As soon as I see pink granite rising on each side of the highway, I know that we’ve crossed over to the Canadian Shield: The Canadian shield is a physiographic division, consisting of five smaller physiographic provinces, the Laurentian Upland, Kazan Region, Davis, Hudson, and James. The shield extends into the United States as the […]
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A Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: NEW WEBSITE!
I’ve been MIA for several weeks while working on my new website! I am so excited about it because I’ve wanted to have something like this for ages–more interactive and connected and rich. I bought a template and did it all myself with much trial and error. I’m still working on the contact form, but […]
wmtc: time lapse photography, garden-to-table edition
Corn and tomato salad:tomatoes (our gardenette)corn (Ontario)scallioncilantrolime juiceFriends over for dinner and baseball tonight. The menu is a little slice of summer:- grilled lime-garlic-marinated chicken, local/organic/ethically raised from Beret…
Continue readingwmtc: planet tala
These are Orbees, very special dog toys made by the excellent Planet Dog. We call Orbees “Planets”. Tala loves her Planet more than anything on the planet – except squirrels. Now that Tala can’t chase squirrels, she likes to have the Planet with her at…
Continue readingwmtc: dinner gets easier and our wallets get lighter: whole foods comes to mississauga
Hallelujah! A Whole Foods Market has opened in Mississauga, not five minutes from where I live. My life is complete.Most Canadians don’t know Whole Foods; there’s one in Toronto, one in Oakville (just west of Mississauga) and a few in Vancouver. And no…
Continue readingThe Wandering Joe: Pig: the other blue meat
Antonia Zerbisias is a columnist and tweeter that I often like and have ocassionally agreed with, her politics regarding Israel notwithstanding. In a twitter post earlier today she wrote: “DAMMIT JANET!: Evidence that some cops are indeed pigs” and linked to this article. I won’t go into detail on the
Continue readingTerahertz: Did I mention I’m running for School Board?
If you’re not following me on Facebook or my personal blog, you may have missed my initial announcement that I’m running for one of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) nominations for Vancouver School Board. You can follow all my campaign updates at my other site: http://ian.bushfield.ca The nomination meeting’s on September 18th, and until […]
Continue readingwmtc: mini tala update
For any of you who are following the Tala saga in detail, I now have a clearer picture of the diagnosis. (I certainly don’t expect the majority of wmtc readers to follow this closely, but since some friends are, it’s easier to post it here.)Tala does n…
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: My Birthday Present
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It Is That Time Once Again Where I Look For New Contributors To Sister Sage’s Musings
Boys ‘n’ girls, as you know, I am always looking for new contributors to Sister Sage’s Musings and there is a link at this site for this purpose for those interested. However, I am putting out a casting call so to speak for new contributors in this post. If you’re progressive (center-left/left) of . . . → Read More: It Is That Time Once Again Where I Look For New Contributors To Sister Sage’s Musings
Continue readingThe Wandering Joe: The Wandering Jew
This may seem like an odd name for a blog, or at the very least a dire one so I figure it is probably a good idea to offer some insight. I chose the name “The Wandering Joe” for a couple of reasons; the name tickled me for certain, but
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: See the Cover!
I’ve been MIA this week as summer took over. Less than a month left and so much to do with kids and Web of Angels. Do you like the cover? I’m really happy with it! I got the page design last week and it’s just lovely. Before my first book came out, I had no […]
wmtc: more pupdate, more where i’ve been
I hate being away from wmtc for so long! Between Tala and my mom’s visit, it’s been quite the week.Yesterday we went back to the OVC in Guelph for a consult with a neurologist. He feels the most likely diagnosis is degenerative disc disease, which seco…
Continue readingThings are looking all right, for me
I don’t know about the rest of the planet, though.London is burning from violence. The Earth’s climate continues to change and effect every weather pattern on our globe. Wars continue, unabated by any notion of peace from the core nations of the world….
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate and where i’ve been
This week is the annual Mom Visit, which I greatly look forward to. I have a special surprise planned, but just in case my mom is peeking in, it will remain a surprise.Tala’s rehab did not go as well as we had hoped. She seemed to be doing well on tota…
Continue readingwmtc: the only good bargaining is collective bargaining
From time to time, I sell things on Craigslist and Kijiji. I’ve given away scads of things on Freecycle, including, when we were packing up to move to Canada, a huge air conditioner, bedroom furniture, a couch, and other items considered gems by Freecy…
Continue readingwmtc: trials of a student librarian: i can shelve
I passed the page test!I think it was a bit easier than I was led to believe. On the phone, I was told the test had to be completed in six minutes. But before the actual test, I was told I had “up to 10 minutes,” with points deducted for time over six …
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Heat Wave Over! And my book is…
I’m a new woman! The heat took its toll. The only way I could tell the difference between a hot flash and hot air was that I needed 2 ice packs vs 1 to keep from turning into a puddle. My good humour about the whole situation deteriorated until poor A fled to look for […]
Neskie Manuel: RIP
Neskie Manuel was found dead before the end of June, about the river near where he’d disappeared. I’ve been avoiding writing about this, as I’ve been too sad to comment.But my spirit is lifting, a little. I can write about this, without getting too dow…
Continue readingwmtc: we like lists: list # 10: six things going on with me
Remember we like lists?? It’s been a long time! This list will answer the burning question: What’s up? What’s happening in your life? Doing anything interesting? Enjoying doing something mundane? Reading a good book? Working in your garden? Suffering f…
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