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Absolutely huge pot of bright blue hydrangeas living in my dining room because the backyard is still under construction. Does anyone know what to feed them to retain the colour?
Blue blue
Category: RIGHT NOW
Observations at this point in time
Happy Mothers’ Day
Everyone should think about a day off today and take some time to stop and smell the roses.
Sage advice
Because you already have an idea of the consequences
One of my mantras 😀 No matter what your preferred utensil, it’s probably good to have a plan, be willing to change course mid-stream and be open to the wisdom and experience of others. And keep moving forward…
Water issues
It’s always something
Plumbing is all fixed just in time as Saturday night brought biblical proportion rains. So nice to be able to enjoy a hot bath, no matter what the weather, but perhaps not immediately as there is a full load of soaking-wet, half-done laundry sitting in the tub. Oh joy, the 15 year-old washing machine is officially on its last legs. I can’t even anymore…
In the light of day
Internal landscape
So that’s the culprit in all of the recent plumbing woes, an impressive 6’ long crack in the cast iron stack that has been leaking in secret for who knows how long and only recently came to our attention thanks to the deluge of rain last week.
Kudos to the plumber who did a fantastic job and had a sense of humour to boot. Encourage kids to go into the trades – as long as there are old houses there will always be work.
Not yet Spring
Indoor bouquets only
Still too cold here for anything but hostas to be happy in the ground . Keeping my fingers crossed May will bring warmer temperatures.
NOT ONLY YOU
Everyone else is making so much noise our own fake news is lost in the shuffle.
SWEET SALTY CREAMY SAVOURY GOODNESS
Some days you just don’t want to sit down to a large plate of anything – out with Miss Z on a sunny afternoon we opted for a little bit of everything: fresh guacamole with house nachos, sweet potato fries with coriander and chipotle mayo, a double fudge brownie with vanilla ice cream and, of course, a refreshing cocktail – a tall glass of Mezcal with lime and muddled strawberries. Yum.
VERY BERRY TART
A spur-of-the-moment chocolate almond garden berry tart – because pie is good anytime. What is your favourite pie?
FORTUNE COOKIE 109
I want names!
WHEN IN DOUBT, BAKE BREAD
More grey skies and cold winds wreaking havoc with my sad garden and cloudy mood. Best to limit indoor activities that lift our spirits and remind us that it is the simpler things in life that sustain us.
Help Yourself
Experimenting with a cauliflower crust yielded some tasty results. What is your favourite pizza?
Think on your Feet
In these days where much seems orchestrated, improvisation should be a welcomed part of our required skill set.
Gimme Shelter
Hope the roof on this baby wasn’t built by the same contractor who installed the one on the Olympic Stadium 
I really wish local government would get with the program and accept that not all tourists to our fair city are francophone: Such a great PS installation should at least be bilingual and then everyone could go home and say they saw the world’s largest 
and not wonder what that was all about.
Happy (Canadian, eh) Thanksgiving
A most happy holiday weekend to all my Canuck friends and followers!
Life imitates Art imitates Art imitates Life
I’m always fascinated by the elements that make up some of the larger murals splashed around Montreal. In this three-story high piece, there’s a very literate and informed conversation going on between artist and viewer but I’m not actually sure how many people are picking up the thread, how many passers-by are aware of the references (age, interest and culture probably being a deciding factor) and how such iconic images are woven together in a greater commentary.
Walk on by or stop and think about it for awhile.
Good Morning Sunshine
OR Every Vulcan’s perfect day. Have a beautiful one in your neighbourhood.
The same but different
Take joy in diversity : Recognize similitude : Create harmony
Now and Always
Strive for Liberty, practice Equality, extend Fraternity.
Our prayers go out to all those who suffer – everywhere.
Blued
No man is an island
in his sea of desire
Nor rootless
for bending
whipped by wind
and water
uplifted
with little
but some semblance
of his former self
Post No Bills
Everybody has something to say, not everyone wants to hear it…
Try harder
To not lose patience, to be more compassionate, to let things go, to find that satisfaction that builds the strength to continue…
Rainy Days and Mondays
Autumn seems busy kissing cold toes and the streets are slick with rain washing away the dust of summer. No need to go out today…
Beauty in the Beast
Sometimes the digital age seems all too much, then there are energizing days when my brain feels like this…
The future looks bright
The torpor of the season is wearing off with cooler nights and the smell of autumn in the air. Still summer in my brain though…
Call Pest Control
So thrilled the hibiscus planted 2 years ago has finally decided to bloom. Not so thrilled these little visitors have decided to take a break from their condo building on the side of the house to have lunch here. No way I’m getting up a ladder with an eviction notice…
Small Pleasures are awesome
There was a time when certain foods had their own undeniable flavour and were only eaten during season. Wild local strawberries at dusk bring back filtered memories of childhood, cicada song among the sweetgrass and that sleepy satisfaction at the end of a day that the world couldn’t get much better.
I would put forward that small unexpected pleasures, like the taste of a perfectly ripe summer berry bursting in your mouth, are the ones that make it all worthwhile. They are awesome because they are more than just the thing itself: they call out to the past, inform the present and remind us how things should be – one perfect moment at a time…
Just a little snack
Summer Mango salsa on home-made pita nachos
Join me!
Urban Archeology
I’ve passed over this piece of sidewalk graffiti more times than I can count and each time I have wondered about the circumstances of its making. And no, the image isn’t reversed as the “words” scrawled into the concrete would suggest. What do they say and to whom? The whole reminds me of ancient Roman graffiti – but one doubts it will last as long…
How hot?
could be worse – could be six feet of snow
ACROSS THE BORED 