My husband owns a Ural. That's not a mountain, it's a motorbike. This bike comes from Russia, still looks like the 1930s BMW it was originally based on, and has a sidecar.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Lessons from a cat nap
I've been feeling a bit rough recently. Mid-winter does that for a lot of people I think. I love winter. I don't wish it gone, really. But there's still that feeling of interminable dark and cold that drags along the soul and makes one long for more sun and warmth and a green landscape.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Great No Shampoo Experiment
Just over a month ago I made a decision to do something I had been thinking about for a while: stop using shampoo on my hair.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Winter, Canada style.
There's a saying in Southern Ontario: if you don't like the weather at your front door, look out your back door instead.
Recently this saying has become more and more apt. So far in 2013 we've had days of +14C, and days of -20C. In fact, those two temperatures happened within a week or so of each other. There's been ice, snow, rain, and lots of sun.
Friday we saw a foot of snow in under 24 hours. Everything shut down Friday as stories of cars in ditches and snow ploughs getting stuck circulated on Twitter.1
Canadians are usually a hardy bunch when it comes to winter weather. We may not always like it, but we can lace up our boots, hitch up our scarves, and continue on with life as normal. This is a bit more complicated when we can't figure out if we should even be wearing boots.
Fortunately we have another saying: "Layer. Layer. Layer." If in doubt, wear three shirts and two pairs of socks, and remove some if necessary throughout the day. Or, conversely, pack some extra clothing if the temperature will be doing that crazy drop like a rock as the day passes routine. It may not be the most attractive or practical option, but it's way better than spending a week in bed with pneumonia.
Tomorrow morning some of that foot of snow will melt as we see rain in the morning. We will then see flurries in the afternoon, if the meteorologists are right.
If you don't like the weather on one side of the house, feel free to check the other. At some point, you may actually catch a glimpse of something that you've had the good luck to be dressed for.
1 Also, photos of Tauntons and At-Ats superimposed on snowy images of Toronto. If life hands us a crazy massive snow dump, Canadians will make Hoth jokes like there's no tomorrow.2
2 This level of snow is known in some circles as "Snowmaggedon", and in others as "winter".
Recently this saying has become more and more apt. So far in 2013 we've had days of +14C, and days of -20C. In fact, those two temperatures happened within a week or so of each other. There's been ice, snow, rain, and lots of sun.
Friday we saw a foot of snow in under 24 hours. Everything shut down Friday as stories of cars in ditches and snow ploughs getting stuck circulated on Twitter.1
Canadians are usually a hardy bunch when it comes to winter weather. We may not always like it, but we can lace up our boots, hitch up our scarves, and continue on with life as normal. This is a bit more complicated when we can't figure out if we should even be wearing boots.
Fortunately we have another saying: "Layer. Layer. Layer." If in doubt, wear three shirts and two pairs of socks, and remove some if necessary throughout the day. Or, conversely, pack some extra clothing if the temperature will be doing that crazy drop like a rock as the day passes routine. It may not be the most attractive or practical option, but it's way better than spending a week in bed with pneumonia.
Tomorrow morning some of that foot of snow will melt as we see rain in the morning. We will then see flurries in the afternoon, if the meteorologists are right.
If you don't like the weather on one side of the house, feel free to check the other. At some point, you may actually catch a glimpse of something that you've had the good luck to be dressed for.
1 Also, photos of Tauntons and At-Ats superimposed on snowy images of Toronto. If life hands us a crazy massive snow dump, Canadians will make Hoth jokes like there's no tomorrow.2
2 This level of snow is known in some circles as "Snowmaggedon", and in others as "winter".
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Newspapers and Paradox
I just realised that while I had written a blog post in Evernote last week, I didn't actually post it. This writing a post every week might take a little more getting used to, and a lot more double checking to make sure that I've done what I thought I've done.
To keep things fair, I am not going to just use last week's effort and post it now, I'm going to write a new post and do this right. Although I don't think I can fairly call a write up that didn't get posted as a success.
On to this week's post…
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