Category: What I've Been Up To
I met someone who holds a Guinness World Record today
February 23rd, 2010I met some great people today at the forestry conference, mostly thanks to an old friend of mine from the Sault, Chrissy, who is also at the conference. Over a cookie during the coffee break, I was chatting with a nice, friendly woman all about forestr… more »
I love the Winter Olympics!
February 21st, 2010I love the Winter Olympics! I've been watching nothing but since it started (oh wait, I did turn the channel for Survivor!) I like most events. My least favourite is probably men's hockey and curling. Everything else gets me on the edge of my seat (or… more »
Perfect weekend
February 14th, 2010We usually waste most of our Saturday going to town and getting groceries and running errands.
This weekend we didn't have anything to do in town and we have spent the entire weekend at home - most of it in the living room watching Olympic coverage.… more »
Now THAT was a cold
January 26th, 2010I'm just rejoining the land of the living after checking out for awhile due to a nasty cold.
I've never missed 3 days of work before due to a cold!
I felt it coming on hard and fast last Tuesday. I had the feeling of razer blades in my throat, press… more »
Check out this forecast!!
January 1st, 2010Tonight
Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h overnight. Temperature steady near minus 4.
Saturday
Cloudy. Snow at times heavy beginning late in the morning. Risk of freezing rain late… more »
Christmas Holidays are here!
December 23rd, 2009Yesterday was my last day of work until January 4th! WOO HOOO
What has been going on?
-upgraded to Windows 7 today on my desktop computer at home. It went fairly smoothly. I went from 32 bit to 64 bit since my computer was capable of it. I've… more »
Best way to start a Monday
December 14th, 2009Want to know the best way to start a Monday?
Find an unopened jar of Trudy's bumbleberry jam in the back of the fridge :) more »
Today's Life Lesson
December 8th, 2009Lesson 1. When wandering outside in your slippers to throw ashes across the snowy, icy driveway, first check the direction of the prevailing wind.
Lesson 2. When you throw a bucket of hot ashes and are startled when the fine ashes all blow back on you… more »
Fall, fires, and early to bed
November 24th, 2009Now that we're well into fall, and the clock has fallen back, I'm morphed into winter Lisa.
I get up at 5:30am now. Reach for my jogging pants, sweatshirt shirt, and Crocs from beside the bed and navigate my way in the dark down the stairs (stopping… more »
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