tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212852322012-02-01T02:04:17.197-05:00This blog used to be all things Koko, by Koko, a Siamese cat from Toronto. Koko is no longer with us, but her blog lives on.kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.comBlogger4611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-21881377466977798522012-01-23T21:07:00.001-05:002012-01-23T21:12:47.739-05:00

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-57065985639126044252012-01-19T23:57:00.003-05:002012-01-20T00:11:52.586-05:00

I can't get Sheldon's (from Big Bang Theory) Soft kitty, warm kitty song out of my head when I look at this picture of Etta from Wednesday night.Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur.Happy kitty,sleepy kitty,purr, purr, purr.Yesterday was a momentous day: in addition to being a back cat,she also became a lap cat!And today was a momentous day in other ways: Etta finally ate! Not a huge amount

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Please welcome Etta J! As of yesterday, my little family doubled in size when she came to live with me. Etta was born in September 2010 to Norman and Zoey, at Shorlyne's Tonkinese. She's a platinum solid Tonkinese. Although I knew in October I was ready for another fur-friend, I didn't want to bring her home until I came back from Sweden. Etta was very vocal during the car ride home from Kingston

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We arrived back in Canada safe and sound on Friday night after a train ride to Copenhagen and 9-hour flight back. We did a little damage at the duty free shop in Copenhagen...can you tell what our individual vices are? After a little issue in customs (completely unrelated to the above shopping at the duty free!), we were in the limo and on our way home. After seeing the sun so little this trip, I

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It's been almost a week since I visited the Ice Hotel, but part two is finally here. I almost don't know what to say. It was an incredible experience to visit the Ice Hotel and to see and experience this in-person. The pictures are beautiful but they just doesn't capture how it feels to stand in the hotel and witness the beauty of the ice, snow and lights. I have always loved snow culture, and

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I've been doing a lot of travel the past two days to go to the Ice Hotel: from Malmö-Stockholm-Kiruna-Jukkasjärvi yesterday and back again today. I'm finally back "home" at Malmö base camp!But it was totally worth it - it was an amazing experience. The Ice Hotel looks great but it also tastes great!And after such a lovely introduction to the Ice Hotel, I snuggled up in a nice warm bed - the cold

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I figured since I went to Helsinør, I might as well go to the city across the water: Helsingborg. It was lovely. I spent the morning there and then headed back to Lund where I met up with my new Swedish friends who I met on Ravelry!Flinka Fingrar ladies, thank you for making my time in Sweden extra special!I'm off to the Ice Hotel in Kiruna for the next two days. I'll post when I get back to

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I spent à lovely, quiet day in Bjärsjölagård with my new friends (and fur-friends)! We went for a walk to see the Bjärsjölagård Slot. As fancy as the Bjärsjölagård Slot is, I remain more impressed with my friend's knitting cottage! Really! How cool is that?

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-67702618820630867092011-12-31T23:59:00.001-05:002012-01-01T15:16:50.296-05:00

2011 was an interesting, challenging and beautiful year, and I can't think of a better way to celebrate it's departure than with my unexpected new friends from Bjärsjölagård, Sweden. We met up in Lund for a completely unnecessary and yet necessary foray to a yarn store, and then I was invited back to spend New Year's with them in Bjärsjölagård, a very small town in Skåne.Mattias aka "the master

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Exhuasted. Today I saw so much pretty. Danmark is extremely pretty. But I am starting to get overwhelmed by cobblestones, beautiful buildings and happy, blond children. I can't wait until I go to Kiruna - I'll bet there is nary a cobblestone in sight, and the Ice Hotel is only about three weeks old at this point. And since the per capita population up north is only 2 people per square kilometer,

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Today I was blessed with sun, good food and an extremely lovely locale in which to spend my day. I was supposed to go to Ystad to go yarn shopping with my new knitter friends, but one of my new friends was in a car accident yesterday so they weren't able to go. Fortunately, she is in stable condition now! But since I had bought my train ticket, I decided to still visit Ystad, and am so glad I did

