It is so expensive to live in Nova Scotia. The real estate is the only thing that is probably cheaper than Ontario. [Except that if you want to sell, expect…
Read MoreGarden update, swimming for Monty, and of course a hurricane update
Every year we get better at gardening. Another few years and we might have an entire salad 😉 Here’s what we planted this year: Green Beans – We moved these…
Read MoreTropical morning
It is already 21°C at 7am and feels really sticky and humid. Two days ago it was 10°C at this time of the day. I’ll be watching the hurricane Irene…
Read MoreJUST REMEMBERED!
Just remembered that we have a new TV this year, and that means…. HURRICANE COVERAGE IN HD 😆 Henry Margusity from AccuWeather just tweeted, “The Computer model shows 10.53 inches…
Read MoreHurricane Irene shifting away from us
Right now Henry Margusity from Accuweather thinks Irene will be a disaster for the eastern seaboard of the U.S. There is no trough in the mid-US to move the hurricane…
Read MoreHurricane Irene
Everyday Hurricane Irene moves a bit east, and gives Nova Scotia a bigger chance of seeing hurricane action. This is a major storm. This morning it strengthened to a hurricane…
Read MoreThe Help
I took two senior citizens out for a date on Sunday night – Mom and her friend Jean. (I can’t believe anyone would consider people my parents age senior citizens)…
Read More22″ portal to nastiness
So I shot my mouth off, joking that I was going to cut my name into Uncle Joe’s lawn when I cut it for him in PEI this weekend. Really…
Read MoreFor future reference, here is what I should have packed
Okay so I am home, and here is what I actually wore: 3 tank tops 1 tank top 4 plaid short sleeve shirts 3 plaid short sleeve shirts 4 pairs…
Read MoreInventory of my suitcase
I am here in PEI for 2 nights. I just took inventory of my suitcase. 3 tank tops 4 plaid short sleeve shirts 4 pairs of shorts 2 sweatshirt hoodies…
Read MoreWaiting for the ferry
Waiting for the ferry to PEI. I left home early, but not early enough to catch the 8am ferry. Turns out New Glasgow is still closed at 8am. The mall…
Read MoreWood Done. Lawn mostly done. Broken. Chocolate. Shower when you can.
I can not believe all the wood is already stacked and the shed is full. Roughly 8 cords. This is a massive, colossal feat. And now I’m broken. Yesterday we…
Read MoreEast coast USA hurricane next week!?!
I’m reading a new weather expert today and he is sticking his neck out and going against current thought. He is predicting an east coast U.S.A. hurricane next week! Here…
Read MoreStacking wood, toe update, no hurricane yet, and PEI this weekend
My toe was well enough for me to help Jeff stack wood yesterday. I don’t mind stacking wood, it feels good to use my muscles! And having to move it…
Read MoreI found a way to get out of stacking wood
Yep. I found a good way to get out of stacking wood today. After eating breakfast, I went back into the living room. Somehow, with no one moving any furniture,…
Read MoreHere comes the heat!! Well the makings of heat…
We ran our wood supply low so we could get gravel spread in our muddy wood shed earlier this year. Then we stacked our last couple of cords in the…
Read MoreWhat will this year’s hurricane season have in store for us?
Hurricane season is about to begin! There are a couple disturbances popping up off the west coast of Africa. That seems to be where the “good” hurricanes start to stir….
Read MoreNight time pillow talk
Whispered from one pillow to the other: Lisa: “Do you sometimes wish you were a bird and could cuddle up in a nest?” Jeff: “Not once.”
Read MoreMore rain, fishing, toaster update, and something is under the stove
It’s raining again today. We were out fishing on Saturday evening, and the lake is so high from last week’s rainstorm that there is no shoreline. The lake must be…
Read MoreI’ve created a monster… a really annoying monster
When your loved one is going to soon die, it is hard to say ‘no’. But this time, I think I have to. Zeus is a miracle cat now, way…
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