(Jon wrote this post only a couple of days after he got back from Merrywood, but the camp forgot to pack his camera and had to mail it out! We just got it developed yesterday. —L) Aug. 10 2012 Doing arts & crafts This summer I had another great session at Camp Merrywood. I did …
Category Archive: Cool Stuff
Aug
13
Stumped for a Title
You may remember where we last left the tree: This’d be it. Well, at the crack of 7:30 this morning, they came back to finish the job. A loud truck showed up with a very vicious looking piece of equipment: a stump grinder. Teeth. And proceeded to get down to business: From the porch. From …
Jul
23
A Tree Got Chopped Down in Toronto, Part 2
At the end of our last post we were left with a 20-foot stump gracing our front yard. Today the crew came back for Part 2. Early in the morning came all the big machinery again; this time a big flatbed with a bin as well as the crane and cherry-picker pictured here. First cut. …
Jul
20
A Tree Got Chopped Down in Toronto
Writer’s Note: the whole day’s blog is now up. I’ll come back and tighten up the number of photos in a few weeks. The silver maple that’s been in front of our house since we moved in is coming down today. Here’s the ongoing play-by-play: May 25, 2012 The city comes to mark our tree …
Jul
17
Jon’s Weather Fascination Continues
At Jon’s school, as he gained confidence, he told many of his comrades and teachers about his mash-ups of The Weather Network videos found on YouTube. This gave one of his Educational Assistants an idea, and the great folks at the Office approved it. Once a week, Jon was invited to do the weather forecast …
Feb
13
Well, there are weirder obsessions to have…
We keep telling Jon he needs another interest other than the Weather Network… Maybe not.
Feb
12
Woo-hoo: My first latte art!
Ever since I got a decent espresso machine I’ve been practising doing latte art—those fancy-pants designs in your cuppa that coffee-shop baristas throw off with aplomb. But since I only pull one or two shots a day at most, it’s slow going. (That’s my excuse anyway, and I’m sticking with that rather than the alternative, …