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Typical. Day four into my trip and I've already fallen behind on my daily blogging. Whatever; it's my holiday and I can do what I want to! This is what I have been up to for the past couple of days...I have a good excuse for yesterday - it was a jam-packed, excellent day! In the morning I went to Lund which is about 100,000 people (compared to Malmo which is about 300,000). It's about a blink of

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Before I came, I met Angie's neighbours, who as it happened one of them is from Malmo and the other has been here as a visitor, so I got an interesting perspective of Malmo - both the inside track and the tourist point of view. The tourist told me I'd be done Malmo in about a day and a half...three if I do all the museums. She's right! Today I walked, and walked and walked. I think I have seen

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Or this post title could be "holy hell, it gets dark here early!"But we arrived happily in Malmo Central Station after a peaceful flight that arrived early. Two countries in one day! Literally I was on the train from Denmark and then I blinked and I was in Sweden. The train ride from Copenhagen to Malmo is shorter than taking the subway to Main Station. Which bodes well because I think I see lots

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The hardest part about packing is deciding what knitting projects to take...decisions, decisions...That, and figuring out how to use my new camera! This is the inaugural photo.

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Christmas is not the same without my sweet Koko to model a new hat, but the happy Christmas wishes are just the same. Or, I should say "God jul" since I'll be in Denmark and Sweden on Christmas day!

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Today I said goodbye to my best little friend for the past eighteen years. I always promised her I would be with her at the end, and I hoped I would be brave enough and smart enough to know when it was time. Given the trauma of the last nine months, it was becoming more and more clear that she was approaching that line, and today when she woke me up, it was clear that today was the day that I had

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It's been awhile since we've posted. Koko Jr is no longer with us, thankfully, having taken the surgery train on January 4. Prior to that date, Koko Jr was acting up, often resulting in Casa Koko crime scenes a la Dexter. Healing post-surgery has been slow, impeded by certain willful behaviour of a certain cat, resulting in insult being added to injury -- a cone on top of a blue baton. Hence the

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Best wishes from Kelly, Koko and Koko Jr!

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If you have followed my blog at all, or know me in real life, you know that it's *that* special time of year: Koko's Annual Hat of Humiliation, in which a hat is designed and knit, and cat is kit and this perfect moment is recorded for posterity and shared far and wide. In preparation for this year's photo session, Koko and I tested the hats from the last two years...2009's Christmas Sombrero:

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If you've followed my blog at all, you know that cookies are occasionally featured as my friend and I have a small side business making beautiful baked treats. She's been a bit busy baking another sort of treat (little dude was born yesterday!) so I recently channeled my inner and now outer smurf to make these beautiful Christmas cookies. They were a custom design for a master quilter to give to

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Things have quite busy at Casa Koko lately, with several late nights making cookies. Your eyes would be red too if you didn't get the appropriate amount of beauty sleep!

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Spent a lovely day yesterday in Port Credit. It was a calm day at the marina where we went for a walk.

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It has been awhile since I posted, and those of you who know me in real life know why, and if you don't know me in real life you really don't need to know. I'm not sure what the fate of the blog will be...I guess we'll see what I am inspired to post. Your guess is as good as mine at this point!Casa Koko has relocated, so the past month or so has involved some unpacking. Koko was a most helpful

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Amber and I made these cookies for a special event at OCAD University on Sept 9, 2010 with the Minister of Education, OCAD's executive leadership, key donors and other important peeps.The design is inspired by the Sharp Centre for Design as viewed looking up from Butterfield Park.Cookie specs: 3" vanilla butter cookie with orange zest, white lemon royal icing base with gum paste stairs (red),

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I realize by posting this picture I am effectively signing my death warrant, but my mother looks so beautiful in this photo from 1982 I couldn't resist. Plus, to kill me she'd have to come visit me...now maybe she'll actually book her flight for October as planned!

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Cost of an iPad: from $549 Cdn.Cost of iPad Pocket Pond app: free.Cost of Koko watching the fish in the pond on the iPad (while I avoid my homework): worth the price of admission!

