Sunday adventures with carbon monoxide detectors

The carbon monoxide detector went off at 5:35 this (Sunday) morning. To be clear, it's a combination smoke alarm/carbon monoxide detector and it came in a pair, one of which is installed in the upstairs hallway right outside our bedrooms and the other downstairs near the front door. My first … Continue reading →

One to grow on

Everyone already knows that if you have little kids at home and you're looking for an activity that might inspire healthy eating and a green thumb, the answer might lie in planting a garden. Green beans are a good thing to plant because they grow so fast. I planted some bean seeds on a whim, … Continue reading →

How does your garden grow? One “before” photo, and another that’s still a “before” photo

I've written about my love/hate of backyard gardening before. For the most part, I don't love gardening. I love it in May and June, when the garden centres open. I love to see progress, and things growing. I love harvesting things from the garden, whether it's compost or the fruits of our … Continue reading →

Getting ready for a new season of composting

We are a little bit compost crazy here at Casa Fishbowl. We have a city-issued green bin, a backyard composter (it's big and black with two hinged flaps on top) as well as two big "cages" for leaf compost in the back corner of our lot. We've been using the big green bin all winter for all of … Continue reading →

A message to Westboro squirrels: there is no vacancy here

Someone has been using our roof as a hotel: A squirrel has chewed through one of the vents. Sigh. … Continue reading →

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Sunday adventures with carbon monoxide detectors

One to grow on

How does your garden grow? One “before” photo, and another that’s still a “before” photo

Getting ready for a new season of composting

A message to Westboro squirrels: there is no vacancy here