I had the most incredible, life-changing experience today. I took a taxi cab from the Montreal airport to my hotel. I had intended to navigate the bus system, but instead…
Read MoreLife is sooo good
I’ve had an amazing June! My job wrapped up last Monday. It’s been a quick transition into working from home. I LOVE working from home. I can start as early…
Read MorePorch containers are planted!
We planted our containers on the deck today. Tomatoes (3 smaller kinds – porch, early girls, and summer sweet), marigolds to keep the pests away, and I moved my poor…
Read MoreMy new desk?
Finally we are all grown up and fancy and bought our first set of patio furniture! Looks like a great place to work on a laptop, doesn’t it? 🙂 If…
Read MoreWebcam fixed, internet access woes, and hold the grease please
Good news! I fixed the webcam so you can look out my window again. I think I should look for sponsorship, maybe from a landscaping company or John Deere so…
Read MoreTropical Storm Andrea
June 6 and we have a Tropical Cyclone information statement for Atlantic Canada! I’ve been watching the newly named Andrea churn up in the Gulf of Mexico for the last…
Read MoreMy most prized possession…
Everyone who’s ever been in my house, or had the pleasure of living with me, has seen “the lamp”. I first spotted it on a summer day in Thunder Bay,…
Read MoreI’m going to stop saying I enjoy a good challenge.. at least for a couple hours
I’ve had a doozie of a week! Just yesterday alone, I faced: Computer wouldn’t boot again Laptop made a sparkling crackle noise when I unplugged it and it died. Now…
Read MoreGreat news from the computer repair shop!
*Yawn* Up at 5:30 this morning. Couldn’t sleep. Pets were up. Thought I might as well be too. It’s a rainy morning here. The bird don’t mind and they are…
Read MoreWill I miss this morning commute to work?
Will I miss my morning commute? Only 13 more morning drives to work. This morning was beautiful. Cool, but sunny. +2C. Mist rising up off the lake. Rowers were out…
Read MoreComputer headed for emergency triage
Couldn’t be a worse evening yesterday for my desktop computer to die. Slowly, service by service, until it won’t even get past the BIOS now. Heading to the computer emergency…
Read MoreEnjoying Feedly… and eating my words
It wasn’t too long ago that I learned Google was shutting down its Google Reader product. I was so shocked and surprised that access to a product I relied on…
Read MoreOh-for-Four, but still a memorable Saturday adventure
We set out this morning in the rain to Truro with a few missions in mind: find the used riding lawnmower place Jeff heard about get patio furniture find me…
Read MoreWe caved… bought a Dyson
So we caved and bought a Dyson D23 Animal. We went to look at Dysons, but I guess I’m too entrenched in software version numbers. I assumed the Dyson model…
Read MoreNew adventures await!
I am leaving my job! My employer is about to undergo a period of restructuring and offered employees the chance to voluntarily resign with severance. I said……. OK! I always said I…
Read MoreMay 2-4 weekend wrap up
It’s the epic May 2-4 long weekend in Canada. And just to keep things interesting, we had a day of rain and snow, two frost warnings, strong winds, and we…
Read MoreMy Ancestry Composition
My Ancestry Composition is available on now 23andMe where I had my DNA tested. 23andMe describes Ancestry Composition as “what percent of your DNA comes from each of 22 populations…
Read MoreThere’s a hole….. where?
Jeff and I swapped vehicles yesterday and he took my car to his mechanic for an oil change and for a little investigation into the squeak I’ve been hearing from…
Read MoreTwo years ago today I was saying my goodbyes to Zeus….
And two years later… he is still here! For review, here is a post I wrote two years ago today: Worse Zeus update For two years Zeus has been getting 1…
Read MoreAncestry results coming in
My Ancestry information, based on my DNA test, is starting to filter in to my account at 23andMe.com. Here are a few more interesting facts: So far I have 991…
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