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I am fascinated by the deconstruction of the two condo buildings on the corner of Tweedsmuir and Heath, right beside where I live. Every morning at 7 am, workers start their work of wreaking havoc on these buildings. It's a slow process, perhaps because it is a "green" demolition. I guess this means they don't just blow those puppies up - which we were kind of hoping for: a good excuse for a

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-32743411677335395702010-06-13T20:05:00.002-05:002010-06-13T21:13:36.291-05:00

Ok, I've changed my mind: the blog is open again. Because I just had to show you these cupcakes that Amber made and I helped decorate on Saturday. They were for a party she was hosting for her new niece Evelyn. We tried to incorporate the letter "E" in some way in each of the four designs.The cupcakes didn't last long, I'm sure! The fate of the blog is undecided.

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-73155382451908384202010-05-16T17:13:00.003-05:002010-05-16T17:46:18.494-05:00

Twenty or so years ago, two crazy kids met at OCA and got hitched a few months later. Originally they were just going to go to city hall and then have a big party with all their friends, but instead they had a wedding in northern Ontario with their families and very few friends...Twenty years later they finally got around to throwing that party with their friends.Yep, last night Walter and I had

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-7299344299828685542010-05-02T19:18:00.005-05:002010-05-02T19:46:58.253-05:00

It's been crazy-busy for me at work lately. Apparently, I am working my staff off their feet, too.Don't be fooled, it's not THAT bad. Tee hee. Sometimes I am reminded of that line in the movie Notting Hill where William says to Martin, his employee in the bookstore: "If I were to employ a wet rag would I have to pay it as much as I pay you?"I have been getting to work pretty early, but

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Ok, I know everybody and her sister has knit a Citron by now, but I just finished mine (including weaving in the billion ends that came from using this colour-changing yarn - not that I am complaining as I think the end result is totally worth it).I wasn't sure how I would feel about the finished product since I am usually WAY more excited about the prospect of knitting something as well as the

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It's a beautiful sunny day today and I'm just hanging about the house, enjoying the rare breeze that is actually gracing our apartment with its presence, knitting, and munching on Easter cookies I made on Friday. I had intended to make them to take to work last week, but I didn't plan well as I hadn't completely cottoned onto the fact that to have them ready to take in before the end of the week

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-1342432416543410212010-03-21T18:27:00.002-05:002010-03-21T19:32:02.531-05:00

I'm back from a two week vacation on Vancouver Island. It was a busy two weeks! I spent a lot of time with family and friends, and touring the beautiful Island.This is the view from my dad's new house in Nanaimo. In the distance the mountains are on the mainland, near Whistler (I think; I could have this wrong. It's the mainland for sure.)This is the spa at the Kingfisher Resort in Courtney. We

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Yesterday was a lovely rare and sunny blue day in Toronto. Although I spent yet another Saturday at work, I did take some time to enjoy a scrumptious lunch at Sadie's Diner, a segue into Americo to pick up some yarn for the Dipped Infinity Scarf, and a relaxing pedi at Everest. Walking back through the park, I admired the coloured windows of our main building at OCAD - from a distance you only

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Last week I fell victim to my inner spaz (or was the victim of a vicious vacuum cord assault, I can't be sure which since it all happened so fast) and was stranded at home for a few days, including Family Day in Ontario on Monday, February 15. Fortunately the annoying member of my family had to work, so I had a lovely day hanging out with the cat. I was even inspired (and upright) enough to make

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A little late in blogging this, but miss Koko had an emergency visit to the vet a week ago Friday. Luckily Walter was home and was able to whisk her away before it became dire, but it was a pretty scary situation for all involved. I can't reveal what the issue was because I just don't want to be that kind of blogger AND Koko would be horribly mortified, but I can say that all is well in the end (

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In my eagerness to post about the last couple of batches of cookies, I neglected to mention that I had help making these cookies! Thanks Regina for your help with decorating the cookies; we make a good team!

