Category Archives: family

Family news.

Cape Cod roundup

Posted on 13 June 2011 by leacock

Here’s a quick and dirty (and very incomplete) guide to Cape Cod — mainly eating and drinking, but a few sightseeing tips are thrown in as well. The towns are listed in approximate order moving from the Upper Cape to … Continue reading →

Posted in family, travels | Leave a comment

Happy New Year

Posted on 10 January 2011 by leacock

Hi everyone. Hope you’ve had a good start to 2011, and are looking forward to the Year of the Rabbit (hip hop) as well. We were disorganized with the distribution of the 2010 Christmas CD, so it’s a little more … Continue reading →

Posted in dining out, family, food & drink | Comments Off on Happy New Year

Chinese New Year 2010

Posted on 15 February 2010 by leacock

With the help of her assistants (Amy, Carol, Wil) Poh Poh officially rang in the Year of the Tiger by making a money tree, setting out offerings to ancestors, and burning ceremonial money.  The money tree is made from dried … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Leave a comment

Tastes of Toronto

Posted on 9 August 2009 by leacock

A few food notes from the Kwan/Lee visit. How appropriate, given what the return suitcases are holding… (Side note: So far, it’s been a good summer for grilling in Toronto. Let’s hope the weather holds until Labour Day.) 1. Korean … Continue reading →

Posted in dining out, family, food & drink | Leave a comment

Information and scheduling: holidays 2007

Posted on 27 December 2007 by leacock

Here’s some practical information for the post-Christmas events. Saturday 29 December 11:30: dim sum at Full House Restaurant (Highway 7 East, Unit 25, Richmond Hill, 905-882-1388) no Saturday dinner at Leacock Sunday 30 December 15:00: birthday cake and tea at … Continue reading →

Posted in family, news | Comments Off on Information and scheduling: holidays 2007

Happy 90th Birthday photos

Posted on 1 January 2007 by leacock

We’re collecting photos from the 90th Birthday Bash on 29 December 2006 so that they’ll be available for everyone to view and download. You can check out the album to date, but you will need an invitation to the 54Leacock … Continue reading →

Posted in family, news | Leave a comment

Holiday logistics

Posted on 18 December 2006 by leacock

There are some out-of-the-ordinary events afoot the weekend of New Year’s Eve. Just to make sure everyone is on the same page, here’s what’s going down: Friday 29 December: Queen Elizabeth’s birthday Please don your formal attire of choice for … Continue reading →

Posted in family, news | Leave a comment

Greetings from Sanyo

Posted on 17 April 2006 by leacock

And speaking of warm weather (see previous post), a tropical breeze blew into our inboxes this morning, bringing with it two familiar and very tanned faces that are all smiles despite having to live the hard life on Hainan Island.

Posted in family, travels | Leave a comment

Winter in Boston

Posted on 4 March 2006 by leacock

Despite subzero temperatures, the Big Director (masquerading as a Ukranian peasant woman), the Man of the House and the heir to the Man of the House recently spent a lovely weekend in Boston. Indoor activities such as breakfasting, lunching and … Continue reading →

Posted in dining out, family, food & drink, travels | Leave a comment

Yes, we have no bananas

Posted on 28 December 2005 by leacock

These plantains are cozily plantains tucked in tucked into the rice bucket plantains tucked in after a formidable struggle. Hopefully, they will ripen in time to be fried up for dessert after our New Year’s Eve dinner of chicken with … Continue reading →

Posted in family, food & drink, random | Leave a comment