Today we thought it was supposed to be raining, but we woke up to a beautiful sunny fall day so we headed out in Jeff’s truck for a new weekend…
Read MoreBusy Week
It was a busy week and I have a lot of blogging to catch up on. Last Sunday, October 14th, was Monty’s 2nd birthday! We took the boys for a…
Read MoreToday’s Adventure
After we went into town for groceries and some errands, neither of us had totally satisfied our sense of exploration and adventure for the day. We stopped at home to…
Read More“yUH”
I’ve been trying how to write this blog post for awhile. I don’t know if you know anyone from Nova Scotia, but I’d say 80% or MORE of the locals…
Read MoreBack Road Exploration
This morning Jeff and I jumped in his truck and went to explore some back road bush roads on the other side of the lake from us. We can see…
Read MoreOur Neighbourhood
A wonderful little old lady stopped by on Friday and gave us a big welcome basket from the community association. It had home baking, cookies, and many jars of pickles…
Read MoreCape Breton Island Drive
Yesterday we took a day drive up into Cape Breton Island. Beautiful drive. Lots of old houses and barns and history. Lots of gift shops too 🙂 Yesterday was our…
Read MoreBald EagleSSSSSS
I saw TWO bald eagles this morning on the way to work. They were sitting in a dead tree just off the road. They were HUGE!
Read MoreFirst Day at Work
Well I didn’t think I’d get to this blog post tonight because I’m exhausted. But here I am anyway. I need to go to bed. Work was fine. Great people….
Read MoreBald Eagle!
Saturday Drive We took the new car for a drive today. It was cool and rainy but I felt the desire to explore. We went to Pictou. It is just…
Read MoreAll I Want to do is Drive!
I love our new car! I love our new car! I picked it up yesterday and I love everything about it. Cool features: it sits 10cm higher than other compact…
Read MoreThe Job, and the Wheels
Okay, so the low down on the job. I start October 1st. It is in the library here at the University. The official title is Junior Web Applications Developer. The…
Read MoreBest “New-to-me” Old Invention
I bought myself a new kitchen tool this week! It’s an old fashioned apple peeler/slicer/corer! It suction cups to the counter, and then you pluck out the stem and stick…
Read MoreMy Hero
My hero Jeff caught the snake and put it outside. He’s my knight in shining armour. Thanks for all of your sympathetic emails. Yes I got the job at the…
Read MoreTraumatic Start to my Day
I was going to blog this morning that I got the job, but that’s nothing now. The most traumatic thing just happened. I’m still feeling sick to my stomach, shaky,…
Read MoreJob Interview
I had a job interview on Monday for a programmer position in the University library. I wasn’t sure what to expect – sometimes interviews for positions like this can be…
Read MoreTwo Years Ago….
I still miss you. November 15, 1993 – September 15, 2005
Read MoreRain and Wind
Rain + Wind = really spotty satellite internet connection. It is having a hard time keeping a lock on the big satellite in the sky. The Bell Expressview is still…
Read MoreWhat we found in the woods
The other day Jeff wandered in the wooded part of our 3.6 acres. I didn’t follow because I was in shorts and barefeet in Crocs. After a while he convinced…
Read MoreA Sample of our Piece of Paradise
So this afternoon I was wandering the yard waiting for Jeff to get home from work. I walked over the far side of where we park the truck. There is…
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