On Tuesdays and Thursdays, my youngest two go to their Dads for a few hours - which leaves me with a few precious hours to spend with my middle teens. I have loved having these times with them over the last couple of years - time to really get to know each other, spend time together, chat, eat, visit places suitable for older people rather than young children. Bond.
Tonight we headed to Whyte Ave again as Laurence had not been to Fuss Cupcakes and he as keen to try them! I wanted to grab a book that was only available in two stores in Edmonton - one being on Whyte! We were going to go for Poutine but instead decided to head to Irie foods for some caribbean food!
Susannah was brave and ordered curried goat and rice! Laurence had Rasta Pasta (which isn't pasta at all, but a chick pea dish - and I had curried chicken and roti :)
The food was really slow to get to us, but that was ok as we weren't in a hurry and enjoyed the chance to sit by the window and watch people go by - and chat.
After dinner we walked along Whyte and then went in to Fuss Cupcakes for coffee! They were soon closing, and the guy in there gave us several left over cupcakes!! :) Too many for us to eat there and then - so he told us to take them home with us! Yay! Abby and Sam were THRILLED :)
When we got home and Abby and Sam arrived back, we went up onto the roof to sit and watch the skies clear - tonight was the Venus Transit - Venus passed between earth and the sun - but sadly it was too cloudy for us to see anything! We ended up watching it online and discussing it - and will save our glasses for 2016 and the next astronomical event involving the sun :)
All in all a good day - I am really finding it difficult to pick just ONE picture each day to go in my Project 365. Today I picked the view we had looking out from our table at dinner.
At Irie Foods for supper:
Looking out and people watching during supper tonight:
Rasta straws lol!!:
Irie foods menu:
Coffee at Fuss Cupcakes:
Free cupcakes!! Yum:
I LOVE Old Strathcona!! And this restaurant sells the best bannock EVER:
It poured down with rain on the way back to the car, but was warm and it was fun:
Heading home:
Spotted this licence plate on the way out tonight - perfect for Sam!! Laurence thought it was fab:
Watching the Transit of Venus online -
Sitting on the roof hoping the skies would clear:
Hoping to see a glimpse of the sun between the clouds:
Yogi tea with it's lovely messages:
Reading this afternoon:
