grateful (COUNT=2169)

i++ watching the rain under the eave of the house

i++ watching the boats from hamilton princess (coffee date)

coffee date (COUNT=2159)

i++ coffee date with Zo at the Duchess

i++ art admiration with Zo (blood red Anish Kapoor dish)

i++ rainy walk with Zo along Dunscombe Road

grateful (COUNT=2129)

i++ old recruiting toys enabling him to teach chemistry

i++ morning oatmeal & coffee: oatmeal for Zo and coffee for him

i++ family council gives every member of the family a chance to express himself freely in all matters of both difficulty and pleasure pertaining to the family. The emphasis should be on “What we can do about the situation.” Meet regularly at the same time each week. Rotate chairmen. Keep minutes. Have an equal vote for each member. Require a consensus, not a majority vote on each decision

ten years of coffee

2020: miles coffee date by the water pre boating

2021: tbd. i always look forward to blogto best new cafes list and this year there are two close to main street. east toronto coffee co even offers a roast called main stay 🙂

p.s. nine years of coffee

coffee date @ home (COUNT=2073)

i++ jordan schlansky

i++ starbucks caffe verona

coffee date (COUNT=1988)

i++ still reading driftmag: omotesando london

i++ canyon instant

coffee date (COUNT=1983)

i++ coffee date at home reading driftmag

i++ balzac’s

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six days in tokyo: part ii

day 0: Train from Yamadera. Check into LANDABOUT TOKYO. Dinner at Beer Bar Marumaru Okachimachi “another of northern Tokyo’s craft beer hot spots, that specializes in beer from Shizuoka Prefecture, and compliments the brews with a selection of Italian-style cooking made using fresh ingredients from the countryside”

day 1: Breakfast at Kayaba Coffee. Check out Uenosakuragi Atari (see img above) and Yanaka Cemetery. Dinner at Take Sushi

day 2: Coffee at Fuglen (see img below). Breakfast at Misojyu. “On the menu you’ll find traditional miso soup but also some unconventional flavors like soy milk miso soup and tomato miso soup” Visit Tokyo Skytree and Ameshin. Omakase dinner at Torisawa

day 3: Visit Rikugien. “Built around 1700 for the 5th Tokugawa Shogun, Rikugien literally means six poems garden and reproduces in miniature 88 scenes from famous poems”. Tea at 吹上茶屋. Train to airport

p.s. six days in tokyo: part i

six days in tokyo: part i

part i

day 0: Train from airport. Check into MIMARU TOKYO AKASAKA. Savoy. “Italian flavor and tradition meets Japanese precision and dedication in this Tokyo pizzeria where they only do two types of pies, Marinara and Margherita. I’ve lived in Italy and while things sounds blasphemous the best pizza I’ve had in my life was here.” – Aziz Ansari

day 1: Coffee at Little Darling. Check out Aoyama Cemetery. Lunch at Aoyama Flower Market. Visit Nezu Museum (picture above). Dinner/beer at Smokehouse (picture below)

day 2: Breakfast at Sushi Sen (7 am). “squid with yuzu seasoning (¥198) and octopus with shiso and ume plum seasoning (¥198)”. Walk around Tsukiji. Lunch at Nakamura Tokichi and/or Starbucks. Sake tasting at Dassai Bar 23. Walk/shop around Ginza (e.g. G6 Tsutaya Book Store and G.Itoya) // Wagyu sushi at Teppanyaki Grow

day 3: Visit Meiji Shrine. Lunch at Think of Things. Train to Aizu

hida 2023?

1: stay claska in naka meguro

2: eat tokoshima (yakitori)

3: shop d department

4: eat seirinkan (pizza)

5: drink saryo (tea)(see img below)

6: drink artless (coffee)

7: eat king george (sandwich)

8: eat blacows (burger)

9: shop nadiff

10: eat ushigoro bambina “sirloin, prepared in two different ways: thinly cut in sukiyaki style with raw egg, and as a steak with the specially prepared onion sauce”

11: walk alpine route (see img above)