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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-74972178008056853002012-03-14T18:25:00.000-07:002012-03-14T18:25:41.780-07:00Gaggle of BoysI have been known to refer to boys walking together as a "gaggle of boys", especially when they are wearing<a href="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2010/09/28/noco_0928_SAGGY_PANTS_480x360.jpg" target="_blank"> saggy pants</a> that cause them to waddle when they walk.<br />
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These boys did not disappoint me, as they (for reasons unknown) <i>quack-quacked</i> loudly across the intersection.<br />
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It made me laugh to see this sign, but it seems it is <a href="http://www.google.ca/search?q=stop+hammer+time&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=rgHLTrq_CuPt0gG5sdAr&sqi=2&ved=0CE4QsAQ&biw=1235&bih=534">not an original graffiti</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-4687843273827258772011-11-28T04:19:00.000-08:002011-11-29T17:13:23.920-08:00Yarn Bombing BazaarI am tickled and delighted to see,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2akEw7X1shg616aFxRZH8xJkXXggNHQwCcix76D0xrlQ7M5n7CAwVqBbIqUgucWl1Gq3-R8HQUxNAbax-KmOOppO5tvnUGHoVo5j6OvzIPVWAW44bODQlOzkJOblltQ2tMhpElB18H5c/s1600/Blogging+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2akEw7X1shg616aFxRZH8xJkXXggNHQwCcix76D0xrlQ7M5n7CAwVqBbIqUgucWl1Gq3-R8HQUxNAbax-KmOOppO5tvnUGHoVo5j6OvzIPVWAW44bODQlOzkJOblltQ2tMhpElB18H5c/s400/Blogging+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680023002244579058" border="0" /></a> that the <a href="http://yarnbombing.com/">yarn bombing</a> continues at Good Companions.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0mvJLrO1rpTQw_1tWXW4OhJl1vgnsp5Ryqu9Q9uq0XZeZjqP7dexH2CX80rHb_wg4jtQf_xwmpOv3VILJ3Bt3VM_xyhUfIl8gK5S5IYk6Dv522ZrD1IkA_iKXwgl_iPmyOCcaV2g1Fra/s1600/Blogging+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0mvJLrO1rpTQw_1tWXW4OhJl1vgnsp5Ryqu9Q9uq0XZeZjqP7dexH2CX80rHb_wg4jtQf_xwmpOv3VILJ3Bt3VM_xyhUfIl8gK5S5IYk6Dv522ZrD1IkA_iKXwgl_iPmyOCcaV2g1Fra/s400/Blogging+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680021979072015074" border="0" /></a>Just like they did to <a href="http://colouredmarbles.blogspot.com/2011/09/baby-its-cold-outside.html">keep the tree warm, </a> and others did to <a href="http://colouredmarbles.blogspot.com/2010/12/street-woolies.html">make Ottawa pretty.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVskriX9QLJa9u8iXw1wenfk50doQY5bZzmyQqJfjj1WfmeBINPYtoyMxBykaTmQyTbDVWriZSeJJbsDMHutdiBbbNgC7LOho9AAXcM8204jRfgQNI2S-EeKGvPHlQqUZRT8fnzir_VmyI/s1600/Blogging+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVskriX9QLJa9u8iXw1wenfk50doQY5bZzmyQqJfjj1WfmeBINPYtoyMxBykaTmQyTbDVWriZSeJJbsDMHutdiBbbNgC7LOho9AAXcM8204jRfgQNI2S-EeKGvPHlQqUZRT8fnzir_VmyI/s400/Blogging+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680023017711590386" border="0" /></a>It would seem that the elders are guerrilla marketing their bazaar!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0Oo_QpKUSmPWYJPW_GU3Tz9XsZsdIDNCQFabV0h8xdQhxQQnt0X0TMKQNwD71iTcXtGY-QSWO-lZ6zQFbCVO5ePjCUDD2RLy2nA531K4cD4mBCP1D-m72hDPIDcvsP2ltpRUEGHQ-LTj/s1600/Blogging+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0Oo_QpKUSmPWYJPW_GU3Tz9XsZsdIDNCQFabV0h8xdQhxQQnt0X0TMKQNwD71iTcXtGY-QSWO-lZ6zQFbCVO5ePjCUDD2RLy2nA531K4cD4mBCP1D-m72hDPIDcvsP2ltpRUEGHQ-LTj/s400/Blogging+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680021994815337218" border="0" /></a>How lovely are these lace doilies above?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5Le8gaTRGvInbDa6pzinAsYnmoD1zvaHzAYudczF3IuNeIyY2srp5MJWKpyce9ZqV8ME3afMXUU0BSaGd3gKZepti1N2Q60_Pqi3U3Gcszw3qkEBS61DizaWC9kWDkx7QqWdASETrafS/s1600/Blogging+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5Le8gaTRGvInbDa6pzinAsYnmoD1zvaHzAYudczF3IuNeIyY2srp5MJWKpyce9ZqV8ME3afMXUU0BSaGd3gKZepti1N2Q60_Pqi3U3Gcszw3qkEBS61DizaWC9kWDkx7QqWdASETrafS/s400/Blogging+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680021983614155778" border="0" /></a>Is this a wool apron for BBQing?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyEiJkGytyPpgg5HalxyrsBXRMcvw04OieEvf1X2q-bIPmfajYsNWcW9MkWnWiLccZI7ZfzllRY3b_7VhmRW5OTgmcBK-H58Oz4cQxrQMBTxVAExF7NqFk56rQyvjcDQwb6Wvrc_wRWB6/s1600/Blogging+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyEiJkGytyPpgg5HalxyrsBXRMcvw04OieEvf1X2q-bIPmfajYsNWcW9MkWnWiLccZI7ZfzllRY3b_7VhmRW5OTgmcBK-H58Oz4cQxrQMBTxVAExF7NqFk56rQyvjcDQwb6Wvrc_wRWB6/s400/Blogging+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680022003243291618" border="0" /></a>Pot holders made from rags like my Grandmaman taught me to make when I was a wee one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTKNxhd-v0nfx49Zeucg7fqpFTz-n2CfUF2gy2nCfrrfduABxgNO8FEH1SVG1vYBjvSVZRjk1nUSeTlavODVvC06Jixc1Q_-weX-8yq03HFkxl22JsLhZ6qSebiUnW-F6QupDgBs419Qe/s1600/Blogging+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTKNxhd-v0nfx49Zeucg7fqpFTz-n2CfUF2gy2nCfrrfduABxgNO8FEH1SVG1vYBjvSVZRjk1nUSeTlavODVvC06Jixc1Q_-weX-8yq03HFkxl22JsLhZ6qSebiUnW-F6QupDgBs419Qe/s400/Blogging+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680022012941714290" border="0" /></a> I will be there on Saturday at 9:30 on the dot. Be there too!