My brother Brian contacted me this week from Moncton. He was there for work and had a free night. Moncton is only about 3 hours from here so we decided…
Read MoreHow I spend my Saturday night: Watching tornados rip through Oklahoma live
I’m spending on Saturday night watching tornados hit Oklahoma with live video. Here’s what I’m looking at right now: This is wild! I hope everyone is safe in their basement….
Read MoreNeti Pot
I’ve been flushing my nose and sinuses using a neti pot for the last few days. It is so easy. I’m researching it and people are tossing away their sinus…
Read MoreStill alive
Worst cold ever. Day 4. My upper teeth and gums hurt so badly I was up at 2:45am today flossing with some delusional idea that would relieve the pressure. Jeff…
Read MoreMight be approaching a new personal low
Jeff was sick all week and I thought I was in the clear. I might have even boasted about my strong immune system once or twice. That all was over…
Read MoreThe case of the missing red pail
Jeff left a red plastic pail under our bird feeder all winter that was full of molasses and corn and oats from hunting. He thought the birds would peck away…
Read MoreHappy April Fools
The date could only be the reason why I am up at 4am. Monty just tore across the bedroom and down the stairs scaring the beejeezus out me. He then…
Read MoreAye aye aye! Fire is taking forever tonight
Fire is taking forEVer to get started tonight. Probably because the fire was dead out and I had to bring in the wood from outside. This time of the year…
Read MoreToilet shower anyone?
I stopped for a quick pee before a meeting I had this morning. It is a just a little one room bathroom down the hall from my office. I flushed…
Read MorePlaying with knives can cure a hangover – for a while anyway
I had a couple INCREDIBLE days this week at our provincial forestry conference. Forestry makes my heart sing. Do you know what that is like? I love everything about forestry,…
Read MoreDo I do it?
Do I comment on the weather? But everyone ELSE is commenting on the weather! But I’m getting old and a year or two from now I might not remember this!…
Read MoreLive from the park
Sunshine! Choose life!
It’s a gorgeous, sunny, warm day in March. Yet two members of the animal kingdom tried to end their lives today at the hand of my winter studded tires. The…
Read MoreHad to chisel out this morning
We had freezing rain over night and a bit of snow/ice pellets. It reminded me of living in Sault Ste. Marie where we often had to chisel out our windshields…
Read MoreTidal Bore in Truro, Nova Scotia
Jeff discovered the tidal bore in Truro was due to happen just after we had to drop Dad off at the train station this afternoon. The tidal bore is the…
Read MoreDad is choo-choo’ng his way home
Dad is currently on the train heading home. I had a great week. Dad did SOOO much for us – painting our hallways, staircase, and my bathroom!!! (more about my…
Read MoreDiscovering Maitland, Nova Scotia
Dad and I visited Maitland, Nova Scotia this week. In the 1940’s, Grandpa Verkley worked in Maitland, Nova Scotia. Dad believes he was in Nova Scotia twice and tore down…
Read MoreDad is a pro painter!
Dad’s job the last few years has been as a painter and a jack-of-all-trades handyman. He decided to help us out, and while Jeff and I are working, he has…
Read MoreLook what Santa (Dad) brought
Jeff just bought a new used truck for a great price from Ontario and Dad jumped at the chance to bring it out to us! Any one in the market…
Read MoreDad’s coming!!!
Dad will be here this afternoon! Woo hoo!
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