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Relentlessly curious software engineer. Piano player. Traveller. Healthy lifestyle. Mostly harmless.
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2017-12-08 17:50
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Worldmappin
2023-08-07 21:01
Ottawa Busker Festival
Sparks Street, Ottawa
Wikipedia will tell you that Sparks Street in Ottawa was one of the earliest streets here that was closed to become an outdoor pedestrian mall, way back in 1967, but what it's known for by tourists and
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Wednesday Walk
2023-05-10 20:43
Wednesday Walk: Trillium Walk
I was gardening today and during a quick break for lunch I remembered that it's Wednesday and time for WednesdayWalk(!) I have been wanting to walk over to the nearby bush (forest) to see if there were
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HiveGarden
2023-04-13 19:36
HiveGarden: A Surprising April Update
A week ago, I didn't think I would be doing an April update. We had more snow than normal and I really thought our spring gardening would be delayed. There was a foot of snow on my deck and only a little
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Wednesday Walk
2023-04-11 23:23
Wednesday Walk: Spring is mucky!
I headed out for my Wednesday walk a day early. The snow has been disappearing rapidly -- that's wonderful -- but as optimistic as I am, I still reached over my running shoes to the back of the closet
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Silver Bloggers
2023-04-06 19:19
Some weather yesterday, an ice storm.
It's not unusual for us to have the last snowfall of the season at the end of March but it is a little unusual to have an ice storm in April. That's what happened yesterday. It wasn't a big deal, not anything
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Wednesday Walk
2023-03-15 19:18
Wednesday Walk with flashbacks
In February and March, the grey skies of winter transition to this beautiful blue. The snow still comes and goes but the light changes, and you can feel spring in the air. With each snowfall now, you wonder
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NeedleWorkMonday
2023-02-20 18:26
Knitted dishcloths, a yarn experiment
It's time. I pitched one of the 3 dishcloths I knit 2 years ago, and I don't normally keep track but as I had included them in a Hive post, I knew. 2 years -- is that all? This one, above, isn't going
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HiveGarden
2023-02-09 19:04
HiveGarden: Everything blooms in February
In my house, everything blooms in February. Last month, I didn't do a garden update because nothing much was happening. And now in February, I couldn't wait to show you, but as I was preparing to post
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Feathered Friends
2023-01-27 21:11
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How do birds survive the winter?
At this time of year, walking the trails in my area, you're bound to see some of these little guys. This one is a white-breasted nuthatch. In the autumn they form mixed flocks with the chickadees and that
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Silver Bloggers
2022-12-16 22:05
Snowy Day
The snow started falling early this morning. We have had only one light snowfall this winter but we are expecting 16 cm (6.3") over 2 days. By the time I was awake, there was already an army of snow
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SublimeSunday
2022-12-11 23:03
My Sublime Sunday
'Science experiments', getting things done, and relaxing; three of my favourite things and often combined on a Sunday. Above, it's not really fruitcake in the old cookie tin. I awakened this morning to
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HiveGarden
2022-12-06 22:51
HiveGarden: December Update
The summer season was a little longer this year but now I'm back to my indoor garden. Above, a delicate flower on my Christmas cactus. This is the end of its flowering period which is roughly November
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WE ARE MOVING
2022-10-19 17:52
WednesdayWalk Around My Neighbourhood
I'm really fortunate to live in an area with ample parkland and trails. Before we head out, this is the beautiful sugar maple that reflects its golden light into my bedroom at this time of year. Just watch
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Foodies Bee Hive
2022-10-14 21:29
Nanny's Tuna Casserole and winging it
Lately, I have been pondering what my ancestors ate. I'm a ponderer by nature, and with both the time and the inclination to wonder, and with the internet, I can get lost for hours. What prompted it, this
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Wednesday Walk
2022-10-05 22:29
Wednesday Walk ~ The start of fall colours
This afternoon I popped out for a walk on the trail. It has been a few weeks for me and I was eager to see the colours as trees here and there in my neighbourhood had started changing. If you don't know
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Worldmappin
2022-09-23 23:31
The Carp Fair ~ "The Best Little Fair in Canada"
Carp Fairgrounds (weekly market and annual fair
It's a lovely little fair, very typical of our country fairs, and due to its close proximity to Ottawa, it gets more traffic. I like that it's well organized and it has an excellent horse show. And it
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Feathered Friends
2022-09-14 01:07
Silhouettes: Bird on a Wire
Last Sunday, it was late afternoon and I was sitting at a patio table listening to the band with a glass of wine in front of me. I had been snapping a few photos when I spotted him/her and my camera has
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WE ARE MOVING
2022-09-11 22:29
A fast walk in late summer ~ wild asters, goldenrod and mosquitos
It has been two months since I was last out for a walk on this trail. I don't know, it seemed whenever the idea for a long walk hit me, there had been a recent thunderstorm and I know better than to take
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WE ARE MOVING
2022-08-12 18:05
American Red Squirrels
I spent last week at our family cottage where there are a bunch of little red squirrels around. Love them or hate them, they certainly are cute, but beware! Leave a coffee cup unattended and a squirrel
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HiveGarden
2022-08-10 20:29
HiveGarden: My August Update
That is a Lebanese cucumber, my first one, and in my rush to try it I completely forgot to photograph it first! That was July 24th. In August, it's normally hot here and we have had some of that, but I
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