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Quiet quiet quiet
Thursday, July 02, 2020 35 comments Such a quiet Canada Day here yesterday!! (And thank you, Sparkies, for all your good wishes for Canada!!) We were mostly at home. DH (who hasn't yet retired . . . still working until December 31) is tap dancing to meet various urgent dea... Read more
I AM CANADIAN!!!
Wednesday, July 01, 2020 50 comments 
It's Canada Day!! Canada is 153 years old!! But my Canadian flag flies every day on my front verandah . . . and in my heart too!!
I'm singing... Read more
Just another day . . ..
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 49 comments . . . . maybe not in Paradise, but still in this very nice part of the world! It's hot and sunny. I've been out watering plants, on the front verandah and front flower beds and back deck and high deck, And trying to teach Henry ... Read more
Kayaking!!!
Monday, June 29, 2020 31 comments Yesterday, we finally got out for the first kayak of the season!! And . . . once we'd hauled our kayaks out of the garage (they are bright blue "Lifetime Lotus" from Costco, so pretty but little more than adult toys) we had to acknowledge o... Read more
Asymptomatic COVID-19 and "Immunity Passports"
Sunday, June 28, 2020 32 comments ca.news.yahoo.com/asympt omatic-covid-19-findings-d im-080000191.html I think many of us have been hoping that those who contracted COVID-19 without symptoms would have acquired immunity. And that those who reco... Read more
Making Decisions as the Economy Reopens
Saturday, June 27, 2020 38 comments On both sides of the border, we're seeing a sharp uptick in COVID-19 cases with the reopening of the economy. People are perhaps becoming complacent about their chances of getting ill . . .or just tired of the lock down . . . or just ready for... Read more
Augie Turns 20! World's Oldest Golden Retriever!!
Friday, June 26, 2020 52 comments www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/u s/oldest-golden-retriever- august-trnd/index.html A kind Sparkie friend alerted me to this wonderful news!! Yes, that's Augie (more formally, "August") in the middle, surrounded by her... Read more
When My Thinking Is "Off" . . .
Thursday, June 25, 2020 27 comments Following up from that blog about having a nice life now: I've finished watching that 4 hour+ Cathy Casey/Michael Neill conversation, "Things To Know Before You Get Famous" (so tongue-in-cheek). www.sparkpeople.com/mypa ge_public... Read more
Gardening!!
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 47 comments 
My wonderfully fragrant and floppy "Bessie" rose is blooming with unusual abundance this year and sending marvellous perfume in all directions. Eac... Read more
Is It OK to Have A Nice Life Now?
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 32 comments I've been listening to a great conversation between Michael Neill and Cathy Casey called "Things to Know Before You Get Famous"!! It's about four hours long altogether and I've been taking it slowly with lots of pauses: so I'm only about half w... Read more
Happy 41st Anniversary to US!!
Monday, June 22, 2020 71 comments The way we were . .. 
And . . . the way we are still pretty much now!! (Although this picture was taken a few years ago . . . )
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Handsome Henry!!
Sunday, June 21, 2020 58 comments By popular demand and in response to the comments on my So Spiffy blog . . . here are a few pictures of dear Henry in his new rolled red leather collar and leash and also wearing his absolutely wonderful red Easy Walk harness (which has changed ... Read more
Hot Day: Food Prep!!
Saturday, June 20, 2020 26 comments Did the 7am seniors' grocery run . . . it's really smooth and efficient at this point, and the store is well stocked for sure. I am so grateful for the grocery workers . . . and disappointed that their wage boost in recognition of their outstan... Read more
So Spiffy!!
Friday, June 19, 2020 35 comments Henry's birthday collar and leash arrived today . . . bright red rolled leather. Faster service than I had anticipated given it was made in Europe and had to be shipped here . . . with all the COVID delays. The rolled leather collar is s... Read more « First Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 Last Page » |
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