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmokINv6YsBqsL3tevlER8Ng9vL1e3F40Sy1Q1D7uY86_oiK_tPsvAl-ghRZ696YQLe78kqe-M4esZ0hiU-Z6Cgbn9aPn0e7U-uFeVNfiVwj6mXIcwGCNjEhDltUlegN-BdVAz2RqQbi3/s1600/Blogging+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmokINv6YsBqsL3tevlER8Ng9vL1e3F40Sy1Q1D7uY86_oiK_tPsvAl-ghRZ696YQLe78kqe-M4esZ0hiU-Z6Cgbn9aPn0e7U-uFeVNfiVwj6mXIcwGCNjEhDltUlegN-BdVAz2RqQbi3/s400/Blogging+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680022996713455202" border="0" /></a>This is all happening at<a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=670+albert+street&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x4cce044fcbfdac97:0x12eda49413b73e92,670+Albert+St,+Ottawa,+ON&gl=ca&ei=9RvUTsiqIsX10gGAvfwG&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBwQ8gEwAA"> 670 Albert Street </a>at the the <a href="http://thegoodcompanions.ca/volunteer.html">Good Companions Senior's Centre.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-61633020847149698472011-11-22T18:01:00.000-08:002011-11-22T18:32:54.965-08:00Leaving SomethingSomeone left something to remember <a href="http://swapbox.wordpress.com/tag/elmaks/">Elmaks</a>...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiADZw2oZpnVObm5CD6Iyw8K4xSg5FBnhGGlr-OgQjhmu1pUhYgS0JIA0W7M3IeDrocJtRz2-fUcpFOf6aZ1ja_dlDePZ5qeyqtaJFPO-ThW8nf-C-j6oKb6NXF-50EdnHYNyJqTooVfnA/s1600/093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiADZw2oZpnVObm5CD6Iyw8K4xSg5FBnhGGlr-OgQjhmu1pUhYgS0JIA0W7M3IeDrocJtRz2-fUcpFOf6aZ1ja_dlDePZ5qeyqtaJFPO-ThW8nf-C-j6oKb6NXF-50EdnHYNyJqTooVfnA/s1600/093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678008952057436914" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-87639657351561909212011-11-21T17:03:00.000-08:002011-11-22T04:37:14.251-08:00Laser PencilI unintentionally came up with another use for binder clips while fiddling during a long meeting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mQka7Bo6qSDOEKYgpKMkE9D0BkPmZoZodkNC3vAjY4ZI7KtVu6YTE5CZdGQ-OprrnMsQINPChZ69BmAjt8G0Ph7QYJhOZmsL3EhH-W_v1tfmC4pt1qqpldu5kx55yb16gYCHU6RGxBbC/s1600/005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mQka7Bo6qSDOEKYgpKMkE9D0BkPmZoZodkNC3vAjY4ZI7KtVu6YTE5CZdGQ-OprrnMsQINPChZ69BmAjt8G0Ph7QYJhOZmsL3EhH-W_v1tfmC4pt1qqpldu5kx55yb16gYCHU6RGxBbC/s1600/005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677248484334069314" border="0" /></a> I can now,<br /><ul><li>easily pick up my pencil (great for anyone with arthritis),</li><li>prevent the pencil from rolling off the meeting table,</li><li>prevent chewing my pencil (see the bite marks?), and<br /></li><li>subtly aim it at speakers that are boring me and pretend it is a <span style="font-style: italic;">silencing </span>laser!</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-63379652838231997102011-11-20T17:04:00.000-08:002011-11-20T17:52:32.092-08:00Ottawa Has Skateboarding Lanes!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-CB_d_Kpcj2gKvEC_ZyMFi6ggEM6V0x0JuBYJyZhZ1qyJiyXf4Da_3rGxd4_WelbJM7qV9Z3zBxMm4PVpTRviXmHh3rjLMO874c947J8GX0spY_LVu4umm3LOBgYMxcNIyJTPpjz7H26/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-CB_d_Kpcj2gKvEC_ZyMFi6ggEM6V0x0JuBYJyZhZ1qyJiyXf4Da_3rGxd4_WelbJM7qV9Z3zBxMm4PVpTRviXmHh3rjLMO874c947J8GX0spY_LVu4umm3LOBgYMxcNIyJTPpjz7H26/s1600/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677248945999475890" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-40674915423480795112011-10-02T16:49:00.000-07:002011-10-02T18:11:31.513-07:00Ta! ElmaksI saw something in <a href="http://colouredmarbles.blogspot.com/2009/02/heart-broken.html">my</a><a href="http://colouredmarbles.blogspot.com/2009/02/heart-broken.html"> swap box</a><a href="http://colouredmarbles.blogspot.com/2009/02/heart-broken.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://swapbox.wordpress.com/"></a></span>by <a href="http://swapbox.wordpress.com/">Elmaks </a><a href="http://swapbox.wordpress.com/"> </a>tonight that I'd never really paid attention to.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQDkRPdg06b2OI6pmY0az57AMMKAAH8AkS4fZEykjxWw1HYMIOo47nxDp5CnZPr-PGRVY_TwJ9DwBqNypfn3qwYCL30XmY4oYgEnu7fhg_BKLbgrkAaa1lCRPfirZOfUAiVl5kUhqmckj/s1600/Blogging+020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQDkRPdg06b2OI6pmY0az57AMMKAAH8AkS4fZEykjxWw1HYMIOo47nxDp5CnZPr-PGRVY_TwJ9DwBqNypfn3qwYCL30XmY4oYgEnu7fhg_BKLbgrkAaa1lCRPfirZOfUAiVl5kUhqmckj/s1600/Blogging+020.JPG" title="Real Grouchy fixed the box for me" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659055361084016930" border="0" /></a>I figured Elmaks had started to outline the letters of the word <span style="font-style: italic;">Take</span>, and stopped after outlining only the <span style="font-style: italic;">T</span> and the a.<br /><br />Tonight I saw it differently, and I whispered,<span style="font-style: italic;"> ta! back at you <a href="http://www.knitnut.net/2011/10/goodbye-elmaks/">Elmaks</a> ... we will miss you.