Potted plants on my front porch

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Each year, in early summer, I spend some time planting annuals in large pots to put on or near my front porch.

I also do all of the hanging baskets and window boxes at the same time. It’s quite a chore as I use window boxes along the side of my driveway between my [...]



Posted on 10th August 2008
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Houses are selling like hotcakes in my neighborhood

I wrote a post on one of my other blogs about a week ago about the number of houses close to us that have gone up for sale lately. They’re selling like hotcakes it seems!
I’m pretty sure that there was a news story a few days ago where some real estate companies were saying [...]



Posted on 17th July 2008
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My dog is a bug eater

My dog is fascinated with bugs.

Ever since it warmed up enough for bugs to come out (say late April, early May) my puppy has been a bug watcher and now eater.
It’s only gotten worse as the weather has become warmer as there are more and more bugs around for her to watch and chase!
The other [...]



Posted on 11th July 2008
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Tired after a busy weekend

We had a very busy weekend and now I’m wiped out. I can barely keep my eyes open right now.
Yesterday we did a number of things. I cleaned up the house - swept all the floors (are house is all hardwood flooring). While I was doing that Chris went to the store to buy [...]



Posted on 6th July 2008
Under: Canada, Entertainment, Home and Lifestyle, Items to Try, Life with Chris, Our Puppy, Pets and Wildlife, Photography, Recreation, Toronto, Walking | 2 Comments »



It pays to lend our barbecue to neighbors!

On Sunday night Chris and I were going to have a nice steak barbecue dinner to celebrate my Google Adsense Break through. However, our neighbor had borrowed our BBQ as he was having a big family dinner and much to his dismay he discovered that his barbecue had suddenly stopped working.
Lucky for us, when [...]



Posted on 28th May 2008
Under: Great Sites, Home and Lifestyle, Recipes and dining, Socializing, The neighbors, Toronto | No Comments »