I swear, I do more than brunch!

Nonetheless, I just love taking photos of my cute meals, and the cutest of course are the ones involving eggs. Today I had two hard-boiled (but still warm) eggs from a farm outside Milton, Ontario, atop a bed of organic spinach sauteed in cinnamon-butter. For the sauce, a hobo bearnaise (sans terragon) made with mayonaise, creamy dill mustard, a splash of white balsamic vinegar, and a couple drops of Worcestershire. Steeping in my oversized mug is Whittard of Chelsea’s loose-leaf peach-flavoured black tea.


But honestly, I swear I do more than brunch. It’s only that I work from home, so I have access to a fully-stocked fridge, a proper stove, and unsupervised breaks. Today I am working on a copywriting project – an advertising campaign for a Canadian plastic parts distributor. You know you love advertising when you get excited about creating a brand for a plastic parts distributor! I think I have some good ideas for this project, and maybe some future ones if they like my suggestions.

Before I started work this morning (my business hours are 10am-6pm), I went for a brisk walk/stumbling jog around High Park and took a photo of my tree. On my way across the street to the Park, I brought a box of cupcakes to the construction workers who have been repairing the waterline along Bloor West since I moved in this September. They were leftovers from my birthday party on Saturday that my Mom made. She freelances in cupcakes with her own business, PattiCakes. Here’s what she made me:


Black Forest, Butter Pecan with Turtle topping, and Coconut flavours. I put little bombs on the Black Forest cupcakes (cherry bombs lol) and presented them sparkling away on a smaller cupcake tree as my birthday cake. Delightful!

Now, back to work for me :o)

Toods,
x

And so the legacy begins…

It was my birthday on 13 November, and one of my b-day resolutions is to blog regularly. Et voila, here is Coco Hobo: The Blog. I already have been active on Coco Hobo: The Twitter Feed, so maybe the segue to longform online writing will be quick and painless. Nonetheless, I don’t really have anything exciting to say today, except that I made a delicious brunch that I shall share with you:


Two poached eggs on a bed of arugula, with hobo hollandaise (a.k.a. Thousand Island dressing, I kid you not, it’s so versatile!) and ruby red grapefruit slices. And yes, that is a Starbucks sippy cup of water. Leftovers from my walk in High Park yesterday.

Speaking of High Park, because I just can’t do things the easy way, I am starting two blogs simultaneously: this, and “TreeSixtyFive” a diary in the life of a tree. Basically photographing the seasonal transformation of my favourite tree in High Park. [Note to Self: find out what species said tree be!]

You can find my tree blog here.

Also, I am beginning research on a website dedicated to beer, thirstybeaver.ca, which should be up and running by the end of the year! :o) The Beave is a subsidary of my communications agency, Innings Gate Co., and I am as excited to create it as I hope its viewers will be to read it!

Well, until next time.

Toods,
x

Random things I love right now

Cross-Country Ski Club based in High Park with Sunday trips to various ski resorts… Baroque music, live or when played on CBC Radio 2 Tempo… The Ossington Avenue bar strip… Community Building (not Networking) with mediabistro.comEnglish Rose flavoured tea from Whittard of Chelsea (my fav tea emporium)… This winery but only because it features a wire-haired dachshund on its label, and of course its Pinot Grigio is so easy to drink… et cetera

Making random soups and stews in my slow cooker, not that I follow recipes but my cookbooks inspire me to invent my own

Working from home, although it has its ups and downs, today I love it :o)