Found CBC.ca, a link describing how profoundly illiterate adult Canadians are according to a recent Stats Can survey. A scary 42% of adults in this country do not have the skill to discern the meanings in magazine articles, novels, their tax returns and even to work through basic problem solving. More alarming are the 12%…
Author: VickyTH
athlete * powerlifter * photographer * gardener *
If I make any money at all…
…. this fair/Christmas, I’m buying enough heavy-duty laminate flooring (or some other easily cleaned flooring) to redo our bedroom. Soon. Very soon. Sooner than that even. What idiot thought that white carpeting in a room that lets out directly into the backyard was a good idea?? I mean, really, I don’t care if you have…
One week and counting
Thank heavens the weekend coming is a long one. Three days sans kid obligations will likely finish things up nicely for the fair. Not to mention that Hannah has kindly volunteered to help me put tags and strings on things, stuff items into bags and do any other odds that her back will allow her…
Sink or Swim
Just a brief note to say that, yes, I am still alive and no, I don’t have time to write much. In point form, then: – good weekend – got a full night’s sleep Friday for the first night in weeks – got six hours to myself with no kids, dogs or husband on Saturday…
Two weeks to go….
… until the Christmas Fine Crafts Fair. I’m actually within striking distance of it, have most smaller stock either done or largely done. I did a quick review of last year’s sales and reminded myself that 50% of my sales were $20 or under and the other half was stuff priced between $20 and $50….
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 