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New watches for all

January 26, 2008 by Tricia

Chris and I got new watches last week. His watch had died a few days before – or at least we thought it had since it didn’t work after he’d replaced the battery, and my main watch was on it’s 3rd watch band and frankly I was getting sick of replacing the band. So we went out watch shopping.

We ended up looking for new watches in a department store. It has a good selection with watches made by Timex, Bell and Ross, Swatch, Roots, Cardinal, and a lot of designer names too.

I ended up getting a womans Ironman Timex watch. It has a build in rubber or rubberish? watch band that feels really comfortable. Chris got a Cardinal stainless steel Chrono watch.

Funny thing is that just a day or two ago when our puppy saw Chris’ old watch on the telephone table and jumped up to try to grab it we noticed that it was working again! Ha .. isn’t that a strange co-incidence? Oh well, the way Chris loses things it’s probably good that he’s got two watches now.

Thief stole his cone!

January 23, 2008 by Tricia

Wordless Wednesday

See the look on the mans face? Isn’t that priceless?

I’d be mad too if a sea gull stole half my ice cream cone!

When we go to the Beaches area here in Toronto we have to watch out for the birds too. There’s all kinds of Canadian geese, ducks, pigeons and yes – sea gulls. If you have food you have to guard it because any of the above mentioned birds would be happy to steal it.

Diverting from their main product line?

January 23, 2008 by Tricia

I always find it kind of strange when I come across a new product that’s made by a company that is well known for making a totally different type of product.

Take Nike for example. When you think of Nike you probably think of running shoes or some type of sports related shoes. You might also think about their sports or outdoor clothing lines, but would you think of Nike golf clubs? I honestly had no idea that they made golf clubs. I wonder if they make any other sports equipment?

I guess in a way the product is still related to the types of items they are well known for, I mean it’s not like they’re making Nike Coffee. Still I found it surprising.

Can you think of any other companies that make a product that doesn’t seem to fit with their brand?

Lavender Dreams

January 20, 2008 by Tricia

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This is a cute little rose that I grow in my front yard garden bed. It’s called Lavender dreams.

It would be nice if it has a scent, but as far as I can detect the flowers don’t smell. Luckily when it blooms there’s tons of tiny flowers in large clusters so that helps make up for the lack of scent.

If you’re looking for a low maintenance low growing rose for your garden I’d recommend Lavender Dreams. I’ve never given it much care at all and it doesn’t seem to get powdery mildew or any other types of problems that plaque many of the commonly popular roses.

Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.

I love Toronto

January 19, 2008 by Tricia

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This weeks theme is Important

There are quite a few things that I hold important to me. My husband, family and friends are at the top of the list, however living in a great city such as Toronto is also important. I love this city!

Enjoying the city is important to me too.

Toronto has lovely beaches, parks, hiking and biking trails, fantastic restaurants and entertainment areas (the theatre district is in the top five largest in the world), great clubs and bars if you’re into the nightlife and a world of opportunities as far as employment goes.

As far as I’m concerned Toronto is one of the best cities to live in. There’s always something going on. Throughout the year there are many different festivals ranging from comedy to photography to simply celebrating the city.