I got a new toy in the mail the other day… I know you can do a lot with regards to polarization in post-production with Photoshop, but I wanted to try out using the real thing. The kit came with three filters; one being the standard skylight UV filter, which I needed an extra of…
Completely out of season
Well I managed to get some knitting done this past weekend, at the cottage, where it got down to MINUS THREE DEGREES on Sunday night. Sheesh. I was freaking out about my tomatoes at home because even Toronto had a risk of frost. Thankfully I was able to reach someone with a key to move…
Growing things and sewing things
I’ve finally begun disseminating the tomato and chile seedlings. I just repotted a second batch of seedlings because I had run out of room earlier with the first batch. They’ll take a week or two to catch up but the ones I repotted about three weeks ago are huge and need to go in the…
Finally some knitting content
I don’t know why lately but knitting has been super low on the priority list lately. Maybe its gardening season, maybe its utter exhaustion due to my job. Normally the knitting helps with stress but I’ve been rather disinterested in it lately. I’m sure this will change once we head off to the cottage next…
Oh noooooooooooo!!!!
This morning, as I was just taking my first few sips of coffee and wondering how much darker it was going to get with the impending storm, I started hearing a rumbling coming from the west…it grew louder and louder until suddenly golf ball sized hail began to crash down on everything! It was rather…
How to make a memory
I don’t know if it’s the stress of the past very hectic work week, or just that enough time has passed since we said goodbye, but this week, the loss of my big dog Zeus seemed to become more acute. I wanted to share something here that I thought others might find useful, something that…
Neighbourhood celebrity
I know I’m only perpetuating this, but I finally got a super shot of the little winged terror this morning. CityTV did show the clip again last night but didn’t include Chris’s interview. But my neighbours made it on. Guess they made for a more interesting interview. Oh and it’s posted as a “top story”…
Robin makes Breakfast Television
I’m not sure if they’ll post the video on the BT website, but this morning our neighbourhood Kamikaze Robin made it on TV! Breakfast Television’s producers contacted me yesterday about my post, and this morning they sent a camera guy. He came by super early, before we were even out of bed (thank God, because…
April showers bring May flowers
Just trying to get through the work days… and one of the things that helps is coming home and enjoying the changes in my garden.
Kamikaze robin
Thank God for three day old pizza and toaster ovens. That’s what’s going through my mind after a four-hour marathon board meeting on the Monday preceding the 10 busiest days of the work year for me, at 10 p.m. in the evening, only 15 minutes after I walked through the door. The Monday after missing…