12th
August
2016
What with the Games coverage replacing my usual evening news broadcast/forecast, I’m doing things that are outside my normal experience. This evening, I watched a good part of the women’s soccer match involving FR and CA. I saw the expected running back and forth. I watched someone get a yellow card, which I’m told doesn’t give the team any extra points. I watched the majority of that odd extra period of time that is added after a game has ended regulation time. Not all of it, though; the phone rang. But, CA still won, so I guess that’s good.
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19th
July
2016
I wonder where I can borrow a goat or two. After a session with the weed whacker, and a certain numbness in my arms, I keep thinking that there has to be a better way to keep the yard trimmed. Short of a pave and paint (rather extreme), I can either go for the wild garden form factor, or adopt some sure-footed allies. Lacking a barn and winter feed facilities, the loaner goat seems like the solution most adapted to my (growing) problem.
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1st
July
2016
When the flag was raised to the top of the pole, this morning, I was there. Both times. My real job for today was to assist in the orderly parking of cars at a museum site. I dressed the role: a yellow security vest, sunglasses, a baseball cap. For those that know me, this was not my traditional garb. However, when parking cars, it’s best to stand out, given that drivers do not look at you unless you either put yourself in harm’s way, or they are well and truly lost.
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7th
June
2016
The expectation is simple; when you are left alone in the house, for more than an afternoon, there are chores. Nothing too difficult, although the dog has proved to be hopeless as an assistant. Pick up his “lost” hair, although we both know exactly where to find it – everywhere. Make the bed. Don’t leave anything where it wasn’t when you were put in charge.
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17th
May
2016
“We should get together sometime”. As a committed introvert, that phrase sends a small chill down my back. The concept is fraught with unknowns. Let’s try this in small numbers, shall we. Two of us, OK. Probably. A handful; better to be family, because we’ll have already drawn boundaries around the delicate matters (or not). But, what about a large group?
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16th
May
2016
Time to give special mention to “our” UPS driver. In a world where deliveries are all across the scale, in terms of quality, this fellow stands out. He delivers to the door; no searching around the deck or the shrub cover for an errant parcel. He is super polite about things, and he goes out of the way for the dog. Not “out of the way”; rather, he gets the dog to sit and shake paw, and then he digs into a side holster of biscuits and seals his pact with food. Our dog believes!
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14th
May
2016
Slowly, I’m joining the birder gang. I find myself watching around the feeder for new colour schemes (aka paint jobs). Sent in my first “sighting” of a hummingbird, just because it seemed like the thing to do. My squirrel repel technique is improving, although his (her?) disdain is in lock step with my efforts. I now understand why the species has a niche in the cartoons.
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7th
May
2016
Classify me as bewildered. Up in the wildfire zone, there are people who refuse to leave. When the premier of your province announces that “you aren’t supposed to be there”, due to a general evacuation, the proper protocol seems clear. Get on a bus, or find a pickup truck with an empty back; get out of town. No, you aren’t doing something extraordinary and wonderful by hanging around in the danger zone. Rant mode off.
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6th
May
2016
For a while now, we’ve noticed an interesting tendency. Locally, if one business seems to be running successfully, there will be copycats. Just whisper “Fro-Yo” in the city… Today, a second flower shop opened in town. Has there been a prediction of a sudden upswing in the frequency of “comings, couplings and departures”?
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19th
March
2016
I’ve decided to cease answering questions about “what is new” after my trips in the car. From now on, refer any questions to my canine assistant: he loves to watch out the windows.
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