Hobby Farming
For the past few weeks I’ve been looking into the ins and outs of becoming an apiarist. …
Animals
Cousin-Fiesta
The farewell to the farm was a great time! Oh it was hot. Sooooo very hot. Even under the cover of a huge canvas tent, it was stinking, sweating, sweltering, soak-your-backfat kind of hot.   …
Holiday Monday Grin
I don’t think I will ever become jaded toward dogs. Dogs rule. Dogs are awesome. And this particular dog’s owner obviously has a terrific sense of humour about their canine companion. …
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Don’t Let His Size Fool You
Paco the Chihuahua is one tough little pooch. …
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The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
In Chapters last week I had planned only to buy SuperFreakonomics after it was recommended to me by someone who has also enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell’s What the Dog Saw and Outliers.  But they had a buy-3-get-1-free sale on throughout the store and books never go stale, so, I took advantage. …
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My Daily Dose of “Happy”
All this week I have watched this video at least twice a day. …
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Today’s Theme: Trees
Some nasty storms swept through parts of our city in the past couple of weeks and trees were the major victims. …
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No More Trouble
Why we’re only now hearing that billionaire hotel magnate Leona Helmsley’s pampered pooch, Trouble, died in December, is a bit of a mystery. Back when the Queen of Mean died in 2007, $12 million of her vast fortune was set aside for the care of Trouble, her beloved Maltese. …
Be A Cool Cat, Stan
Stanley was the only cat I ever really loved. …
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Purin the Wonder-Beagle!
Sometimes you just have to give in to “cute”. …
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Read My Bill – No Ducking Job for You!
I received this letter yesterday “From the desk of The Aflac Duck”. My long-shot audition didn’t fly but as you can see, I was swimming in a very big pond. My feathers aren’t ruffled. It was fun to try out! …
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Breakfast at Ginger’s
If you’ve ever had the privilege of knowing a dog you can appreciate how much fun this would be for both human and canine. …
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Luna the Jumping Cow
This story has been circulating for a couple of weeks but every time I stumble across it I’m reminded of how much I admire this kid’s resourcefulness. …
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The Hunted
I don’t think that hunting is cool. Yes, some people in some parts of the world, including parts of this country, need to do it to survive. Yes I eat meat and where do I think meat comes from anyway? But hunting for sport isn’t right, in my books. …
The Perils of Live TV
Live is better, whether it’s rock and roll, radio or a TV weatherman feeding pumpkins to the polar bears at the Toronto Zoo. …
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Best News Story of the Week
Sure, the Special Olympics are taking place in this city and Michael Ignatieff’s tour bus broke down – but there’s one story this week that stands out to me as being more fascinating than any of the others. …
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Kit-sanity!
I don’t want to leave the impression that spending the night in Lucan at the home of Sir William the kitten was a chore. It was not. I would do just about anything for my friends, the humans belonging to this feline. But I think it was a lesson from the Great Gazoo. …