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
Thoughts from what I have seen on this road I walk.
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
Day To Day Life
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
Life Lists
The Xmas Binge List 2023
It’s a rarity for me, 10 days off over Xmas; sadly my wife has to work through the holidays so Sam and I are left to our own devices. Amongst other activities we have prepared 14 bags of clothes for giveaway to our buy nothing Facebook group (great concept –
Day To Day Lists
The Significance of 6000
The number 6000 has significance: But there is a 6000 we should not be proud of, it is the number of children killed in Gaza in the last two months, and for that there needs to be more than 6000 thoughts and prayers. Just saying… 🙁