Most of my DNA results from 23andMe are in! I’m looking over all the health information. Some of the ancestry information is still being processed and will be a day…
Read MoreMy pansies are safe from even the tallest bunnies this year!
I’ve always loved pansies. I love their bright vivid colours, and how unique and fun they are. Like little rays of flower sunshine in a garden. We always had purplish…
Read MoreThank-you for changing my life Stuart Wilde. RIP.
I was so sorry to hear from my Dad this evening that one of my new mentors has passed on. I can’t remember how I stumbled upon it, but some…
Read MoreOH the ITCH
FIRST day of blackfly season and one of those little bastards just bit me on the bottom of my foot. AHHHHH the itch of the first bite of the season…
Read MoreMay 4th sun soak
Best part…. No black flies!! (Don’t worry, it is just an Instagram filter on the photo, my legs are really so white they are blue. I’m not burnt.) Jeff cut…
Read MoreMonty had a SECOND visitor to his backyard yesterday!
As if the bunny yesterday morning in Monty’s backyard wasn’t enough excitement…. Last evening when Jeff let Monty outside before dinner, Monty went crazy!! There was a DOG on the…
Read MoreRabbit for breakfast anyone?
Well I’m really glad I was clothed and had my crocs on when I let Monty outside this morning. The cute bunny I spotted on the driveway this morning when…
Read MoreTime to become a vegetarian?
Here’s a photo I took at the grocery store on Saturday. One steak, FIFTEEN DOLLARS!
Read MoreWhy am I blogging in the middle of the night?
Just finished a marathon Friday evening round of taxes. Not bad, last year I didn’t file until the last day (April 30). After Jeff reviews the numbers in the morning,…
Read MoreOblivion
We’ve been waiting for a decent movie to come out so we could spend some of our movie gift cards we received at Christmas. With no obvious good movie on…
Read MoreBunnies…. I forgive you
I took a bunch of quick photos of crocuses with my iPhone the other night. They would have opened the next day…. BUT they are gone. 2 suspicious looking fat…
Read MoreThe Yellow is back!
The gold finches are turning yellow again. They get really dull looking during the winter. Here is the first one to start turning on our front birch tree this past…
Read MoreFirst swim of 2013 (the dog… not me)
The sun came out today and it hasn’t snowed since dawn. That must mean it is spring! After work, Jeff and I took Monty to the ball park to run…
Read MoreChanging the look…. AGAIN
I updated the look of my blog this afternoon. I’m now using the WordPress Twenty Thirteen theme that is still under development. I’m really liking the fun new features WordPress…
Read MoreStubborn crocus is waiting for sunshine
This beautiful yellow crocus has stubbornly looked like this for days, through the snow, rain, sleet, waiting patiently for sunshine before it opens its flower. Hopefully tomorrow the sun will…
Read MoreOur new cooker… charcoal!
A true carnivore and grill man can never be satisfied with just a propane bbq. How could it ever have the true bbq taste? Today Jeff bought a $40 charcoal…
Read MoreDid a little shopping for Julie today
My sister Julie’s birthday is coming up so I thought I’d do a little birthday shopping for her today. First, we got our fishing licenses for 2013 with the hopes…
Read MoreBobble head garden gnomes
Look at these bobble head gnomes that are in Canadian Tire! Jeff had some sort of threat should any gnome of any kind (or size) appear on our new deck,…
Read MoreWhat happened to retail sales people?
Remember the day when the salesmen knew their products? I’m researching a new (or refurbished) printer. A young man working at Staples approached me to assist. He knew nothing about…
Read MoreBye for now studded snow tires
This fact that there is white stuff on my car this morning is irrelevant to my decision to get my winter tires off today! I passed a salter on the…
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