Aha! They’re shaped like toasters.
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A blast from the past….
Anthony Stagg and Sheila Gregory (AKA Tuffy P)
The back garden: battle with entropy
Garden with Ellie’s Crown
Lamb Garden
Under Construction
Harvest
We have loads of catnip growing out in the back garden. I harvested some today, which I’m going to dry in my mushroom dehydrator. When I bought it in and cut it up, the cats were having a great time chewing down leaves!
For old dogs everywhere….
Here’s Ian and Sylvia performing Old Blue
Grooming Day
Today was grooming day for Georgie. Memphis was excused this time around since she is still recovering from her surgery and we didn’t want to risk any re-injury in the tub or standing on the grooming table.
Lorraine, Georgie’s groomer, worked on him for close to 4 hours today….fortunately grooming comes with big hugs. Lorraine always does a fantastic job with our Newfs!
Look at all the fur Georgie left behind today!
Songs about Mining
The other day I posted a version of Sixteen Tons performed by Manitoba Hal. Here’s another song about coal mining by Merle Travis, beautifully performed by The Country Gentlemen.
The Mountain by Steve Earle is another tune related to coal mining. Here it is performed here by Steve Earle along with the late Levon Helm and his band.
And one more….here’s Johnny Cash performing Loading Coal
Positive steps in Long Branch
We received the following notice from Councillor Grimes yesterday, outlining some very positive steps in managing development in our community. For those who have not seen it, I’ve pasted it below. Kudos to Councillor Grimes – this will help even the playing field.
After discussions with the Planning Dept., we feel that the most appropriate way to deal with any future severance applications made before the design guidelines are complete is to request deferral until the applicant holds a meeting with my office, City Planning, and the neighbours to discuss what the most appropriate development for the site is. This will have the dual effect of delaying any of the inevitable appeals to the OMB following a COA refusal, and will help form the basis for the elements we want to see in the Long Branch Design Guidelines.
Grain Scoop Planters
These planters used to be grain scoops from a mill. The metal units are bolted to a thick belt material. They come in 3s and 5s at Nice Old Stuff in Jarvis. I installed these beside the sliding doors on the deck.
New Plant Stand
It used to be a light fixture. Now it’s a plant stand.
I installed it this morning, successfully beating the rain. We found the plant stand yesterday, hiding in the back garage at Nice Old Stuff (near the pillars we also brought home, and past the amazing old barn doors we resisted).
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