Heard on the radio the other morning:
"I have anal glaucoma"
"???"
"I just can't see my arse coming in to work today"
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9 Signs you're happier than you think
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Fall Flowers
I picked up this pot of flowers from our local Costco Warehouse store. It will give much fall cheer when I look outside this season.
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Museums suffer as art moves online
I bought tickets for this lottery and these were the lucky winners:
3 Burford, Ont., Farmers Win $23 Million In Friday Night's Lotto Max Draw
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Creative Tuesdays - Taking Flight
Here's my contribution to Creative Tuesdays "Taking Flight" theme. I hope you can see that these are hot air balloons! It's my usual water colour crayons on water colour paper. Would you go up in one of these? Not me!
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Steven Johnson - Where Good Ideas Come From
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Steven Johnson - Where Good Ideas Come From
Monday, September 27, 2010
Interesting Tidbit
My mother mentioned to me the other night that CNN's Anderson Cooper's mother is Gloria Vanderbilt. If I knew that, I had forgotten, interesting tidbit.
I had a poster that needed framing and I noticed that Michael's craft store had a 60% off sale on framing, so I decided to get it done. I chose to have it laminated in a canvas finish as opposed to a matte finish and picked what I think is the perfect frame for it. It will be ready for pickup in 2 to 3 weeks, all I'll have to do is hang it up. Even at 60% off, a nice framing job costs over $100. If I like the finished product, I'll post a photo up. They had no samples of what a 'canvas' finish is like, so there's a bit of suspense involved!
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6 biggest lies about food busted
I had a poster that needed framing and I noticed that Michael's craft store had a 60% off sale on framing, so I decided to get it done. I chose to have it laminated in a canvas finish as opposed to a matte finish and picked what I think is the perfect frame for it. It will be ready for pickup in 2 to 3 weeks, all I'll have to do is hang it up. Even at 60% off, a nice framing job costs over $100. If I like the finished product, I'll post a photo up. They had no samples of what a 'canvas' finish is like, so there's a bit of suspense involved!
News
6 biggest lies about food busted
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Canned Peaches
My friend S brought me some canned peaches, she helps her sister make batches of these at this time of year. They also do wonderful canned beets and this year they made batches of raspberry jam. The beauty of doing this yourself is that you can control the amount of sugar, or whatever preservatives are required. You also have to enjoy doing this, because it takes a lot of time and you need helpers. I'm the lucky and appreciative consumer.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Gathering Supplies
I spent yesterday gathering supplies for L, as M and K drove up to see her at the university today. I was trying to find her new pencil cases, but the back to school season is over and none of the good ones are left. Oh well. OK, she asked for some shot glasses and what else is a good mom to do but get some for her? A friend stopped by to drop off some supplies for his daughter who is at the same university. We're arranging to car pool with them for Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend, to bring the girls home. L had reserved a VIA rail train ticket, hopefully she can cancel it.
Heard at the mall recently, a conversation between two women in a clothing store:
"I have brown eyes and brown hair. If I wear brown clothes I basically look like a chocolate bar".
(chuckle)
News
This article has a tip for baking cherry tomatoes:
Tomato tip. Even a few cherry tomato plants can produce an overabundance of tomatoes. Here's a simple way to prepare them as one of the vegetables at a meal: Put a dollop of olive oil in a baking dish, add cherry tomatoes to cover the dish bottom, and roll them around to coat with the oil. Sprinkle with salt, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 325 F.
Heard at the mall recently, a conversation between two women in a clothing store:
"I have brown eyes and brown hair. If I wear brown clothes I basically look like a chocolate bar".
(chuckle)
News
This article has a tip for baking cherry tomatoes:
Tomato tip. Even a few cherry tomato plants can produce an overabundance of tomatoes. Here's a simple way to prepare them as one of the vegetables at a meal: Put a dollop of olive oil in a baking dish, add cherry tomatoes to cover the dish bottom, and roll them around to coat with the oil. Sprinkle with salt, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 325 F.
Friday, September 24, 2010
The Winnings
It was a gorgeous day for walking yesterday, very mild out with a pleasant breeze. I met a friend of a friend by chance and we decided to walk together and had a nice chat. Her 35 year job came to an end, so she's now retired in her fifties. If she found the right job, preferably part-time, she would go back to work. But she was telling me about some of the horrible interviews she's been to and the strange, sometimes personal questions she gets asked. Fortunately, she has the option of staying home.
After that, I went over to my mom's and we went for another shorter walk. I read that exercise strengthens the heart, a weak one or otherwise. She asked me to buy her a $5 lottery ticket at the convenience store. I told her to be sure to sign it, I pulled out a pen and she told me to write my name on it and we'll split the winnings equally. Wouldn't that be great? (-:
News
Childhood obesity linked to cold virus
A Good Day to Be a Wombat
After that, I went over to my mom's and we went for another shorter walk. I read that exercise strengthens the heart, a weak one or otherwise. She asked me to buy her a $5 lottery ticket at the convenience store. I told her to be sure to sign it, I pulled out a pen and she told me to write my name on it and we'll split the winnings equally. Wouldn't that be great? (-:
News
Childhood obesity linked to cold virus
A Good Day to Be a Wombat
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