I think this is the first time I cut across Dingwall (to then cut through the projects to get to Jones). I saw one of the Little Free Library boxes. These are so cute, even though I probably won't ever use it. I think the other one I saw was in the Annex, but there are several around Toronto.
Anyway, I was off to check out this pizza place that supposedly does deep-dish Chicago style pizza. It's called Double D's. It's actually quite close to Gerrard Square, which is fairly convenient for us.
It's pretty good. Nowhere near as good as Giordano's or even Pizzeria Uno's, but probably the best equivalent we'll find in Toronto, and it is close as I said.
I've been fairly good about the biking, and I'll bike at least three times and perhaps four times this week. Drivers are only slowly getting used to cyclists being out. I haven't had that many close calls myself, though I've been cut off a bunch of times or blocked from the bike lane by a car (or the 144 bus!) where it isn't really supposed to be.
On the way home I saw the aftermath of a major accident at Queen and Sherbourne, where somehow a car and a van collided in the intersection and then the van smashed into a telephone pole. So glad I wasn't in the area when that happened (maybe 15-20 minutes before). Indeed, I had worked late today, so it isn't inconceivable that I could have been right in the middle of it had I left on time. While the damage to the van looked quite bad, I don't believe there were any serious injuries or at least there wasn't an ambulance anywhere in the vicinity. (Oops, my bad. Looking at the photo again, there is an ambulance, but no one was put on a stretcher or anything like that.)
On a completely different note, it's been quite interesting checking out the weather report for the Toronto Islands. The rain has really socked it to the Islands, and the lake level is also higher than it has been for years. Consequently, large parts of the island are flooded and tourists aren't going to be allowed on the Islands until the end of June at the earliest! I think my office had a picnic excursion planned, so now it will have to be July, but everyone will be wanting to get out there then, so perhaps a rethink is in order. (I had kind of wanted to take my family, but maybe this should be something we try to do next summer. On the flip side, it might be a lot easier to canoe the Humber River compared to last year when the river was so low...)
Finally, I thought I would talk about a few things that are paying off. I tried to plant grass seed, and I think some of it is coming up, though one corner of the yard is so beaten down it probably needs a soil transplant!
Also, we planted flowers (from seeds) in the flower boxes, and I think these are coming up as well, though it looks like we should have tried to spread them out a bit more. I should know soon if these flowers are going to bloom this year or not.
And I have finally made significant progress on the curtain project. The sewing machine is still squeaking a bit, but I am able to run off roughly one curtain per night now. (There are far fewer problems with the bobbin with this material, thank goodness!) I really ought to pin the next one, but I am fairly tired. I wish they looked a bit more professional, but this isn't too bad for 100% home-made curtains (we'll probably tie them back anyway), and the final set ought to come out just a bit better.
I have roughly one more week to finish the second set and finish straightening the study and the basement. At that point, I will have to decide just how serious I am about making a stuffed fish for a friend's child and then starting in on a quilting project. I kind of promised I would do it, so I think I will at least attempt the quilt (the top at least) and see how it goes (though I am open to paying for a long-arm quilter to put the whole thing together). Maybe it will be relaxing once I really get the hang of it. Or at least that's what I can tell myself now...
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