Broken Area

So we’re back from MMPR. Then Mike showed up to buy a painting.

Then we bought absinthe. Truth be told Mike did.

Then we talked.

Then we recorded it.

It was fun.

Also, there was absinthe.

I’m just saying.

Hey, we went to #MMPR!

Now, I’ve been to every one, but it was Isabelle’s first time at MMPR.

Isa met everyone and had a great time, which made me happy.

Oh the title refers to driving in Hamilton, which is actually close to impossible.

Isa sold a couple of paintings, including the one pictured which went to Brent and Brandy.

Thanks to Anth and Jay for putting up with everyone on Saturday night. Thanks to everyone for coming to MMPR as well.

Finally, it was so excellent to see Ken and Jackie, and thanks to Tom for travelling so far to come to MMPR.

Back to our regular schedule, sorta.

Actually we went shopping a bit early.

Isabelle has an open house coming at her studio, sorta nifty.

Also, there’s a big show at the gallery where her studio is.

We lost a friend, which sucks.

We’ll be at MMPR and you can buy Isabelle’s podcaster paintings, really!

It’s my birthday!

We’d use ‘Happy Birthdave’ but we did last year.

This is a day late because Isabelle was visiting her Mom in Quebec and going to a somewhat disappointing Corsican restaurant.

There seems to be a bike race going on.

It’s warm out.

I don’t have much more to say…..

Hey, we’re back.

Our buddy Ken has moved on to Queen’s university, good luck Ken.

The St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup! I’m pretty happy about this because of my friend Tom, he’s a Blues fan. Also, I hate the Bruins.

The Raptors won the NBA, I’m less pleased with that.

Jon had his prom yesterday, and we went on a date!

Isabelle’s friend has opened a coffee shop, and her art is there.

It’s June 15, and, it’s only nine degrees.

Hey, a day early!

Well, tomorrow is convocation, so we don’t want to be pressed for time and all.

HOLY SHIT IT MIGHT BE SUMMER! It’s really nice out.

Happily, unlike the day before convocation last year, we didn’t get involved in an accident.

Isabelle just help put on a great art show by kids in the program Jon is in at his high school. It was a real success.

I’m just saying, it’s warm.

MMPR is going to be fun, Isabelle is going to meet a lot of new people.

Looks like another nice day. A tad chilly as I write this, but it should warm up.

Jon claims that he’s coming with us today, let’s see if that happens. If so, well, I hope he participates.

We left a little later than usual, so that explains why we’re releasing this a little later than usual.

Isabelle needs gloves for gardening.

I hate lawns.

Pickup trucks as far as the eye can see!

It’s rainy and I’m watching qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. (I’m clearly writing this before we go).

I’ve apparently been muttering to myself a lot lately. Well, there’s been a lot of bullshit…..

Jon’s been cleaning up his room and ridding it of things from when he was super little. I can’t blame him.

To help him out, Isabelle built him some shelves.

Orange juice is just sugar water.

I had a big shopping list today.

So, Isabelle was away this weekend so no grocery cast.

Today is a holiday, so we thought, hey nothing will be open. Then the Metro app said that our close to us grocery store would be open. LIAR.

So we drove around and talked about stuff, as we do. I did drop in to the Circle K to pick up some cream and some eggs. Isabelle may be doing a solo shopping trip tomorrow. We’ll end up with 24 kinds of lettuce and no meat.

I had my last trip to COU this past week as well. It was sad leaving that group in a way. I won’t miss the travel though.

OK, I’m writing this about 15 hours before we go grocery shopping.

It’s supposed to be nice this weekend, here’s hoping we can do some bike riding.

I have my last Council of Ontario Universities meeting this coming week. As well, Isabelle will be off to North Bay this week.

Now it is the day of recording (Saturday) and it is really nice out if a bit chilly. It will be warmer later, might be bike time.

Isabelle’s profile has been accepted by the Canada Arts Council. That’s the final step in letting her apply for such grants. Quite cool.

The people in the LCBO are funny.