a hodge podge of everything
This year commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion of 1917 and it is part of our family’s history. The Explosion Thursday, December 6, 1917 dawned just like any other sunny, early December morning. Around 50’000 Haligonians went about business as usual that morning and had no idea that…
On top of a being a prolific creator I also have a green thumb and periodically have to reduce the number of plants I have… Read more Related Posts:My CreationsLogan 2000 Push Style Mat CutterYard Sale Contact InfoColoring Books and Color Pencils ̵…
This is a song by Canada’s troubadour astronaut Chris Hadfield and is so typically Canadian.
This Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948. It has 30 articles/points of human rights. Now looking at it 66 years later, it is very progressive and makes me wonder what happened to the UN and it members in today’s…
Just came across this infographic about left-handers in my Facebook stream. I am proud to be a lefty, even though it caused me my share of trouble over my lifetime. Read my story below the infographic. Let me tell you my story When I started school in April of 1960,…
June 2002 The ‘Smart’ Car Driving from the airport to my aunt’s house I noticed that most of the cars were much smaller than what I was used to from Canada. There was one particular car that caught my attention. … Continue reading →
I just came across this article on ‘Newly Swissed‘ about modified smart cars. It had never occurred to me to take a small car like the smart and modify it. Well, I guess there are people who thought it was a wonderful idea. Follow the link above for more pictures
Article first posted on March 29/2005 on my old site I keep on being asked questions about the Smart car and the latest one was about children in the Smart car. Is it legal to have children under 12 in it? I called the local dealership and a very friendly…
After my trip to Switzerland in 2002 where I first saw the Smart Car and was so intrigued by it, I was very pleased to see that is now also available in Canada. It is sold through Mercedes dealerships. Note: I am not affiliated with any smart car dealership, I…
