Info-bleed
In a span of roughly 6 months, I have received at least 5 email messages at my gmail account intended for someone else. It happens, right? But how would you Continue Reading →
Month: February 2011
Crafty Give-away
I got crafty today after I did some overdue mending including a pretty rough job of darning a couple of holes in the sleeves of my favourite sweater. First, I Continue Reading →
Yarnbombed!
By the end of the day on Wednesday, there was over 20 cm of snow on the deck. Yesterday was cold but buses were running and aside from ice and Continue Reading →
Freedom to Snow Day
While I did make an effort to get to work, there was ongoing trouble with transit buses all over the region including 4 tangled at the foot of the next Continue Reading →
What is an Urban Homesteader?
On our modest urban lot, in a home nearly 100 years old, we raise vegetables and fruit, we compost, we preserve what we grow, we repurpose castoff materials, we build, Continue Reading →
A Weekend on our Homestead
We’ve been pondering pulling up roots and moving again but the more we look around the more I love our neighbourhood and the potential that our lot and home still Continue Reading →
Stupidity TM
Today has been an interesting day to be watching fellow urban homestead-types get wound up into a tight ball of rage spiked with solidarity and mixed with a dash of Continue Reading →
Why I Love the New Facebook Pages
I cannot believe it but I actually feel the need to praise Zuckerberg’s Army for the complete redesign to their Pages interface. Being able to switch to “use Facebook as Continue Reading →
Bob.
Cruising through Vimeo this morning I came across this fun little video by Willi Landl & Band for their song,”Bob.” The video makes good use of an apartment and subtle Continue Reading →
When equal isn’t
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Many were the years I got one or two or maybe just a small handful of cards, from my closest friends. Rare were the secret admirer cards Continue Reading →