Tropical Storm Rafael just formed and will be heading up to Atlantic Canada quickly next week. Looks like it will likely hit Newfoundland. Right now we have a 5% chance…
Read MoreI got rear ended yesterday
What happens a week after I pay off my 5 year car loan? A woman runs into my back end. I was leaving work and sitting at a red light….
Read MoreTurkey and Hell on Wheels
We cooked a 20lb turkey yesterday. I think we’ll have turkey leftovers for months! We also had cranberries (I boil up the cranberries with some water – no sugar. Jeff…
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Thanksgiving backroad tour
We took a backroad tour today, with not much in mind than maybe the pumpkin cream cheese muffins from the Guysborough bakery. First we started on the backroads behind our…
Read MoreRecord rainfall = no beach
It was a beautiful fall day today so we took Monty down to the next lake for a swim. When we got there, we discovered the beach was gone! Well…
Read MoreIt’s a cool rainy Saturday. Might as well hit the Bulk Barn!
I’ve been whining a lot lately about needing new shoes. And by lately, I mean for the last 2 years. I really did not want to go all the way…
Read MoreWater update, and we’re blindly facing the hurricanes now!
With Dad’s help and after a chat with a plumber, we’re a bit closer to diagnosing our water woes. Our first discovery was that the pressure gauge is frozen at…
Read MoreUh oh. I was dreading this day.
In the back of my mind, I know that anyone who lives in the country on a well is going to eventually have well problems. We have a drilled well…
Read MoreHighlights of my Saturday
We were driving by a take out burger place on the TransCanada highway today and Jeff said again how good he heard it was. It was only 11am. It was…
Read MoreToday I found out where my honey comes from
I buy honey locally from a lady who is always at our local farmer’s market. Today was Open Farm Day in Nova Scotia. It is an annual day where participating…
Read MoreChicken Squirrel
The red squirrel was just sitting on the porch loudly yelling at the world. He forgot that was Monty’s domain. Monty was released from house, and chased that squirrel right…
Read MoreRed Squirrel attack manual
Squirrel Attack Plan A. Sneak up on Target I was sitting on the porch trying to take photos of the 8 blue jays at the bird feeders, when I suddenly…
Read More4:30am. So dark.
It is 4:30am. I knew something was up when I woke up and couldn’t see. The power was out! No yard light outside lighting up around the edge of the…
Read MoreHurricane Leslie – Decided to pass us by
Hurricane Leslie will be passing us by over the next 36 hours. We have a heavy rain fall warning and are supposed to get >100mm by tomorrow morning with flash…
Read MoreCape Breton adventures with my friend Chrissy
I spent the day exploring the coastal back roads of south eastern Cape Breton yesterday with my friend Chrissy. We were good friends when we lived in Sault Ste. Marie…
Read MoreMoney dreams
I dreamt that I won the Heart and Stroke daily calender lottery last night! A man called me on the phone to tell me I won, but I already knew…
Read MoreDesperately need new Twitter client – Seesmic is letting me down.
I’m a HUGE fan of Seesmic Desktop (version 1). Unfortunately it was shelved by Seesmic years ago, but the software still worked, until this month with the lastest update of…
Read MoreQuick Updates including our first possible HURRICANE of 2012
Quick updates for YOU my beautiful blog reader: Tropical Storm Leslie is the next thriller to watch. It has great potential for growth and with the warm water, it will…
Read MoreCost of watching the big waves today? A $12 car wash
This morning felt like a great day to kick start the weekend with a truck stop breakfast. We drove to Aulds Cove, just before the causeway to Cape Breton Island,…
Read MoreHe did it! He finished the deck!
He did it! He finished the deck! It looks so awesome! I don’t know how he did it but he is good. The final board fit PERFECTLY against the house!…
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