Jeff and I have been noticing cat tracks on the porch whenever there is a thick frost or snow. This morning I took the ashes out to throw on the…
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Read MoreiTunes 11 still not compatible with Windows 8
I have not been able to open iTunes since I upgraded to Windows 8. I thought the newly released iTunes 11 would solve the problem, but the result is the…
Read MoreChristmas prep work begins
My Mom and sister are taking the train here to visit for Christmas and New Years. This is exciting and gives me a project. Preparing for their arrival!! Here is…
Read MoreNovember yard care, gardening, and sushi
While my friends and family get snowed on in Ontario, we have +12°C today. Rain is supposed to be coming, so I planted more spring bulbs today while the weather…
Read MoreI’m finally clean!
You may have heard me whine about our water woes over the last few weeks. Unlike plumbers elsewhere, the plumbers in Nova Scotia don’t want our money. Instead, every time…
Read MoreBeautiful day off, like an Indian summer, only in November
We both had today off in lieu of Remembrance Day yesterday. It was warm today! Double digits! Jeff finished a step for the front door yesterday and today he replaced…
Read MoreTire update and snow
The tire problem was another broken tire pressure sensor. I’m not crystal clear on how these things work, but they are in the tire stem somehow and that is why…
Read MoreMonday morning, flat tire
If it weren’t for those handy tire pressure alarms on modern cars, I would have driven with a half inflated tire this morning. It looked fine, but didn’t have enough…
Read MoreMy Windows 8 Review
Upgrading to Windows 8 took about 90 minutes. I had read an online review that you get more install choices if you burn the install .iso to a DVD and…
Read MoreAm I about to have many sleepless nights because of this decision?
I was/am/was 100% against the idea of Windows 8. But it is Saturday. And it’s rainy. And I needed a new toy to play with. And I hate taking the…
Read MoreDoofus with the studded tires on November 1
Yeah. That’s me. Tomorrow my car is going to soak my entire pay cheque, plus probably more. I’ll never buy a new car again that is cheap and plastic and…
Read MoreSaturday adventures with the girls
I drove to Truro early yesterday morning to meet up with my friend Chrissy and her partner Alison. Jeff said there was no way he was going to spend a…
Read MoreFirst fire of the 2012 heating season
I caved. 14 degrees and cold in the house. Time to start a fire. If we had a wood stove on the main floor we would have started a fire…
Read More4 down – 1 resuscitated = 3 trapline victories and a possible revenge seeking zombie
Whenever we have a mouse in the house, it is usually turns out to be just one of those little shrews. They look like mice but are smaller with long…
Read MoreFascinated by the potential historic storm forming
The best part of my day today was watching meteorologists twitter about each weather model as they were released, looking at the potential for a historic storm to hit the…
Read MoreHomemade granola experiment
I never though of making my own granola. I wince everytime I buy a box because it is so expensive, but then I saw a fellow blogger mention making her…
Read MoreMilder, stormier winter predicted for us
Meteorologist Brett Anderson at Accuweather has predicted a milder winter for Atlantic Canada, with more storms. “For Saint John’s and Halifax, we do expect a fairly stormy winter, especially from January…
Read MoreI have a fat lip this morning
But I don’t dare tell you why I have a fat lip. For that answer you’ll have to ask Zeus. And while you are talking to him, tell him it…
Read MoreWe’re terrible dog parents
I forgot until just now, at supper time, that it is Monty’s 7th birthday today! He’ll definitely get a raw hide to gnaw on tonight! We have a crockpot lasagna…
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