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I had fun making these sugar cookies for Jessica, a co-worker who is expecting her first baby in March. I had some trouble with the white royal icing - the first batch of flood was too thin (which acted like molten lava when it touched the other icing) and the next batch was very bubbly. And I had some colour bleeding with the wet-on-wet flood, plus the blue flood was a bit unstable...I have

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Ok, the post is a few days late, but the cookies were on time! Happy 1st Anniversary to Amber & Matthew.PS. Matthew, I am sorry you did not get to try any of the peppermint covered heart cookies. You'll notice there were TWO of them on the plate...

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A couple of weeks ago I had a few extra naked cookies in the freezer, so I finally got around to dressing them up. I was just fooling around after work and wasn't terribly motivated to make many icing colours, so I just did some basic white flood and then added black, white and silver detail the next night. Mostly I just wanted to try out some new techniques and decorations while at the same

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I just realized that despite my best intentions, I have not blogged much this year. And I meant too. I really, really did. Truly. For those of you who actually know me, you know I don't usually have a life the first three weeks of classes. But this year, it's not just that, although that is a plenty good excuse. This semester I actually have had a life and so it's probably more that constant pull

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More cookies, this time critter cookies - snails, squirrels, hedgehogs, giraffes, owls, acorns, spiderwebs - all for a six year old boy's upcoming birthday. A friend asked for a crash course in cookie-making/decorating, so we spent Saturday making these cookies for her nephew. (There were also a couple of large dinosaurs, but luckily for Walter they broke when I was taking them off the pan...)

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About 2009: There were highs, there were lows. Much like every other year. I'm a little indifferent to the blind optimism about the new year - like all things, there is too much superficial hoopla surrounding the new year's kick off. It makes me feel like we've just thankfully kicked crappy, dull 2009 to the curb and now we are onto the new, shiny-penny year of 2010. Despite the lows, I rather

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I don't talk about work on my blog, since I already spend a great deal of time either doing it or thinking about it, but it has been a long and busy year. I thought it would be nice to treat my team to a special day of holiday fun. So on Wednesday, December 23rd, we spent the morning at Bonnie Gordon School learning how to decorate cupcakes with Isabelle. It was a very fun morning - we learned a

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I realize Christmas is technically over*, but it's still celebration time around Casa Koko. Hope you all had a good one!We had a lovely, very low-key day. Walter, Koko and I hung out and ate toast in the morning. We don't do many prezzies, so I had a few small boxes to open (Koko got the wrapping paper - a novel treat since the prezzies were actually wrapped in something other than a towel for a

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-84177884751988327122009-12-25T21:43:00.002-05:002009-12-25T21:44:44.116-05:00

forest promenadeOriginally uploaded by tuning slideI love this little video vignette which was posted by turning slide on Flickr. I don't know how I missed it last month when it was posted, but I am glad I found it today - it beautifully reflects my mood tonight after a lovely Christmas day. Enjoy.

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It seems that everyone is slow getting into the Christmas spirit this year. I figure someone's got to lead the fray...And for the record, this is the first time I've donned a photoshopped hat! I'm a purist; I usually go for the real thing.

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Apparently Koko has been feeling a little left out lately, and chose to assert herself over yarn yesterday. After a not-so-brief jaunt to Mississauga to the Dye-Version studio open house, we came back with a few skeins of bamboo. Koko got right in there to help with the winding of the yarn. There's something alluring about this yarn - she just can't stay away! All afternoon she kept coming back

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It's rather difficult to lay your hands on a wide variety of absinthe in Canada (especially now that Absinthe Classics Canada is no longer serving Canadian customers) but Siren Absinthe is one of the few brands carried by the LCBO. Sirene Absinthe is made by North Shore Distillery in Chicago. Happy Christmas to me; I can't wait to try it. There are some decent reviews on The Wormwood Society

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There used to be a Christmas Craft Day tradition in our household which involved much drinking and eating, along with some crafting (and a little napping). Unfortunately Koko put the kibosh on such festivities when she sank her fangs into one of the participants...on more than one occasion. That's a tradition we felt we didn't need to carry on: what with the blood and the screaming, it just

