A Girl Over Forty and Counting................

Keukenhof Gardens

2010-07-02T00:11:00.003-04:00

One of our day trips while in Amsterdam was the Keukenhof Gardens. What a beautiful place

Amsterdam 2010

2010-07-02T00:03:00.007-04:00

Home renovations gone bad

2010-02-01T23:37:00.001-05:00

I decided after awhile of humming and hawing ,i would remove a set of shower doors that needed replacement in our basement bathroom . I started ok,all the screws came out of the frame,silicone came off the doors then poooof!!!!!!! glass door shattered into a million pieces all over the floor. It seemed like a split second with no warning . Thank God for the handy Shop vac. Oh well basement bathroom looks bigger now.

Finally Booked our trip

2010-01-24T00:08:00.003-05:00

Awhile back my Mom and i decided to go to Amsterdam on a bike excursion. Now i have never been to this fine city ,however i wanted to go somewhere where biking is an everyday way of life. Flight has been booked as well as a highly recommended bed and breakfast for may of this year. Now all i need to do is get my biking legs in shape and we are off.

My two weeks is up shortly

2010-01-02T23:45:00.002-05:00

Oh the thought of going back to work after two weeks off for Christmas break is bittersweet. Yes the break stretched out very nicely ,surprising after fitting two holidays in here All the hustle and bustle of shopping is over and the late nights and sleeping in will soon come to an end.

Under the Tuscan sun

2009-12-12T22:32:00.001-05:00

I rented this chick flick last night and was impressed . Would i ever just pack up everything and move away? Where would i go? Alaska,Switzerland ,or somewhere far far away........

Rocker Girl

2009-10-11T23:18:00.003-04:00

Today i bought myself a shiny new red electric guitar and a small amp. you see i have been playing guitar since i was 8 years old,on and off. Actually i still have my Grade 6 music class Yamaha classical guitar ,just can't seem to part with this. Played for about an hour and a half today when i got home,what a blast

When i was a student,we had to go buy our music books,now with the wonders of the Internet i can play the latest songs via tab notes or look up chord progressions and scales all in a matter of minutes

My Hobby a.k.a.Stress relief

2009-08-31T23:13:00.005-04:00

In order to relieve the stress of everyday life,I sometimes am inspired to create caricatures,mainly what I call ugly people.

Enjoy

Windows and Bathrooms

2009-08-17T19:16:00.007-04:00

Last night while i was cleaning the basement,as well as the basement windows i realized that there were two little windows left behind,when the previous owner replaced all the windows.

Now i am deciding if we need to replace these windows to make them more energy efficient and better looking from the outside. Web research leads me to a few reputable window dealers,but how does one choose ?

Whilst I was still in the basement i still an aiming to "gut" the bathroom down there,but i need to remove the old shower doors and ceramic tiles first,then rip up fake floor that is currently hiding the plumbing. Hire a plumber to cap shower and replace toilet and sink with upgrades.

Now i realize why my hubby wants me to stay out of his domain a.k.a the Man cave

Storage solutions

2009-08-15T19:33:00.002-04:00

Today in a brief moment of alone time i entered the world of storage products/ Great store with everything imaginable for storage solutions. Cereal keepers,shoe boxes,plate covers,drawer liners and all kinds of neat storage ideas. Almost made me wish i was not such a neat freak with everything in it's rightful place so that i could purchase all these neat boxes

Butterfly Photos

2009-08-06T23:57:00.007-04:00

Here are some photos I took today at the local Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls,Ontario

Demolishing a deck

2009-08-02T18:56:00.006-04:00

Our backyard oasis is covered with a large wooden deck where we wish to redo and upgrade. I personally like to make the deck lower and cedar wood choice. However the big issue is cost and do we demolish the deck ourselves which for me would be a great stress relief/. Stay tuned

Now we are looking at possibly staining the old deck to buy us some time before demolition

Writing career

2009-07-29T23:46:00.002-04:00

I had a letter i wrote to the Editor of our local paper published today. Could this be the start of a new career ,lol Weird seeing my thoughts on paper commenting on a local issue .

As of today August 8th,three people have written to the local paper editor to comment on my original letter .Kind of weird seeing my name in a rebuttal

Things I am Contemplating-Part two

2009-07-29T23:33:00.002-04:00

1. quitting my part time job,so that i have more free time ,Working 6 days a week is stressful,especially now with the warmer weather coming I quit this part time job in April 2009

2. Restructuring my debt load -still a work in progress

3. Purchasing small cosmetic items for the exterior of the house i.e lights,landscaping material,a new barbecue etc etc ....... still a work in progress

One out of three ain't bad

Things I am contemplating

2009-03-15T17:32:00.003-04:00

1. quitting my part time job,so that i have more free time ,Working 6 days a week is stressful,especially now with the warmer weather coming

2. Restructuring my debt load

3. Purchasing small cosmetic items for the exterior of the house i.e lights,landscaping material,a new barbecue etc etc .......

Spring is finally here-----I hope

2009-03-15T17:29:00.001-04:00

Beautiful day today,did some gardening,mostly clean up from last Fall. Felt great to be outside in the warm sun,ok it was only 12 degrees,but sunny. Hopefully we will not see anymore snow this season.

I found Twitter.........now what?

2009-03-12T18:04:00.003-04:00

Ok i have successfully mastered the facebook thing,then i was watching the news where the anchor referred to his Twitter site at www.twitter.com.

Still trying to figure this site out and all the nuances

My twitter site

Perfume smells in the workplace

2009-03-12T17:58:00.002-04:00

why do people feel the need to lather on cologne or perfume while at work? A friend of mine had to leave work early as they got a wicked headache from cologne and then perfume. Can people not be cognizant of other people's sense of smell. I suppose the same argument could hold true for various food/lunch smells as well as cigarette smoke. Where do we draw the line?