next 2024/09 ― J’ai joué à pétanque pour la première fois. Je le raconte dans ce blogue en français parce que je ne sais pas comment ce jeu s’appelle en anglais. Je pensais écrire « lawn bowling » mais on m’a dit que celui-là était un autre jeu et on m’a demandé c’est où que […]
Caribbean Cruise
next 2024/08 — I boarded the ship for my very first all-you-can-eat cruise. I did not get to sail the seven seas. I disembarked seven days and seven extra pounds later.
Piece of Tail
Sushi Class
next 2024/08 — The chef hats manifest the seriousness of this sushi class that Mayra and I attended. We used nori, which are sheets of seaweed, to wrap together the sticky rice, ginger, avocado and seafood. After a dip in sauces and wasabi, these tasty creations met their Maker.
Indoor Barbecue
next 2024/07 — Blanca invited me for Korean food and I promptly accepted. Fire up that grill! It is a welcome change from backyard barbecues and Chinese hotpots.
Cordon Bleu
next 2024/06 — There is only one Cordon Bleu school in Canada and it is in Ottawa. The U.S. don’t have any at all! It was a thrill to eat all these dishes prepared by the most outstanding chefs. To my surprise, it was all you can eat!
Mechanical Dog
next 2024/05 ― I could pet this dog without any fear of allergic reactions. It walks, shuffles, jumps, heels and even flips. A bonus is that there is no need to follow it around with a plastic bag. It does not bite because it does not seem to have a head―nor a tail for that […]
Home-made Pasta
next 2024/04 ― I went to Italy where I took a class on making pasta. My favorite part was when we would eat what we had made.
Solar Eclipse
next 2024/04 ― On March 8, 2024, Raymond went to the Civic Center in Cornwall to experience the total eclipse of the sun. Fortunately, it was the moon and not the clouds that blocked the sun.
Straight Flush
next 2024/03 ― I tried to maintain a poker face to hang on to my dwindling stack of chips, but there was no way that I was going to bluff my way out of this one. This is the second time that my brother Ron gets a straight flush. There is not much you can […]