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I'm ashamed that I'm not even ashamed to admit that Amber and I have a wee bit of a stalking problem. Not in a creepy illegal way or anything. But if there were a line between being a fan and being a stalker, I believe we are playing fast and furious on that line. The object of our attention is The Thirsty Traveler, with whom we enjoyed two events this past week. Amber says we shouldn't think of

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H1N1 just sounds so...I don't know, scientific? I think "heeny" sounds a bit more friendly. I happened to get it right after getting back from New Orleans, and thanks to my hypochondriacal husband I got hooked up with some anti-viral medication within 24 hours of getting it. The meds kicked right in and kept the flu from getting out of control. I spent six days at home in the care of Warden Walt

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I always wondered what Koko got up to when we were at work. I'm home sick and now I know!

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It's hard to know what to tell you about New Orleans. If you haven't been, you just have to go to experience it for yourself. It's amazing on many levels. This was my first trip and I can't wait to go back; there was so much I didn't get to see or do. I was there for a conference but I had done some homework before I went (read Gumbo Tales by Sara Roahen; checked out the regional Louisana dining

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Doesn't this look like a spooky ghost? It's actually a sting ray from the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans. They've got this cool Gulf of Mexico display right when you walk in: it's an enormous tank that is 17 feet deep, with over 400,000 gallons of man-made saltwater and it showcases these stingrays amongst other things. The stingrays are rather Tim Burton-esque - when they

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And someone had better believe they are going to pay for being away for four days! Although I had the benefit of the a whole half of the bed while she was away, it's just too lonely and cold without her...and no one else is as responsive to my wee-hours-torture-by-purring as she is!

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So can you tell I have nothing to do until Friday while someone is gallivanting in New Orleans for a few days? Since there's nothing else to do but sleep, I thought I'd take some of my waking moments and kill a little time staring at the fairest of them all in the mirror, all the while humming the lyrics to "I'm So Pretty" from the West Side Story...

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For the past two weekends I have been heading up to the Bonnie Gordon School to take a piping class. It was an intermediate class to learn a technique called stringwork, and was taught by Jenny Maw. She made this beautiful cake on which the class was based. On Day 1, we made the base and top piece for the cake topper, and filled in the lace pattern for the top piece...the hexagon on the right

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Why you still reading? Get your own sunbeam and get thee hither!

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Happy thanksgiving! I was thinking today about all the things I am thankful for, but I won't bore you with that sentimental post. But one thing I am very thankful for is my beautiful kitty, who is still a healthy, loving purrbot despite her advanced years and the occasional medical scare. I think she's probably pretty thankful that Thanksgiving isn't a holiday that requires a hat. I am also very

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My husband had the temerity to point out I have an obsessive personality. He felt compelled to mention this, cursing, while he struggled to find some food in the freezer amidst all the Hanne Falkenberg yarn...I couldn't argue. It's so true! First there was needlework (needlepoint, cross-stitch, beading) and then there was knitting, and now there is baking. There were things before these, and I am

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Fall is my favourite time of year. I love the colours of the leaves. It's sometimes hard to find a tree in the downtown core, so I am quite taken by this parking lot mural (side question - can murals be on the ground?) which is right across the from where I work. It amuses me no end, and it's a damn sight more attractive than naked dirty pavement!PS. Happy birthday Kelly! I hope you are enjoying

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I'm off to Winnipeg today! I can't wait. I'm packed, I'm ready, I've turned off my work email on my Blackberry (gasp!) and I'm just killing time until my cab arrives to whisk me away. I've lived in Toronto about half my life, but I still think of Winnipeg as home. And this is the best time of year to visit - in that very short window of opportunity between Winnipeg's two seasons: mosquito and

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It's been a while since I blogged. Not much has been going on. It's been terribly hot and humid for the past month or so, and those sporting fur-suits have not been terribly happy. There have been signs of the demise of summer, a few cool nights, so things are looking up!At the end of July, I was lucky enough to be able to take a few days and head up north to a friend's cottage for a mini-break.

