If I **must** wear clothes, then it’s boots. Waterproof & insulated snowboots!

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**Must**...?! Let me explain. When the Georgian Bay is warm enough, I enjoy doning neoprene and hopping into Five Fathoms Marine Park. Now that I have more time, I can resume this passion using Diver's Den as my preferred charter. That, and go fishing. I'm enjoying my first night at my new home (while we … Continue reading If I **must** wear clothes, then it’s boots. Waterproof & insulated snowboots!

Toronto Island!

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I like to signal boost.

Oh, that’s easy! LDCC Science 9.

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https://midimike.com/2023/11/10/a-favorite-subject-in-school/ Let me back up. I hated high school so much, I eventually became a science standup philosopher. Translation: despite me best efforts to avoid the family tradition, I became a school teacher. Where my dad restricted his experience to elementary school (middle-school aged, 12-14 year olds), I went full ballstothewall high school. 14 to … Continue reading Oh, that’s easy! LDCC Science 9.

In 3 years, I’m going to be mucking around on the farm!

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https://philosophyvia.photos/2023/11/10/what-will-your-life-be-like-in-three-years/ {{{I am speaking for myself. TS has her own unique take on the world, and I respect her for that}}}. In 3 years, I will be 55 years old and undoubtably marveling at the cliche bantered around in the 1990's marketing campaign (by some insurance company)... "freedom 55". I made it, despite the challenges … Continue reading In 3 years, I’m going to be mucking around on the farm!

Companionship and portability!

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What is good about having a pet? When I’ve had enough of our house-panthers, I can scoop them up and toss them into a room. I do that to a human child, I get arrested. My niece & nephew are old enough to avoid this fate (when they eventually visit our farm). And companionship. The … Continue reading Companionship and portability!

My favourite websites, in semi-order…

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Wikipedia, of course. I treat it like the worldwide edition of People Magazine + TMZ + Encyclopedia Galactica 🙂 . I like knowing that I can never view all the pages in my lifetime. For fun, TS will ask me how I got from Point Aye to Bee... and I show her! Wikivoyage. Ibid. I … Continue reading My favourite websites, in semi-order…

We are on the move!

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Middle-aged cats grinding away. Homesteading workout, no?

Sitting on the ball of doom and the homesteader regime!

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What is your favorite form of physical exercise? I find myself falling asleep on inflated exercise balls... and TS finds that mildly amazed that I can do it (for hours?!). When I am feeling like a nogoodnik, I grab Io (1 of our housepanthers) and corporally cuddle her. That cat looks resigned to her fate. … Continue reading Sitting on the ball of doom and the homesteader regime!

Misbehaving Jetpack?!

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https://blackdogbiscuits.ca/2023/10/28/i-would-howl-at-the-moon-then-im-good-to-go/ I’ve been posting all morning… and the service isn’t updating it. Le sigh.

Cultural Appropriation

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PN is angry. When I got up this morning, TS showed me a news article on CBC. First Nation's advocate and musician Buffy Sainte-Marie isn't who she says she is. Her identity was a fabrication. And her birth family were silenced by the musician's legal team. I feel betrayed by this 82-year-old entertainer who profited … Continue reading Cultural Appropriation

A manicure (fix these claws up)… that’s what I would try.

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Pedicures and Flesherton detours.

Day 2 At The Fall Festival

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…and this time, TS and PN are properly kitted up. Fleece butt warmers. Mitts. Gloves. Toques. Wool socks. Exothermic paw pads. This venue used to be a tobacco drying shed… the site was breezy, cool and dry yesterday. Visit Black Dog Biscuits if you’re curious about the event. These stone ventilation ports are on all … Continue reading Day 2 At The Fall Festival

Come visit us at Elora (Ontario) this weekend!

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Semi-retired. Busy!

The Bruce Trail Conservancy – they get my mythical $1M

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Truth can be stranger than fiction, no?

We’ve got a rental!

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We have an interim place to live!