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Mani Pedi
Saturday, July 11, 2015      21 comments

My DS arranged for me to have a luxury mani pedi at a local spa in a beautiful heritage building for my birthday: back in early April!! And: I've been so ridiculously busy with my "big project" (plus a lot of gardening) that I postponed boo... Read more
How Many Calories in a Bowl of New England Clam Chowder from Panera?
Friday, July 10, 2015      37 comments

Grrrr. Trivia question today. And there are 720 calories. And I guessed correctly. But: I don't go to Panera. Panera is an American food chain, I'm guessing. And I don't eat at restaurants very often. And when I do go to ... Read more
Other Peoples' Blogs
Wednesday, July 08, 2015      26 comments

My main activities here at Spark are tracking nutrition and reading other people's blogs. I do track fitness minutes too, but not so reliably. I do occasionally (very occasionally) check in with Spark teams. Of which At Goal and Main... Read more
Diet Pop
Tuesday, July 07, 2015      28 comments

Diet pop? What American Sparkies seem to call "soda"? OK, I knew it wasn't good for me. And I don't drink much of it: probably not even one Diet Coke a week . . . But I like it. And I do use Splenda in my flavoured Keurig coffee .... Read more
If You're Happy and You Know It . . .
Monday, July 06, 2015      21 comments

Remember the old song? I'm clapping my hands, stamping my feet. There are moments of grace in live. They are temporary. But: we gotta notice them. We do. They are what sustain us through the other moments.... Read more
Happy Fourth of July to All American Sparkies!!
Saturday, July 04, 2015      20 comments

Hope you've had a day of celebrating your great country with BBQ and marching bands and fireworks and patriotic pride! President Obama's speech at Charlotte has to have been the strongest and most moving of his entire presidential career. ... Read more
All Done!
Thursday, July 02, 2015      19 comments

And what a relief: year long business project brought to a satisfactory conclusion. It was a lot of work: more than I could ever have contemplated. But worth it. Now: onward and upward. Have to say, I was so exhausted for July 1st t... Read more
I Am Canadian: Happy Canada Day!
Wednesday, July 01, 2015      23 comments

Canada, where hopes and dreams can thrive Both immigrants and native born Make our land come alive Canada, one nationality We form our unity unique From our diversity I am Canadian Join hands with me I am Canadian Feel proud... Read more
Peregrine Falcons and Baseball Fans
Tuesday, June 30, 2015      17 comments

www.theglobeandmail.com/
sports/baseball/blue-jays-
share-rogers-centre-with-f
amily-of-falcons/article25192972/ Loved this story in the Globe and Mail this morning about rescue of three fledgling peregrine falcons... Read more
Aga Khan Museum in Toronto
Monday, June 29, 2015      21 comments

Since it was raining so hard (and we’re so beat anyhow) we decided to go to the special exhibit at the Aga Khan Museum from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York: A Thirst for Riches. It’s about Dutch Baroque paintings with Persian carpets... Read more
Ate A Whole Lot Yesterday . . .
Sunday, June 28, 2015      20 comments

. . . but not over my maximum calorie intake. Although including two (two!) beef (beef!!) meat pies. And: a plain cake doughnut (!!!) I don't eat beef, I don't eat pastry and I don't do doughnuts. It has to have been years since I had ... Read more
A Few More Days . . .
Friday, June 26, 2015      18 comments

. . . and the business project I've been working on for well over a year, but most especially over the past 6 weeks, will come to a conclusion. Ready or not. Done at the end of the month. The pace has picked up this last week. Yesterd... Read more
You Gear Up For a Challenging Day and then . . .
Thursday, June 25, 2015      26 comments

. . . it gets cancelled. Or adjourned. Or settles. Or whatever. All that time and energy getting the facts and figures back to top of mind. All that mental and emotional preparation too. For self, for client. Wasted. Oh... Read more
Fall from (Temporary) Greatness
Wednesday, June 24, 2015      19 comments

Nope, I'm no longer 100% for June on Trivia. Missed a question (ONE QUESTION) the other day and now I'm at 98%. No Trivia A+ Student Award in the works for me!! And I'm anticipating more mistakes between now and June 30th. (Of... Read more
Big Storm
Tuesday, June 23, 2015      26 comments

Huge crashing and flashing thunderstorm last night. They really do terrify poor old Charlie. And he can't climb to the third floor to be with his comforting humans any more. So: I went down to the kitchen. We toughed it out toget... Read more

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