Well another great week... how fortunate am I! But not too proud to show this photo for my food segment of the week... Ontario corn... yummo... as you can see! And I'm desperately in need of finding a hair dresser.... where are you when I need you Larissa!
Week started with another wedding to cater... this time in an art gallery (if you're curious about the dark interiors here) and as promised the chef's gear... the real chef and the fake one. 
Gorgeous weather... Brisbane Winter standard... clear sunny skies... 25 degrees... low humidity... so I thought I should take advantage of it and spend a day at the beach... it is a beach on a lake but for the lack of waves it feels like the sea... and it was beautiful....
In fact they have a Balmy Beach... such a good name. It was my Dad's birthday yesterday (had he still been alive he would have been 92) and he loved the beach so I enjoyed it in his honour. When both Mum and Dad passed away our family wanted to donate a chair to the local park in Dalby where they would walk each afternoon when they were able. Dad would take his walker in later years and they would head to the next chair, take a break and then make a move to the next one. We, as a family, spent some time trying to get the wording right for a plaque to go on the chair. So I was touched and impressed by this one I sat on yesterday at Balmy Beach... hope you can read the text.
... and these the beautiful trees...
Earlier in the week I was mostly queuing... first to try to get into hear President Bill Clinton speak at the Canadian National Expo (bit like our Ekka though in August here it is warm!)... but alas tickets ran out just as I got to the front of the line. I did get to wander the exhibits and caught this flag view and the winner in the sand carving competition (left).
Next I queued to get my choice of ten movie tickets for the Toronto International Film Festival. Every year I promise I will get to the BIFF but never do.... here I have no excuse... and this time I made it and these are the films I am getting to see starting week after next:
- Capitalism: A love Story
- Heiran
- Toad's Oil
- Between Two Worlds
- To the Sea
- Melody for a Street Organ
- Carmel
- Bassidji
- Baaria
My sister Heather told me there are 17 Australian films at TIFF... and I saw them there but decided to wait for those and go for ones I won't likely see from Japan, Italy, Iran, USA and elsewhere. I'll let you know what I thought if I don't get too scrambled with so many movies in so few days. It is also a big venue for the stars... George Clooney most notably probably to most of my girlfriends ... sadly for me, not Johnny Depp.... aghhh.
Finally on the restaurant.... there is a public hearing set for 30 September (the day sister Lainey arrives here) and we should know the outcome two or three weeks after that. Interesting, having been inside Local Government, watching the processes, both government and community, from the business vantage point.
In the meantime JP and Peter are providing croissants, muffins, banana bread and brownies to a new coffee shop owner a few doors down. Sam is a delightful guy who happens to be the winner of the Canadian Central Regional Barista Competition 2008! He has given me a few tips and actually has them online in short movies so for those of you who are interested click here. For milk frothing... the wonderful coffee roaster at Di Bella in Brisbane, Anne Cooper, put me onto this online video... see here. Some photos below to finish the week of Sam, Peter delivering at 7am (and yes I made it to take the photo), the decor including the interesting light shades... can you see it is a jar?
Bye for now
love
Lindy