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-41250073712202263242011-09-20T17:12:00.000-07:002011-09-20T17:25:24.062-07:00Ottawa Vampires Beware!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGSuEXz8Rlxlaqb2BNNPmt9ZN0E8kqluo5TPqLwSll4PlfEPmPhVYZebYCzAEG7GQu28gsefkqzNDKJ-U4_-QJb1DETbyEheMYTA2QnOqN4Yxlemwase3u9zMSMBnuHrmkrWzGBk-4ANY/s1600/Blogging+031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGSuEXz8Rlxlaqb2BNNPmt9ZN0E8kqluo5TPqLwSll4PlfEPmPhVYZebYCzAEG7GQu28gsefkqzNDKJ-U4_-QJb1DETbyEheMYTA2QnOqN4Yxlemwase3u9zMSMBnuHrmkrWzGBk-4ANY/s1600/Blogging+031.JPG" title="The stakes are high!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654601112635279426" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-79730842549620250902011-09-19T18:37:00.000-07:002011-09-19T18:50:27.883-07:00Morning Moon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uuiy2GRm0n4M7XXc1t7mWzrsEmiZLDaMyB_Uu25yI0DQitvy9sEllbmh9i9OZ65-TsPjGC0hdqp0Si4Ypyip08N4F1-Kju5hEbmV3s9hem3bF79CyNUQNfZebHkzmUA10zf6dbl-xzcd/s1600/Blogging+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uuiy2GRm0n4M7XXc1t7mWzrsEmiZLDaMyB_Uu25yI0DQitvy9sEllbmh9i9OZ65-TsPjGC0hdqp0Si4Ypyip08N4F1-Kju5hEbmV3s9hem3bF79CyNUQNfZebHkzmUA10zf6dbl-xzcd/s1600/Blogging+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654252114896435122" border="0" /></a>A howl out to Coyote at <a href="http://singingmoon.blogspot.com/">Singing Moon</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-76647489718805316492011-09-17T07:16:00.000-07:002011-09-18T13:48:13.591-07:00Baby it's Cold OutsideIt's getting cold, and the super empathic knitters are hitting the town, and making sure that <span style="font-style: italic;">all</span> stays warm in Ottawa:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZjoyAO3QEplhjuWTSiKpJwqkVWqszX86kehDvH_He34n-lTncIZpTbvhoQat8mNThBunhE8E5o7mvMBoYVR0eN6OTrzY81OXMY0iCsN1RZPUAIy_TdsZSc0LxxpaOyKo2J9WU542s5eg/s1600/Blogging+041.JPG"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSiYpZaAubnMYOONdiGOWjMm52inbQls_WoBVz4bsZ8V89hhXAKXbO1M5nsXXiwxefhZ8cHiPIGuv_npK_7uGIQr8v1kMmEYiGVbbD-lmpi-s4AnKxH4vDMrEU7Fy4lQSYuTS_jOvHNii/s1600/Blogging+040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSiYpZaAubnMYOONdiGOWjMm52inbQls_WoBVz4bsZ8V89hhXAKXbO1M5nsXXiwxefhZ8cHiPIGuv_npK_7uGIQr8v1kMmEYiGVbbD-lmpi-s4AnKxH4vDMrEU7Fy4lQSYuTS_jOvHNii/s1600/Blogging+040.JPG" title="Granny Squares!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653547594296351042" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHW3UgHvm9TjefX1Qvm9uy4kpxLB71bNQoiFUjBNxpEp7WOoy6mqilQ0tx14yKLpdBOVY7GdaTQRc_VPHavOUGNUeCh4amuXhjvQKEIUnp3cf7eyJcfaXAEXQzWjAJvonyE7xzr5VhcizV/s1600/Blogging+044.JPG"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZjoyAO3QEplhjuWTSiKpJwqkVWqszX86kehDvH_He34n-lTncIZpTbvhoQat8mNThBunhE8E5o7mvMBoYVR0eN6OTrzY81OXMY0iCsN1RZPUAIy_TdsZSc0LxxpaOyKo2J9WU542s5eg/s1600/Blogging+041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZjoyAO3QEplhjuWTSiKpJwqkVWqszX86kehDvH_He34n-lTncIZpTbvhoQat8mNThBunhE8E5o7mvMBoYVR0eN6OTrzY81OXMY0iCsN1RZPUAIy_TdsZSc0LxxpaOyKo2J9WU542s5eg/s1600/Blogging+041.JPG" title="I bow to the creator of this piece..." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653547863538397202" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHW3UgHvm9TjefX1Qvm9uy4kpxLB71bNQoiFUjBNxpEp7WOoy6mqilQ0tx14yKLpdBOVY7GdaTQRc_VPHavOUGNUeCh4amuXhjvQKEIUnp3cf7eyJcfaXAEXQzWjAJvonyE7xzr5VhcizV/s1600/Blogging+044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHW3UgHvm9TjefX1Qvm9uy4kpxLB71bNQoiFUjBNxpEp7WOoy6mqilQ0tx14yKLpdBOVY7GdaTQRc_VPHavOUGNUeCh4amuXhjvQKEIUnp3cf7eyJcfaXAEXQzWjAJvonyE7xzr5VhcizV/s1600/Blogging+044.JPG" title="Construction at Bank and Gladstone" id=" com="" c6xm6dapa10="" tnvwfshuxui="" aaaaaaaabni="" es7tjaviy4e="" s1600="" border=" /></a><br><a href=" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiG5rxQdz-eT4sb9eWL0o8Z6XhYea0kwV9jfTqa8S7_Wb3H4HODWTsFyR0TNXzyh0U0TOtahUbmcErr0N9kVu4RYFXP5Xl4ldvJI9csqcd24Rlby4Um_wFE3gxtuk0h_E9cylKuDiqp7C/s1600/Blogging+042.JPG" title="Alternate rows..." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653548143299419458" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-27214208830293446852011-06-10T18:48:00.000-07:002011-06-11T06:33:34.745-07:00X Marks the G-SpotsIt seems that someone was inspired to carve a representation of my <a href="http://colouredmarbles.blogspot.com/2009/08/fashion-tip-x-hides-spots.html">fashion tip</a>.*<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgql1K3dvrQOtZQkMlg7pau8aI3KYSXxK0e5coGT8u1y8hDZw_KS55sgUnCkRlcSzCNTGB5pQzR75svQqvM0xKLYfkzDXX9gjjIKa0X4M94fH8Qh0WW2jA2n7RXPk4oq2VMCnHkQuulBS1A/s1600/2011-06-10_misc+162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgql1K3dvrQOtZQkMlg7pau8aI3KYSXxK0e5coGT8u1y8hDZw_KS55sgUnCkRlcSzCNTGB5pQzR75svQqvM0xKLYfkzDXX9gjjIKa0X4M94fH8Qh0WW2jA2n7RXPk4oq2VMCnHkQuulBS1A/s1600/2011-06-10_misc+162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616775882082571858" border="0" /></a><br />You can see this wooden beauty in front of <a href="http://www.wickedwandas.ca/">Wicked Wanda's Adult Emporium</a> on Bank Street.