Monthly Archives: July 2018

Sporting Life 10K Run 2018

Posted on July 20, 2018 by stenoodie

May 13, 2018: I registered and completed the Sporting Life 10K run for the second time! The first time I did it was in 2014, four years ago! That was when I was more physically fit as I remember attending … Continue reading →

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Asian Fusion Tapas at Azyun Restaurant

Posted on July 20, 2018 by stenoodie

May 11, 2018: This was the night that my phone suddenly froze and I couldn’t get it to turn on until after the meal when I got home. Luckily, I was able to make it to Azyun Restaurant even though … Continue reading →

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Tracy Dessert at First Markham Place

Posted on July 19, 2018 by stenoodie

May 2, 2018: I desperately needed a visit to a Chinese dessert shop to get some herbal turtle jelly to soothe my heaty body, so I went to Tracy Dessert (许留山) at First Markham Place for it. (I always thought … Continue reading →

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Lunch and “Crazy Cookies” at the Dreamers’ Cafe

Posted on July 19, 2018 by stenoodie

April 21, 2018: After the Float Your Fanny event, we headed to Dreamers’ Cafe for lunch. When Amanda asked me if there was a restaurant in the Port Hope area that I’d like to try for lunch, I chose the … Continue reading →

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The Annual Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny in Port Hope, Ontario

Posted on July 18, 2018 by stenoodie

April 21, 2018: Every year, the town of Port Hope in Ontario hosts a one-of-a-kind commemorative community event called the “Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny”. Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny is a 10km race along the Ganaraska River … Continue reading →

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Vegan Banana Bread from Empire Espresso

Posted on July 18, 2018 by stenoodie

April 19, 2018: After the YamChops cookbook launch event, Grace and I headed down the street to find a local cafe to grab a drink and chitchat. She found Empire Espresso which was a really cute and hipstery cafe that … Continue reading →

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YamChops Cookbook Launch

Posted on July 17, 2018 by stenoodie

April 19, 2018: Back in mid-April, I had a pleasure of attending my first vegan cookbook launch event! YamChops is Toronto’s only vegan (plant-based) “butcher” and they were holding a media event for fellow bloggers and foodie friends to visit … Continue reading →

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Free!

Posted on July 17, 2018 by stenoodie

Feeling surreal because my transcript load is gone and complete for the first time since April. Not sure what to do with myself now that I have no transcripts on my plate. On the other hand, while I have lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged Been so used to working non-stop over the past three months that free time is an unknown territory to me | Leave a comment

The AC is on

Posted on July 2, 2018 by stenoodie

It’s so hot in the GTA this week that I finally broke down and turned on the air conditioning unit. I broke my record of four years of not switching the AC unit on since moving into this house in … Continue reading →