In 1973 Skeek wandered into my life off the street when he was just a kitten. I took him home fully expecting my parents to say no we already have two cats and a dog we don't need another cat. But Skeek

July 1st is Canada Day. A day we celebrate becoming a country and showing our national pride in the same. A day for festivities all around the country culminating in a prolonged fireworks display. Typically

I'm not sure what this plant is called but it is in need of a great deal of care. It's in a room I don't enter very often and I often forget to water it. It's going to be repotted and moved as the air

This woebegone looking soul has had a rough day. On our prewalk inspection of the yard and making sure no other dogs had left their mark on his territory he slipped. He has damaged the ligaments in his

While on my morning walk with Max the dog we stopped and watched the mallards lazily swimming across the pond. On gazing downward I noticed several slim shapes undulating through the water. Fish have made

A while ago I posted of a basil plant that was near death. After some careful nursing this is the same plant. I got some sage today. I love the smell and how it flavors food. I'm hoping the dill will fill

A lot of the furniture for your home nowadays comes unassembled and the handy home owner spends time putting it together. This kitchen cart on wheels took me 4 hours. Pay no attention to the fire extinguisher

Selective deafness or more correctly selective hearing is the ability to ignore background noises in order to concentrate on those sounds that are more important. Mine comes in the form of filtering out

My rose has bloomed for the first time in over 5 years and I am tickled pink. Thank you @nikv for the suggestions to revive this poor plant. I was at the point of uprooting it and moving it elsewhere and

I must apologize for having been away for a week but I burned my arm three weeks ago and it became infected necessitating a visit to a medical professional for treatment. It was a third degree burn on

When I moved into my home some nearly twenty years ago our backyard did not have fencing but was surrounded by cedars. Alas I am very allergic to cedars and tending to the area around them has always been

In a previous post I mentioned that the storm water retention pond not far from my house was home to several types of birds in the summer. Here we have three Canada Geese or in latin Branta Canadensis.

The peony blooms are beginning to open and soon the plant will be covered in blossoms. It's a shame that they only last a couple weeks but they are quite spectacular at peak. Unfortunately with peonies

A red Canadian maple tree is planted in the lawn between my neighbor and myself. It's leaves are not the typical green of most trees but more a burgundy red. This is the tree (left side back sorry I missed

This sad looking specimen is actually a basil plant. I purchased it too early in the season and it didn't like the cold. Most would have given it up as a lost cause and tossed it in the trash. Since I

First I want to thank @nikv for her suggestions on helping my poor non-flowering tea rose. The plant now has some really tiny flower buds and if I can get the plant through the next hurdle I may actually

It's gluten free and low in carbs essential things for many people nowadays. Besides I had a big bunch of broccoli I needed to use up. Ingredients: 3 cups riced broccoli 2 eggs 1 quarter cup corn starch

Before Over time my headlights have become foggier and foggier with accumulations of dirt and chemical debris. Today's headlights are made of plastic and the film that is applied to protect them at time

A couple days ago my dog being a dog snatched up something off the street and ate it before I could stop him. Last night was the night from hell. Explosive diarrhea across the carpet and wall. Not something

The Canadian Museum of Nature is five floors of science, discovery, and wonder. From archeological discoveries to what is more common place and recent. Come see prehistoric bones, visit taxidermic examples