TURNIP STYLE

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  • WELL IT WAS JUST GHASTLY

    WELL IT WAS JUST GHASTLY

    [vc_row content_placement=”top”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”7129″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text el_class=””]Across the street from me are some “vintage” condos. Probably built in the late 70s early 80s and since been renovated. They are spotted balconies that often give off that retirement, this is where they spend the summer and then they go to visit their friends in Mexico, feeling.

    It is all in how you decorate that balcony; and today while this MASSIVE storm was moving in across the city, a neighbour across the street, was out standing on their balcony, one of those balconies that screams “I winter in PVR and you don’t’, when a flash of lightning ripped across the valley followed by the concussion of thunder.

    Well just at that moment I noticed, someone with very pretty balcony furniture and a bright velour (I hope it was velour but it was a bright colour) track suit, who happened to be drinking their coffee on the balcony; did a little dance, filled their drawers and ran back inside.

    Poor thing.

    I died.

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    Some details may have been changed to protect the identity of the innocent and soiled.

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  • IT’S 4 O’CLOCK ALL EVENING…

    IT’S 4 O’CLOCK ALL EVENING…

    That is one of the reasons why I really love living where I do. Mind you, off the mark here that also comes with a disclaimer, my apartment gets very warm, but I love it!

    But what happens all day is that the sun is blocked by other buildings, so I enjoy this beautiful bright day without the heat. Then 4pm’sih hits and the sun moves into its final approach vector to head down behind the horizon.

    This time of day the sun is bright, warm, perfect for a good 20 minute dose of vitamin D and a nap in the chaise. The buildings block the sun so street level is relatively cool as the breeze can start to move up from the beach, and is drawn to the ravine behind my building. This gives “La balcone chez Turnip” the perfect beach weather, minus the beach and the water and the boys in speedos.

    I can imagine…right?

    Nonetheless, it is all perfect, I love it and my plants love it. Then about 7:30pm the golden colours of evening hits. The sound of the city changes. The temperature changes. The heat comes off the buildings now. Not from the suns rays.

    That’s when the urge hits for me; to spin up my HOE KIT E-Class Play List, pour myself a wee glass of port and make some nibbles for the evening. Then spend the evening with all the windows open, the doors to the balcony open, music playing, fans blowing and just unwind.

    Perfect for 1 or 2 people.

    Later, when I get hungry. Like proper hungry. I have the fixings to make some won-ton soup. Some think I am crazy for having soup on a hot evening, but the broth and dumplings fill my stomach and I don’t feel like I am going to explode!

    How do you like to unwind?