Fight like cats and dogs. Such a common expression, but is it always true? Unless feeling threatened or provoked, is it ever often true? For sure animals playfully chase each other for example, but without any real desire to hurt. Just like that lion, tiger, and bear, ‘unlikely’ friends abound in the animal kingdom. Absolutely Continue reading...
Welcome to blog post number 31. Elizabeth Ely dot Com began one month ago today. Time sure has flown by, and I hope you are enjoying it so far, and will continue to far into the future. And if there are ever any topics you’d like explored, or you have other suggestions or reactions, I Continue reading...
“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’” ~ John Greenleaf Whittier We make choices. So many choices. Some just seem to happen, almost without our knowing, and others we weigh back and forth, and back again. Some things over-thought, some not enough. Time passes and Continue reading...
I came across another neat gadget today. Well, it’s not so much a gadget as a greener version of something we’re already very familiar with – the computer keyboard, mouse, et al. Greener in the sense that instead of the usual plastic housings, these computer devices are bamboo. And I don’t mean Wacom’s computer tablet Continue reading...
In honour of Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be a great excuse to see one of my all time favourite TV scenes again. For me, David Hyde Pierce as Niles, was one of the very best parts of Frasier. If the show is your cup of tea too, hopefully you’ve had the privilege of Continue reading...
For those of you with canine family members, there’s a great company I discovered a few years ago that I’d like to recommend. Simply Fido makes certified organic dog toys, many with up to 5 dog-popular squeakers inside. While not the only company to be organic, they are the only one I’ve come across that Continue reading...
It never ceases to amaze me how we never stop learning. I don’t mean just book learning, but the kind of realizations and lessons, that only time and experience can bring. It seems no matter how old we get, we can always look back and marvel at how little we actually knew before. Be it Continue reading...
Writing yesterday about my little garbage holders reminded me of what garbage is often put in – those plastic grocery bags that most stores still give out. Recycling the ones that find their way to me, as a few always seem to do, I just don’t think about using them for trash anymore. They automatically Continue reading...
I have interesting garbage. Or should I say, I collect my garbage in some rather interesting containers. The can outside is normal enough, an actual real life garbage can. But inside, under the sink, not so much. I’ve never felt comfortable with the idea of buying something disposable to put more disposable stuff in, just Continue reading...
Writing, they say, is an arrogant thing to do. Why should anyone care what someone else has to say? Why should we put stock in another’s words or opinions? We each have our own after all. Why should anyone bother to read this? Who am I? Just one more person in the world. The world Continue reading...