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You've heard my tale of woe before. When we moved into the Student Centre at 51 McCaul Street about 2 years ago, I was assured that I would grow used to the noise of the streetcar. I wish I had gotten that assurance with a guarantee that we could move into a quieter environment (or get a martini bar and spa installed) should that not be the case. For about 2 months this spring/summer, we did

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Last Friday I took a half day off work, and after a lovely brunch at Sadie's Diner and shopping on Queen West, went to the movies in the afternoon. It was a lovely day and provided some small solace for cancelling two weeks on Vancouver Island. We went to see the new Harry Potter movie. I've been looking forward to this for ages -- especially since there has been this huge installation and

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I know most people won't agree with me, but it's been a lovely summer here in Toronto - much cooler and less humid than the past couple of summers. It's also been pretty stormy which offers the occasional photo opportunity. Although I am often loathe to admit it, the CN Tower really can be quite impressive - I like being able to see it from my bedroom window. I think it looks pretty neat here in

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I'm sure you've noticed, but I haven't been much of a blogger lately. Really, it's not you, it's me. Between Ravelry, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr, it's hard to keep up with the virtual world but it's even harder to keep up with the real world! And sustaining a blog written from a cat's perspective, and being of and all about said cat, gets a little challenging. From a creative perspective, it's

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Yvette Tagged me with a meme. The rules: Turn on your MP3 player. (2) Go to SHUFFLE songs mode. (3) Write down the first 15 songs that come up--song title and artist--NO editing/cheating, please. (4) Choose some people to be tagged. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about your musical tastes, or at least a random sampling thereof.What fun! I have a 160G iPod so there's quite a bit

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I mentioned in the last post that I was inspired to make a special red and white Canada Day drink for our Canada Day get together. Thanks to Luciana P for sending these pics of the process and final result!"Red Goose"2 parts PAMA pomegranate liqueur2 parts white cranberry juice1 part pineapple juice2-3 parts Canada Dry ginger aleMix the non-fizzy things together like mad with ice in a shaker, and

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Attended a Canada Day BBQ and the star of the show was this delicious cake made by Double Dee. I was inspired to create a red and white Canada Day drink, so I made a "Red Goose" featuring Pomegranate liqueur, white cranberry juice, pineapple juice, Canada Dry ginger ale, topped with a slice of lime and a blackberry on a pewter Grey Goose skewer. Very tasty. Sadly ran out of PAMA far too

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-82992921352152670572009-06-29T19:30:00.002-05:002009-06-29T19:37:43.676-05:00

It's been raining quite a bit the past few days. Everything always looks so lush and colourful right afterwards. I know it's not possible, but I like to think that this tree is where Mohair Silk Glitter by Artyarns comes from.

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Hi there,It's been a while since many of you have seen me, so I thought I'd grace you with a picture from this weekend. See? I am alive, and doing fine. It's just I have a new hobby...I've become obsessed with sleeping. I'm more dedicated to it than I ever was. I used to get up in the morning for a while when the missus got up and I'd stay up for a few hours doing my thing, but now I only get up

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-16922997474343550622009-06-09T06:00:00.000-05:002009-06-09T06:00:00.750-05:00

Happy 2nd birthday to Cecily from your pals in Toronto, both the visiting ones and the ones who call Toronto home!

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-43688745373271537562009-06-01T22:02:00.004-05:002009-06-01T22:57:05.686-05:00

You may be wondering why there has not been so much blogging of late...well, in addition to all the usual excuses, there was a milestone birthday to be celebrated.(Birthday cake by Amber)Oh, and celebrated it was.(Shannon and Kelly celebrate Thelma-and-Louise-in-Sideways style at Vinelands Estates)When I recover, perhaps I will have the energy to tell you all about it!Many, many thanks to

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-22282682546506379002009-05-24T12:23:00.002-05:002009-05-24T12:36:40.678-05:00

I can't think of anything clever to write, so I'll just show you a picture of the mini-cakes I made on Friday night at the Bonnie Gordon school. I don't know yet if they are as tasty as the cookies I made last week, but fingers crossed!1. Mini Cake 1, 2. Mini Cake 2These are the cookies I made last week to test my new-found cookie-decorating knowledge.

