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A gift for Karen’s baby
Baby Brontosaurus
Baby Brontosaurus with Noms
Squishy dino
My nephew turned 11 this month. For his birthday, he asked for money so that he could save up and buy an iPod. We obliged. However, you and I both know that no matter how nice it is to get money for your birthday, there’s something irreplaceable about having a physical present. And so Mr. Brachiosaurus came along.
I picked him up in the museum and almost squealed when I realized he was a beanie dino. He was squishy and bendy and almost elastic. The nephew wasn’t the only one having fun with him. We all took turns squishing and squashing and pulling and playing.
Royal Ontario Museum
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- Lion guardian and spring blossoms
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- Old meets new
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- Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
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- Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
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- I like this dragon-lion thing
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- Naturally, that means I started drawing it
Friday evening
3:00 – technically finished work, antsy because I’m not finished wrapping up other people’s issues yet
3:30 – finally leave work
3:45 – go for a run
4:30 – home, shower
5:20 – leave home to meet bob for dinner
6:30 – meet colin and leave the two of them in line at the theatre, meet work friends on the patio across the street
11:30 – home
12:30 – bed
AGO
Nadia and I went to see the Picasso show today. It’s the first time I’ve been to the new and improved gallery. It’s schmancy.
Whole Chicken
I finally worked up the courage to attempt to roast a whole chicken (with The Joy nearby). I don’t have a rack so I used crumpled up foil to ensure the chicken was raised off the surface of the roasting dish. I don’t have a baster so used a spoon to scoop up the juices, and burned myself in the process. The Joy recommended covering the chicken with cheesecloth to keep the meat juicy. It worked. But when I removed the cheesecloth it took all the seasoning I had put on the skin with it. Luckily, I had also put seasoning under the skin.