Describe one habit that brings you joy. …while TS slings dog biscuits. Do I get bitten by my flock? Indeed. And… and I try to learn from the error. I also used to spend too much on fancy (Japanese-water… and Arkansas) sharpening stones, until I read this bush-crafter’s seminal work (and it’s well written, too). … Continue reading Working with my cutlery…
Author: NapsWithCats-ScubaMan
March 2025 Update: our 10Ha [~24.9 Acre] rock farm is online. No services available at the site (yet). BLACK DOG BISCUITS are AVAILABLE. Gilles Lake, Miller Lake, N0H 1Z0.
What would possess a man to become a service parrot?
What are you curious about? It’s the early hours of the weekend. There’s over a hundred vendors at this event. (More than) adequate parking. Silly and low stress. Inclusive! Come and visit the fair, eh. We are one of MANY vendors at the pirate-themed fair. The author of BAHAYD is on site! And so is … Continue reading What would possess a man to become a service parrot?
Pirate-Schwartz & Polly-The-Service-Parrot…
...will be at the 2013 Guelph Pirate Fesitval. When - this August Long Weekend, August 5 to 7th. Where - Marden Park, 7368 Wellington Road 30, Guelph. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. See the festival map for our table number. Animal Friendly? - leashed pets are welcome (see the festival's FAQ for details). Contact … Continue reading Pirate-Schwartz & Polly-The-Service-Parrot…
The Guelph Farmer’s Market Was A Special, Soggy Spectacle
These images were taken at the Guelph Farm Market on July 29, 2023.
Evolve Builders Poured Our Slab!
Yesterday, we did a run up to our property and Felix (our project manager) gave us a quick tour. Imaged from the NE corner of our future parking lot. Evolve Builders (and we) are now waiting the foundation to cure at the site. For more information about the site, contact Felix Quinn felix.quinn@evolvebuilders.ca
Update from the book fair…
TS learns what can sell well at public events. 15:55, July 16th.
Me!? I’m going to nope right outta my old gig.
TS (left) and MW (right) participating at a book fair this weekend (PN? He’s providing the muscle & trucking skills. GP? [absent] He’s dog sitting). Are you seeking security or adventure? Sure, when PN and TS were employed by school boards, they had truckloads of job security. The taxes you paid provided us with a … Continue reading Me!? I’m going to nope right outta my old gig.
Oh JETPACK… this is an odd writing prompt.
Daily writing promptWhat strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life?View all responses How do I increase comfort in my daily life: (a) I keep a regular sleeping pattern {{{and critically challenge myself when I find myself reading Wikipedia at about 1 a.m.}}}; (b) meditate using Headspace... for 5-20 minutes; (c) try … Continue reading Oh JETPACK… this is an odd writing prompt.
Now. NOW it’s becoming less virtual…
…and a helluva a lot more real! TS & PN visited the build-site. Evolve Builders, we appreciated the tour. And Design Electrical (Owen Sound), you impressed us… again. PN took this image… (from the same POV we took from the ATV, bush buggy, saws).
Well. Damn!
Organic layer removed last week (today, it’s June 21/23) The pylon (path that leads to the back yard) is in the far left corner. as of June 21/23.
Welcome home
Thank you, Canada Customs agent (at booth T5 [12:21 EST, June 19, 2023], US I-81… ON-401 crossing). 1000 Islands. TS and I were welcomed back from our 4-night funeral trip to/from CT. It was said to us sincerely. Thanks, eh.
No, WordPress, I haven’t fractured a major skeletal part…
Have you ever broken a bone? …however, I did destroy a Sthil MS250 chainsaw bar and chain. This weekend. Ugly, part 1 (at 368 Lindsay Road 40). Our neighbour, MS, helped me take down the other half of this leaning, dead, ash (that’s smack dab in the middle of our future BCB&B build site). I … Continue reading No, WordPress, I haven’t fractured a major skeletal part…
Freedom 55 minus 2
What is your career plan? Does anyone remember this Canadian advertisement campaign back in 1990-1995? FREEDOM 55. Uh huh. Now, I’m on the other side of that ad. Keep slogging through my current career until 55? No thanks. So, my next career plan? I’m treating my (generous) teacher pension as a guaranteed income, and monetize … Continue reading Freedom 55 minus 2
Since 2014, this freeway was our route…
Don’t drive on the wrong side of the road!
Time to activate long dormant plans…
Yes, PN has had a retirement countdown timer running since the Fall of 2022. TS is ready. PN is ready. Release the hounds! Eventually, I might compile these 100-some-odd graffiti activities into an artwork. It's how I cope with the insanity of being a high school science teacher. PN.
2 months of contract teaching left…
...and then it's July 2023. The clean up begins. TS and I clean up our GTA condominium suite, follow the mantra (when in doubt, throw it out), and begin rental-accomodation hunting (up on the North Bruce Peninsula). To casual Bruce Trail hikers: please respect the signage for our property. Expect to encounter heavy machinery at … Continue reading 2 months of contract teaching left…
So, we want highly-concentrated…
…battery packs. Why I might want these in a room with automated fire-suppression. Link.
TS is getting stronger…
She’s been faithful to her assigned exercises. Including the dreadful crouching-crab-walk with the rubber band of doom!
Happy December 25th!
PN is grateful that TS is recovering so well post knee-surgery. TS is becoming an Fe-womyn with all of those various (borderline sadistic) physiotherapeutic exercises (Gus [from the clinic], if you're reading this, I don't know whether to thank you or curse you). While I want to spend a week at the site (during our … Continue reading Happy December 25th!
Gate Lock 🔐 Box Installed
We’re optimistic that our well will be sunk before the deep snow piles up (see image, courtesy of Evolve Builders Group [Melanie Scott, designer]). Authorized personnel? BCB&B is now ready for your constructive business!
BCB&B, neemtree, bdb, and blog 