The Great Frog Rescue

Today, Detta and I were to have pedicures and Detta a facial.  Well the place I booked, I thought was today but as it turns out it was for next week.  So I knew of this other nail place so Detta and I drove over there.  As we were walking in the shop, there were little frogs everywhere.  Anyways Detta and I had our luxury pedicures with fancy designs on our toes.  As I finished my coffee from Tims, I said to Detta, wouldn't Donovan love to see these frogs?  Detta said yes but you aren't going to catch them?  Oh yes I was.  I caught two of the tiny frogs in my Tims cup.  We headed home and showed our frogs to Donovan and Hugh.  They were suitablely impressed. I released them in my front garden.  A few frogs would be great in the garden.

Then we decided to go to Party Packagers to look for party invitations for Donovan's Birthday Party.  We are having the Sciensational Sssnakes!! come to his party.  We didn't find any invitations but we had to go home so on route we stopped and gathered up a whole pile of tiny frogs.  Detta was very upset with us.  But I wanted to put them somewhere where they would be safe.  The parking lot was not a safe place.  

We had to drop Detta off for the school's group performance by the SASS (School Alliance of Student Songwriters) so on the way we stopped at a conservation area, Lynde Shores and released our little frogs.  This would at least give some of them a better chance of survival.  After dropping Detta off, Donovan and I decided we would go back and collect some more frogs!!!  This time we gathered up lots

more.  We dropped by home to show Hugh and the boys.  One of the little boys came with us and we went to Rotary Park to release the rest of them.  Originally I was going to go to the boat launch but we were beaten there by some Canadian Geese and their babies.  We choose several other spots and let them go.

After dinner, Hugh, Donovan and Miles have gone again to collect some more.  I am not sure where they are going to release this bunch but I have asked them to save 10.  We will take them to church tomorrow to show everyone.  And then release up there.

Busy Week

Joan and Tom popped around last Sunday on their motorbikes. Joan looks very flash on her bike. I have no desire whatsoever to get on a motorbike again. I think Joan is very brave especially in Canada.

While out in the garden I discovered that the baby pigeons were still hanging around. They were found under the shrubs or on the floppy cedar tree. I haven't seen them for the rest of the week though.

Work passed by quickly, two new jobs were posted at Seneca forLibrary Technicians but you have to be a full time employee to apply for them. I don't expect they will replace their jobs once the new jobs are filled. A cost saving approach by Seneca to stretch the work amongst its employees. I did apply for a job at the Ontario Legistlature and another one at Baycrest so we will have to see what happens with those. I am thinking of appling for a Radiation Protection Technician at OPG, you only need a high school diploma to apply. I am not quite sure if I would be suited to this job though.

The children and I went to see Land of the Lost last night. It was very funny and gross. The children loved it. I especially like the mosquito part and the dinosaur's brain the size of a walnut.

Detta and I had a busy day today. I wanted to get some more yarn for a scarf I am knitting, it is silk and seaweed. We dropped by Anne's house to pick her up to borrow her sewing machine. Her kitchen has been totally removed at the moment. Andrew and a buddy are doing it this coming week. We drove downtown with Anne, stopped by and bought some fried rice Chinese buns to eat plus a few for Hugh - Curried Beef and BBQ Pork. The bakery is called the Yung Sing Bakery and it is on Baldwin Street. Excellent food and service. The first time I went there, was when I worked for Sick Kids hospital in 1986. I would walk over at lunch time have a fried rice bun and a vegetable spring roll.

We went to see Alex at her store but the Much Music channel were getting ready for their awards ceremony at the City TV building and it was crazy. We found Alex and Detta is taller than Alex now. We went out for crepes, they were so good. I had dark chocolate and strawberries, Detta had dark chocolate and ice cream, oh yes I had cream also. Yummy. We left there to go to Romni wool shop but I didn't end up buying any more, one they didn't have and two the ball I had weighed 100 grams. We drove back to Anne's and stopped by for Lizzie. The traffic was terrible, College St and Bloor were closed!! Lizzie's flat is very nice and then we went to Anne's. I was so exhausted from all the driving. Anyways I am home now, enjoying my new office. Anne lent me her yellow ball for sitting on but I need to put a bit more air in.

The Babies are gone - flown the coop

That is the pigeon babies are gone. The mum has been around off and on but she was too big to sit in the nest with the two babies. One of the babies hopped up on to the ledge and then after about an hour it flew to the window ledge. And when I checked last both of them are gone. I wonder if they will come back, I mean today!

But then we had workmen around today to fix the water leak out the front of our house. They all had to come and have a look at the birds.

