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Apparently these things cannot be predicted and they're over so fast it's not worth advertising them, but a free plant give-away has just started here at the Stick Library.

I am reliably informed by the lovely Manon that the bird we saw on the bank of Dow's Lake this morning was a great blue heron.

Our Centretown home has joined Painted Perches, which is "a community art project to turn LeBreton St into an open-air walking gallery of hand-painted birdhouses."

Summary for those who don't want to read this whole article: Super-hot pepper leaves taste good and have caused no ill effects for me.

It's a sure sign of Spring that the Stick Library is back.

Even though Google Calendar alerted me a month ago that Pi Day was coming up, I forgot about it until this morning when people on Mastodon were showing off their creations.

Way back in 2008, I filled a big jar with mineral oil for the lovely Manon and put a candelabra light bulb in it with other stuff so it looked like a giant squid.

Me with a new haircut and the new glasses Back in October, I decided to take a chance and order a new pair of glasses online.

I don't know if doing a single trial counts as doing our own research, but for our New Year's Eve supper, the lovely Manon agreed to my request that we try making four Christmas tree devilled eggs.

I don't do my own research, but I like to do a good literature review now and then.1 Back in the fall, an old friend who is now a retired physician, told us that she has started using nasal sprays and nasal rinses to prevent COVID-19 and other respiratory…

I'm happy to say that we managed to complete the Halloween display for our porch yesterday afternoon.

Closing for the season...

Back in July, a City of Ottawa Forestry inspector came at my request and checked out the Siberian elms next to our house.

I have a new marble shelf in the window of my studio.

I believe that I have invented a new food treat: microwaved egg with grape leaves and chili crisp.

With the unrelenting heat, it seemed like a good idea to put my wet laundry outside instead of running the drier.

Did you know that it is really easy to put your organization on Google Maps?

The lovely Manon has been very indulgent with my affection for waterfalls and has been willing to accompany me to Hog's Back Falls, the Chaudière Falls and even the Rideau Falls.

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A confidential source has informed me that because it is May 5 "Cinco de Mayo", the Stick Library will be reopening today for the season.

To maintain my own sanity in the current world insanity, I've been tackling jobs that I've been procrastinating on.

This post is about Mastodon.

Here's a time lapse of me clearing the driveway today.

Here is the TL:DR - I made a new Corsi-Rosenthal box with a disassembled pedestal fan that is 5 decibels quieter than my old Corsi-Rosenthal box made with a box fan.

On Wednesday, it was a bit too cold.