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Greeting loyal readers! Thank you for still dropping by even though I am not as voluminous a blogger as I once was. This week's post is a bit of a hodge podge, much like our life lately. First, an update about the magnolia. I continue to document my magnolia tree's progress on a daily basis on my way to work. I am obsessed by the magnolia. Anyway, like the elves in the Lord of the Rings, it is

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-355163444969578922009-05-04T20:06:00.003-05:002009-05-04T20:37:45.282-05:00

Why, hello there! I know it has been some time since I posted on a regular basis. I do apologize. I just haven't had much to share -- or when I have had something to share, I haven't had the time to share it. A paradox indeed.Well, in case you needed proof of life, here I am! In all my glory. As you can see I have gained a little weight, which everyone around here seems to be pretty happy about

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I love magnolia trees. Coming from Winnipeg to Toronto, magnolia trees were a pleasant surprise - I don't recall seeing anything like that out west. Maybe they were, and I was simply too preoccupied to notice things like this. Now I do and am totally mesmerized everytime I see one of these trees - the flowers are beautiful and only bloom for such a short time. There are quite a few in the area in

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When Amber and Matthew got married in January, I was devastated not to receive an invite for the wedding at the Arts & Letters Club. Now I wasn't expecting to take on a special role like ring beast or flower puss or anything, but I did think that my presence would be considered a bridal requirement...I knew there must be a simple reason for the omission; possibly the frugal bride did not want to

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-21298491972746484302009-04-12T21:00:00.002-05:002009-04-12T21:04:00.963-05:00

It's Easter! A long sunny weekend, an Ace Bakery white bread bunny (to accompany a non-traditional festive dill pickle soup), and signs of spring - what could be better?Hope you had a good weekend!

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Last week our Winnipeg visitor brought some good luck (in addition to some Winnipeg weather which was a little less good and not at all appreciated) -- we finally spotted the infamous albino squirrel from the Trinity Bellwoods Park! It was worth the price of admission! Ok, there was no price of admission, but still it was most exciting.It was also most unexpected. After a pleasant birthday

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-20301412367096636442009-04-10T10:24:00.003-05:002009-04-10T10:35:37.316-05:00

Last night we had a full moon! Is it because we have a visitor from out west, I wonder? Our visitor brought the snowy cold weather from Winnipeg, so it's not much of a stretch of the imagination that they might also have conjured up a full moon...I took these pictures out of my bedroom window last night - they're not bad for clueless manual adjustments, handheld, through a dirty bedroom window,

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Today my thoughts are with Mr Raffy. I don't even mind that my Mrs Peeps left me at home on such a beautiful day to go and visit him. He has gotten very sick with some mystery sickness and he hasn't been himself for a few months. We are all very glad he was in such fine form today, and very much hope there are a few more tomorrows still in him. He's a very sweet kitty and a special friend.You may

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Spring has sprung! The birds are coming back! My view from the window is again populated with my flying feathered friends.And speaking of friends, this weekend Angie came to visit and we went to visit Pluto. Not the planet, of course, the bird!This beautiful lovebird is Pluto Waxberg. He lives at Knit-o-matic on Bathurst Street. I don't understand bird all that well, but I think here he is

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I'm a city girl. I have no car. Although I zipcar, cab or walk most places, usually I take public transit everywhere. I live within spitting distance of the subway station, as well as several bus routes and the streetcar. But in the interest of full disclosure I admit that I actually have a love-hate relationship with the "Red Rocket". You see, I love the Red Rocket when it rescues me from the

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-47315559066166501492009-03-02T22:10:00.002-05:002009-03-02T22:19:05.427-05:00

A relaxing Saturday afternoon. Some of us enjoy the sun...Some of us find our fun in other ways...Yep, the absinthe fountain makes its debut with Taboo absinthe.To each her own!