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQfp1iR8LkiHL5BRQTe8NsYZcJYxMjxqpHI9K67nvzMCzhsqcZ8wG59CVipOLpNTvfTmPfblEs-lLE4nUcsv29Chg0I3x3bXivs2-QbS7k9DRQr3FQG7AaW7XHu6TrPBlb4YlEV4cpupy/s1600/2011-06-10_misc+160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100%; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQfp1iR8LkiHL5BRQTe8NsYZcJYxMjxqpHI9K67nvzMCzhsqcZ8wG59CVipOLpNTvfTmPfblEs-lLE4nUcsv29Chg0I3x3bXivs2-QbS7k9DRQr3FQG7AaW7XHu6TrPBlb4YlEV4cpupy/s1600/2011-06-10_misc+160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616773678752941586" border="0" /></a>* But, I do not recommend the use of nails or staples...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-57312480969121073762011-03-27T15:13:00.000-07:002011-03-27T17:27:17.233-07:00EnclosedI love marbles.<br /><br />And so, Keir MacDonald, up and coming brilliant young artist, has touched my heart with the photo below and also with the blurb that accompanies it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FFob4mEvWhNQeDWE8CT_yngsIFfSpLNVXoeolH5-Ml8cgML1u2S0Lj6aY7Eh6QCcYkHZgqRoNPHK_qKPWWc3BE-nZVEq4Zbb_2-eB9QflcRzYOq8YXLW5xu4wwqfehQhwVjbEQNwCmH9/s1600/timthumb.php"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FFob4mEvWhNQeDWE8CT_yngsIFfSpLNVXoeolH5-Ml8cgML1u2S0Lj6aY7Eh6QCcYkHZgqRoNPHK_qKPWWc3BE-nZVEq4Zbb_2-eB9QflcRzYOq8YXLW5xu4wwqfehQhwVjbEQNwCmH9/s1600/timthumb.php" alt="id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588912155006486338"" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Through the lens of a camera; the world around it is compressed into a tiny space. The same phenomenon is taking place in this photograph of a falling marble. I noticed images visible in hanging water droplets, and was fascinated by how much of the world around them appeared to be contained in such a tiny space. This optical occurrence evoked feelings of entrapment and crowding. An entire world, and community existing in a small space. A self contained entity filled with people and their emotions, problems, joys, successes and failures. This kind of an environment is how I have always seen school. A large amount of lives in a tiny space, mostly accepting it as the entirety of their reality. This is an image of a student in front of her high school. The marble, which is falling through frame in the foreground, reveals it as her enclosed world.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:100%;" >Please help get his photo into the National Art Gallery by voting for him - follow<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://makeart.gallery.ca/index.php/gallery/details/427/">this link </a>and click </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Like</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>next to his photo (you have to be signed in to Facebook).</span><br /><br />If you have a blog, I encourage you to ask your followers to vote (pretty please) as the lovely<a href="http://www.knitnut.net/"> Zoom</a> did on Facebook, and the wonderful<a href="http://davidscrimshaw.blogspot.com/2011/03/please-vote-for-keir.html"> David Scrimshaw</a> has done on his blog.<br /><br />But hurry, the contest closes this Thursday, March 31st.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-53047597001364540592011-01-13T16:43:00.000-08:002011-01-14T06:31:33.297-08:00Love is a Mystery<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="'{"></h6><span style="font-size:100%;">I used to work with the editor, Richard Garlick, who is an inspiration to me.<br /><br />I read all the texts that he edited hoping to learn to become a better writer.<br /><br />Even when he was busy and working on deadlines, he had time to answer my questions, whether work or life related. He loved to share a story or a laugh with anyone who came into his office.<br /><br />I could hear him from my office, talking with others, and I would listen in. He is a marvelous <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/raconteur">raconteur</a>. His laugh is musical, and his eyes are kind and encouraging.<br /><br />He edited one of my texts once, and changed very little in it, and it gave me the courage to consider writing stories.<br /><br />I don't work with him anymore, but thanks to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/">Facebook </a>I keep in touch.<br /><br />Did I mention that he is also a wonderful singer and musician?<br /><br />Here, take a moment to listen to him and his friend sing a tribute they wrote to Buddy Holly:<br /></span><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9BqmeI9D6Bo?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9BqmeI9D6Bo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BqmeI9D6Bo&feature=player_embedded"><br /></a><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BqmeI9D6Bo&feature=player_embedded">"Love Is A Mystery - a Buddy Holly song if there ever was one! Written and performed by Richard Garlick and Ian Hammond as a tribute to the man, lost to us 50 years ago, but whose music lives on."