Archive for August, 2011

GOING MAD IN THE SUPERMARKET

Saturday August 27th, 2011 in Uncategorized

Specifically, this is about getting in and out with your food selections without doing bodily harm to yourself or others. Okay, I’ll admit grocery shopping is my LEAST favorite household chore. Even ironing comes way higher, dishwashing, dusting but preserve me from the market.

That said, I go Every Single Solitary Morning. To [...]

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VIA TRAIN TO OTTAWA – DISABILITY PROBLEMS ON FRIDAY, AUG 19, 2011

Wednesday August 24th, 2011 in In My Life Stuff

Here we are, two sweet little disableds. With an injured knee I needed a wheelchair. With a newer & larger facility, Ottawa was fine but Kingston has a broken lift and I was unable to handle the escalator. So they hire a cab to drive you outside from one end of the station [...]

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THE SIGN & THE VINE – URBAN PARKING HASSLES

Saturday August 20th, 2011 in Neighbourhood

Keep having to trim the vine back in order to keep drive from getting blocked. Keep imaging myself on Judge Judy explaining that yes, the sign WAS readable and not grown over, which is why I had the errant parker towed. Actually it works well. Here’s the whole picture:

Sign’s [...]

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OUTSIDE PROMOTION WORKING WELL

Sunday August 7th, 2011 in Kingston Community Credit Union

One or two good serious talks about joining the Kingston Community Credit Union have been the result every day I’ve been sitting outside the Market Square branch, discussing what it means to be a member while dispensing lemonade and balloons. Speaking to passersby is always different from person to person.

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UMBRELLA THEFT IN 19TH CENTURY

DEAD MEMORIAL TREE TO MY SON’S MEMORY

Wednesday August 3rd, 2011 in In My Life Stuff

This is my youngest son, who called himself, ‘Lou Peace.’ He died this past November at 42. I had a tree planted in his memory in City Park with this plaque beside it.
There was difficulty in reaching the city authorities to get the planting done, plus of course, I wasn’t at my [...]

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EATING WHILE CELIAC-COMFORTS OF COLD CEREAL (After all these years)

Monday August 1st, 2011 in Celiac

I had given up on cold cereal after fruitless searches through years down the aisles of regular grocery stores. Besides that, like at least 50% of Celiacs, I am also lactose intolerant. Then there’s all that sugar…
Suddenly, Saturday, I discovered THREE different kinds of gluten free cereals at my local metro [...]

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