This does not mean a “patient life.” This means that the ubiquitous, shade loving plant known as Impatiens, (sounds like impatience) will be few and far between for the next few years, in Toronto anyway, because of a blight, downey mildew. I can’t imagine Toronto, without Impatiens. We have a lot of shade trees in […]
Last night we drove out to Etobicoke to visit friends for dinner. They had moved, so we looked up their new address in Goggle maps to get directions. My husband, not a Toronto native, relies heavily on Google maps, I rely heavily on the Gardiner Expressway. Gardiner eclipsed by a speeding Go train I read
….the more I know, the more I know, I don’t know – said by someone famous and a quick Google search tells me it was either Aristotle or David Byrne – take your pick. Someone posted to my FB wall today about the origin of the Vulcan sign – “Live Long and Prosper.” It was
I rarely do the laundry. I have written about this before – my mother never ironed and I have taken it one step further and rarely even do the laundry, much less iron it!! The kids and my husband muddle through and we wear grey a lot. If cleanliness, as far as laundry is concerned,
No I am not about to give up everything and just leave or change directions without some thought to the matter. Yesterday, I posted about challenges and skydiving – a challenge, I am not about to take. However, I am approaching a turning point. My husband will retire in a year and a half and
I’ve been out of the loop for almost three weeks. That is, I’ve been on vacation and life has been easy!!! It was all about spending money, not making money. It was all about easy choices – where to go, what to do, without worrying about the must do’s of the daily grind. Blogging was
We are now back home and the vacation seems like a dream, in the face of the reality of a house not cleaned in almost three weeks. My daughter had decided to park her bike in the dining room for the week that she was here on her own and my son, who was in
……I love markets!!! My husband loves food markets and I do too; but I also love, love, love an artists’ market. Here are a few pictures. There were some paintings Some clever recycling Lots of whimsey Food as art Flying home today. Very sad to leave, but had a great time!! Have a fabulous day!!
Sunday was both Mother’s Day and my husband’s 65th birthday. Over the years, his birthday has always been eclipsed because it falls, just before, on, or just after Mother’s Day. I decided to forget about Mother’s Day this year and make his birthday the focus of the day. Nick opening the Champagne I sent the
