The tears of strangers are only water. -Russian proverb
You have reached the Easter Egg Department at The Island Inn. At the moment Cora Lee is in a meeting with the Easter Bunny and Patrizzio is too, too busy colouring eggs to come to the phone so please leave a message, preferably inscribed on the back of an extra large Purdy's hedgehog and we will attempt to return your call more quickly than all that pre-Easter candy you've been stockpiling somehow seems to have disappeared! Arriverderci!
This is pretty cool! Excellent music with a little comedy
Hi Laurence!
Thanks for fab music video! An absolute delight! Cheers, Patrizzio!
Hi Filmer!
Fab music! Cheers, Patrizzio!
How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis? Raise my hand.
Hello Classical Music fans! Cheers, Il Conduttore, literally!
This week’s feature brewery hails from across the Atlantic Ocean from the northern European country of Denmark, comfortably perched atop Germany. Founders Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, then a Math and Science teacher, and Kristian Klarup Keller, inspired by beers from outside the borders of Denmark, took on the challenge of brewing a better beer. Tasting blind and starting from square one, Mikkel and Kristian were able replicate some of their favourite beers and eventually won the approval of their beer club members.
But it wasn’t
until Beer Geek Breakfast, an oatmeal stout combined with French press
coffee, that the creations of Mikkel and Kristian, henceforth known as
Mikkeller, caught on internationally. Starting with eight different
beers, Mikkeller began phantom brewing, which
allowed them greater creative freedom without having to worry about the
financials of physically owning a brewery. Kristian Klarup Keller
eventually left the project in 2007 to pursue a career as an editor at
the Danish music magazine, Soundvenue, while Mikkel
and Mikkeller continue to this day to push the boundaries of beer and
our concept of the beverage itself. Here are a few of the many Mikkeller
brews we carry.
Mikkeller
Imperial Mosaic IPA - $6.25
This Mosaic IPA is dark, hazy and golden in colour with a punchy, citrusy, floral nose with plenty of tropical fruit to boot. Juicy tropical fruits with plenty of hops make an appearance on the palate with an almost honey-like backing. Effervescent, tropical, resin-y, and just plain tasty.
Joel Wilson | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store
Mikkeller Single Hop Sorachi Ace IPA - $5.65
Another showcase brew flaunting everything Sorachi Ace has to offer, amber and orange in colour with aromas of grass and lemon tart that pop from the glass. With a palate that is herbaceous from the get-go, but slowly moves into citrusy lemon flavours that work well with a light malt body, this little IPA hides its ABV well with a slightly dry finish and citrus bite. Chris Bonnallie | Beer Supervisor | Legacy Liquor Store
Mikkeller
x Anchorage Brewing Farmhouse Invasion - $25.05
A collaborative effort and fan favourite from Mikkeller and Alaska’s Anchorage Brewing. A tangerine-like orange in colour that’s grassy and musty at the same time, with a twist of orange citrus. More brettanomyces funk pulls through on the palate in perfect harmony with big citrusy flavours like tangerine and lemon. Complex and mature, don’t let this particular brew pass you by. Aaron Morten | Office Liaison | Legacy Liquor Store
Notes on Obabakoak:
Our
bodies are complex biological machines. As long as they live, they
create a story about themselves in order to function. We call this story
the self. We believe in the reality of the story. We believe the story
controls the machine. Yet we are constantly reminded that things are not
so simple. We do things not in keeping with our stories, sometimes
horrible things. And when we do, we say, “I wasn’t myself.”
Mohsin Hamid
is the author of three novels: “Moth Smoke,” a finalist for the
PEN/Hemingway Award; “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” a New York Times
best seller that was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and adapted
for film; and, most recently, “How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia.”
Hi Pat, I went out for a ride today - just as it started to rain. But I perservered as I had many weight-loss sabatoging treats this past week and I felt I needed the exercise. So, here are my stats: 54.95 KM, 2hrs, 6 minutes, 26km/hr average (there were no hills on my route). I went up to UBC, around Marine, over Arthur Laing, out to Iona, back in a big wind, back to Marine Drive but cut up by Newton's trees because my feet were frozen and I wanted to get home.
How about you? I'm looking forward to hearing from Dermot how your book club goes. Very, very different from my group of gals I'm sure! Sara
Hi Sara Jane, Wet Weather Wonder Woman!
Must say I'm most impressed with your AVG! To date my immediate goal is 23 km/hr over a reasonable distance. So far 22 km/hr, or thereabouts has been my best effort. Still, good to have something to struggle towards. As Robert Browning said, “Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?”Also, ery impressed that you rode in the rain and nasty weather. I decided not to do so, in part because I had a pretty good jaunt on Friday.
