Toronto June 2011 - Week 1 June 16, 2011 Toronto for the first 7 of 10 days! View fullsize The house decor looks quite modern and minimalist -- without the clutter that has yet to arrive! View fullsize The remote-controlled fireplace -- fancier than our TV! View fullsize Mum's colorful salad -- candy for the eyes. View fullsize Chris, Dad and Mr. P-the-Lamp have a pleasant after-dinner chat. View fullsize Mum sticks her head dangerously close to her new all-powerful super-micro-convection-conduction-induction-halogen-nuclear oven. View fullsize The remants of my poor, poor tree! We had many a good summer day together on Euclid. View fullsize Come again? View fullsize A quick pop-in at Grandma's, before the afternoon's more prominent event. View fullsize The neighbor's mini-excavator observes Euclid's parallel parking rules, too. View fullsize One of the TTC's new trains of the future -- not yet in service, though. View fullsize And Toronto's new bike share scheme -- $5 for the day, pick up and drop off anywhere. View fullsize Crowds of local Jays fans streaming toward Rogers Centre.Crowds of local Jays fans streaming toward Rogers Centre. View fullsize With a quick pit stop at a wiener place on the way. View fullsize Mmm. Fully-dressed veggie. View fullsize Finally, target in site. Jays, here we come (to get you). View fullsize We first joined the throngs of will-call ticket retreivers at Gate 9. View fullsize Our bargoon seats weren't too shabby after all! View fullsize A great elevated view from above the third base line. View fullsize Quite steep, but unobstructed! (Can't get away with such a shirt in New York.) View fullsize Unlike Fenway, this stadium doesn't seem to have a problem with selling out every game. View fullsize The two other Sox fans in our section made themselves heard. View fullsize Soxs victorious, 14-1. Not a shabby performance at all, I'd say. View fullsize View heading west, toward Spadina -- our destination! View fullsize Um, how do these old-fangled things work again? View fullsize The nearest-to-lifesized chess game I'd ever seen at a street fair on Bloor. View fullsize The (apparently) authentic Thai place on bloor sells food-to-go as part of the fair. View fullsize Dad gets the Pad Thai box-n-walk. View fullsize Have to admit, I'd never seen a street pianist before. View fullsize On Monday morning, the movers from Muskoka come to fetch the furniture destined for the cottage. View fullsize In the early afternoon, we -- and the movers-- reach the overgrown cottage. View fullsize Both opening up, and emptying out, the cottage in the same trip. I think that blind needs replacing. View fullsize Unpacking some of Granny's old dishes in their new home. View fullsize Getting rid of all this stuff -- old furniture, even older mattresses -- but at least it can be put to good use. View fullsize Out comes the fancy new cottage decor. View fullsize Wow, talk about a stylish upgrade. Doesn't look like a cottage anymore! View fullsize Ta-daa. The first cottage on McKay lake to be outfitted with Stickley furniture. View fullsize Pleased with his redecoration. View fullsize Visiting the lake, to say we did. He *claims* it was actually not bad. View fullsize Yup, the other side of the lake is still there. View fullsize Mum doesn't feel the urge to get any closer than this. View fullsize And continuing onto Chris's Christmas Tree-Free condo. View fullsize Colby still sits like a puppy. View fullsize Chris's fancy new magnifying machine. It's really neat! View fullsize Ahh, now we're seeing eye-to-eye. View fullsize The second phase of Chris's condo is nearing completion. You, too, can move in in October! View fullsize Requisite trip to the Bracebridge ice cream shop for my fave flave -- even though it's still jacket weather. View fullsize The other two cannot decide as easily, since they don't have their tried-and-true flavor. View fullsize I think she went with something about a caramel canoe in Algonquin park, or something. View fullsize Colby continues to be a spoiled dog. View fullsize Spoiled, but cute. View fullsize Lap-top crumb vacuum. View fullsize What? I'm just lying here enjoying breakfast, too. View fullsize Colby practices twisting her head 360 degrees around her neck. View fullsize The first sunny day in a long time! Let's sit outside and enjoy the view. View fullsize Chris's fancy new software (on her fancy new computer) makes everything HUGE. That's a 20" screen we're looking at. View fullsize Colby and her long-lost best friend enjoy the morning sun. View fullsize Can she read e-books now? View fullsize Did I do something wrong? I feel awfully ashamed. View fullsize Bracebridge is good and green! View fullsize Hmph. Put me down, Mika. View fullsize The sun was so lovely, she forgot whose lap she was sitting on. View fullsize Chris's computer room has inherited a new bookshelf, and been re-arranged accordingly. View fullsize Granny's new home (well, new for me, anyway). View fullsize I absolutely love the slogan. I wonder which consultants they had come up with that. View fullsize We surprise Granny in her room. Look at how the rug hooking's coming along! View fullsize Still not sure what we're doing here! But it must be cold, look at how we're dressed. View fullsize The room is lovely and bright -- in fact, the whole facility is! View fullsize The wall hanging makes the place just as familiar as any of her past condos. View fullsize Going for a walk with Colby to one of the many courtyards. View fullsize A beautiful day to be outside in the sun. View fullsize It's very green -- especially with the tree-covered hills in the background. Which you'd see if the camera had been pointed in the other direction. View fullsize Another stunning photo-framing job by dad. View fullsize The Pines even has spas for its residents! View fullsize Colby feels at home here -- even though she sticks out her tongue at it. View fullsize Granny's dining room -- reporting that she won't be there for lunch today. View fullsize Two fine gals, enjoying an exciting afternoon on the town. View fullsize Colby wishes she could look out the window, too. View fullsize Another scrumptious meal at Wabora! View fullsize And back at home, Granny tries on her new lipstick. Let's hope this one doesn't fall off the stick, too. View fullsize They have a table-top shuffle board -- entertainment enough for the new retiree. View fullsize And a private hair salon for the residents! How deluxe! View fullsize Finally! Some shoes that fit! View fullsize Too big, even for a banana split. View fullsize Dinner at one of Bloor's many middle eastern places. Not bad, not bad! View fullsize Honest Ed's, under the late evening light. Did I mention that it stays light till 9:30!? View fullsize The next day, enjoying the weather while strolling over to the ROM. And you can rent a son from that truck in the background. View fullsize These windows were randomly thrown at the house and installed wherever they landed. View fullsize So many new things you see when walking the back streets. View fullsize Toronto -- what a lovely city. (In the summer.) View fullsize Arriving at destination. In fact, can't miss it if you tried! View fullsize Mum and her hot new ride. View fullsize U of T looks like any other beautiful ivy leauge campus in the summer. View fullsize Could be Brown! Too bad classes are out at this time of year. View fullsize Attention! Truck speeding toward T-intersection! View fullsize No shortage of condos going up along here. View fullsize Sidwalk closed. Pedestrians must squeeze through this tiny gap between the signs. View fullsize Ta-daa! Her new toy! View fullsize If only they hadn't sold out 5 hours ago. View fullsize Back on Bloor, a local mini-farmers-market. With fresh strawberries ("that actually taste like strawberries," the farmer said). View fullsize And colorful heirloom tomatoes. View fullsize "Cheers!" to the clean back deck -- which is quite a pleasant and shaded place to sit on warm summer days. View fullsize Meanwhile, what the heck is going on out front? View fullsize Report spam! View fullsize And finally, the moment of truth: the last truck of stuff from NJ arrives at 765 Euclid. Will it all fit inside? View fullsize After 4 hours of unloading, the answer is barely clear. View fullsize Pooped, and with no place left to sit in the house, mum calls it a night. View fullsize There's a person back there, you know. View fullsize Saga to be continued in next week's album...
