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The elephants - natural water filtration

Posted by Tricia in Sunday, October 5th 2008

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Earlier in the week I told you that Chris and I and our dog Midnight went for a walk in Taylor Creek park here in Toronto … remember those muddy dog pictures? (you’ve got to see the pics if you haven’t already, I’ve never seen a dog that well coated in mud!) Well. this [...]

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A concert in the afternoon

Posted by Tricia in Saturday, October 4th 2008

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Chris and I did something different today. We went to a Progressive Rock concert at … of all places … the local Legion Hall.
The bands played from 2:30 pm until about 8:30 pm … I know, very strange hours for a concert, but hey .. it was at a Royal Canadian legion [...]

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It’s cold enough that the furnace came today!

Posted by Tricia in Friday, October 3rd 2008

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It’s been quite cool here in Toronto all week, but I’d say that today was the coolest. It was so cold that our furnace came on for the first time this Fall.
Our furnace is quite loud (and old) so when it first began rumbling at about 5 pm I wasn’t sure if it was [...]

Topics: Home and Lifestyle, Toronto Tags: autumn, Brrr, cold, cool, cool_fall, early, freezing, furnace, home, house, loud, October, oil_furnace, rumble, smell, startled, Toronto

Mud Dog

Posted by Tricia in Wednesday, October 1st 2008

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On Sunday we took our puppy for a hike in Taylor Creek Park here in Toronto. As you can see she found a wet area that was more mud than water!
She was playing with another dog and they disappeared on a trail in the forest for a few minutes and when they [...]

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Remember those “call before you dig” commercials?

Posted by Tricia in Tuesday, September 30th 2008

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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 [...]