Fly Away Little Bird!
A bright light in my workday is going to shine somewhere else soon. My colleague Avery Moore has resigned to move on to a new job and eventually a new city with her new husband. …
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Personal Life
The Starter Kit
Maybe it’s me, maybe it’s life, maybe it’s just hobbies but it seems that you’re never quite finished when it comes to motorcycling or playing the drums. Â …
Now B3 is Perfect (for me)
When I purchased B3 last year, I knew she needed some attention before she could become a long-term ride. Like houses, motorcycles sometimes need a little renovation before they become what you really want to live in. …
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Little Man Turns One
The little man in my life, Ryker, turned one on the weekend. Ryker is the son of my Little Sister, Tabitha, and her guy Nick. I’m Grandma Lisa, or at least, I will be when he starts talking! …
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Best Mailed Plans
I can’t think of another time I’ve ordered something online and it’s gone this wrong. Â I don’t think the way I ordered it is the problem. The problem is the company I ordered it from. Â …
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Life On The G List
Last week, our local daily’s online poll question was, have you ever Googled yourself? It has been years since I plugged my name into Google so just for kicks, I did and I was surprised by what turned up. …
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Why Time Flies
Here we are, the end of June, and that happened in a blink, didn’t it? The speed with which life throws itself behind us as we get older, has irked me for years. So I went to Mr. Google and read the research of scholars and psychology experts linked to respected schools and organizations. …
Brandt’s Randt – No More Technology
I’ll surf the web on my smartphone, read a book on my Kobo, pay my bills on my desktop but there’s one technological advancement I won’t accept. I’m drawing the line! And so I randt. …
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Airstream Relocates
We bought the 1969 Airstream Overlander trailer about a year ago. It’s a 27-footer and in great shape for its advanced age. My hubby and brother tore out the interior and the plan was to rebuild it from the ground up. …
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Family Matters
If you’re a regular visitor to these pages you might recall previous family reunions with the name “Sharonstock”. …
That’s Super
Hubby collects items from the now-defunct gas station chain, Supertest. Â It was founded here in London in 1923 and sold to BP in 1971. Â The name disappeared two years after that. Original items have become quite pricey and rare. We once admired a gravity-fed original Supertest gas pump at a store in Grand Bend. “Twenty grand”, said the owner. “Forget it,” I replied. “We don’t want it if it’s not a pair!” Â …
Update: As The Sewer Pipe Turns
When we last left our frustrated homeowners, they were facing a second dig of their front lawn. …
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Exploring Close to Home
We needed a weekend away but not too far away. The lawn and basement digs by the plumbers (whose final chapters are still to be written) and other chores have been nagging at us so I poked around online for something to do. …
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Update: Rick Bigg RIP
I wrote just a month or so ago about London motorcycle rider, Rick Bigg, and his sudden diagnosis with terminal cancer. Rick died on Saturday and the fundraiser for his widow, Laurie, goes on as planned this weekend. (My original post on Rick and Laurie appears HERE.)  Rick had hoped to take one more ride, but it seems he never got his wish. …
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But for the Grace….
You don’t have to know who Deryck Whibley is or have ever even heard of his band, Sum 41, to understand the human agony of what he has done to himself. …
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Why Cats Rule
I’ve always thought of myself as a dog person but I have loved a couple of cats. My current kitty Spice is the feline to beat all. But I’ve also always believed that cats belong indoors. There are too many predators and they cause too much destruction and, frankly, poop, always on someone else’s property. Â …
The Sewer Saga Continues…
People can make mistakes. Life is about imperfections. It’s not what happens, it’s how you handle it. Blah blah freakin’ blah! Â …
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