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Urbanite green thumb, amateur baker, visual artist extraordinaire.
And I like to ride my bike too.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Simple pleasure #22 - simple pleasures
Reminding myself that there are always simple pleasures to savour despite whatever chaos I may encounter throughout the day.
Simple pleasure #21 - bike riding
Riding my bike home from work on a lovely autumn afternoon.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Goodbye Sally the Sentra
Today we said goodbye to Sally. She was a tough 'ol gal who saw us
safely through many adventures including camping at Sanbanks, fireworks
gazing in Niagara Falls and pumpkin picking in the Greenbelt. Closer to
home we visited friends and family, hauled groceries and made it to
school and work on time.
She endured extreme weather conditions, several hours at the garage (for reasons other than standard maintenance), and the not so tidy habits of her youngest passengers.
With a dent in her hood, rust on her side, a wonky door handle, mystery rattle, coolant leak and over 304,540 KM on her odometer, we thought it best to bid her adieu. Finally.
We thank her for her service and hope to one day see her parts upcycled into something like an art sculpture, garden tools or a park bench. That would be really cool.
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She endured extreme weather conditions, several hours at the garage (for reasons other than standard maintenance), and the not so tidy habits of her youngest passengers.
With a dent in her hood, rust on her side, a wonky door handle, mystery rattle, coolant leak and over 304,540 KM on her odometer, we thought it best to bid her adieu. Finally.
We thank her for her service and hope to one day see her parts upcycled into something like an art sculpture, garden tools or a park bench. That would be really cool.
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Got an old car that has had its last day? Consider donating it to http://kidney.ca/kidneycar. Help the environment and people living with kidney disease across Canada.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Simple pleasure #21 - fenders
Bicycle fenders on a rainy day.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Simple pleasure # 20 - sleeping in
Turning the alarm on the clock to "OFF" before going to bed on Friday night.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Excuse me waiter, there’s a wasp in my coffee
Well this was an unusual sight to come home to.
Yesterday afternoon I was about to make my way to the back of my house through the narrow pathway that separates mine from my neighbours' house, when I spotted a mug perched on the floor at the side of my front porch. The mug isn’t one of mine so intrigue lured me to take a closer look.
What I saw was a wasp doing the backstroke in a few ounces of what looked like coffee. Huh.
I assumed the mug belonged to my neighbour and would come for it later, so I left it and carried along my way.
Could this be a new trend in homemade wasp traps? Leave a mug of coffee on the porch and wait for the wasps to fly in and drown? It seemed to work. The pesky insects are everywhere this time of year and people can get pretty creative with ways to keep them away. I have a friend who used to hang large balls of paper in the tree above her outdoor dining table. The idea was for the wasps to see another "nest" and stay away. Unfortunately I'm not sure it worked so well, but it did make for interesting tree ornaments.
My technique is to give the wasps a swat with a tightly rolled magazine. Making contact usually gets them to fly away.
Store bought traps are another option. During a recent trip to Canadian Tire I was browsing the pest control aisle when a gentleman came by and grabbed a Wasp Trap with Hanger from the shelf. "It works best if you put cheap beer in it," he said to me.
"What kind of cheap beer?" I asked. I wasn't looking for a wasp trap, and I don't drink beer, but I was curious about what was considered cheap and works. You know, for future reference. I think his response was "Coors" but by now I honestly can't remember. I do know, however, that Coors is less on the dollar scale, then say, Creemore Springs.
The gentleman went on to suggest a trap for my own pest issue. But that's another story...
So there you have it. Be it coffee in a mug, hanging papers balls, magazine rolls or store bought traps on a hanger, there are plenty of techniques to try out to get rid of wasps.
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