Wildlife

Here's a photo of that duck outside our house. She was enjoying the rain that day. M said he almost drove over her while backing out of the driveway one morning. He found broken egg shells behind a shrub, so it seems she was nesting there and it wasn't safe from the other wildlife.

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Creative Tuesdays - Travel

Here's my contribution to Creative Tuesday's 'Travel' theme. I'm calling it 'Cocktails'. Join us, won't you?




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The Perfect Day

Here is our latest 'indiscretion'. It's 'Girl Guide Cookies time of the year!' These chocolate and vanilla ones are my (and K's) favourite. Well, he also likes the chocolate mint ones.

K had a fun 15th birthday party at Laserquest (laser tag games) yesterday. It was nice to see some of his old friends from elementary school as well as get together with his existing friends. There were about 10 of them in all. The lovely spring weather only helped to make it the perfect day.


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How routine can be the great enlivener

ID ten T error

L stayed up all night doing an essay for school the other day. It's a crazy age.

I used my 'one step' garlic plus spice to make a quick roasted asparagus yesterday. I just lay the asparagus on a baking tray lined with a sheet of parchment paper. I drizzled extra virgin olive oil over them,shook the spices over top and baked for 10 minutes at 400F. They were delicious.

I recently got the following from an e-mail. Know anyone like this? (-:

I was having trouble with my computer. So I called John, the 11 year
old next door whose bedroom looks like Mission Control, and asked him to
come over..

John clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.

As he was walking away, I called after him, 'So, what was wrong?

He replied, 'It was an ID ten T error.'

I didn't want to appear to stupid, but nonetheless inquired, 'An, ID
ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it again.'

John grinned. 'Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?''

No,' I replied.

'Write it down,' he said, 'and I think you'll figure it out.'

So I wrote down: I D 1 0 T

I used to like that little sh**.


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Germs

I saved this cute one from PJ's blog the other day, she has some great finds.

I was listening to a popular radio show yesterday morning...anyway they had this Dr Katz on...he appears on 'The View' in the U.S. He was interesting. He talked about the germiest places...one of the worst is your purse because of the places you leave it during the day. He advised never to rest it on the floor as it usually ends up on your kitchen counter before you make dinner. The other dirtiest thing is your hotel room bedspread and the hotel TV remote. He advises wiping the remote with at least a 65% alcohol wipe as anything less won't kill any germs. He advises you to keep your toothbrush covered and your toilet lid down as when it flushes it can splash fecal matter onto your toothbrush! Well this is your gross-out for today!


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The Longevity Game

Here's a neat quiz for you today, called 'The Longevity Game'. It says: 'How long can you expect to live? We developed the Longevity Game to give you a peek into your future by identifying the factors that can lead to a healthier, more productive life.'

It was pouring rain all day yesterday but I went about my errands anyway. I looked out the front door in the morning and saw the young duck on the driveway, the one that had stepped from beneath a shrub the other morning. I guess he was enjoying the wet weather.

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What could I do?

I was at the grocery store the other day and saw these Lindt chocolate bunnies (100g/3.5oz) for half price! What could I do? I got 2 milk chocolate ones, and a dark chocolate one. I don't feel so bad, a friend of mine told me she just ate a whole bunny.

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