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I had errands to run, so I swung by the nursery again and grabbed another pack of onion bulbs. Back home, I waited until after school so Alvin could help with the next phase. After supper, we headed out to the garden. First things first: everything needed water. We filled up four or five cans…

A Drive to Ottawa: Capturing Matisse’s First Game of the Season Saturday was busy. Chores, tasks, preparations—the usual pre-game chaos. But by 1:30 or 1:45, we were finally heading out to Ottawa for Matisse’s first soccer game of the season. Two hours on the road, and I was tired from not sleeping enough the night…

I had been planning to use the long strip of earth behind the smart blocks in the backyard for something, but then an idea came to me during the day. Why not plant onion bulbs there instead?So that’s what I did. I picked up a pack of onion bulbs—wasn’t sure how many we’d need or…

Experimenting with Potatoes and Shade Gardens After the first planting phase, we kept the momentum going. Over the next few days, we tackled two different garden challenges: a shaded corner plot and a new potato-growing experiment. The Shade Plot: Spinach and Green Onions Next to our large back plot, there’s a smaller corner space with…

When we had our yard landscaped, it upended everything I was doing before with the garden. But honestly? That’s not a bad thing. It forced me to rethink the whole setup. When we had our yard landscaped, it upended everything I was doing before with the garden. But honestly? That’s not a bad thing. It…

People tend to over estimate their abilities, or under estimate the size of a problem. 74cms of snow fall, and the city was able to estimate that it would take about 8 days to dig the city out. Apparently, is certain fortunate neighborhoods, 90% of the snow has been removed. Most are more about 25%.…

Over a foot on snow fell on Thursday. The city stood partially still. It was not the day of the snow,but afterwards when the city was partially paralyzed. That’s when the effects started to sink in. It sank in partially because of the 13-14inches of snow that remained behind, but also the weatherman announced an…

Alvin, following in his brothers footsteps, had decided to join a soccer team. Plagued by dad non knowing the right practice time, and then a weekend away from Montreal, Alvin missed some of the practices already. Does not matter. Alvin is ready to play the game. He is a little later, but jumps in at…

For some, 3 is a wonderful number, while for others, it is the kiss of death. I hope that yours is the former, not the latter. We went off to a soccer game in the outer regions o the greater Montreal Area to a town called Rosemere. It is in the suburbs of Montreal. Nice…

I go on walks for many reasons. This can be to talk to my wife or go on a simple walk with the kids to the park. It can also be to get out of the house to stop being surrounded by all the things that can distract and cloud ones mind. This is a…