Category Archives for Raves
A Tribute to a Good Neighbour and a Responsible Dog Owner
For several summers now, my Nugget … and now my Chloe have walked through the park across the road from my home. Sometimes we would meet up with a neighbour Wayne and his little dog Dusty. Continue reading
Queen of the Night Houseplant
This has to be the most unique houseplant I have ever owned. Continue reading
Inspirational Story – Sent By a Friend
Back on 11 November 2004, a dear friend sent me this via email to help encourage me through a VERY difficult era in my life. I’d like to share it with EVERYONE here …and, so I’ll not lose this in a pile of paperwork again. Continue reading
My Winter-Wonderland – 27 Nov 2013
Just HAD to share the scenery that greeted me on the morning Continue reading
I Found a Treasure on Kijiji – Can You Help Me Name Her?
That’s right; I found this cutie-pie on September 2, 2013, shortly after she was posted as being available.
Why, you ask, would I have been looking for another puppy?
And, you ask… did something bad happen to Nugget?
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Some of My Most Favoured Quotes
Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn’t always have to be their top priority. ~ William Arthur Ward Continue reading
HERO
So very many managers (and a few executives) took me “under-their-wings” over the years that I worked for a local manufacturer thus I decided to send each of them a special “Thank You” letter for all they had done for me… but, not before we (and, planet earth) had lost my number one HERO… Desi Edwards. Continue reading
Ontario Car Dealership Has My Loyalty! Here’s Why…
In your last visit to your dealership for service, what did they do to say “Thank you”?
Most readers of this post will say that their dealership did absolutely nothing!
And, in some cases, absolutely nothing really means nothing!
Many vehicle owners have chalk-marked their vehicle’s tires just to see if their dealership even moved the vehicle after they claim they’ve serviced it. Over the past few years and in far too many cases here in Oshawa, Ontario, the vehicles were never moved, yet services were charged! Continue reading
My Favourite Astrologer – Phil Booth
In 2004, when I first discovered Phil Booth 
was when he wrote the horoscopes for the Toronto Star Newspaper. Eerie though this may sound, his predictions for my zodiac sign were so “bang” on so many times in a row that I started to read his horoscopes “religiously” and enjoyed the many hopeful horizons he saw in my sign.