It was very interesting because they dug a big hole and put this big tube in the hole. Then one of the workmen went in the hole to make the repairs. It didn't take them long to fix it. At least the front end of our garden is well watered now.

Penny the Pigeon

We finally saw the new baby pigeons. There are two of them and they are so big. I must admit they are 'pretty' ugly. I am sure they will be flying soon as they are nearly as large as the mum. I don't know how she managed to sit on them for so long.

New Office & Pigeon

The office is nearly there. We have two desks set up. All the other furniture is out. Andrew popped by on Tuesday evening and helped move the furniture into the basement. They had to take the table out the front door and around the back of the house. It couldn't fit down the stairs.

Anne and I went out for breakfast at Scrambles on Tuesday morning. We then went shopping at Reitmans. She bought some blouses, a skirt and some capris for me. Now I am all set up for my trip to England. Anne also had been shopping at Old Navy and bought Detta some very nice shirts. We stopped by Best Buy where Anne needed to buy a PC for work. I bought the monitor that went with the PC. Hugh is using it for the moment till his work provides him with one.

Here is also a picture of the pigeons baby. I wonder how long before it flies and leaves the nest.

New Office

We are nearly finished setting up the office for Hugh. The computer desk is out and the table is nearly cleared. The book shelves are nearly full of reference material. Hugh took down the chandler and put up the new fan. The new fan looks good and moves the air around really nicely. I went back to Canadian Tire to buy another one for our bedroom but the sale is over so now I must wait.

On Saturday, I decided to rip out the baby layette that I had started. I didn't like the green, it just didn't seem to work very well. I have started knitting another one, which has a simpler look. This time I have used the aqua colour with the variegated and yellow. It is looking good. I have also finished the two big blocks for the baby blanket. Now I only need to sew them together and then knit some more along the long edge.

I finally got around to some gardening. If I wasn't feeling well, then it was raining. Though on Sunday, it was very windy. I have all my new plants finally in the ground except one. The last one Hugh will have to help me with. I want to dig out some other shrubs which I need Hughs help with. I am sure it is that same tree I had in England because I saw a bunch of new shots coming from it. Anyways I dislike. Plus there are some weedy looking shrubs which I am sure are being choked by that other shrub. I still have ferns but I may end up moving that to the back yard. My garden in the back, needs a major overhaul. The beds are full of grass and the weeds in the grass are terrible. I want to plant some more of those lilies from the front to the back but I am sure there is still some carpet in back beds. Lots of work but it will take me years to get sorted out. The lilac has more flowers on it this year except they are on the neighbours side. Well maybe next year it will have more, this is only the second time I have seen it bloom. The plant Joan gave me, the yellow flowers, is blooming like crazy this year. It is so pretty.

The pigeon is still with us, or Penny as the children have named her. I am sure her eggs have hatched. I hear a cheeping and one day when she flew off I ran back from the car to have a look and there was one chick.

Geese

Yesterday as I was leaving work, there were some geese at the top of the stairs into the parking lot. Someone had just walked by them, so I went by quickly. There were 3 grown up geese and 2 babies. As I passed them, the little one in the middle came at me hissing!! I couldn't believe it.

Anyways, I made it through safely. I drove over to Oshawa to meet Kath. We went to Montana's for dinner. I did very good, though we did split a sweet potato fries, they are so good. I had chicken with a mushroom sauce and a baked potato with salsa. I was so full. We then popped over to Reitman's. Kath bought a bunch of clothes, she also bought me a skirt (the one like Annes) and a necklace for Detta. Kath bought this black dress, it looks really good on her.

Feeling Better

I am feeling much better, still a bit of a cough. I went to work yesterday, a little tiring. My voice sounded terrible. I left work at 4:30 and took the express which is unusually for me. There I am about to go past Brock Road, and I noticed the car overheating. I phoned Hugh and pulled over on to the shoulder. I waited almost an hour for the car to cool down. I even had a tow truck stop and offer assistance, they were very nice. The traffic cleared up a bit and I made it home! Hugh took it to the car dealership, some fuse had blown!

Our pigeon is still sitting on her egg. I just can't get rid of her, my children would be so upset. Everyone is waiting anxiously for the egg to hatch.

Pigeon

The pigeon has now laid an egg. Hugh says it wasn't there this morning. The last meeting of Pathfinders. We had a potluck dinner and then presentations. No more meetings till next Sept.

Pigeon

We have just found a pigeon nesting in the flower container beside our front door. That's the floor container which is attached to the wall!!! Now we will have cooing sounds reverberating through the house. How long does it take for bird eggs to hatch and fly away?

Plus a raccoon slipped in to the garage. We don't know if it is still there. Hopefully it has left!! Wishful thinking!!