</a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-73107011322620924702010-12-06T17:16:00.000-08:002010-12-06T19:06:48.536-08:00Warm Posts, Warm HeartI must not be the only one that feels sad for the little stumps left behind after the meters are given the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Hand_Luke">Cool Hand Luke</a> treatment, while waiting to be transformed into bicycle racks*.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwsIeHi4XXCL-g2g4MiLhDBMAFx16i0Z8hXSVg5TTbW_ev1DWEnWaHtGtyZVgxZfDumnHuMzNysLrXaX2g95MS2opoWzb0KPTgAWs3ZvOguADug9-RsaCbPKC6e6roohzoLtNcsgPdQYI/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwsIeHi4XXCL-g2g4MiLhDBMAFx16i0Z8hXSVg5TTbW_ev1DWEnWaHtGtyZVgxZfDumnHuMzNysLrXaX2g95MS2opoWzb0KPTgAWs3ZvOguADug9-RsaCbPKC6e6roohzoLtNcsgPdQYI/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547760224093869234" border="0" /></a><br />As I strolled down Booth Street, my heart was warmed to see a family of mittens adorning the posts. There was Papa Mitten,<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsv34s2PCwdcsU2TPz01kAshR4RvOpDFZ2i3fGpitqdFYRGqrQccoLu7ZK3m_kkhCpBr7VGDqqXpjAgpQqhUyV2t-epFa5fy61_UYXEx6G0NdogBkJ5huPLRy8uUNOEV1-BDb0_HF_PySQ/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsv34s2PCwdcsU2TPz01kAshR4RvOpDFZ2i3fGpitqdFYRGqrQccoLu7ZK3m_kkhCpBr7VGDqqXpjAgpQqhUyV2t-epFa5fy61_UYXEx6G0NdogBkJ5huPLRy8uUNOEV1-BDb0_HF_PySQ/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547753930745675698" border="0" /></a><br />Mama Mitten,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKf2DJyY1nhIv-ZXuDr41Jxrw1Ux1pmPo4XY5_IoR4KWfNWAZRbtQeYjMLtBCxAC6o9l9b8-tROgbQ6znqtUfbW2StKy17P_tXd9bRVCMzCz3gt9zuhdig53ppu-AUypNSB5Ta_rIGNBBO/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKf2DJyY1nhIv-ZXuDr41Jxrw1Ux1pmPo4XY5_IoR4KWfNWAZRbtQeYjMLtBCxAC6o9l9b8-tROgbQ6znqtUfbW2StKy17P_tXd9bRVCMzCz3gt9zuhdig53ppu-AUypNSB5Ta_rIGNBBO/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547758569541173314" border="0" /></a><br />Big Sister Mitten,<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWG4xy1ybXAq6a1HHme3KrLFR7I9Gvlu7yDpbAVbyWjIuxikR12D09MfhwKdS_DJjg8Oes4YC4K6fcSLFWEajRs85wQUAhKDIA4v3KSxAWiuOjbuXGBRaQTXFYs97HTUr3uAjxugm5Gen1/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWG4xy1ybXAq6a1HHme3KrLFR7I9Gvlu7yDpbAVbyWjIuxikR12D09MfhwKdS_DJjg8Oes4YC4K6fcSLFWEajRs85wQUAhKDIA4v3KSxAWiuOjbuXGBRaQTXFYs97HTUr3uAjxugm5Gen1/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547752008532233570" border="0" /></a><br />And, of course, Baby Mitten...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1GSemf6mnybRVibhX8PnVZ2qwxlFpMtBfrmm5g_8c-pT9Pk5Qm9jU_tKGP_QB7NcAq_FIlkgdBjbJwEK-ivURo9CCUsDMj6AhTbLpe2hVpH_7iwBm6qOupeB5IcinHeUpQJ_aUt93v7n/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1GSemf6mnybRVibhX8PnVZ2qwxlFpMtBfrmm5g_8c-pT9Pk5Qm9jU_tKGP_QB7NcAq_FIlkgdBjbJwEK-ivURo9CCUsDMj6AhTbLpe2hVpH_7iwBm6qOupeB5IcinHeUpQJ_aUt93v7n/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547756866420193986" border="0" /></a><br />*Below is what the meters are being transformed into - bicycle racks. They even come with instructions inscribed on them, <span style="font-style: italic;">Lock Bicycle to Post.</span> And, In case you are lost and do not know where you are, it also reads, <span style="font-style: italic;">City of Ottawa.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFovvTyEa6laOsWgUaGcjRh-tiODxZWZ3YaFJ0roDBjXpxxHWb7SHKTsbW4rh9INyrwAZRE5kkCfqfE7141bRSZiVbPC6t12Lgy1XcnD3GBLeN_GgzIoFNDwKgImQpKXSG4pQZ70H2kA-/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFovvTyEa6laOsWgUaGcjRh-tiODxZWZ3YaFJ0roDBjXpxxHWb7SHKTsbW4rh9INyrwAZRE5kkCfqfE7141bRSZiVbPC6t12Lgy1XcnD3GBLeN_GgzIoFNDwKgImQpKXSG4pQZ70H2kA-/s1600/2010-12-04_Misc+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547765921948815746" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-88476212313559554992010-12-01T17:07:00.000-08:002010-12-01T18:17:40.903-08:00Street WooliesOh, I hope that I <a href="http://davidscrimshaw.blogspot.com/2010/12/im-knithacker.html">too</a> get an invitation from <a href="http://knithacker.com/">Lily at Knithacker</a> to post my photos of street woolies (as I like to call them).<br /><br />See Lili, I captured on photo all these beautiful knittings just before they were removed. I don't understand why anyone would take them down, but it seems that they are gone within twenty four hours.<br /><br />There are <a href="http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sitting+on+the+fence">indecisive</a> woolies,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKb-5yjLPlC7Gt6X4DkG6n5UvEMmcK8ZwjBglUFp0kFug7MRS4_xuBHvhmdLwYyFftDnSkgeHiX40iDMctZBbmQqGzO1khueF8RSPZ3-rZASfgFakgQ4xgsI5IXI5vuSqB_RJilAFWO__/s1600/2010-08-2010+437.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKb-5yjLPlC7Gt6X4DkG6n5UvEMmcK8ZwjBglUFp0kFug7MRS4_xuBHvhmdLwYyFftDnSkgeHiX40iDMctZBbmQqGzO1khueF8RSPZ3-rZASfgFakgQ4xgsI5IXI5vuSqB_RJilAFWO__/s1600/2010-08-2010+437.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545888994376677346" border="0" /></a><br />no parking on either side sign enhancing woolies,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5hJgojhWUeUa0h5S_TrzAp7usL21WdB3g9ggYsslO6vr2cAzOuJJAQ7k7nIbhgtvBs2oCwnv19wixkLFAjNFoaY_23X22ohefPcgjSvtCGJizqppMUuE1oYzlX5bBy0qVdb6T6Dh5zJY/s1600/2010-08-2010+167.