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My Best Garage Sale Customer
We had a community garage sale today. This young lad, who was selling his own items a few doors away, was by my place several times and bought several items each time. I think he might have spent more on … Continue reading
Zorba Dancers
Bonnie and I went to the Greek Festival in Ottawa today. Besides the Greek food there were Greek arts and crafts, music and dancing. These dancers, billed as the Zorba Dancers, were recruited from Greece by the show’s master of … Continue reading
Ottawa Valley Motorcycle Club
The image above represents more nostalgia discovered while preparing for my garage sale. The items above relate to my motorcycle riding which I did for about 15 years starting in the late 1980s. I also rode bikes while in my … Continue reading
30 Years of Briefcases
This Saturday I’m participating in a community garage sale. I’ve been going through boxes, shelves, cupboards and closets, looking for stuff I don’t need. At least 2 of these briefcases should have gone long ago. Together, the three of them … Continue reading
Backoff Government!
Should we all have the right to do whatever we want with our land? The Lanark Landowners Association thinks so. They do have these punchy signs, so we better listen.
Mushroom
I saw this little mushroom near the base of a stump as I mowed my lawn today. It’s actually about 4 cm high.
Mr Clean and the Molly Maids
Cleaning up after the move – Doris, Bonnie and me. I never realized how much fun cleaning an oven could be.
Moving experience
Melanie and Sean moved today. It was a large effort but we had lots of help. I was the truck driver and truck packer. Taylor, took a break from her cleaning and box packing chores to check out the cab … Continue reading
Hackberry grove
I spent some time here yesterday after Simba went to the vet for the last time. It is a grove of Common Hackberry trees near the river. Although not common this far north of Lake Erie, there used to be … Continue reading