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  1. It’s Pretty Ugly Out There

    December 12, 2008 by Gail

    it's pretty ugly out there

    I’ve been taking photos of the scenery most days on the Sunshine Coast but too busy to post them, so I haven’t been able to show how much the weather’s been changing this week. Today it’s been heavy rain and the forecast tonight is for a mix of rain and snow (!), and in Vancouver that means accidents and tow trucks and traffic mayhem.

    My car is in Toronto — where the weather has been a whole lot worse (snow and well below freezing) lately — but the weather in Vancouver is looking very Toronto-like for the next while, which is well below average temperatures. It’s a good thing I brought boots on this trip!


  2. Thursday Night Sushi Gorgefest

    December 12, 2008 by Gail

    Ajisai Sushi Bar

    Ajisai Sushi Bar

    Ajisai Sushi Bar, Kerrisdale

    Maybe we shouldn’t be admitting it, but all this sushi was consumed by a grand total of two people. Seriously, this was maybe half of what we ordered, but we were too busy eating and ordering to assess the full volume. We sat at the sushi bar right in front of the chefs, who later took our piecemeal orders DIRECTLY — cutting out the server completely. It was the sushi express, from knife to plates in record time.

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