Long line outside a Japanese cheesecake place . . . We took front seats on the upper level of Megabus . . . Downtown . . . Timbits . . . Women with arms folded . . .
June 10, 2015
Misc Pictures of Toronto Visit
This picture is taken in aunty's apartment the night before we left.
The three of us took this picture together, because we were housemates at 57 Virgilwood Drive during 2007 and 2008. It seemed like Aunty Joy looked after us all. I would come back in the evenings from a long day at work to a hot dinner every night cooked by aunty, and the three of us would eat together at the dining table.
We visited the "newish" Brick Works Park in the valley below Russell and Kaye's home. Kaye and I walked down the hill from Chowley Park and met Russell and Raphael, who had taken the car, down below. Besides the large brick oven buildings and brickmaking buildings, the valley has ponds and walking paths. A great place to view birds, and other small life.
The three of us took this picture together, because we were housemates at 57 Virgilwood Drive during 2007 and 2008. It seemed like Aunty Joy looked after us all. I would come back in the evenings from a long day at work to a hot dinner every night cooked by aunty, and the three of us would eat together at the dining table.
We visited the "newish" Brick Works Park in the valley below Russell and Kaye's home. Kaye and I walked down the hill from Chowley Park and met Russell and Raphael, who had taken the car, down below. Besides the large brick oven buildings and brickmaking buildings, the valley has ponds and walking paths. A great place to view birds, and other small life.
June 9, 2015
Family Dinner
Brian, Russell, Todd and Chris, all look thinner. It will take a little getting used to Todd, the father. Jewel looks great. T
Aunty Joy's great grand-children are sweet and precious. Madeline and Connor. All the food was home cooked. No more of this ordering in anymore.
Caribbean cuisine--jerk chicken, red bean rice, roasted seasoned corn on the cob, baked eggplant, lentil patties (fir me). Cheesecake Apple torte, and coconut macaroons for dessert. Kaye made all the dishes.
Maestro Visit
We got together with Daniel for an early lunch at Brownstone Bistro on Yonge street. After he drove us to his apartment in the Musician Lodge, and showed us his rooftop garden plot.
TORONTO Monday
Russell and Kaye gave us their bedroom. For breakfast we had a quiche that Ali and Leila made.
We visited Aunty Joy at her apartment from 1 to 4:30 pm. She enjoyed looking at all my pictures--dad's 90th birthday, the family reunion, Kris and Safira's wedding, and Brazil. She is in good shape physically.
TORONTO Arrival
Arrived in Toronto by Grehound bus at 7:30 pm. Russell met us at the terminal and drove us to his place. Kaye and the girls had a number of different pizzas warm and ready for us. Kaye has become quite the chef. Her deep dish veggie pizza was delicious. The girls have grown into graceful and smart young women.
June 6, 2015
Saturday Dinner: 25, 50, 75 Reunion Classes
This was supposed to be the highlight of the weekend--weather was perfect, we'd had a little R and R in the afternoon so we could party late without getting too tired, we put on clean clothes. All began well at Barton Hall, old friends tracked each other down, a steady buzz of chatter filled the gym, the wine flowed, then Raphael felt unwell and left without eating a bite. I stayed and finished the food on my plate, made small talk with Gary Ash and Jack Hayes, and left when the speeches began.
With roommate Gary and wife Jane.
With roommate Charlie and his wife.
Others at our table.
Saturday Afternoon Jaunts
BTrumansburg is a little village about twenty minutes from the campus, with scenic access to the gorge and waterfalls. The waterfall is about 200 feet and freezes over in winter. However, this was not the time for lengthy leisurely strolls along the many trails. We admired the falls, took photographs, made small talk with other alumni, and one maharashtrian, then left to continue our mission.
Our mission-- to deliver our homemade mulberry jam to a dear friend, 91 year-old Ruth Kahn-- was accomplished. We spent a pleasurable couple hours with her. She gave us a tour of her yard as well as the history of all the trees. Then we sat in her kitchen and shared bread and jam. She ate our bread from an Ithaca bakery, and we ate her homemade bread with caraway seeds with her quince, and grape-currant jams.
Presidential Address to Alumni
Bailey Hall at 10:30 to hear about the accomplishments of the university and of its alumni-- five Cornellian women made the last Fortune 100 list, etc, etc.
The weather was still windy and cool at lunchtime so Raphael and I filled up our plates and are inside the lobby of Kay Hall, a women's dormitory where we are staying tonight.
This is the veggie option. The roasted potatoes were excellent as was the lentil quinoa salad. I ate one too many cookies.
Saturday Breakfasts
We got to the Class of 65 tent for our first breakfast at 7:30 am. It was freezing. Cold temperatures, high humidity and a wind chill factor in an open tent with wet lush grass under our feet, made for a less than ideal setting. The only hot item on the menu were the beverages. I passed the platters fruit though colorful and fresh, were cold. Fortunately, we heard about another breakfast at the ILR tent, and not a minute too soon for as soon as we got to the ILR courtyard and filled our plates with warm eggs and frittatas, we joined a table of good old friends of Raphael--Tony, and his wife Phyllis; John and Donna; and Dottie and her husband. Stories flew back and forth until the current dean of the school got up to speak.
Friday Evening at CU
Sculptor and classmate Joel Pearlman talks about his art at a special class event at the Milsteun Art Gallery. Raphael and Joel roomed together sophomore year at CU.
BBQ held indoors at the Johnson Atrium because of rain.
Museum of Art, Cornell Univ
Awesome aerial views of the campus from the fifth floor museum building.
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