We’re still optimistic that a mural can be applied to that north wall. This array has 1 empty row for PV expansion. Rydall Construction has history with us. And you need to give them your business. Ask me about it! The buried cistern will supplement our SLOW refill well. Its final colour may complement the … Continue reading Friday, August 2/24 Evening Update
What are your daily habits? Heh, this sounds like a phishing exercise! Sooooo, what’s the name of your favourite pet? What’s yer mother’s maiden name? What’s the name of the first street… school teacher… brother/sister/moose from your childhood? For those security questions, I fire up my password manager and generate an incoherent character string. The … Continue reading 2 FELINE AUTHENTICATION (2FA)
Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? Sustainable lifestyle can be a tricky weasel word (phrase) for me to define. If I look at it from a financial POV, am I living within my means. I have a guaranteed basic income. I’m not burning through money that I … Continue reading Money. Gasoline. Impact. Relationships. Felines. Food.
Upon first blush, I answered today’s writing prompt like this: https://blackdogbiscuits.ca/2024/06/16/like-this/ All true. Moreover… I’m enjoying the flexibility of working some days, and walking away others. I find I now have the fortitude to stick with tasks, as time constraints are now less for me. I don’t worry about a cohort of young adults - … Continue reading A more thoughtful answer…
Daily writing promptDescribe one of your favorite moments.View all responses My other favourite moments: When I slip out of my fugue state, and surface from meditation. When I was in the classroom, and an intense, ELL D, young Russian woman dissected her frog, with precision. AND I call attention to her work. And all the … Continue reading When I was a teacher, the last 10 minutes of a class; as a normal human being, when I look outside my window in my home… or,…
TS was able to sell more product this week in Tobermory. The straw-bale crews are finishing up the interior walls and should start the finishing coat next week.
https://blackdogbiscuits.ca/2024/05/26/im-pleased-i-can-rig-up-a-tent-without-hurting-myself/ For a weekly market, our session at the Handicraft House has been a surprising success. Location. Location. Location. Easy and safe to get off (and back on) the highway (Ontario Highway 6). That's all I have to report today... I need to get back to the construction site and water my walls! Mind you, … Continue reading My spouse’s business had its most successful event yet!
While we were slinging dog biscuits, the second coat of concrete-plaster is being added to the walls.
What brands does a semi-retired professional support? Construction site update.
Local cuisine.
Act locally!
Bank fraud happened to us. Twice.
https://blackdogbiscuits.ca/2024/03/09/why-i-would-go-to-owen-sounzd-farmers-market-2/ Visit our neighbour at the market… $5 papusa! Here’s a fellow vendor I want YOU to support. Latino Ranch, tel. 519-387-5280. Link.
What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? And that. And this. And especially, this and THAT. https://blackdogbiscuits.ca/2024/02/24/we-are-on-the-scene/ Location: 88 Eight Street East, Owen Sound, Ontario! Want to pick this album up. great horns!
https://blackdogbiscuits.ca/2024/02/17/dont-be-cheap/ My answer to today’s writing prompt (“how do I budget?”).
Homes in the bush, stepping away from full-time pedagogy.
**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!
I like to signal boost.
