Wednesday, June 1, 2016 The skies are blue again today, and the gardens need rain! Attila and I are saving household grey water, which I carry outside and use to water the garden. The only water we are letting go down the drains is when we flush the toilet. Today was my annual mammogram, which… Continue reading This n’ That
Ticks
Thinking About Ticks and Lyme Disease You can treat your clothes to repel, and even kill, ticks. I knew this treated clothing would repel ticks, mosquitoes, black flies, deer flies, and just about all biting insects, but I did not know it would kill the ticks. That is good news in my book. What it… Continue reading Ticks
Heat Wave
We headed to the Rideau Camp with Iris in tow after Attila arrived home from work on Friday night. There is a complete fire ban in force at the moment, so there was no campfire. That worked out perfectly, because it was far to hot to even think about being near the heat of a… Continue reading Heat Wave
I Love The Month of May
There are a lot of reasons I love the month of May. One is that my Mom’s birthday falls in the the month of May, and I love my Mom. Another is that Mother’s Day falls in the month of May, and I love my Mom. Spring weather is another reason I love the month… Continue reading I Love The Month of May
Tale of Two Toilets
Attila and I have just had our first real long weekend in about twenty three years. To say it felt good would be an understatement! On Friday evening we headed for the Rideau Camp to see how things were progressing there. It was beautiful, we hadn’t seen it with leaves on the trees, and we… Continue reading Tale of Two Toilets