Things I have learned

[electricland]

Yesterday, thanks to the Star's Maps blog, I learned that there are beehives on the roof of the Royal York Hotel. Here's a map of their likely range, and that of the 22 hives at the Brick Works. (Somehow I missed this story when it first came out, probably because Spacing was on a headlines hiatus.) I think this is all kinds of awesome.

Today I learned that:
- "home canning" is not something strange and exotic, just that home bottling thing my Granny used to do
- Canadian Tire has a whole aisle of supplies for it
- and they also have a new self-checkout aisle, which is nifty

So I bought some Mason jars and whatnot, and tomorrow I will go to the Nathan Phillips Square farmers market in search of Stuff To Preserve. Because I seem to be in a domestic mode just at present. (If only it translated to clean floors.)

I also learned that walking too far on my sprained ankle, especially carrying Mason jars, is a bit ouchy. DUH.

Comments

[kaelsu2.livejournal.com]

First off, sorry to hear about the sprained ankle, ouch! Secondly, I'm surprised you didn't first check out the farmers market at Sick Kids! It's right there and it has some great local produce and fruit! It is every Tuesday from 9-1pm.

[electricland.livejournal.com]

Weirdly, the Nathan Phillips Square market is ever so slightly closer for me to walk to (I'm not in the hospital itself; my office is at the corner of Dundas and Chestnut, and I can actually see City Hall from my desk). But the SickKids market is nice, for sure! I'd've gone today except I went in the other direction.

How are you these days?

[kaelsu2.livejournal.com]

yes, I remember that you work at 123 Edward.. not at Sick Kids itself. I've been good, incredibly busy, but good. We really need to get together over a drink and catch up. I can't believe it has been since Christmas since we last saw each other!

After Labour Day, we should go for a beer in the beaches somewhere!

[pretentiousgit.livejournal.com]

Yay canning!