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Toe Horns

The toe horn is not some wacky new instrument… I definitely would NOT want to play one. I saw my first toe horn at the cats-only boarding facility where I work part time. A coworker and I were doing a toenail trim for a guest (it’s often easier with two people!) when we noticed a strange growth on one of the cat’s toe pads. It looked sort of like the toenail had grown into the pad, or like a toenail was growing out of the pad itself. It definitely looked weird, and we left it alone. My coworker asked one … Continue reading →

Summer Reading Series: Dini Dinosaur

Have you ever considered swapping out your kid for a dinosaur? Surprisingly, you might not notice a huge difference between the two if the preposterous proposition became reality. Dig into Dini Dinosaur and you’ll see why. The new children’s book by penned by Karen Beaumont gives young readers a sneak peek into the daily routine of a dinosaur Mommy and her mischievous offspring. Thanks to playful, eye-popping pictures masterfully crafted by illustrator Daniel Roode, kids of all ages will find themselves drawn to this delightful dinosaur family complete with young Dini who loves to dig in the dirt. After successfully … Continue reading →

Making a Ring Garden – Part 3

So you’re ready to really start planting in your ring garden in mid spring. Suggested vegetables would be tomatoes 4-5 seedlings of whatever tallish variety you fancy. Mick has alwsy been a fan of gross lisse. By the time the tomatoes grow up the peas, will have finished bearing fruit and been harvested and the remains dug into the compost heap. Other suggestions for the centre ring might be climbing beans. The purple variety of climbing bean is a beauty. You might also try clematis. Yes, even this non gardener knows clematis is a flower. The addition of flowers keeps … Continue reading →

Chameleon Care

There are several different species of chameleon that are popular as pets. Veiled chameleons are large — reaching up to two feet in length — but also relatively hardy. Jackson’s chameleons are smaller and have three horns on the head. These lizards do well in lower temperatures. Panther chameleons are also large and exhibit striking colors. Males are much larger than females. Chameleons are solitary and easily stressed. In the wild, they live exclusively in trees — so the habitat you create must provide plenty of branches for climbing and foliage for hiding. The more space you can provide, the … Continue reading →

Pashmina, the Little Christmas Goat – Geraldine Elschner

Tomorrow is Christmas and the children are excited, but Manja is worried. She doesn’t have anything special to serve her children for Christmas dinner. They have beans, but she wants to prepare a nice roast or something that will truly make the day a celebration. She asks Simon, her husband, to go hunting or fishing, anything that will add to the meal. They don’t have money to buy anything. Simon doesn’t think he’ll be able to find anything on such a cold and snowy day, and he’s right. After wandering around for hours, he still has no meat. He doesn’t … Continue reading →

Scripture Study: 1 Nephi 1:20

Lehi has gone to preach to the Jews concerning the things he saw in his vision. Verse twenty: And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they also sought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance. There’s a lot of … Continue reading →