The Tinks, Spring Party and… Frogs?
It’s finally warm enough to send the kids out to the playground, so that means it’s time for the annual Spring party! Seems like a good enough reason to me… It’d been a while since we had a party, so an extra effort needed to be made. That meant party hats. Or rather, party animal…
A Walk on the Ptui, Part One
This weekend, The Boy and I went to the Leslie Street Spit. Or, as it had been known for a while, The Ptui. Well, what would you call it? This is version have been planned for a while. Ever since we meandered around on the Islands and heard the quackophony, we wanted to find out…
A Very Special Anniversary Gift
Heaven preserve us from really good doctors… What am I going on about, you ask? Isn’t having a good doctor a good thing? Well, most of the time it is. But sometimes meeting a good doctor who doesn’t know you can lead to situations that can best be described as “interesting.” Those of you who’ve…
Spring, Sprang, Sprung
Last Thursday, I looked out my window and saw this in the courtyard below A tree! With leaves!! I realized I hadn’t seen such a thing for six months. SIX… MONTHS…! So naturally, I rushed out to take a photo of it. Y’know, to prove it happened. And then I sneezed. Damn nature with all…
Coming Far, Going Further
A few weeks ago, The Boy and I decided to take a walk down to the lake. This is not earth shattering news — we do it on a fairly regular basis, what with my Sugar Beach obsession and all. What’s new about this story is that once we got there, I suggested doing something…
Explosions on the Beach
There are three bluewhale carcasses on beaches in Newfoundland and people are worried that they’re going to explode at any minute. I hope someone sets up a WebCam. Every time I see another article or video breathlessly explaining what’s going on inside the whales that makes them expand so and what this means for the…