tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22146394760849001282024-02-21T08:42:41.555-08:00Dig this spotpoppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-61471830128110171982009-04-09T11:53:00.000-07:002009-04-09T12:12:04.573-07:00End of the Road - Week 13<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdqTHiotqrhKY7nmiBf2-H8gz1Zw3BwohqytRXkHC0EdTAbjxYhDYCPLOcsgX09Wa9e-X1SUdqyBJlIAuSm3dhj1Wmri-TDu-BGZFiR-9ezqo4BMnv-kxp8mW2WZBvotRdSHmGEqYTDM/s1600-h/Park2+019.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322768539740124498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdqTHiotqrhKY7nmiBf2-H8gz1Zw3BwohqytRXkHC0EdTAbjxYhDYCPLOcsgX09Wa9e-X1SUdqyBJlIAuSm3dhj1Wmri-TDu-BGZFiR-9ezqo4BMnv-kxp8mW2WZBvotRdSHmGEqYTDM/s400/Park2+019.jpg" /></a> Really enjoyed the "Rula 2.0 experience" and being a complete novice, I certainly learned a great deal from the different weekly exercises. In the future, I hope to use many of the features that were introduced.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Spiderman visits Toronto</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcWOA40QFNbqHskmQeG5K8iW4veDmnNlkbFYYG0OVvHvEV8sllFUv4-GWINFZXdLzYRVtAWN3-AF89j_2kQZShP0MGrRO3yI7QSRGYTiOLnjdKg-o7nmpcaCacwhCKYDwu1XKhxIxgZA/s1600-h/Park2+029.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322768445177441058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcWOA40QFNbqHskmQeG5K8iW4veDmnNlkbFYYG0OVvHvEV8sllFUv4-GWINFZXdLzYRVtAWN3-AF89j_2kQZShP0MGrRO3yI7QSRGYTiOLnjdKg-o7nmpcaCacwhCKYDwu1XKhxIxgZA/s400/Park2+029.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjJSeAY5jFXmAwMEn2OGnKrqYT4mTI1ruJ8FalJ3eSf0F8OskOJmyzAIVISVlgwfxqscLe70OQeX_TLmGjPwLR2hDRPn5-pU3k2-PODBiINSv3WsMcTMqCY6qZNcS-vBuDXOGlEmInBA/s1600-h/Park2+029.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzc8wNwqGkovljEgDjYKURA8bzi27uWdxUqTx-fCxGpJ0BjHbLLNsaelK5w5xK0vePCMWsw6pKtTc-FWFxZOG04xtk8zblpUZCYKkbRN8SFUXNtkdf0Zedu4sVVf_o62n-uwbpdstygo/s1600-h/Park2+019.jpg"></a><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_rYbn8mYMT8tOyPIPT0qtJiIZ3lt-tphGA4UuDxZyZytqxrq-GLjHcd_PQT7ABKcU4bYKmV3ipknnAaF3DBuCkhYrZf_Oi-jdmuACgLCzD0B2raMC_qGiFoKX6wDJAL2uh5q-g50axw/s1600-h/Park2+019.jpg"></a><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Photos taken April 2009<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-17057437767202734272009-04-01T14:01:00.000-07:002009-04-02T15:35:51.574-07:00YouTube<span style="font-family:arial;">There are some pretty interesting and amusing videos out there on YouTube. The video I chose this week on YouTube was on the "Guerilla Gardening movement" which is occurring worldwide. Although I am well aware of this "movement" happening in Toronto, I was not aware to what extent it was being done elsewhere. I did send it to a few people and made a comment, as well. I can't believe what's out there. Included are links to a few other videos on the same topic. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Guerilla Gardener<br /></span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssz8AvCrqoM<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ssz8AvCrqoM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ssz8AvCrqoM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><p></p><p></p><p>Food Network Canada - 100 Mile Challenge - Guerilla Gardening<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_wx--fWSXU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_wx--fWSXU</a> </p><p>Guerilla Gardening - Brisbane, Australia</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HxlO1_bjdo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HxlO1_bjdo</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Guerilla Gardening Granny in Totnes</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx9PwY5cyfY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx9PwY5cyfY</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Guerilla Gardening - Elephant & Castle London </p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52MBTerLHrc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52MBTerLHrc</a><br /></p>poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-10619157113878282222009-03-27T11:03:00.001-07:002009-03-27T15:53:52.994-07:00Podcasts<span style="font-family:arial;">I used iTunes for the first time and downloaded the episodes of IN THE GARDEN with Steve Whysall. Interestingly, I found a "Meditation Room" podcast at <span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.lime.com/meditation_room">http://www.lime.com/meditation_room</a></span> as well as a list of organic gardeners podcasts on <div><a href="http://www.lime.com/radio/the_organic_gardeners/podcast">http://www.lime.com/radio/the_organic_gardeners/podcast</a></div>I also subscribed to RSS and listened to Jane Austen's Emma and Pride and Prejudice. Not the whole thing of course!