It probably comes as no surprise that I have a bad back, Sciatica mostly, a direct result, no doubt, of doing less than brilliant things that should be done by two people; in the name of expediency and sometimes when more than a little P-O’d at my surroundings and/or co-workers.
Recycling
I like to reuse and re-purpose things others would rather just throw away.
Life Recycling
Being Knotty
Growing up on an island meant lots of goodies on the shore to beachcomb. Amongst the fishing floats, old shoes and occasional deck chair there would be lots of bits of rope. Rope from tug towlines, 3 or 4 inches in diameter, yellow nylon for fishing bouys and smaller lengths
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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
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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
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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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Besp-Oak Recycling
I am a collector, though not quite a hoarder (my wife might disagree) with a penchant for seeing discarded ‘things’ as some ‘thing’ else that could be quite useful. Perhaps this is a result of growing up a fair jaunt from the hardware store without the economic means to buy