We took a few days off from work over Easter and went for walks. On Saturday we went to the Botanical gardens in Hamilton. A.K.A. The Royal Botanical Gardens. The Cherry was in full bloom. Here she is in all her majesty – no pun intended. I was also out collecting pictures for a new […]
I am on a roll….a random roll….. It’s Spring and it’s baseball season and..and… it’s anything else that can be plucked out of the air and assigned a meaning. 1. As I write, I am listening to the Blue Jays opener and we are now in the 16th inning and right now the Jays are
My son was given a second interview for a summer job yesterday. Now this is in fashion retail, with a chain store, at minimim wage; however, it is at the Eaton Centre in Toronto. It was a very extensive interview with questions, such as, “do you believe in aliens” and “if you were a kitchen
I randomly ran across this bumper sticker to-day. It was displayed (proudly) on a small “smart car” parked near my work. I am still not sure whether it was actually a positive comment on the owner’s life style or a wry joke on the demands of modern (read Nike) life style. Anyway I took it as
I finally found very tiny jingle bells to finish Snowy Evening Scarf. The only problem is there is no “jingle” in them. Someone has made a jingle bell without the little ball that makes all the sound – read fun or magic!! This is akin to pianos without keys or violins without strings. OK the
Orion is in the South sky. I almost forgot to look for him in this incredibly mild weather. Orion in the South sky is a sign of Spring. In March when the evenings are usually below 0ºC, I would always look for this amazing constellation to remind me that the weather will be getting better soon. Well
So it’s Monday morning and I am totally disoriented. The clocks moved forward an hour sometime during the wee hours of Sunday morning and I slept in an hour both Sunday and Monday. Help…. I managed to turn the clock on the stove forward; but we are still waiting for the other time pieces in
I was posting today on V7N an on-line web community because someone had asked for a cure for writer’s block. It’s a tough ailment and as many of us know there are few things that can claim to be the EX-LAX of the thought process. Anyway, one of my suggestions was to use a quick
……..knitting. This 12 “things” challenge has spawned a lot of spin offs. So I decided I would do my own spin off – no pun intended for knitting. Twelve things I love about knitting – 1. Colour – certainly yarn colours create a lot of excitement and colours of yarn combined in patterns such as