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.lime.com/radio/the_organic_gardeners/podcast"></a>poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-11989625363774861082009-03-27T08:44:00.002-07:002009-03-27T09:03:26.134-07:00StumbleUpon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0W3-QfrohR0CJjx6QucsdDyF2-iB-4grmvNAXKsXOof3PTQKHNPnh6soil7r96PpgWHK9kWig1Me43UU5lit17SMyyLnJPbAxBaNNzYIPddKRQ19-u51maS7dOYtT7kfJ0m9unl8SUI/s1600-h/Flowers+018.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317896305984340738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0W3-QfrohR0CJjx6QucsdDyF2-iB-4grmvNAXKsXOof3PTQKHNPnh6soil7r96PpgWHK9kWig1Me43UU5lit17SMyyLnJPbAxBaNNzYIPddKRQ19-u51maS7dOYtT7kfJ0m9unl8SUI/s320/Flowers+018.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRFCBrqQv6GSUvRFjQOj15I1G-BshQ9idy4SIn7yqMsfvdOchOdkuIyEJ0jEpKWE7V8jn2c6sObzZA7cY1owiyPHspJ9MnvsnrHeuKGP0S9KKfWz4w3Q0TOklOHLJsbSftD6re3kKw0k/s1600-h/Flowers+023.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi:</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I "stumbled upon" these lovely snowdrops. Spring is definitely here in full swing. Even my crocuses are blooming! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Loved using StumbleUpon. Didn't even know this existed and will definitely be using this in the future. Every week I keep learning something new with RULA. and it never ceases to amaze me what's out there. Definitely am enjoying this!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Photo taken 2009</span>.)<br /></span>poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-21592629008019702232009-03-12T07:10:00.000-07:002009-03-12T08:39:48.574-07:00Facebook<span style="font-family:arial;">Well, I have created my "faceless" Facebook account just to see how it works. After searching around, as well as looking at a colleague's Facebook account, I decided that it is not something I would use. I simply don't have any interest in it nor do I have the time. I prefer keeping in touch the "old fashioned way". </span>poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-25606490430361141022009-03-05T07:32:00.001-08:002009-03-12T08:39:36.843-07:00Google Applications<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4LHAayTcq_-iJeDnfZefw6q-qhUiaOUG3aJrloqYPUmZ6fW3VKgo0UfczKgdts__Gpa8vEIvglUUJruVGxoot4JDhw88ke-jI0upQYxQYHdNwniH40905umtWkWy9aMzyhmxZp8zS28/s1600-h/DSCN4147.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309727202470370018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4LHAayTcq_-iJeDnfZefw6q-qhUiaOUG3aJrloqYPUmZ6fW3VKgo0UfczKgdts__Gpa8vEIvglUUJruVGxoot4JDhw88ke-jI0upQYxQYHdNwniH40905umtWkWy9aMzyhmxZp8zS28/s320/DSCN4147.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Google applications was interesting. Best application is Google Maps. I use it all the time when I go to a ski resort.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br />Cross-country skiing at Horseshoe taken February 2009.poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-90426083044298953822009-02-26T14:17:00.000-08:002009-03-12T08:38:55.270-07:00Technology Petting ZooThe "Technology Petting Zoo" was a great idea! Certainly saw a few gadgets that I was not familiar with. The Wii looked like fun. It looks like it was invented by a parent who wanted to ensure their child gets some physical activity in front of the computer.poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-49649144196750275212009-02-20T07:43:00.000-08:002009-03-12T08:38:34.890-07:00LibraryThing<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwF-NrjTdweOtBafRZHF69EYdYTU_u0gVX12pNYs7VbBiRc2r9ILtzDMrVVdgk331T5tph4eXrBoXoG1RjC06ADyIWya_btJhQTLzIM8BcgXHd1AVVA6QGKh5M_LP3-RTp1ysBgcclwSM/s1600-h/AllanGardens+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304911425868016594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwF-NrjTdweOtBafRZHF69EYdYTU_u0gVX12pNYs7VbBiRc2r9ILtzDMrVVdgk331T5tph4eXrBoXoG1RjC06ADyIWya_btJhQTLzIM8BcgXHd1AVVA6QGKh5M_LP3-RTp1ysBgcclwSM/s320/AllanGardens+020.jpg" border="0" /></a> Photo taken at Allan Gardens, 2009.