My new fridge came on Wednesday. I love that new fridge smell. Even though it looks kind of naked and pristine, I feel like waiting a bit before I stick magnets and art and stuff on it.
The plumber came on Wednesday too. The bathtub was draining slowly. He used a plunger and a mechanical […]
Continue readingBonnie asked for it, and here it is! This is the table runner that GC made for his mother. Isn’t it stunning?
I’ve included some close-ups of some of the detail. His original plan was to make a table runner with an Asian motif, since that’s his mom’s decorating style. It was interesting […]
Continue readingOnce again, there are more horrifying allegations of brutality lodged against members of the Ottawa Police Service.
A woman and her teenaged daughter found a man sleeping on the sidewalk early Saturday morning. She called 911, expecting the police would help the man. When they arrived, according to the woman, they shoved him around and […]
Continue readingGC and I decided to have a special Quilting Weekend last weekend. This meant that our whole weekend would revolve around quilting-related activities.
Saturday morning we went to Perth, for the Quilts on the Tay show. Perth is just a small town, so we figured it would be a small quilt show. But no! It […]
Continue readingI listen to Kathleen Petty on the Ottawa Morning Show on CBC radio every morning. Just for a little while…from the time I wake up til the time I get up. Maybe half an hour or so.
The last time I remember feeling any kind of attachment to a radio personality was as a little […]
Continue readingDo you read Passive Aggressive Notes? It’s a popular blog that is comprised largely of reader-submitted photos of passive-aggressive signs and notes they’ve come across in the real world. We’ve all seen them – in apartment hallways, on cars, in office fridges – but since they tend to be of a somewhat ephemeral nature, […]
Continue readingThe Baseline Cowboys raised $300 in empties and spare change for Christie Lake Kids on Wednesday! Rumour has it they’ve also volunteered to help out with Christie Lake’s cooking program. It seems everybody who meets the Baseline Cowboys has something to say about how likable they are.
Here’s a photo of them sitting in the […]
Continue readingI’ve been looking for Baloo, a half-groomed lost dog this week. He’s a rescue dog. The Rescue had him at the groomer’s to get his matts cut out. Poor little guy ran off from the groomer, just as a customer was opening the door. He scooted out the door and he’s been missing ever since. […]
Continue readingThe Baseline Cowboys were catapulted into the local celebrity spotlight over the past few weeks as bloggers blogged, reporters reported, and photographers photographed them. They’ve been in the Ottawa Citizen twice, on MajicFM radio (did I spell that right?), all over Facebook, and of course, on the couch on their front lawn, drinking beer and […]
Continue readingI’ve been thinking more about the Roxanne Carr videos. About the way she was handled by the police in the cell block. The officers seemed so calm and methodical, as if they were just following proper procedure. They didn’t seem to be angry or out of control. Add to this the fact that the Acting […]
Continue readingThe videos of Roxanne Carr being checked into the Ottawa Police cell block are now public. You can see them here.
Roxanne Carr left the following comment on my blog, on the Bank Street Bully post, in December, 2008. I haven’t edited it at all, other than to add paragraph breaks for ease of reading.
My name […]
Continue readingLogan the Dog died yesterday afternoon. We’d known for the last six months that this day was coming – the writing was on the wall – but it still seemed to come too soon, too abruptly. That whole thing about one human year is the equivalent of seven dog years, it means that dogs age […]
Continue readingWe went to see The Fan in Strathcona Park last night. It’s Odyssey Theatre’s 25th anniversary production.
The Fan is a big fat rollicking farce with lots of big, over-the-top personalities, humour and movement. It’s about romance, rivalries and rumours in a tiny Italian village in the 18th century.
This was a terrific way to spend […]
Continue readingLogan is practically blind now from the diabetes or the insulin, I’m not sure which, so he moves very slowly. After returning from a walk one day last week, he was taking a long time to step through the back door. As a result, Oboe, the winged speed demon, managed to slip outside. Suddenly the […]
Continue readingLast Wednesday afternoon GC and I stopped by the Baseline Cowboys’ base camp at 1605 Baseline Road, and gave them an antique Mr. Peanut jar filled with peanuts. They gave us a warm welcome and a cold beer . They even let me have a coveted seat on the now-famous couch.
Their little tradition of […]
Continue readingLast November, I participated – for the second time – in National Novel Writing Month.
Just like the year before, I waited till the last minute to take the next step, which was cleaning it up a bit and sending it over to GC for formatting. He whipped it into shape in a couple of hours, […]
Continue readingEven I, who have a bit of a jaundiced eye when it comes to the behaviour of Ottawa’s police force as a whole, am surprised by how much police brutality has come to light since the Stacy Bonds incident. I can’t even keep up with it all here on the blog. I skipped the last […]
Continue readingYesterday we spent the afternoon filtering another 4,000 bottles of wine at The Oaks, for the Managed Alcohol Program. I learn a lot there, and it’s not just about winemaking. One of the managers is the chief winemaker while the original chief winemaker travels the world. Since filtering wine involves about 20 minutes of waiting […]
Continue readingThe awesomeness of The Baseline Cowboys, who I blogged about in their early days, is spreading far and wide!
Tomorrow is GC and my GC’s and mine GC’s and my’s our third anniversary. We’re going to celebrate by cruising past the Baseline Cowboys (1605 Baseline Road) on our way out to dinner. Maybe […]
Continue readingOboe and Simon on the boing
In my experience, parrots are very well-behaved and sweet when you first get them. They don’t want to do anything that might upset you, because they don’t trust you. They don’t know what you’re capable of. So they sit quietly and observe you. For months.
If you’re smart, you’ll […]
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