Archive for September, 2008

Remember those “call before you dig” commercials?

Posted by Tricia in Tuesday, September 30th 2008

Yesterday our neighborhood got a stark reminder as to why you should always call your gas, electric and or telephone company before you start digging in your yard …

At about 11 a.m. the sound of police, fire and ambulance sirens filled the air. Chris and I went outside and we were startled to see [...]

Topics: Home and Lifestyle, Items to Try, The Neighborhood, Toronto Tags: accident, ambulance, blocked_street, call_before_you_dig, digging, Emergency, EMS, firetrucks, gas, gas_leak, gas_line, Neighborhood, neighbors, police, roots, scary, smell, tree_roots, yard

I Can’t believe it’s just about time to start shopping for Christmas presents

Posted by Tricia in Monday, September 29th 2008

Do you ever watch American Dad? It’s on, on Sunday nights and the season premiere was on last night. Chris and I taped the show last night on our PVR so we’re just watching it now.
We both love that show, its so funny! It’s definitely not for people that have young [...]

Topics: Entertainment, Family, Gifts, Home and Lifestyle, Items to Try, Shopping, Television Tags: American_Dad_DVD, brother, chicago, christmas, christmas_shopping, funny_show, Gifts, gift_idea, season_3, shoping, show, Television

The Toad Lily and it’s freckled petals

Posted by Tricia in Sunday, September 28th 2008

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If you thought Lilies only bloomed in the spring or early summer I have one for you that blooms during Autumn. It’s called the Toad Lily:

These little beauties are just starting to form buds and only a few have begun to bloom. However in a week or so they will all be in [...]

Topics: Gardening, Green Thumb Sunday, Photography, Recreation, Toronto, Tricia's Garden Tags: autumn, blooming, buds, delicate, fall, flower, flowers, forming, freckled, Green_Thumb_Sunday, GTS, petals, pretty, speckled, Toad_lily

Out of this world gift idea

Posted by Tricia in Saturday, September 27th 2008

I’m sure by now you’ve heard that you can have new stars named after you or a loved one, even those discovering new species sometimes offer up the chance to have the new species named after yourself (ie Stephen Colbert now has a spider named after him!), but did you know that you can buy [...]

Topics: Entertainment, Gifts, Humor, Items to Try, Services Tags: buy_the_moon, funny, gift_idea, lunar, lunar_land_claim, moon_property, odd

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