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Unanswered Questions

Posted on Posted in 2010, Cascade 220, iPhone photos, Toronto, TTC .

Your ChildrenAs the graffiti asks: Do you know where your children are?

I saw this earlier today after popping into Romni Wools for a skein of pink Cascade 220. While waiting for a streetcar, this sight caught my attention and drummed up some questions.

Who wrote this?
Why did they write that question when the rest of the graffiti on the wall is pretty random?

When was this written? Was it last week, or a few months ago? I’ll confess I don’t know the lifespan for graffiti on an old building in downtown Toronto. Does it handle weather well? Do most buildings get this stuff removed if it’s worth their time?

So many questions left unanswered. But I’ll still keep asking and will probably come up with a few more questions.

So tell me… do you know where you’re children are?

Update May 12: My dad being a smart ass (and I’m a lot like him when it comes to my sense of humour) had this comment when I posted a link to this post on my Facebook: “The answer: maybe writing graffiti or may be taking pictures of graffiti and the other one is in Boston. LOL” Nice one Dad! ;)

The Fantastic Four

Posted on Posted in 2010, Food, Recipes, Weight Watcher's .

For anyone who has been on Weight Watcher’s or another weight management program, no doubt you’ve often heard, “Oh it must be horrible that you can’t eat anything good!”

I joined Weight Watcher’s last year at the end of April because I was fed up with some weight I had that just wouldn’t go away. Hit the SpotI only wanted to lose around 20 lbs, and because I had semi-followed the program when I friend was doing it a few years back, it was already compatible with my lifestyle.

Since October 21, 2009 I have been a Life Time Member of Weight Watcher’s. Having successfully reached my goal and as I continue to maintained it, I’m really proud of the accomplishment. Granted, there are people who have lots MUCH more than myself and have overcome greater milestones and struggles, but it’s still a personal goal that I set and made happen.

Sometime last year I bought a couple of the Weight Watcher recipe books and one specifically was Hit the Spot.

You’ll see four different tasty treats in the photos and they include:

  • Coconut Green Beans,Fantastic 4
  • Garlicky Bean Dip and Sesame Wonton Crips,
  • Creamy Chocolately Walnut Fudge,
  • Honey and Cornmeal Butter Cookies.

ALL of these came from that book and all of them are very, very tasty!

In fact, they’re so good that I’m sharing them with family and friends. Well… not the green beans because I’ve already eaten most of them, but I did take some to work and a coworker was able to see how awesome they were! The bean dip and wontons are going to a friend’s Beans, Dip & Wontons, Oh My!birthday / house warming and the two sets of cookies are being shared amongst my in-laws, my grandparents who are visiting from Newfoundland & Labrador, my cousin and his wife (who my grandparents are staying with) and my great aunt who we’re visiting today in Newmarket. I’ll let you know what their reactions are.

So what about you? Have you ever made anything that was healthier than people expected? Or maybe you made something that was veggan friendly and fed it to the meat eaters in your life… did they enjoy the animal-less treats? I’m sure someone must have a fun story out there…????