October 2012

Adding a Little Spice

We’ve been talking about getting a pet for a while.  Ever since Derek said the words “…if we ever get a dog…” while he was building a fence this summer, the door to getting a fur baby was kicked open, in my view.  And I’ve been tapping on that door ever since.   …

Holiday Time Forever

It’s not even Halloween and Costco and Canadian Tire etc. are stocking aisles with Christmas stuff.  It seems to happen earlier every year.  Well just imagine working at the Esso in Aylmer.  Why you ask?   …

My Fan Dalton

I remember when this letter arrived at 680 News.  I was speechless.  I had announced on air that I was leaving and although the few times when I had met the Premier over the years he had always claimed to listen to us, this letter made it real.   …

Blue Box Etiquette

London has a big blue box problem.  People aren’t paying attention to what can and can’t be recycled and it’s costing our city $250,000 a year to mess with the mess they make.  …

Shop at Home

This weekend I’m going on a cross-border shopping excursion. I very rarely do this.  Sometimes when we pop over the border to visit with our good friend Eddie I make Derek stop at Target so I can get Downy Wrinkle Releaser (not sold in Canada) and stroll the aisles but that’s about it.   …

Get That Reno Done Right – House Proud, Sun Media

My apologies if this weekend’s Toronto Sun column seems very familiar. It’s based on the experience we had with Miracle Method which was the subject of earlier posts.  It’s called working smart, not hard! So I took the blog posts I wrote about the reno and turned them into a column complete with photos I took of the process.  …