To cover or not to cover
Price tags on books, that is. I understand it’s supposed to be in very bad taste to let the recipient of a gift know how much has been paid for it. Whenever I buy a book…
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day
Will you be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day today? I don’t have any Irish ancestors but like so many people around the world, have long celebrated the day in one way or another. A dear friend has…
Girl Scouts Turns 100 Today
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Appliance frustration
I really, really didn’t think it would be so difficult to replace a microwave. Honestly, all I wanted was something that works and doesn’t cost sixty million dollars, and won’t break down in 3 years. But…
Survivors
As we’ve had the coldest February for ages, I am relieved to find that some of my plants at least have survived. The snowdrops seem completely unharmed, which is especially grafifying since I only planted them…
Choosing a restaurant
My husband and I don’t make much of Valentine’s Day, but we do tend to use it as an excuse to go out for a nice meal together. This year this is especially important to me,…
The need to cheer up
So I am feeling rather low today. It’s icy cold outside (9 degrees Fahrenheit at night, which means most of my garden plants will probably die). And I was told today that two people I work…
When winter's grey and yucky, eat food.
February in Toronto means several things. It used to mean grey skies, grey slush, grey clothing, and grey faces. That hasn’t changed, except for the grey slush – snow has not made much of an appearance…
Yikes
Yesterday I went grocery shopping and spent $173.28. For one person. Me. No diapers, no formula, no snacks, no organic food, no impulse buying (unless you consider an air freshener for my car at $2.97 impulse buying.
Meet Johnson, my 13" MacBook Pro
Before I got my beloved new MBP, I looked at my friends who actually gave their tech devices names like they were nuts. Why? Just, why? You’re going to chuck it in a few years, ten,…