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5hJgojhWUeUa0h5S_TrzAp7usL21WdB3g9ggYsslO6vr2cAzOuJJAQ7k7nIbhgtvBs2oCwnv19wixkLFAjNFoaY_23X22ohefPcgjSvtCGJizqppMUuE1oYzlX5bBy0qVdb6T6Dh5zJY/s1600/2010-08-2010+167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545887105152780834" border="0" /></a><br />corset woolies (in honour of <a href="http://nursemyra.wordpress.com/">Nursemyra</a>),<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcleNVWlZ3Kv4b9Gb2OmCHafrD_QysMa_fK92k5CujSI0ba0Rel9laN0CMLL-jwYXzTqCmPCofp9aK7Mq6b7HoQAWGBCSZY0Uy4HHc741tRF2R0IyM7TriicvpOqlKqHB1VRA6O5Ev6FF/s1600/2010-08-26_tags_pyrex_smokey+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcleNVWlZ3Kv4b9Gb2OmCHafrD_QysMa_fK92k5CujSI0ba0Rel9laN0CMLL-jwYXzTqCmPCofp9aK7Mq6b7HoQAWGBCSZY0Uy4HHc741tRF2R0IyM7TriicvpOqlKqHB1VRA6O5Ev6FF/s1600/2010-08-26_tags_pyrex_smokey+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545885855310066386" border="0" /></a><br />retro mod woolies,<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf5eea1ZqKC560FuZhVk9Wiz7DgJD2F52QDTfqBSXEspf8EpWJWKULdOOyVIvSxRjdqvDREdh7eI7T70FtP2XjUqUPrDtQwlgxksap99WmK_VYIZy81LuDEnKREEyzHH41Swqz7NDZ6Gw/s1600/2010-08-2010+389.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf5eea1ZqKC560FuZhVk9Wiz7DgJD2F52QDTfqBSXEspf8EpWJWKULdOOyVIvSxRjdqvDREdh7eI7T70FtP2XjUqUPrDtQwlgxksap99WmK_VYIZy81LuDEnKREEyzHH41Swqz7NDZ6Gw/s1600/2010-08-2010+389.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545897344489147842" border="0" /></a><br />and fuzzy wuzzy googly eyed woolies.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAet-mXSCl7psSuLMvuSfEJmvfqi1iWbCdie6qSWVsnIh23-fPY5A9lga9SvThuF4Us-3-JsLEwpXASgflQWm5sqzOaYJ5BcQ68uHQm211yGXApt-Wngwy3OStS2dFXDA2rKObWaFdmRV/s1600/2010-08-2010+384.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAet-mXSCl7psSuLMvuSfEJmvfqi1iWbCdie6qSWVsnIh23-fPY5A9lga9SvThuF4Us-3-JsLEwpXASgflQWm5sqzOaYJ5BcQ68uHQm211yGXApt-Wngwy3OStS2dFXDA2rKObWaFdmRV/s1600/2010-08-2010+384.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545895453774599538" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-49409562420062368762010-10-13T18:23:00.000-07:002010-10-13T18:45:32.870-07:00Yellow Brick HouseGoing...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgYJfuwIxLjBFBtYohXFPMG5vkPmg8MAHaWTXXyrZm04ujk28OaMPkotKLCNjXxePyOaknj_fnqj7pl8GlfhvtcOAqMsJu0vdTLfCF_FwqGfaXjflPTo8jECfSiB-fm1JEXDs556RpO4f/s1600/2010-10-13+-+yellow+building+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgYJfuwIxLjBFBtYohXFPMG5vkPmg8MAHaWTXXyrZm04ujk28OaMPkotKLCNjXxePyOaknj_fnqj7pl8GlfhvtcOAqMsJu0vdTLfCF_FwqGfaXjflPTo8jECfSiB-fm1JEXDs556RpO4f/s400/2010-10-13+-+yellow+building+004.jpg" title="I will miss this building" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527707760356395426" border="0" /></a>Going...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Nla6D7behzoxkwtZbJhOvUxmUxIx8PhBhXm_8q80MKVq40ll_DRUZ9Kv8cgfSbMqBKUStqV1ag9k2mzDC0R1PYtcWT05KzDXtqRwlIw0jv6G7IWZf4PpGuDf8sEsu9QekcTyuQzV0cxB/s1600/2010-10-13+-+yellow+building+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Nla6D7behzoxkwtZbJhOvUxmUxIx8PhBhXm_8q80MKVq40ll_DRUZ9Kv8cgfSbMqBKUStqV1ag9k2mzDC0R1PYtcWT05KzDXtqRwlIw0jv6G7IWZf4PpGuDf8sEsu9QekcTyuQzV0cxB/s400/2010-10-13+-+yellow+building+008.jpg" title="8ish am" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527706901354823602" border="0" /></a>Gone!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9CBYvzcD3X_Yr-TtcuqmOYEWjGZ5LwQ076HRCyzpSfmqJz_HD3X9CbkC-654e_WfWMvEtvUap2jhWJKUv04PJRJaOPDfBNLsy8AIITA-NAID1eLD7ogjGxMs-JfzH-U1WehJqQiQGbOv/s1600/2010-10-13+-+yellow+building+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9CBYvzcD3X_Yr-TtcuqmOYEWjGZ5LwQ076HRCyzpSfmqJz_HD3X9CbkC-654e_WfWMvEtvUap2jhWJKUv04PJRJaOPDfBNLsy8AIITA-NAID1eLD7ogjGxMs-JfzH-U1WehJqQiQGbOv/s400/2010-10-13+-+yellow+building+011.jpg" title="6ish pm" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527707299079436226" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-4172295203076741472010-10-07T17:58:00.000-07:002010-10-07T19:33:59.113-07:00Dragon Protected by Dog<span style="font-style: italic;">Where else have I seen a gate with a dragon protected by a dog</span>, I asked myself when I saw this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8SLQbD15rtG_DwtpoHklwlu9Exm71t1ULCIa9OpK5oL2yr4xKBY_0agTAi6-1FydOn38caj8wNFJsBI9yA2VuAWYKkDQRWMnaLvG6Lpcd0a18xLBm5qyYLsyI-Mpk2qdP7o5xKyJKIMw/s1600/2010-08-2010+579.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8SLQbD15rtG_DwtpoHklwlu9Exm71t1ULCIa9OpK5oL2yr4xKBY_0agTAi6-1FydOn38caj8wNFJsBI9yA2VuAWYKkDQRWMnaLvG6Lpcd0a18xLBm5qyYLsyI-Mpk2qdP7o5xKyJKIMw/s1600/2010-08-2010+579.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506549229054660178" border="0" /></a>Oh, right! Here...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgy0zjV6bu0kOh01NokbPvCsYjCfFeLNfgpbvKv5r1KJoPLE_u4c4dvcn3AFgXIVXIkacCxzsSqjz-63PH0MsN5MaGTdO_ep9sltuXb6KPxtAZjNkDPjIP-QPXkSb5OSC88vTSXRacDI7/s1600/2010-10-06+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgy0zjV6bu0kOh01NokbPvCsYjCfFeLNfgpbvKv5r1KJoPLE_u4c4dvcn3AFgXIVXIkacCxzsSqjz-63PH0MsN5MaGTdO_ep9sltuXb6KPxtAZjNkDPjIP-QPXkSb5OSC88vTSXRacDI7/s1600/2010-10-06+006.jpg" title="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525133213070292962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-74416040433786452592010-10-06T18:13:00.000-07:002010-10-07T06:30:17.616-07:00Punch Buggy SolitaireI have come up with a new game - <span style="font-size:+0;">Punch Buggy Solitaire!