Once home, gave both my Trek and my Brodie a good cleaning before I got ready to make myself presentable for
the night's soirée! We were off to a SLAIS function, at VPL, that
evening, honouring this year's grads. Was loads of fun and provided a chance
to visit with former classmates, colleagues, etc. Micheal Vonn gave a riveting address to the Grads. She is a lawyer and has been the Policy Director of the BCCLA
since 2004. As well, "she has been an Adjunct Professor at UBC in the Faculty of Law and in the School of
Library, Archival and Information Studies where she has taught civil
liberties and information ethics." Apparently, given what she mentioned about her recent travel, (She was in Toronto day before addressing an OLA session.), she is also frequent speaker on a variety of civil
liberties topics including privacy, national security, policing,
surveillance and free speech.
Couldn't have asked for a more timely, thought provoking speaker. She is extremely polished without being glib, humorous but deadly serious about the issues she feels passionately about. Quite an unexpected "treat" as often the speakers tend to be interesting but certainly not as dynamic, certainly not as fiery without being fanatical.
Liked her even more when I chatted with her later and found that she had a Polish/Ukrainian background. Told her I was an Iro-Ukrainian and we had a chuckle! Wouldn't be surprised if she turns up on the provincial political scene in the not too, too distant future. She is definitely my idea of someone who could make a difference, for the greater good, in the political arena, at any level.
Today
Cora Lee hosted a wedding shower for Nicole Sutherland, youngest child
of friends and neighbours, Flamin' and Sarge. We are off to Playa del Carmen, at the end of this month, for the wedding. At any rate, spent most of the morning helping Cora Lee with some food preparation and then furniture arranging, etc. Had about 25 people and it was quite a success. I spent most of the time, between 3-6 pm, finishing off Obabakoak and then, after showering and changing, emerged from the bedroom to join those who stayed, for dinner. Joanne, another friend and neighbour, also at the shower, had invited us and all the close friends
and family of the bride-to-be to have dinner at her place upstairs,
post shower.
Over the course of the afternoon, I guess, Cora Lee suggested that it might be simpler to bring the food down to our suite and so that is what Joanne did, with help from some of the guests. She had prepared a number of wonderful salads and a huge crock pot of chili so everyone continued to feast on as the food at the shower was wonderful as well.
Had been a long day for most so people started to drift off around 9:00 pm. I was happy to clean up so I did much of that but not before I shared a number of snorts of rum and malt with neighbour, Daniel, down the hall. He and his wife, Tiffaney, are both RCMP officers and work in same building as Sarge but didn't really know each other until they moved in down the hall from us! Tiff was in Whistler with friends and Michele bumped into Daniel in the hallway, early on in the evening, and invited him to join gang. Funnily enough, he is from Bonnyville, in Alberta, and so is Joanne.They discovered that Daniel even lived with one of her aunts there at some period in his high school days!
Anyway, it was a most pleasant
evening. Must away as I hope to ride with Giggster, relatively early in
the morning as we are playing bridge in the afternoon together with him and one of the NRBCers , Kurt, who comes to town from Nanaimo, just for the book club, the bridge and the malt, of course! Cheers, Patrizzio!
Pics: some of the food, first shot is of dates, stuffed ith cheese, wrapped in bacon, courtesy of Mme Coriandre; Cora Lee with Nicolina/Nicole and her Mother, Flamin'/Michele; Marvinator, groom to be/Nicolina
Pat, Not much exercise for me of late. Working all weekend but hope to get back on the bike next week. Looks like some decent weather coming up. Arthur's memorial gathering is at Point Grey Golf Club, Saturday April 10th, 2 - 4 pm. Ray
Hi Raymond! Not much exercise for me today, other than washing dishes! And I needed it after last night's SLAIS function, at VPL. Plenty of mouth-watering snacks! Cheers, Patrizzio!
This week’s feature brewery hails from across the Atlantic Ocean from the northern European country of Denmark, comfortably perched atop Germany. Founders Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, then a Math and Science teacher, and Kristian Klarup Keller, inspired by beers from outside the borders of Denmark, took on the challenge of brewing a better beer. Tasting blind and starting from square one, Mikkel and Kristian were able replicate some of their favourite beers and eventually won the approval of their beer club members.
