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Climate Changes

Climate Changes

I mentioned a couple of days ago that I watched An Inconvenient Truth over the holidays. Having read a fair amount on climate change already, most of the information didn’t come as a real surprise to me, but it did discuss a couple of things 

A Retraction

A Retraction

I’ve been feeling like a total ingrate all day for my little rant about the house last night, because I’m ecstatic that we were actually able to buy anything here, let alone something that’s cute (in spite of it’s aforementioned flaws) and in a nice 

More Crazy Weather and the House

More Crazy Weather and the House

We woke up to another snowy scene this morning. It was very wet though and quickly turned to slushy rain. Even though the snow wasn’t terribly bothersome for most people, it ended up causing the roof of our biggest stadium, BC Place (where the opening 

Things I Love – My Quilt

Things I Love – My Quilt

My mother-in-law made this quilt for us last year. It’s hard to believe that it was one of the first quilting projects she ever did. You can’t see it, but all of our names (including the pets) are sewn into the fabric as part of 

Quail

Quail

My kids adore quail eggs, due in large part to their gorgeous brown speckles and miniature size (they were convinced that they must have chocolate inside the first time they had them). It occurred to me the other day while I was boiling some for 

Demolition Sales

Demolition Sales

I went to my first demolition sale yesterday. Our family gave us Christmas money to use for our ongoing renovation projects, so we were on the hunt for some deals.We originally went because they were selling an entire basement suite (kitchen cabinets, newish fridge and 

Hung Out to Dry

Hung Out to Dry

So, it would seem that one of the things that, according to my darling husband, makes me an oddity (attempting to hang laundry to dry during monsoon season) is about to become a permanent way of life for us. Our lovely little washer/dryer combo (one 

My Favorite Cheese Ball

My Favorite Cheese Ball

Normally I would say it was my husband (sorry honey), but around the holidays my favorite cheese ball is this yummy concoction I came up with a few years ago. I set out looking for a good one, but none of the recipes I found 

Six Weird Things About Me

Monica tagged me with this meme today, where I have to “fess up” to 6 weird things about myself – are you sure you want to play this game, Monica? The Rules: Each player starts with “6 weird things about you”. Each person who gets 

FDA Says Cloned Meat Safe to Eat – But Would We Want To?

The FDA has just announced that they consider the meat and milk from cloned animals to be safe for human consumption, and these products could be on supermarket shelves sometime in the not too distant future. Despite calls for labeling by consumer, food safety, and