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Read MoreIf only you could smell this
Is there a better smell in the world than a freshly cut softwood tree? mmmmm Imagine piles of them! We took some back roads this morning and came across a…
Read MoreTop 2 things I’ve read this week
Here are two of my favourite things I’ve read this week: Enjoying the Small Things: Nella Cordelia: A Birth Story – Kelle Hampton is a brilliant photographer and a touching…
Read MoreThe things I do to my husband
Imagine this strong, tough-guy, husband of mine, the man who was a self-sworn bachelor for life, the man who now has to deal with a woman’s irrational, tearful, crazy moments….
Read MoreSleep well, blue beauty
My car, my blue beauty, is away for a sleep over tonight. I hope she’s doing okay. I kept finding damp carpet on the right side of the car but…
Read MoreThe score is 4-1, in Jeff’s favour, but mine is bigger!
Jeff had the day off today, but he still waited until I got home from work so we could go fishing!! Jeff is up in our fish tally, 4-1, but…
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Wood Frog?
Jeff had some tarps spread across the lawn this morning to dry off and when he went to put them away tonight, he found a cute little toad! I thought…
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Jeff caught a fish on his birthday!
Yesterday we went out on the boat in the late afternoon hours. It was Jeff’s birthday and the weather was unbelievable! Here are some photos: Here you go Brian, here…
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Spring Flies
Why, in spring, as soon as it gets warm, do 92,342,344,234,652 flies hatch in our yard? Walking across the grass, the entire lawn is buzzing. Our house is completely covered…
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Test Drive – It floats!
Day off work, and Jeff was up at 5 o’clock eager to fish. I delayed him until closer to 9 and we went for a ride! It was cold and…
Read MoreHow to meet people: sit on the side of the road beside a boat
Boat pick-up time was 10am. Boat location was 15 minutes away. Round trip time: 5 hours. Five hours you ask? Well yes, she did offer us a coffee while she…
Read MoreCity Shopping, Countdown to Boat, a New Kitchen, and 18°C!
We headed out early yesterday for the Outdoor and RV Show in Halifax. It was a decent sized show. I didn’t see any freebies, but there were draws everywhere, and …
Read MoreCan’t go wrong with Bacon, Pasta, and Wine!
What do you get when you mix bacon, pasta, and red wine? Well you get our delicious dinner, that’s what. And the first recipe we tried from my new cookbook….
Read MoreIt’s a big day… we said good-bye… and bought another!
Today Jeff said good-bye to an old friend. We knew this day was coming, and we put it off, patched it up best we could, but today was the day…
Read MoreI do declare… spring is coming!
We took a drive today northwards around Cape George. It was a lovely day, cold wind, but gorgeous sunshine. We tried to get to the Cape George lighthouse, but the…
Read MoreI’m way behind on posting photos!
Back at the beginning of February, I was wandering around the yard when I noticed a problem! We live part way up a hill, on the side of a valley,…
Read MoreI met someone who holds a Guinness World Record today
I met some great people today at the forestry conference, mostly thanks to an old friend of mine from the Sault, Chrissy, who is also at the conference. Over a…
Read MoreI love the Winter Olympics!
I love the Winter Olympics! I’ve been watching nothing but since it started (oh wait, I did turn the channel for Survivor!) I like most events. My least favourite is…
Read MorePerfect weekend
We usually waste most of our Saturday going to town and getting groceries and running errands. This weekend we didn’t have anything to do in town and we have spent…
Read MoreGoogle Maps – see us on Street View
Google Street View Maps have arrived! Here is our place – oh wait – you can’t see our place because we are up on the hill behind the trees. You…
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