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Warning: This post contains no Koko content. She has however, supervised the writing of this post and authorized the use of her blog.I am troubled to find out erratica is no longer a word. I was sure it was. I planned to tell you that the contents of this post fall into the erratica category denoted by the blog's sub-title. Now I can't. I digress. Erratica or not, here's the post.I went to Ottawa

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-63356431367370789542009-02-14T10:00:00.000-05:002009-02-14T22:50:04.333-05:00

Dear Koko,I've never sent you a Valentine before. Have I told you I love the way you look, the way you feel, the way you smell, the way you purr? I'm sure I have. I also love your blue eyes that change shape and colour depending on your mood, and how you wiggle your chin and lightly lick your lips when you'd like to share dinner. I love your quirky little ways, your midnight perimeter checks, how

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-43723188444318998492009-02-12T23:05:00.002-05:002009-02-12T23:17:23.761-05:00

...the cat plots her revenge for being left too long and too oft. She decides the surefire way to get some much craved attention is to develop a bacterial infection in her urinary tract. This plan, while achieving said goal, has some definite downsides. Question: if there is a flaw in the plan, can it be well executed? Oh, never mind.

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Amber and Matthew's wedding took place yesterday...it was beautiful! Here's a few pictures from the happy event and more can be found on Flickr. So many family and friends from across Canada came and enjoyed this evening at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto.There were so many special moments, from Matthew's cousin singing as they came in, to little niece Syndle being the sweetest flower girl

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-10593081301587387522009-01-31T17:00:00.001-05:002009-01-31T17:00:12.510-05:00

It's a beautiful, sunny, cold day in Toronto. It's a day perfect for gatherings.Gatherings like this...birds of all feathers, flocking together...And much anticipated gatherings like this!Very best wishes and much love to Amber and Matthew today and all tomorrows. Dance like no one is watching...

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-16950202205636647042009-01-25T22:43:00.003-05:002009-01-25T22:50:47.056-05:00

This is actually a photo from Round 2 last year, but Round 1 this year looked pretty much the same...There's nothing in the guidelines that addresses whether a wee kitty can or cannot help or hinder as they see fit. Apparently it goes without saying...Even if the jury is out on whether question of helping versus hindering, there's no denying this cute face was a complete distraction!Who me???

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-74415244709897784652009-01-19T20:31:00.002-05:002009-01-19T20:37:25.067-05:00

We've had unusually cold weather here in Toronto. This photo was taken just after sunrise on one of the coldest days last week. When the going gets tough, and the tough get cold, the tough find the warm spots in the house and curl up against the drafts!

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-30739830239982840802009-01-06T20:54:00.004-05:002009-01-06T21:04:49.047-05:00

If you guessed a regular trek to the Talbots Outlet, you'd be correct! The most recent haul of 11 items for a mere 23.4% of the original price proves to be quite comfy, as per usual. (Thanks to Ms Blonde One and 'Nessa for the gift cards.)As comfy as this pile of quality clothing is, it's simply not as comfortable as our NEW FLANNEL SHEETS from Ms Blonde One. We love our new sheets; they provide

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-51218452880431670902009-01-01T11:22:00.002-05:002009-01-01T11:31:20.079-05:00

It's been quite sunny over the past few days -- which as many of you may know is quite unusual for Toronto -- so I've been hanging out in the warm sunbeams. For some reason I've got the phrase "whiskers in the sun" running through my head to the tune of "islands in the stream". Now you do, too! Ha ha.Given that it is the first day of 2009, I feel like I should have something pithy and revelatory

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-44802032472810679322008-12-25T01:23:00.000-05:002008-12-25T01:24:05.995-05:00

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-66374272264945391382008-12-24T09:39:00.001-05:002008-12-24T09:42:13.237-05:00

...and someone needs to go to the grocery store. This can only be characterized as A Bad Plan.

kokopuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10057129733566004569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285232.post-40782440303329169122008-12-22T17:00:00.001-05:002008-12-22T17:00:00.939-05:00

Although this is the season of hustle and bustle, it's important to take a little time out now and again to appreciate the little things in life:Warm sunbeams.Good coffee. This is the regular pot of coffee from Le Pain Quotidien which is even better than the fancy coffees they serve.Tasty morsels. For example, this tasty Goat Cheese, Pear and Honey Tartine, also from LPQ.Life is good.

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