Our above tank basking area for our turtles is complete!  I’m so totally chuffed!  Check it out…   How awesome does that look?  It’s hard to see from the photo but it’s sitting on top of our aquarium.   There’s still a bit to do with it, I want to get some fake terrarium plants to put around the top to hang …

It’s time for Foad Thursday once again. It’s been a few weeks since I took part and I just remembered that there was something I meant to bitch and moan about but was saving for a Thursday. Spitters.  I don’t like them and I’ll never understand them. I don’t remember a time I’ve ever hawked up a slimy one and …

For a while now I’ve been eager to do some modifications to our turtle tank. You see, the general rule of thumb for keeping aquatic turtles is to have 10 gallons of tank per inch of turtle (shell length from head end to tail end). We currently have a 55 gallon tank which means that if we follow that rule, …

This morning I got up hellishly early.  I couldn’t sleep so I got up and was arsing around on the web for a while.    I had a quick peek at the summary for my blog traffic and had to laugh when I saw that someone found my blog when searching for ‘Hairy Porn Freaks’.  Omg, how did they know?! Oh …

I can’t believe Christmas is actually here!  It seems like just yesterday I was counting down at 23 days.  It sort of makes me sad because I know New Years will come just as quick and then I’ll have to take down all my Christmas decorations.  The house will seem soooo plain and boring then. This is my latest completed crafty …

This week’s photo hunt is Lines.  I wasn’t sure at first what photo I was going to use but then I thought of this one.  Clotheslines. Here in the Netherlands we hang our clothes out off our balconies.  There are 2 metal bars sticking out from the outer corners of the balcony and you string clothesline across for hanging out …

Today I had an appointment with my dietician.  It has been a few weeks since I’ve seen her and I was dreading the weigh in because I knew I hadn’t lost as much as I could have during that time.  I made my usual trek to the hospital and when I rounded the corner to the dietician’s waiting room it …

Today I went together with a few gal pals to see The Holiday.   We loved it!   If you are into chick flicks, this is definitely for you.  Leave the man at home and get your girlfriends together to go see this movie.   If you drag your man to see it, he’ll probably hate you for it.  You’ve been warned. All …

It’s so hard to stick to sensible eating this time of year and it’s just as bad here in the Netherlands as back in Canada! During the holiday season these stands can be found all over the Netherlands.   On shopping streets, train stations, tram stops… absolutely everywhere.  They are filled with freshly baked Dutch treats… and it smells sooooo good!  …

I was reviewed at Bloggyaward.com today.    I was quite surprised when I saw it on my bloglines with my blog on there but was pleasantly surprised to see that I was a Bloggy Award Winner. The way the site works is, they review your site but only the really good ones get the ‘bloggy award’.   You have to get a …

Grab the Scavenger Hunt code. Photo Theme. Join the blogroll. Visit participants. I chose this photo for this week’s photo hunt because it’s a good example of what annoys me. The photo is of Spencer, one of my cats, drinking out of the toilet in my old apartment in Prince Edward Island. What annoys me most lately is my cats …