If there are two things I have learned in the last few years it is that (no surprise here) I am definitely a Dog Person, and that I have lost my love of travelling. There was a time when I looked forward to heading to parts unknown, or exploring a
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Thoughts from what I have seen on this road I walk.
Day To Day Life
Things My Dog Teaches Me About Love
Life can be hard, we are slowly emerging from Covid, which has, if anything, made us ‘harder’ people. Harder on ourselves, harder on others, harder on those who have given their hard-earned time in public service at all levels and mostly harder on those we care for most! You see
Life Recycling
Before Carting Things To The Dump
There is a popular Sunday Night sport here in Ottawa On Tundra – strolling the neighbourhood in search of treasures at the curb before the garbageman hauls them away on Monday morning! The stuff at the curb absolutely amazes me! Obviously in another lifetime I must have been a second
Life Recycling
In a Lather Over Leather
Hmmm… that title looks bad, but I love leather especially making things out of discarded bits of leather or hide that I come across in my travels. And talking about travels, it was a sad day indeed to find that someone had pilfered my leather tools (including a moose and
Life Recycling
When You Are A Little Strapped
Ok, I admit it, I like recycling / upcycling / finding new purposes for old or discarded items! Recently my company asked that I start carrying my business phone with me after hours. A simple request that goes with my position within the company (server SME assisting on-call engineers). The
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Catching Up
Wow, it has been awhile! Life does tend to do that, getting in the way or just being there like a giant sponge to suck up all the positive energy you possess. Maybe it’s the weather, plus 15 one day then plunging to -10 the next. With her new quilty