When we bought Mist Cottage many people were looking at it, because it was so inexpensive and in such a great neighbourhood. But no one was interested in buying it, there was just so much work to be done. Most people would have just torn it down and started over, but not us! Here was… Continue reading The Great Dishwasher Installation Saga
Author: Maggie Turner
Hot Stuff
I am just now sitting down before the computer screen, it is 7:39 a.m. I arose at 5 a.m., dressed quickly, unlocked the back door and went outside to stand in the middle of the back yard, to stare at the dim starry sky. I knew the Perseid Meteor Shower would be fading in the… Continue reading Hot Stuff
How is this for annoying!
Well! I never! I opened my mail this morning and found a letter from the City of Toronto. Curious! It was a parking ticket for $76 for an infraction on Yonge St. in downtown Toronto in early June. What!!!! I don’t know what this is about, but I know the car was not in downtown… Continue reading How is this for annoying!
Rain!
When I arose this morning I had every intention of heading out for my walk before 6:30 a.m., having learned my lesson yesterday when out walking yesterday morning after 8 a.m. in the heat. Then I looked out the window. It was raining! When it ended there were still patches of dry pavement under the… Continue reading Rain!
Cloudless Blue Sky
I know when the skies will cloud over. The Perseid meteor shower is due to arrive between August 11th and 12th, when humans would love to gaze into the sky and enjoy the show. I predict that we will have total cloud cover on August 11th and 12th, and no rain. It seems to be… Continue reading Cloudless Blue Sky