Christmas 2010 - Week 1 December 30, 2010 In the first week of Christmas, Toronto gave to me... no snow and no watching TV. View fullsize Can you spot Fuji-san? View fullsize Our now-annual authentic Japanese lunch. View fullsize Real, fresh inari! View fullsize And slightly less fresh, but just as authentic, in-flight Cup Noodles. View fullsize The new living space! Still a work-in-progress. View fullsize The sunny front room on the floor of which we camped. View fullsize The new 'hood! View fullsize And the new home! View fullsize Too cold for comfort down on Bloor. View fullsize Christmas Eve brunch... remnants of a giant cake. View fullsize Matching 80s fashion. View fullsize Doesn't get any fancier than this. View fullsize Mom and daughters enjoying Christmas Eve at Grandpa's new pad. View fullsize Grandpa and the gals... in a photo studio? View fullsize We brought the beautiful beaches of Thailand with us... but I forgot to put my head on straight. View fullsize SIL and FIL enjoy a moment side-by-side. View fullsize The lady missing from the other photo. View fullsize And that's where it comes from. View fullsize All eyes open! View fullsize After all these years, the resemblance is still apparent! View fullsize Thai flowers go well next to Swedish farms. View fullsize All together now! View fullsize Matching outfits and heights. View fullsize Erika's BIL and wig. View fullsize A Christmas Classic - lounging on the slouchy couch. View fullsize I think Jasmine can be attributed to this and the previous photo. View fullsize Annual Christmas Eve sushi! He thinks no one will notice his sneaking some fish. View fullsize No shortage of veggie ones. View fullsize PLAYBALL! View fullsize Despite their eagerness, time to stop and pose. View fullsize What a happy couple! View fullsize Who, me? View fullsize Crowded couch dining... a new fad, just watch. View fullsize Father, daughter, and giant-ass glass! View fullsize Three-quarters. View fullsize MIL and SIL. View fullsize Does he realize he has a stone horse coming out of his head? View fullsize Bangkok fashion invades Toronto! View fullsize Pleased with their new infinity scarves. View fullsize Erika's always the good influence. View fullsize The Students. View fullsize Didn't know Thai desserts could be so funny. View fullsize Eager to unwrap his double-presents. View fullsize Bangkok beaded bangles. View fullsize Too heavy to lift -- forget lugging it back to Bangkok. View fullsize The fashionable Christmas shirt I'd been waiting months to show off. View fullsize A Christmas morning breakfast of cereal, yogurt and burning candles. View fullsize Bye-bye, 765. See you in a few days! View fullsize The toasty Christmas fire crackling away at Chris's. View fullsize The view ain't too shabby! View fullsize Colby wonders why the heck 6 people just showed up at her house. View fullsize Colby and mom enjoy the seasonal view. View fullsize Dessert-to-be after Christmas Dinner. Took surprisingly little time to whip up. View fullsize Granny enjoys a lunch of all-vegetarian hors d'oeuvres. View fullsize This guy's enjoying them even more. View fullsize Colby would LIKE to enjoy them, too. View fullsize Burning her bum on the fire! View fullsize A new mat for the T-family. View fullsize A Thai tea cozy doubles as a fashionable winter hat. View fullsize I think someone else wanted one, too. View fullsize The happy Coconut Crab will put a smile on anyone's face. View fullsize Chris is more interested in Colby's new toy than the recipient is. View fullsize Granny inspects her frame from Thailand as her crab looks on. View fullsize Annual winter inspection of the cottage -- lake's still there. View fullsize Standing on thin ice! View fullsize Trying to blend in with his surroundings. View fullsize What exactly the neighbors were doing, we may never know. View fullsize Far out, dude. View fullsize Bye-bye till next year, cottage. View fullsize Okay, maybe leaving isn't as easy as it seems. View fullsize It was cold enough for at least a few icicles to form. View fullsize Aha. My long-lost turtle-neck twin. I knew it was in fashion. View fullsize Whose head is bigger? View fullsize Someone's getting impatient! Where's the turkey? View fullsize The two hard-working chefs put the finishing touches on the night's feast. View fullsize Somehow, these crackers never seem to get easier. View fullsize How come people can be so afraid of a cardboard tube? View fullsize Like mother, like daughter. View fullsize Where's the feast? View fullsize Didn't have enough for dinner. Time to eat the dog. View fullsize Meanwhile, Granny will eat the trifle. View fullsize Boxing Day Breakfast -- the sun is very late to rise in this neck of the woods. View fullsize Colby can't miss out on the breakfast action! View fullsize Now she's awake and cute as ever. View fullsize Yes, annual meal of Pizza Pizza pizza. View fullsize The Sunday football club, plus one dead body. View fullsize Colby had exactly no interest in the game. View fullsize Chris tries out her new Thai cozy. View fullsize Found some amusingly old photos while unpacking at Euclid. Granny reminisces. View fullsize Cooking! I've waited so long for a stove. View fullsize She's going to finish all the leftovers singlehandedly. View fullsize Overly excited by the vegetarian gravy. View fullsize 3/4 of the couch dwellers are enjoying what's on TV. View fullsize Late morning sunrise over the 45th parallel. View fullsize Chris doesn't need to put artwork on her walls to make them look nice. View fullsize Despite an entire afternoon of football, they still sit and watch recap videos online. View fullsize Colby epitomizes the lap dog. She should trademark the term. View fullsize An exciting sushi dinner at Bracebridge's only Japanese joint. View fullsize Granny enjoys the first of many indulgences that night. View fullsize Overwhelmed by the amount of sushi in front of him. View fullsize It's already the good-bye lunch at Swiss Chalet. View fullsize Fries and Swiss Chalet Sauce -- no better combination exists. View fullsize Back on Bloor, a rich Indian dinner begins with tandoori. How colorful! View fullsize Meh. View fullsize Afternoon tea with familiar faces. View fullsize Mini-project: assemble and install more junk in the basement! View fullsize Using her kitchen stove for the first time! View fullsize Exciting spaghetti dinner merits a stylish hat. View fullsize No shortage of pasta for dinner tonight! At least it's whole-wheat. View fullsize Finally he can stop complaining about not getting a birthday cake. Only 2 weeks late. View fullsize Going for a morning stroll through downtown Toronto. I didn't know mum was my height. View fullsize This fellow Euclid house could use some renovation. View fullsize Of course, the local moose contingent fully support Toronto's sports teams. View fullsize A mural with oriental flare in Kensington Market. View fullsize A colorful assortment of dried legumes and grains to suit any taste. View fullsize Famous old cheese shop that's been around for decades. Prepare your nosebuds before entering! View fullsize He's a mean one, but he still poses for photos. View fullsize The CN Tower towers over Chinatown and all its people. View fullsize The AGO, which underwent a $276 million redevelopment plan by Frank Gehry. View fullsize A common theme spiraled throughout the museum. View fullsize See what I'm talking about? View fullsize Remnants of the old building remain. View fullsize That's the trouble with men. You get too close, and they push you away. View fullsize Looking toward downtown, with OCAD's crossword in the foreground. View fullsize Finally heading down Gehry's central spiral. View fullsize Super-exciting! Lebanese lunch. View fullsize Falafel, papa smurf, grape leaves, chick peas. What could be better on a cold winter's afternoon? View fullsize If I had to marry any food... this cuisine would be at the front of the queue. View fullsize Washing the clementines. A perfectly normal evening activity. View fullsize Drying the clementines -- a logical follow-up. View fullsize Such a complex event requires precise orchestration.
