Where's the Beef?

Saturday was shopping day and, because of our local supermarket having a fantastic deal on inside/outside round of beef, we just had to crank the oven up and have a couple of roasts.

It's late afternoon as I type, there are a few icy cans chilling in the freezer, and tonight, we are expecting to eat some of this, along with the obligatory taters, brussels sprouts and carrots and of course, something that Karen absolutely insists on in circumstances such as this.

Gravee (tm)

Never Forget

Sandwiches and Beer

On the left Russell's Pale Ale, on the right, Angry Scotch Ale.

In the background, about six hours old, the remains of a vintage plate of sandwiches.

Remembrance Day

This was the sixth time that we have attended the proceedings for Remembrance Day. It is a very thoughtful day and always, a very human one.

The outdoor proceedings, indoor proceedings and then the drinking proceedings, which, this year actually took up almost the entire day. The Canadian Legion is the last bastion of the $4.75 pint of beer and it's too much to resist for the likes of us.

A happy day, many friends and familiar faces, lots of talk and memories, sandwiches and beer.

Cactus Club

It's been quite a while but plants are starting to move back into the house once again, something to do in the winter months as the garden becomes a frozen wasteland.

Karen used to have cactus when she was a teenager (yes, looong time ago) and we found a suitable container and she has created a little garden on the kitchen table.

Almost, but not quite...

Birthday girl in the morning, today a nice walk, tomorrow we have a steak planned, with lashings of red wine and chuckles of course, it will be a special giggle as we watch the "gripping" race to the Whitehouse and the next POTUS (President of the United States) - we really do hope that it will not be President Mitt.

Autumn Walk

It's bonfire night in the old country and round about the time everyone was getting crispy we had a nice walk down to the front, I thought I'd take a picture of Smitty's from a different angle for a change. The next door steak house "Bull" did not make it to prime time this year, hopefully we will see the place open early next year.

Mac Attack

There have been strange goings on in the household over the last month, musical chairs computer style as my old laptop wings it's way towards Ontario and it's new owner, I'm typing on my off-lease Dell i5 laptop, Karen has an off-lease Dell core2duo and mysteriously, a couple of Mac computers have appeared in the abode. The music has stopped for now and we'll settle back into using computers instead of endless setting up thereof...