if you have been visiting. this blog for a while, you will know that my name is gHosT (the dog). i am the blog owners grand-dog. it has been a while. since I told you one of my stories. you might remember that I sometimes have a small problem. with authority. i’ve had a few […]
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The Car Guy retired permanently a few years ago. He thought we’d have enough money and he knew his body and brain were no longer interested in the work routine. I sort of retired when he did, though my career as a stay-at-home domestic ‘manager’, wasn’t one I could just walk away from. (Well, I […]
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A Guide to Changing the time on your Clocks: 1. Smart Phone – Leave it Alone. It does it with Magic 2. Appliances – You’ll need a Masters in Electronic Engineering or a hammer. 3. Sundial – Move one house to the right. 4. Car Clock – Not worth it. Wait six months. – Internet […]
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Mike Holmes the Make It Right Building expert, is more than a man with a hammer. His simple philosophy is to do things the right way – with your head, your heart, and your hands. He educates and inspires viewers like us. Our home is about 39 years old. We purchased it 28 years ago, […]
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This is one of my flower beds. It has been over 20 years in the making. In that time, a small tree grew – casting more and more deep shade. The plants that liked sun weren’t so happy about this. Some died – I thought. So I planted others, only to have the dead sometimes […]
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A Special Report from our ‘Rover’ reporter, Ghost the Dog: hi peoplekind! this photo shows me thinking. it might look like sleeping. but you can see I have one eye open. i do my best thinking. when I’m in ‘landscape mode’. what better place to stretch out. than on a people couch! right now, […]
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The best laid plans… When we booked our 2 week trip back to Alberta (from our winter abode in Arizona) we were optimistic that the brutal cold would be over by early March. It wasn’t. The last night we were in the chilly north, the wind chill temperature was -40C (-40F.) Is wind chill something […]
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hi again. my name is gHosT. i’m this blogger’s daughter’s dog. the last time i ‘blogged’. i was back in puppy classes again. i think they went rather well. for my owners. i wasn’t as impressed. because apparently I am going to have to get used to. ‘coming when I’m called’. and […]
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It snowed here again. I think this is the 4th time since early September that The Car Guy has had to plow the drive way. I wield the shovel – I am the Cleaner of the Walks and Photographer of the Event. Snow is often an event, especially if there is lots of it and […]
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There is a reason why we talk about the weather so much here in rural Alberta… Early October, and it is the first big snow of the 2017-2018 Winter. The good news is: the UV and Pollen Counts are really low. The not so good news is that the tractor is still set up for […]
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