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This past week I spent more time in the car than in front of the computer. For someone whose commute is usually 8 feet across the hall (often done wearing pjs and slippers) this was a stressful time for me. I had to go to Toronto twice, including a there, back and there again in […]
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This past week I was on vacation at the in-laws cottage. My son brought a friend and the two of them spent much of the week listening to music by the Arrogant Worms. They listened so much that every time I woke in the middle of the night I’d have one of their songs running
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After a short Carnival break, I’m happy to send you over to the Boomer Chronicles this week for Blogging Boomers Carnival #169. As always, this eclectic group of bloggers who happen to be baby boomers have written about some interesting topics. This week includes new and better testing for prostate cancer (near and dear to
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This past week I looked out my front door to see this silly robin trying to build a nest in one of the hanging flower baskets on my front porch. I watched him for quite a while, digging around. It kind of reminded me of the P.D. Eastman children’s book The Best Next. He kept
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Sometimes I feel like I’m living a slightly schizophrenic life. As a marketing consultant specializing in social media, I spend a large chuck of my life immersed in the online World. I’m connecting with other online experts, and using each of the tools. I’m looking at how other businesses are marketing themselves online. I’m online
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This past week my son’s school held their annual Grade 6 Breakfast. The kids are moving onto a new school next year so this was their “graduation” ceremony. They had a kids-only portion and then parents were invited for the formal part of the event that included awards and certificates. My smart ass son thanked
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I gained some serious “cool mom points” for this past weekend. I took my son and some friends to my mother-in-law’s cottage for an early birthday celebration. We picked the boys up from school Friday and brought them back late Sunday afternoon. The boys had fireworks and presents Friday night, a hike, cake and bonfire
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We’ve had some amazing weather the past week. And my peonies are in full bloom. I love the smell of them, not to mention their bursting blooms in a vase in my living room. They just cheer up the place. While I was picking some the other day my husband decided to take a few
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It’s a beautiful Monday morning here in Owen Sound; day three of the first long weekend of the summer. This celebration of Queen Victoria’s birthday gives us blue sky, warm temperatures and the neighbours’ garage sales … where people buy other people’s crap to take home so they need to have a garage sale of
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This past weekend was the unofficial end of spring here in Canada. This coming weekend is known as the May 2-4 weekend; a long weekend officially celebrating the birth of Queen Victoria but in reality, the traditional time for opening the cottage for the summer. In unusual fashion, this year’s long weekend actually includes May
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