What’s Up
I don’t post much about what I do from day-to-day, except for round-ups of each month. I will break the pattern by just posting about what’s up! I am busy planning a trip to Toronto. We’ll be there soon, 5 days/5
My Taxation Situation
Get ready for a long grumble if you talk to anyone in Canada about sales tax! Its visibility on our receipts makes it the brunt of our loudest tax complaining. Since 2008 when the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST)
My Taxation Situation
Get ready for a long grumble if you talk to anyone in Canada about sales tax! Its visibility on our receipts makes it the brunt of our loudest tax complaining. Since 2008 when the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Older, Worser
When I was a youngster, I went through a phase of thinking old people were kind of pathetic. Not my grandparents, of course, but all those other old people. Maybe I got this from my Nan, who hated going shopping
Older, Worser
When I was a youngster, I went through a phase of thinking old people were kind of pathetic. Not my grandparents, of course, but all those other old people. Maybe I got this from my Nan, who hated going shopping
What I Liked About March
First, what I didn’t like about March: 31 more days of winter including a huge snowstorm on the 26th Paying for yet another boiler/furnace repair (have decided to replace it with a heat pump/air exchanger system soon) Lots of
What I Liked About March
First, what I didn’t like about March: 31 more days of winter including a huge snowstorm on the 26th Paying for yet another boiler/furnace repair (have decided to replace it with a heat pump/air exchanger system soon) Lots of
READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report #6
I was really happy to have a bookish month! I spent the last week putting up a site on Goodreads. So if you follow the blog mainly for the book posts, you can go there instead! I will continue to
READING DOWN THE HOUSE Report #6
I was really happy to have a bookish month! I spent the last week putting up a site on Goodreads. So if you follow the blog mainly for the book posts, you can go there instead! I will continue to
Am I Cultured?
Although I was not born into high culture, there is no question I’ve always aspired to it. Not for the status, but for the knowledge. How would I know if I was a cultured individual? I’d need a checklist
Am I Cultured?
Although I was not born into high culture, there is no question I’ve always aspired to it. Not for the status, but for the knowledge. How would I know if I was a cultured individual? I’d need a checklist
Never Ever
Sometimes I read blogs about what others are doing and I think, “I will never, ever do that.” Thrill Seeking I will never parachute, bungee jump, go ice climbing or scuba diving, or fly a plane. On the other hand,
Never Ever
Sometimes I read blogs about what others are doing and I think, “I will never, ever do that.” Thrill Seeking I will never parachute, bungee jump, go ice climbing or scuba diving, or fly a plane. On the other hand,
How to Read More
Not everyone I know is bookish like me. I often hear, “I wish I had time to read.” I also hear, “I wish I worked in a library, like you, so I could sit around and read.” Grrr! There is
How to Read More
Not everyone I know is bookish like me. I often hear, “I wish I had time to read.” I also hear, “I wish I worked in a library, like you, so I could sit around and read.” Grrr! There is
Winter Wardrobe Slump
I am in the midst of my annual Canadian winter wardrobe slump. I’ve been wearing my winter clothes since about the first of December, and I’ll still be wearing pullover sweaters for all of April, and then some. I keep
Winter Wardrobe Slump
I am in the midst of my annual Canadian winter wardrobe slump. I’ve been wearing my winter clothes since about the first of December, and I’ll still be wearing pullover sweaters for all of April, and then some. I keep
How Many Blogs?
How many blogs do you follow? And how many do you read? I spend a lot of time reading and commenting on blogs; a minimum of 2 hours a day, and sometimes much more. I decided to take a closer
How Many Blogs?
How many blogs do you follow? And how many do you read? I spend a lot of time reading and commenting on blogs; a minimum of 2 hours a day, and sometimes much more. I decided to take a closer
An Exacting Life 