Lady Drama

Posted on 4 October 2007 by leacock

Having produced a smörgÃ¥sbord of musical talent (Jimi Hendrix, Bill Frisell, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Nirvana, the Presidents of the United States of America, Kenny G (oops did we let that slip out?), Heart, Queensryche, Sir Mix-A-Lot and Modest Mouse, to name a few) the Emerald City now brings us the next next big thing: Lady Drama. What? Never heard of them? They’ve already played their first backyard show, for which The Stranger‘s Paul Constant had some kind, if somewhat convoluted, words. Don’t miss a single moment of their dizzy rise to rockstardom – visit the website, where you can sign up for their mailing list and link to their myspace page to listen to some hot-off-the-press tracks!

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Norway trip links

Posted on 18 May 2007 by leacock

Some useful links for August:

And the rough itinerary: Continue reading →

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Norway: practical information

Posted on 18 April 2007 by leacock

Here’s some practical information and links on restaurants, accommodation, shop hours etc. in Bergen, and things to do outside Bergen. Continue reading →

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Happy 90th Birthday photos

Posted on 1 January 2007 by leacock

great-grandkids
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 flickr account to access it, so if you don’t already have one, email us. All images are stored at full size for your downloading pleasure. We will tag all photos with the photographer’s initials in case you would like a print and have no way of making one yourself.

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69 or 72 stations

Posted on 26 December 2006 by leacock

Lately, we’ve not only been riding the Rocket, we’ve been admiring it and wearing it too.

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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 dinner – suit & tie, cheongsams, hoop petticoats and Enterprise uniforms are all acceptable. Seriously.
  • 14:00 cake will be one hour earlier than usual at 54Leacock
  • 18:00 dinner at Full House Restaurant (Highway 7 East, Unit 25, Richmond Hill, 905-882-1388)

Saturday 30 December

  • 11:45 dim sum at the Queen’s Quay Pink Pearl
  • No family dinner (see below).

Sunday 31 December

  • The usual Saturday dinner has been moved to New Year’s Eve. Please RSVP to Carol so that the chefs can plan the menu, thereby safeguarding against the tragedy of some poor soul going hungry.
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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.

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Cherries abloom

Posted on 15 April 2006 by leacock

cherry blossoms

Spring has arrived in the Pacific Northwest, just in time for Easter! And as an Easter weekend treat, we’d like to share with you our new favourite word:

callipygian
“ka-l&-‘pi-j(E-)&n), adjective, Greek having beautifully proportioned buttocks (like Venus)

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Start spreading the news

Posted on 7 April 2006 by leacock

I’m leaving today,
I want to be a part of it…

Yes, NY, NY, but more importantly, Katz’s DeliKatz’s Deli, home since 1888 of the finest pastrami on rye in existence. For those of you lucky enough to be in the Seattle area, Li fils will be returning Monday night loaded down with enough of these $12 beauties to feed a horde of hungry grad students.

Katz’s Deli
205 E Houston Street, New York, 212-254-2246

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Knit GI tract

Posted on 3 April 2006 by leacock

Ours being a family with an appreciation for unabashed geekdom as well as random acts of craftiness, we suspect that strangebuttrewe.com’s knit GI tract will generate heaps of excitement. If your anatomy’s a little rusty or if you discover strong urges to make one of these yourself (both completely understandable), you can find a labelled photograph and a preliminary pattern here.

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