Y is for Yo-yos
Why is it that every yo-yo I try is defective? Only one more sub-par post to go, and this alphabet challenge is done!
View ArticleZ is for Zombies
And for the final episode of the Clay Baboons Alphablog (26 Things That Annoy Me, Confuse Me, Creep Me Out or Otherwise Make my Life More Difficult), I bring you the zombie. Oh, who am I kidding.I love...
View Article26 Letters Later (A Meta-Blogging Post)
According to the official instructions, I'm supposed to post about my experiences with the A-Z Challenge on May 7th. But honestly? I don't want to wait that long. I'm ready to move on from the...
View ArticleFanning the Flames
I'm usually in a pretty good mood when I'm driving to work. It's an easy fifteen minute drive along quiet country highways with barely any traffic. What's not to like? What? We only get one radio...
View ArticlePurveyors of Awesome
disclaimer: This post has no clay. But I hope that you'll read it anyway.I was overwhelmed by your response to my last post. I am still reeling from the number of comments; I have never had so much...
View ArticleDead Air
I apologize for the radio silence.I've been getting emails from worried readers, so I thought that I should post a quick update to let you all know that I'm alive and well. Nothing bad is happening....
View ArticlePut Me In The Movies
Have you ever noticed that people in movies are always doing stuff? Even during the transitional filler scenes, when they haven't yet done the thing that they need to do to advance the plot, they’re...
View ArticleSeven Things
It's been months I last shared some of the posts that pop up in my blog reader. And that's a shame. And so, in no particual order, here are 7 things that I love. As usual, my favourites skew towards...
View ArticleWhy I haven't been posting...
The perfect storm of no clay posts: It's been really, really hot out. I don't have air conditioning. Clay melts when it's hot. My arms keep falling off. It's starting to cool down, though, so I hope to...
View ArticleSunday at the Lake
Sunday at the lake...Chase the Wonderdog is a retriever who never retrieves. He mostly chases things, picks them up, drops them and then comes trotting back. We go through a lot of sticks. But even...
View ArticleBees and Robots
* * * Edited on September 22nd to add: OK, so I lied about that whole "post twice a week" thing. I meant it when I posted it, and I even stuck to it for an entire week, but then I got called back to...
View ArticleTicks (Alternate Title: GETITOFFME!!!!!!)
Ticks are ugly. They're small. They're arachnids. They aren't exactly pretty, but there are much creepier things hiding in the grass. Until... Ticks bury their heads in mammals' skin and then...
View ArticleMy Baboon Turned One and I Forgot His Birthday
While a new camera is not in the budget right now, I'm hoping to work something out so that I can post again soon. I do have some stories all mapped out in my head, with exciting titles like "Why I Was...
View ArticleFailing Every Day a Little Bit More Than You
Marianne and Julie wrote a book! And look, I helped with the cover! I've been reading Marianne and Julie's blogs for nearly a year now. They're both talented writers, the kind of writers who make you...
View ArticleHe's Coming...
Am I the only person who finds that song creepy? I mean...the lyrics. And the grammar. Shudder.
View ArticleSix Things
Here are six things that make me happy:Thing OneCongratulations to reccewife for winning a copy of Epic Mom. It actually works out nicely, since both of our husbands are in the Canadian Forces, and...
View ArticleChoose Your Own Apocalypse
So they say that the world is ending today. I'm not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, I'm actually having a good hair day. But on the other hand, nothing livens up a party like a good...
View ArticleThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year
From our family to yours...You know...Sloth Day. December 26th. The most beautiful day of the year, when young and old wear stretch pants, eat leftovers and take naps. May Sloth Day be filled with joy...
View Article16 Hours
What the drive from Ontario to Nova Scotia looks like in the summer: What the drive from Ontario to Nova Scotia looks like in the winter:Happy New Year, interwebs!
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