</span><br /><br />It is the perfect way to avoid getting that <a href="http://davidscrimshaw.blogspot.com/2010/01/all-alone-punchbuggy-emotion.html">all-alone punchbuggy emotion</a>, and to hone your punch buggy playing skills.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXeRieqMMJlU7ia2gvmKmNZPA-mDwfKezwxHLOAAlqzhFF2x2HXAe5HdMEybsuBtLJQthzqSf_Jv3y5ojeNkXNViNvWsFUZrP8UGAuV2GGcHzHFPzJ5zFd4tl29N9O81-aAhD5YRvcsgO/s1600/2010-04-15_misc+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524364540899082802" title="Punch buggy, yellow, no punch backs! Ha, ha! Got ya!" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXeRieqMMJlU7ia2gvmKmNZPA-mDwfKezwxHLOAAlqzhFF2x2HXAe5HdMEybsuBtLJQthzqSf_Jv3y5ojeNkXNViNvWsFUZrP8UGAuV2GGcHzHFPzJ5zFd4tl29N9O81-aAhD5YRvcsgO/s400/2010-04-15_misc+021.jpg" /></a><br />Playing is simple. When you are alone, if you see a Volkwagen bug, simply give yourself a gentle discreet tap (act nonchalant), and then silently say to yourself, P<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">unch buggy, [colour], no punch back</span>.<br /><br />When next you play the game with a date or with friends, you will notice a marked improvement in the speed of your punching skills.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-912214506062421322010-10-04T17:24:00.000-07:002010-10-04T18:13:31.770-07:00Hearts & Love on the Streets of OttawaWho are these people who display their love so unabashedly?<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr5Vx1u-a0RnHcXAL2jh9oUYR2Qj94Wqk6meyLKOQpJuKGyBT2DzLni5gheQBhJFn9ayMBrgIoYBQB9Zg-YLOBijUSVkq9A4YT59R5BRaEYhyphenhyphen2sqMIwJP2qdpNh3_7ktgWUuQeEkhuwm9/s1600/2010-04-15_misc+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr5Vx1u-a0RnHcXAL2jh9oUYR2Qj94Wqk6meyLKOQpJuKGyBT2DzLni5gheQBhJFn9ayMBrgIoYBQB9Zg-YLOBijUSVkq9A4YT59R5BRaEYhyphenhyphen2sqMIwJP2qdpNh3_7ktgWUuQeEkhuwm9/s400/2010-04-15_misc+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506551458155746754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1TFd5zoP-vgip9qO2epf2P4shp3RNdgMcx_jxxI8m42YdpRikFY9_M4JSpa1KuqXhPgVsiWOwS5ek2MUfjNDg5ARMbIDfXE8Qu2uDFFECXYVb-OHU3r4DWXzEMs0HEA4g4QRyuc6YufQ/s1600/2010-08-2010+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1TFd5zoP-vgip9qO2epf2P4shp3RNdgMcx_jxxI8m42YdpRikFY9_M4JSpa1KuqXhPgVsiWOwS5ek2MUfjNDg5ARMbIDfXE8Qu2uDFFECXYVb-OHU3r4DWXzEMs0HEA4g4QRyuc6YufQ/s400/2010-08-2010+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506545460187684354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiRKfCV3x_TlU-IK9B1A65Tgm7cg-HiGEAjapwa_r4QLTiePvFdjifcovpz-vC8TI4Ub0VwOiZLgrUfK15bNXe5yi_4AHYB4ZQ49ShJrlhYN3WeX8ubxbEt5OucAzaNYfpbxxdq9wF0B0/s1600/2010-04-15_misc+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiRKfCV3x_TlU-IK9B1A65Tgm7cg-HiGEAjapwa_r4QLTiePvFdjifcovpz-vC8TI4Ub0VwOiZLgrUfK15bNXe5yi_4AHYB4ZQ49ShJrlhYN3WeX8ubxbEt5OucAzaNYfpbxxdq9wF0B0/s400/2010-04-15_misc+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506545042463890418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzftKKRXkIDH3KUWb0lXH3LF8ponCT9iy7w4G9AMWBjHl_seSeUlBv5KlUzE_P8SqPqqnJso1Huqwd5asAKYb9bDQUk9oFQUjO-oY0ZFMjk_GfDdoa-9MyMzquH-c8gVmWyrB6ptdlXnr/s1600/2010-08-2010+201.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzftKKRXkIDH3KUWb0lXH3LF8ponCT9iy7w4G9AMWBjHl_seSeUlBv5KlUzE_P8SqPqqnJso1Huqwd5asAKYb9bDQUk9oFQUjO-oY0ZFMjk_GfDdoa-9MyMzquH-c8gVmWyrB6ptdlXnr/s400/2010-08-2010+201.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506546896724124338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpnd-TQa9eNxcIoIuUVKvHGldoqDSEVvClZt2hY0LVd1JgGYmE_odOS7MORrPuBspuJh_DG5-qk9rdzajYwWX9pHdlaQJwET3swHYDq5YQmLJGooCEXWQ9g_R6mMPzIv7X9BlHcIHtCO4/s1600/2010-08-2010+604.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpnd-TQa9eNxcIoIuUVKvHGldoqDSEVvClZt2hY0LVd1JgGYmE_odOS7MORrPuBspuJh_DG5-qk9rdzajYwWX9pHdlaQJwET3swHYDq5YQmLJGooCEXWQ9g_R6mMPzIv7X9BlHcIHtCO4/s400/2010-08-2010+604.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506550057845479410" border="0" /></a>I admire them...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-35042691431887948402010-09-19T18:38:00.000-07:002011-02-24T17:28:21.096-08:00Police Line UpZoom, I see your <a href="http://www.knitnut.net/2010/09/5021-words/">6 cars at a donut shop</a>, and I raise you 9 bikes and one car at a pub.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhB3TmRuiz_MjxZKJgzQrmoe0LcDQYCmhhuVGuTPV_Lt4VA6tMg8qPTaByBh-OqM0LX3_bdqIOYMjnJ50ub1Zcuryuq2JBaUBlIibOQR1cK6lELY_0HmxQDk-uV3Rb4-Jn00Of3ab_UE8/s1600/2010-08-2010+301.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhB3TmRuiz_MjxZKJgzQrmoe0LcDQYCmhhuVGuTPV_Lt4VA6tMg8qPTaByBh-OqM0LX3_bdqIOYMjnJ50ub1Zcuryuq2JBaUBlIibOQR1cK6lELY_0HmxQDk-uV3Rb4-Jn00Of3ab_UE8/s400/2010-08-2010+301.jpg" title="Notice how the helmets are all hanging on the right side of the handlebars..." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518434407820125650" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-83146626961721139342010-08-26T15:50:00.000-07:002010-08-26T19:23:01.637-07:00Oh, Shiny!*<span style="font-style: italic;">Oh, shiny</span>!, I gasped in silent admiration as I noticed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilding">guilding</a>** on the Arch.<br /><br />I had not intended to blog about the Arch. <a href="http://singingmoon.blogspot.com/2010/08/eastern-gate-iii.html">Coyote</a> , <a href="http://www.robink.ca/blog/what-colour-is-it-going-to-be/">Robin</a> and <a href="http://ottawachinatownroyalarch.blogspot.com/">this blog</a> are covering that event.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyEo3TIHjZxeUkIjc8ZvlCVevEXhyphenhyphenluuupvQEp6mPhlOpSA4KjGqm67TTUj0eqijoEbEL-lV8K9VuczC2qqDEhLZTiYg984c-8zri9k4PnjGsql6riaTeDsWBQboB8JXqFGvACh3-NoKW/s1600/2010-08-26_tags_pyrex_smokey+056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyEo3TIHjZxeUkIjc8ZvlCVevEXhyphenhyphenluuupvQEp6mPhlOpSA4KjGqm67TTUj0eqijoEbEL-lV8K9VuczC2qqDEhLZTiYg984c-8zri9k4PnjGsql6riaTeDsWBQboB8JXqFGvACh3-NoKW/s400/2010-08-26_tags_pyrex_smokey+056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509897344488450258" border="0" /></a><br />But, then I came around to the other side, and caught the eye of one of the artists - he leaned over and viewed me through an opening below the green mesh.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyV7fg3MFAR-YWdvCg-dqAHCCR8WuTy3VyuVZGcv9LBVHPCdpoyRwhEF7rpEWJdYC_15AhNGn3gLohXDoU49uhgzBTQckpGeZCa_6h4ERKasu6N0FfCs4y7BA1JfYhFfBKI_1DrUA0bx3/s1600/Arch+Ottawa+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyV7fg3MFAR-YWdvCg-dqAHCCR8WuTy3VyuVZGcv9LBVHPCdpoyRwhEF7rpEWJdYC_15AhNGn3gLohXDoU49uhgzBTQckpGeZCa_6h4ERKasu6N0FfCs4y7BA1JfYhFfBKI_1DrUA0bx3/s400/Arch+Ottawa+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509905831074884290" border="0" /></a><br />As he stared and took a puff of his fag, I smiled and motioned, <span style="font-style: italic;">Can I take your picture?</span><br /><br />He motioned back, <span style="font-style: italic;">Yes</span>.<br /><br />I wanted to gesticulate, <span style="font-style: italic;">Can I please come up and get a closer look at the beautiful work that you are doing? </span>But, instead, I yelled, <span style="font-style: italic;">Beautiful!</span><br /><br />One last smile was exchanged, my camera clicked and captured a moment, and off I went towards home where Chinese greens and pork dumplings with a special dipping sauce were being lovingly prepared for me.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">*Dedicated to the Word Wizard<br />**I spell it with a "u" Wikipedia spells it without a "u". I did not feel like finding out why.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-22894430328455598662010-08-02T20:00:00.000-07:002010-08-03T18:40:14.687-07:00Red and Black - The Colour of Romance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lz85Z87SKFdw7ERUT-iaNiNoupeg30WuEK5doTC7H1e3lLk5L6URgqLr1pBAVPTpfgJoTBXUg9bHH6sAKjrqFBEa56AbQgt0y4ASK0zaFtg_HDIcXd6mh7C4ObxgHbw6-WWF_o1OWwZm/s1600/2010-04-22_misc+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lz85Z87SKFdw7ERUT-iaNiNoupeg30WuEK5doTC7H1e3lLk5L6URgqLr1pBAVPTpfgJoTBXUg9bHH6sAKjrqFBEa56AbQgt0y4ASK0zaFtg_HDIcXd6mh7C4ObxgHbw6-WWF_o1OWwZm/s400/2010-04-22_misc+010.jpg" title="Can you tell the boy feet from the girl feet?" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463313281612908530" border="0" /></a> A girl and a boy are walking hand in hand ahead of me on Bank Street. They are damned cute even from the back.<br /><br />I quickly pass them, whip myself around, smile at them, point to their shoes, and say, "That is so cute and romantic."<br /><br />"Do you think so?" The girl inquires, "I was worried it might be dorky."<br /><br />The boy just smiles shyly.<br /><br />"Are you kidding? It's romantic as hell," I tell them.<br /><br />They are a friggin' cute couple from the front too.<br /><br />With their enthusiastic permission, I take a picture of their feet and continue on my way.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sigh...</span> ♥Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022081752165822950.post-12291280392057135542010-07-21T17:00:00.000-07:002010-07-22T17:47:56.081-07:00Bathing BeautyMagi is grateful that the weather has cooled down again. But, she did find creative ways of staying cool during the heat wave...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXSLVZGIYWqP8ndWtcO76p-m3e4chiNVtaPToZji0NpBL0hgFCau4-FDX9TvnhrQUz3AnNA_85DzdO11OsysFFRKOtlQl5zalUvoXHYIcUUIwl40mvV2MXUuJVHvtHeHT69ff_8soUEFF/s1600/2008+december+misc+050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100%;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXSLVZGIYWqP8ndWtcO76p-m3e4chiNVtaPToZji0NpBL0hgFCau4-FDX9TvnhrQUz3AnNA_85DzdO11OsysFFRKOtlQl5zalUvoXHYIcUUIwl40mvV2MXUuJVHvtHeHT69ff_8soUEFF/s1600/2008+december+misc+050.jpg" title="She has a goddess belly" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488004286643427058" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4