This Mosaic IPA is dark, hazy and golden in colour with a punchy, citrusy, floral nose with plenty of tropical fruit to boot. Juicy tropical fruits with plenty of hops make an appearance on the palate with an almost honey-like backing. Effervescent, tropical, resin-y, and just plain tasty.
Joel Wilson | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store
Mikkeller Single Hop Sorachi Ace IPA - $5.65
Another showcase brew flaunting everything Sorachi Ace has to offer, amber and orange in colour with aromas of grass and lemon tart that pop from the glass. With a palate that is herbaceous from the get-go, but slowly moves into citrusy lemon flavours that work well with a light malt body, this little IPA hides its ABV well with a slightly dry finish and citrus bite. Chris Bonnallie | Beer Supervisor | Legacy Liquor Store
A collaborative effort and fan favourite from Mikkeller and Alaska’s Anchorage Brewing. A tangerine-like orange in colour that’s grassy and musty at the same time, with a twist of orange citrus. More brettanomyces funk pulls through on the palate in perfect harmony with big citrusy flavours like tangerine and lemon. Complex and mature, don’t let this particular brew pass you by. Aaron Morten | Office Liaison | Legacy Liquor Store
Notes on Obabakoak:
Sunday Book Review|Bookends ‘Write What You Know’ — Helpful Advice or Idle Cliché?
"It may be that the DNA of fiction is, like our own DNA, a double helix, a two-stranded beast. One strand is born of what writers have experienced. The other is born of what writers wish to experience, of the impulse towritein order to know.
A
human self is made up of stories. These stories are rooted partly in
experience, and partly in fantasy. The power of fiction lies in its
capacity to gaze upon this odd circumstance of our existence, to allow
us to play with the conundrum that we are making ourselves up as we go
along.
Our
bodies are complex biological machines. As long as they live, they
create a story about themselves in order to function. We call this story
the self. We believe in the reality of the story. We believe the story
controls the machine. Yet we are constantly reminded that things are not
so simple. We do things not in keeping with our stories, sometimes
horrible things. And when we do, we say, “I wasn’t myself.”
Writing
is a chance for the stories that are us to come to terms with their
innate fiction. So write what you know. But also know you are being
written."
Hi Pat, I went out for a ride today - just as it started to rain. But I perservered as I had many weight-loss sabatoging treats this past week and I felt I needed the exercise. So, here are my stats: 54.95 KM, 2hrs, 6 minutes, 26km/hr average (there were no hills on my route). I went up to UBC, around Marine, over Arthur Laing, out to Iona, back in a big wind, back to Marine Drive but cut up by Newton's trees because my feet were frozen and I wanted to get home.
Hi Sara Jane, Wet Weather Wonder Woman!
Must say I'm most impressed with your AVG! To date my immediate goal is 23 km/hr over a reasonable distance. So far 22 km/hr, or thereabouts has been my best effort. Still, good to have something to struggle towards. As Robert Browning said, “Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?”Also, ery impressed that you rode in the rain and nasty weather. I decided not to do so, in part because I had a pretty good jaunt on Friday.
Liked her even more when I chatted with her later and found that she had a Polish/Ukrainian background. Told her I was an Iro-Ukrainian and we had a chuckle! Wouldn't be surprised if she turns up on the provincial political scene in the not too, too distant future. She is definitely my idea of someone who could make a difference, for the greater good, in the political arena, at any level.
Had been a long day for most so people started to drift off around 9:00 pm. I was happy to clean up so I did much of that but not before I shared a number of snorts of rum and malt with neighbour, Daniel, down the hall. He and his wife, Tiffaney, are both RCMP officers and work in same building as Sarge but didn't really know each other until they moved in down the hall from us! Tiff was in Whistler with friends and Michele bumped into Daniel in the hallway, early on in the evening, and invited him to join gang. Funnily enough, he is from Bonnyville, in Alberta, and so is Joanne.They discovered that Daniel even lived with one of her aunts there at some period in his high school days!
Pics: some of the food, first shot is of dates, stuffed ith cheese, wrapped in bacon, courtesy of Mme Coriandre; Cora Lee with Nicolina/Nicole and her Mother, Flamin'/Michele; Marvinator, groom to be/Nicolina
Pat, Not much exercise for me of late. Working all weekend but hope to get back on the bike next week. Looks like some decent weather coming up. Arthur's memorial gathering is at Point Grey Golf Club, Saturday April 10th, 2 - 4 pm. Ray
Hi Raymond! Not much exercise for me today, other than washing dishes! And I needed it after last night's SLAIS function, at VPL. Plenty of mouth-watering snacks! Cheers, Patrizzio!
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