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Avid reader, sporadic writer, lucky husband, absentminded wizard poet, enthusiastic baker/cook, lifelong learner, Wiccan-ish pagan shamanistic Taoist, laughter gourmand, frequent weeper, seeker of the magical in the mundane, wryly amused pessimist
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Just lounging around like a boss ... #felinemecca

Loaded fatayer (without the pepperoni), Syriana in Esquimalt #syrianaesquimalt #syrianacatering

Cardamom-rose latte, House of Boateng #houseofboateng

I realize it was just the angle these were shot from, but is makes our cute li'l Mecca look like a Jabberwocky. #felinemecca #jabberwocky

They offer endless entertainment … #felinemecca #felineminnie

youtu.be/v_r-M4jhGJA?...

#miriammakeba #malaika youtu.be/Q1UID0vEeqI?...

I got to be the Ostara wizard to hand out gifts to kids who found scrolls in their eggs ...

Sometimes I just need to hear this again ... #garnet #thecrystalgems #stevenuniverse #rebeccasugar #estelle #strongerthanyou youtu.be/6OWq38TikzU?...

Oh, Gary you are too freaking cute ...

Variations on a theme of adorable kittehz #felinemecca #felineminnie

This is some sick shit

Our oh-so-photogenic Miss Cat Thang! #felineminnie

Balsam poplar butter cake, licorice fern root gelato, powdered sitka alder cone sugar, red bitters and balsam caramel #esquimaltvermouthandaperitifs #enddive #enddivevictoria #viccocktailweek #victoriacocktailweek

Esquimalt kinda salal vermouth, red bitters, cara cara orange and sitka alder cone sherbet, black currant shrub #esquimaltvermouthandaperitifs #enddive #enddivevictoria #viccocktailweek #victoriacocktailweek

Green fig cofanetti (little caskets), bitter orange/green walnut "salsa di noci," smoked beet/gentian dust, fig leaf/hazelnut dukkah, cicely leaves #enddive #enddivevictoria #viccocktailweek #victoriacocktailweek

The Woods Spirit Co. Cascadian Gin, Copperpenny akvavit, Woods arancello, Woods aged amaro, Esquimalt Rosso Vermouth, bitter orange and gentian dust #thewoodsspiritco #esquimaltvwrmouth #enddive #enddivevictoria #viccocktailweek #victoriacocktailweek

Gin-battered dry-aged halibut, potato nest, mixed greens, juniper-pickled egg gribiche, shaved cured duck yolk, sheep sorrel #enddive #enddivevictoria #viccocktailweek #victoriacocktailweek

Driftwood Contact Gin (citrus rinds), Parabola Gin, chiaro amaro, mead-based dry vermouth, fir distillate, all rested in beeswax #driftwoodbrewingxompany #enddive #enddivevictoria #viccocktailweek #victoriacocktailweek

Fermented red cabbage leaf, rosemary/juniper farro and focaccia stuffing, sauerkraut butter, togarashi shichimi, cherry blossom oil, bittercress #enddive #enddivevictoria #viccocktailweek #victoriacocktailweek

Night Blossom Gin from Copperpenny, Cascadia apéritif, lavender, juniper, chardonnay pet-nat, red currant blossoms #copperpenny #copperpennydistillingco #enddive #enddivevictoria #viccocktailweek #victoriacocktailweek

Mecca's balancing act #felinemecca

Bleeding hearts in the Market Garden planter #bleedingheart #bleedinghearts #marketgarden #marketgardenesquimalt

At End Dive for a Vic Cocktail Week pairing dinner ... #victoriacocktailweek #viccocktailweek #enddive #enddivevictoria

Full-on springtime, y'all! #florapics

Looking up into the trees in a friend's backyard while our book club discussed The Overstory by Richard Powers. #theoverstory #richardpowers #thepageturners

I did manipulate this photo a bit, but the full moon WAS hella bright that evening (Saturday, April 12)

I am sorry to say it, but this is probably one of the most important things you can repost today.

Building details, 780 Blanshard #rockslidegallery #hausofowl #hausofowlcreationlab

Thank you, Senator Schiff—you made an old man cry happy, rueful tears this afternoon. youtu.be/hcrL88Jwhsg?...

Emo cats or shoegazers? #felineminnie #felinemecca

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?! While in no way shocking, the blatant hatred and repression is stomach-churning. It is a classic dystopian evil-empire trope. Hurts the heart. www.cbsnews.com/news/dei-pur...

Mecca is wanting treats. #felinemecca

Baguettes, cheeses, carrots, and cucumbers—a simple last-night dinner on April 5 to leave plenty of time to pack #stuthersmontréal2025

Bars from État de Choc: miso/maple/toasted rice; jasmine/raspberry; and caramel toffee #étatdechoc #étatdechocmontréal #stuthersmontréal2025

Tropical hall, Montréal Biodome #montrealbiodome #biodomemontréal #stuthersmontréal2025

Leafcutter ants #insectarium #montrealinsectarium #insectariummontréal #stuthersmontréal2025

Artful Labrador coast display #montrealbiodome #biodomemontréal #stuthersmontréal2025

East Coast tidal fauna #montrealbiodome #biodomemontréal #stuthersmontréal2025

Huge St. Lawrence sturgeon #montrealbiodome #biodomemontréal #stuthersmontréal2025

Pair of wood ducks #montrealbiodome #biodomemontréal #stuthersmontréal2025

Common murre #montrealbiodome #biodomemontréal #stuthersmontréal2025

Arctic hall, Montréal Biodome #montrealbiodome #biodomemontréal #stuthersmontréal2025

Montréal Insectarium, part six #insectarium #insectariummontréal #stuthersmontréal2025

Montréal Insectarium, part five #insectarium #insectariummontréal #stuthersmontréal2025