Received a heartwarming letter today.
Ryan and I have been downsizing with the upcoming move. He's been selling a lot of stuff on Kijiji. Today, he received a really awesome piece of mail from someone who'd purchased a table & chair set.
Human decency, FTW!
As a show of appreciation, we sent a Thank You card with $52. This was truly unexpected and very, very heartwarming.
Thought I'd share.
:)
We GOTTA move - we're building THIS:
We're building our dream home! There's only one problem: we've gotta tear down the one we live in first.
Massive shout out to PLOT NON PLOT for helping us build our dream home. Construction begins next spring with a March 2017 demolition date. Pictured below is a rendering of the final product (two 3 story semis in Ottawa's hottest neighbourhood). We will be keeping the left side and selling or renting the right. Expected date of completion will be Winter, 2017.
We are currently looking for a house, condo or apartment rental (December 2016-December 2017) in the Hintonburg area.
Search criteria:
- 2bdrm (+)
- in suite laundry
- 2 parking spaces
- accessible (ie. not a 3 story walk-up)
- Hintonburg/Westboro/Little Italy area
- unfurnished
If you know of a place we can temporarily call home for the next year, please contact me.
Thanksgiving at the Ottawa Mission
Thanksgiving 2016 at the Ottawa Mission.
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October 10, 2016
Ottawa, ON – Another special and successful Thanksgiving Dinner has wrapped up at The Ottawa Mission.
The holiday meal took place from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. this afternoon. Chef Ric Watson and his team of staff and volunteers served 2703 plates of turkey dinner during the 5 ½ event. As always, generous donations of food and money make this event possible and The Ottawa Mission extends its heartfelt thanks to those who make it possible.
Visit the Ottawa Mission online to find out how you can help!
The Gospel According to Volume (new demo)
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Listen to my latest demo & tell me what you think. Unless it's rude - if it's rude, best keep it to yourself.
Audio was taken from my 6 hour radio programme (yes, I'm spelling it that way on purpose) on Wednesday, September 28th.
If you would like to hear MORE from my show, I do have a full show scope on hand (hour by hour) for funzies. Furthermore, you could always tune in weekdays from 9AM to 3PM for the fresh effect by CLICKING HERE.
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If I had a Million Dollars...
I've seen the house I grew up in get put on the market a number of times over the years. I always google the address wondering if I'll see updated pictures showing what the new inhabitants have done to the house we left behind. Shortly after my parents sold it (when I was 17) I went to a Halloween party hosted by the people who bought it. That was an interesting experience to say the least. It has since been bought and sold a few times and the new owners appear to have made some incredible upgrades.
If I have the means, I would buy back this house in an instant. I know you can't buy back memories, which is probably a good thing in my case as I was very, very sick as a child, but this place has a hold on me.
Whoever ends up buying this place, please tell the ghosts in the second floor bedroom closet that Amy says "hello".
Not telling you which bedroom...