Who Am I?
Am I an Aunt? A Big Sister once removed? We’re not really sure what I will be to my Little Sister’s newborn son, except interested and involved! Â …
Personal Life
Please Meet B3
Derek put it best: “It was only a matter of time!”  We attended Hogtown Cycles’ first anniversary celebration and co-owner Mike casually said, check out the bike on the end. …
Brandt’s Randt – Another Downside to Being Around Smokers
Smoking is bad for your health. We all know that. It’s gross to be around.  But my complaint about it has to do with some of the people  in my neighbourhood who have the habit whose smoke I never smell. And please keep in mind that the problem is exaggerated for entertainment purposes! I’m not out picking up garbage every day. But when I am, it’s related to smokers. …
Brandt’s Randt – Another Downside to Being Around SmokersRead More »
Brandt’s Randt – Another Downside to Being Around Smokers Read More »
In Search of the Lost Cord
Another DIY project from the house of Lisa. …
In Search of the Lost Cord Read More »
The Wedding of The Year!
The only daughter of our very dear friends got married on the weekend. This event has been long in the planning and heavy in anticipation. And it was a very special, wonderful day. Â Â …
The Wedding of The Year! Read More »
Happy Birthday Baby Brother!
I have a feeling that the only thing my brother will hate more than being sung to in a restaurant is having his photo posted here. Â Oh well! Â …
Happy Birthday Baby Brother! Read More »
My New ‘Do
For about 8 months I’ve been trying to get together with my friend Corinne, a buddy since high school, so she can cut my hair for my second half-century of life. …
Cat Tales
I’ve slowed the ant invasion to a trickle. It hasn’t been easy. It involved a lot of poisonous bait inside and out and a few completely futile attempts at finding the colony. But the occasional industrious critter is still coming in so a pest control company will spray the entire house, inside and out, on Friday. …
Y’Ever Notice…?
We stayed at a Comfort Inn last weekend and we usually have a next-to-ideal experience for the dollar. It’s no Ritz but it’s clean, comfortable and in Newmarket’s case, freshly renovated. But there’s a trend I’ve noticed in these mid-range hotels and consider me unimpressed. Â …
Sharonstock Shut Down
The annual family get-together known as Sharonstock received its annual visit from York Regional Police but this time they used some muscle on the party. Â …
Sharonstock Shut Down Read More »
Them! (Do Not Read While Eating!)
We have been invaded by ants. Crawly, black, awful, disgusting, hateful, stupid ants! …
Them! (Do Not Read While Eating!) Read More »
RIP Jason Leffler
You may not have any idea who Jason Leffler is. Â But when I found out yesterday morning that he was killed, albeit doing what he loved, my heart broke. Â …
RIP Jason Leffler Read More »
D-Day Activity
We have friends who do a lot for our veterans. Â The CAV – Canadian Army Veterans – are a bunch of motorcycle riding veterans of Iraq and more recent conflicts who raise money for the WWII vets at our Parkwood Hospital here in London. Our friend who used to be the top commander in the Canadian Navy goes to Parkwood like Santa Claus every Christmas morning. Â …
Another Make-Work-for-me Project
Cutting the grass isn’t my favourite thing to do. Â I use the push mower in the front while Derek rides the tractor version on the back. Sometimes I can get him to take pity on me and run the tractor around the front, too. Â Still, we’re left with bunches of weeds or grass that doesn’t get cut along the garden and fence. Â And I dislike whipper-snipping more than grass cutting. Â It occurred to me that there had to be a better way. …
Another Make-Work-for-me Project Read More »
Oh Deer!
My Twitter followers are familiar with the exploits of a neighbour I call The Mason Jar Lady.
…
Half a Year With Spice
It’s been just over six months since the two of us, who had previously sworn off ever again succumbing to the charms of fur babies, threw caution to the wind and adopted Spice after I spotted him online at Animal Aide in St. Thomas. The other night I realized I didn’t know when our 11-year-old cat’s birthday was. Now I know that he is actually 12! …
Half a Year With Spice Read More »
The Grass Isn’t Always Greener
One thing about buying a fixer-upper is that you can make it your own and make it better than you found it. There’s still a lot more to do here. Weeds are popping up in driveway cracks and most of the basement still looks like an episode of Hoarders: the Tool Edition. But we’re getting to it all in due time. …
The Grass Isn’t Always Greener Read More »
A Two-Fer – Happy Nurses Week!
This blog post also appears under the Editorial section of www.blackburnnews.com this week.  My most recent experience with nurses and why I respect the heck out of them on this, Nurses Week. …
A Two-Fer – Happy Nurses Week! Read More »