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cosmos update
Two summers ago the kids sprinkled cosmos seeds in cracks all around the back alley. This year we remembered to weed out other things and water the little seedlings. Now look: We feel like The Lupin Lady; doing something to … Continue reading
movie night in the garage
The neighbourhood moms periodically leave the kids home with the dads and head out for a night on the town. The dads decided to organize their own night and, in contrast to the moms who high-tail it out with nary … Continue reading
a sad move
Our next door neighbours are moving. The other half of our semi-detached house will soon have strangers in it. I am, perhaps, more upset by this than the situation really calls for. Our neighbours are only moving up the street. … Continue reading
new garage, part one
Over the past month we’ve been working (mostly mentally and emotionally, with a touch of physically) on getting a new garage. The lovely little green garage that came with the house was quaint and picturesque but it was also rotten, … Continue reading
cosmos
Our front yard is overgrown with cosmos and our back alley is sun-baked and barren. So we got the kids, along with a neighbour, to collect cosmos seeds from the front and sow them along cracks in the concrete in … Continue reading
grocery store update
For those of you who were aghast at the closure of my neighbourhood grocery store, I’m overdue in updating the situation. Happily, the store re-opened in a new equally convenient location. Every time I shop there, I’m still giddily grateful to them for … Continue reading
neighbourhood highs and lows
Highs: I love our neighbourhood. We have a small narrow house that we moved in to three weeks before Akka was born. I remember our real estate agent saying it would be big enough “for now” but we could move … Continue reading
a bike from the garbage and back-alley cricket
This is why I love the city. Akka borrowed a book from the library once called Country Kid, City Kid and now checks in periodically asking “we’re city kids, right?” Right. And where else but the city would you find this … Continue reading
