get to very often.

…because it sucks. No thrift finds. I also trolled a couple of Giant Tiger stores I hadn’t been to before for remaindered dvds.

Score.

Late lunch at Sunterra market on the south side. Delicious soup (more like a stew) chock full of chicken chunks in spicy coconut milk broth. Then grocery shopping at Spinelli’s for pizza fixin’s.

Homemade pizza with bocconcini, feta and olives.

Enjoy your Easter.

Spring cleaning

Today I took advantage of the lovely spring weather to clear out the deadwood from my blogroll (links to other blogs at the end of the column to the right). I’m sorry, but posting your tweets is not a blog. I also axed blogs that haven’t been updated in months – I know you have a life but I need constant stimulation. I added some new blogs and put everything in categories. They’re all good time wasters, but Vintage Microwave (subtitled “Free May Not Be Cheap Enough”) never fails to make me laugh til I cry.

Update: Vintage Microwave is now called Item Not As Described.

Spring

Bargain of the Day

Electric jar opener $59.99 $9.99