Sustainability, Ikea style
Chandler's dog, Willy We went to Ikea on the way home from Chandler Swain’s house, where I had just purchased two lovely hand-crafted pottery bowls. Chandler Swain is my favourite…
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With your breasts in mind…
I got a three-page, 42-question questionnaire in the mail the other day from my breast cancer surgeon. It’s about breasts and self-esteem. I tried to answer it, because it’s the…
Thread. Yes, thread.
The machine quilting class on Saturday was taught by a thread enthusiast. “I love thread!” she enthused enthusiastically. “Thread technology has come a long way in the last ten years,”…
Meet the other Zoom
My sister, Mudmama, is a farmer in Nova Scotia. She and her partner are raising goats, chickens, ducks and rabbits, in addition to children, dogs and cats. And now –…
The light at the end of the Effexor tunnel
Today is my 5th day without Effexor. Yesterday was brutal. I had all the symptoms of the other four days (only worse), plus a migraine, fatigue, and bouts of profound…
Effexor Discontinuation Syndrome: brain whack
Remember about a year and a half ago I got depressed and started taking the anti-depressant Effexor? Well, after a little while I didn’t feel depressed anymore, but I couldn’t…
The Tenant
We accidentally watched the worst movie EVER on Friday night. We meant to watch a highly rated psychological thriller called The Tenant. But we somehow downloaded a phenomenally bad horror…
The fusses on the buses
Things have been a little crazy on the city buses lately. First there was the driver who was videotaped shouting, swearing and intimidating the student. (If you haven’t seen that…
Oboe and the ceiling fan
Ceiling fans are one of the leading causes of death among pet birds. It’s so common, there’s even a term for it: shredded tweet. I only have two ceiling fans…
I want some bunny to love
Who thinks I should get a baby angora rabbit? I met a grown-up one at KnitKnackers the other day. Her name is Pandora and I fell head over heels in…
A new toy
We have a new toy at our house! For my birthday, my son gave me a gift certificate for my favourite pet store, Critter Jungle, which just happened to be…
We’re all adjusting
Apparently it’s not cheating if you cheat at Nanowrimo. It’s called Being a Rebel. They even have Rebel badges and everything. Rebels are creating all kinds of books at Nanowrimo,…
We have our work cut out for us
GC and I both have our work cut out for us in November: I’m writing a book and he’s growing a mustache. National Novel Writing Month (more affectionately known as…
Friendly Giant I and Friendly Giant II
Friendly Giant I We’re not exactly looking for a dog just yet. We’re pre-looking. We’re familiarizing ourselves with local shelters and rescues. So yesterday we went to the Friendly Giants…
Sometimes I miss Larry O’Brien
The main drawback of Jim Watson being elected mayor of Ottawa is that we don’t have Larry O’Brien to kick around anymore. He was such an irresistible target. I don’t…
I got the snake
Last night GC and I went for dinner at my son and his girlfriend’s place. James made a delicious chile in the slow cooker. One of the best chiles I’ve…
A Hipstamatic kind of morning
I took all these pictures of Canada Geese with my Hipstamatic while walking to work yesterday morning. Digg this! Share this on Facebook Email this to a friend? Stumble upon…
Duncan Dogcat goes to the drive-through
The other night we decided to stop in at the Tim Horton’s drive-through for a Boston Cream donut. Duncan was along for the ride, because he loves riding in cars.…
Oboe flew away
It was 4:30 on Saturday afternoon. The birds were all out of their houses and I was sweeping the floors. As I stepped outside to empty the dustpan into the…
About that birthday video
So. Remember the time it was my birthday and I promised to post a video of all the birds singing Happy Birthday? Well…let’s just say that they all got camera-shy…