Leaves and Light (90/366)

Leaves and light at the house where I go to play AD&D every two weeks.

The Plan (89/366)

At the Wen-Do course we talked about the necessary steps in a plan to get out of an abusive relationship. Here are the results.

Cafe 22 (88/366)

Cafe 22, a local restaurant, has artificial greenery entwined across its ceiling.



Also from Cafe 22, a vase on a shelf, filled with glass beads.

Books of the Week (87/366)

The books of the week.

Unexpected Light (86/366)

Reflected light from the apartment block across the street shed unexpected radiance on our front step about half an hour ago.

Mina on the Couch 1 & 2 (85/366)

Mina on the couch, snuggled up against my hip as George and I had coffee:



Isn't it amazing that her eyes are almost exactly the same color as the couch itself?

Chicken Dinner (84/366)

Got up insanely late today, so this is all I have the inspiration to take a shot of:



We'll be eating a lot of coleslaw over the next day or two, because there was plenty left over from Easter dinner.

A Trip to Selkirk 1-3 (83/366)

On Sunday we went out to Selkirk for Easter dinner.

Here's a church in downtown Winnipeg, decked out for the holy day:



The countryside north of Winnipeg, flat and desolate:



The waterslides in Lockport:

A Day a the University 1-3 (82/366)

Two friends and I took part in a Wen-Do class at the University of Manitoba.

This was given to us to place on our table at the IQ Restaurant on campus so that they could bring the food to the correct table:



The instructor brought some Jewish cookies called Hamantaschen, which were very delicious (but the carpet... oh, ugly):



Here is the recipe for the cookies. However, it should say at the end: "Brush with beaten egg. Bake for 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven until golden brown."

The Bridge Drive-In (81/366)

Terri and I went out for lunch today, and afterwards we drove out to the Bridge Drive-In, a Winnipeg landmark which features wonderfully rich soft ice cream and creamy hot fudge. Unfortunately it was still closed for the season.

In the summer (and as early in the spring and as late in the fall as possible), people are lined up twenty deep to access the five serving windows:



Their "closed for the season" sign, with stuffed animal:



The famous foot bridge next to the ice cream shop. It doesn't look like much now, but in the summer it's wonderful to stroll along it into the high-end residential neighborhood across the river, where you can wander around looking at the lovely houses and gardens:

Ukrainian Eggs (80/366)

Tonight I took part in a traditional Ukrainian egg painting session, complete with hot wax, styluses, and dye baths. These are the result:

Hearts and Bears (79/366)

First, some hearts. I stopped on the street to tie a loose shoelace, and when I looked down this is what I saw:



Second, one of the Bears on Broadway in downtown Winnipeg. Different businesses sponsored different bears, and a couple of summers ago they were all the rage. There were about 70 of them up and down the street; this one is Bling Bling Bear:

A Little Dep'll Do Ya (78/366)

A bottle of Dep shampoo from my mother's effects, sitting alone and sunlit in our hallway.

Italian "Easter Eggs" & Lost and Bedraggled (77/366)

Italian "Easter Eggs" at the Italian mini-mart just up the street from us:



Walking back home, we came across this little bedraggled object:



So sad...

Doritos and Dragons & Horses of a Different Color (76/366)

Taken at my Sunday AD&D Game. Doritos and the GM's screen, which hides his dice rolls:



The green foam blocks represent carts and horses, as our player characters are attacked by many enemies while guarding a convoy of Imperial treasure:

Missing Post: Lone Man Walking & Chicken Salad Recipe (69 & 71/366)

I've just realized that I missed uploading a couple of days worth of photos. I've corrected the numbering on the previous sequences, and here they are are.

First, one man in an empty alley:



Second, a recipe from the back of a chicken vegetable soup can label:

Pooka is Rescued! 1 & 2 (75/366)

I noticed Mina crouched intently by our doorway to the main hall of the apartment block, so I opened the door and found a cat just outside of it.

This is Pooka immediately after he ducked into our suite, scared and alone:



I took the digital camera down to our caretaker's suite and showed her the photo. She immediately recognized who the cat belonged to.

This is the owner, whose name I didn't catch, with Pooka (who had hidden under one of our small desks and had to be coaxed out by her). Caption: "I'm safe now, BITCH! I've got my MOMMY to protect me!!!"



I don't know why stray cats always show up on my doorstep, but they do.

Mina Asleep 1 & 2 (74/366)

Mina half-falling off of one of the sofa cushions:



And a close up shot a few minutes later, with sunshine:

Year of the Rat Stamps (73/366)

Some very pretty stamps that George picked up while he was out yesterday afternoon.

Trail of Shoes (72/366)

Taken the day before yesterday. On the previous evening the shoes were arranged semi-neatly in the hallway. This morning, after the cats were through playing amongst them, they're a mess. (Bonus points to anyone who can spot the cat sleeping off the morning's wild romp.)

Lunch and Shopping 1 & 2 (70/366)

Lunch at Salisbury House here in Winnipeg. Wednesday's specials in reverse on the wall of mirrors. A "nip" is that restaurant's term for a hamburger, and a "winni" is a hotdog.



And this is what $354 worth of groceries looks like.

International Women's Day March (68/336)

A shot toward the back of the crowd during the International Women's Day March here in Winnipeg, through the city's scenic Exchange District. It's not as cold as it looks; the temperature was around -9 degrees Celcius, with some nice fresh snow underfoot.



You can find more pictures of the day here:

http://crowdog66.livejournal.com/412641.html

Lunch at Cora's 1 & 2 (67/366)

In keeping with my impromptu theme of looking up... chickens above at Cora's!



They have an utterly delicious menu, mostly focussed on breakfast fare, which they serve from 6 am to mid-afternoon.

Later, at home, a banana dessert crepe from Cora's. Yummy!

Way Up at the Winnipeg Clinic (66/366)

Looking WAY up at the Winnipeg Clinic in downtown Winnipeg. Très futuristic, non?

Sunshine on the Shell Sign (65/366)

Looking up at our local gas station.

Shuffling Footprints in Fresh Snow (64/366)

The front steps of our apartment building after a fall of fresh snow. Not terribly exciting, but I like the shapes.

An Evening Out 1-3 (63/366)

Three photos from this evening, when George and I went to a restaurant and then a movie (Juno).

Guess which restaurant?



We were overseen by The Beatles while we ate.



And finally, a fascinating shot of one of the women's washrooms at Grant Park Shopping Centre.

Into the Rhakaan Empire (62/366)

A closeup of a map our Game Master made for his latest AD&D campaign with, of course, some dice.

A Secret Passage (61/366)

A secret passage between two buildings in Osborne Village, and one that I'd never really noticed before. It leads from Osborne Street through to the parking lot of the Safeway.