<br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">I love this LibraryThing! What a wonderful tool to catalogue my home library of gardening and landscape design books. I can now keep track of what I own and not buy any duplicates as well as keep track of what I want to read in the future.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;">My LibraryThing library can be found at: <a href="http://www.librarything.com/catalog/ursrula">http://www.librarything.com/catalog/ursrula</a></span></div></div>poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-85449549416777148402009-02-12T19:30:00.000-08:002009-03-12T08:38:02.778-07:00Delicious BookmarksSharing bookmarks would have come in handy when taking my courses. I can't think of how many times we would say to each other, "I just found this great website on ..... and I'll forward it to you." I certainly can see the potential especially when sharing resources or trying to locate that "favourite" or perfect and "delicious" website.poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-64639877394139890572009-02-05T09:30:00.001-08:002009-03-12T08:36:51.207-07:00Snowshoeing at Scenic Caves<div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35084556@N07/3256096306/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3256096306_78b198739d_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35084556@N07/3256096306/">Snowshoeing at Scenic Caves</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/35084556@N07/">sedumpoppy</a></span></div><p><span style="font-family:arial;">When snowshoeing to the top of the Look Out</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Point in Scenic Caves, you are rewarded with this</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">beautiful view of Georgian Bay. I took this photo because </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">the cabin looks warm and inviting in contrast to the </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">cold and peaceful surroundings.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;">You can view my Flickr at:</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/35084556@N07/3256096306/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/35084556@N07/3256096306/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p>poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-25565384972009627132009-01-28T08:45:00.000-08:002009-03-12T08:36:28.458-07:00Wikis Wild Mushrooms<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnh0Ytquga_wbi73CwFo4u5owRXbqE4DO63uiYWF_dW1QtyxleMpE33omipUjfWUBbu9uy34qC0z6cArLzaiFdgbm4PQ9TqTnQa7uaFHH_iXKG3IRNIJY_BjPxyV0iLYvaIJMSYPBqpk/s1600-h/mistrzyni+grzybobrania+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296392726027034002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnh0Ytquga_wbi73CwFo4u5owRXbqE4DO63uiYWF_dW1QtyxleMpE33omipUjfWUBbu9uy34qC0z6cArLzaiFdgbm4PQ9TqTnQa7uaFHH_iXKG3IRNIJY_BjPxyV0iLYvaIJMSYPBqpk/s320/mistrzyni+grzybobrania+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div>Wikis, what a wonderful and efficient tool to use when coordinating events! I'll certainly be using it in the future. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Endless possibilities.....<br /><br />The Recipe Wiki is making me very hungry. This is a picture of some mushrooms I picked last fall. Can't wait until the fall to pick some more boletes. Next time I go on a foray, I'll think I'll make some soup........and perhaps I'll use a Wiki to coordinate the trip....mmmmmm.</div></div></div>poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-85058395397034589132009-01-22T14:22:00.000-08:002009-03-12T08:36:04.322-07:00RSS Feeds<span style="font-family:arial;">I thought that there is no way I can find 10 feeds, but once I started, I realized that there was so much to choose from. RSS Feeds are a great tool to keep one current on information and new events, particulary on "breaking news". However, I can see how it can be overwhelming and I suspect that I will have to weed my selection down. It will be interesting to see what transpires the next few days. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">You can view my RSS feeds at:</span><br /><a href="http://www.bloglines.com/public/sedum">http://www.bloglines.com/public/sedum</a>poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214639476084900128.post-74701348066014805922009-01-15T14:58:00.000-08:002009-03-12T08:35:23.018-07:00Welcome To My Blog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYu7osnqq2015hFoxKRK_Gxio5CAAKF2sbV4vF2_92lETKncRWGstBPAU-xvNMyNvVyx0MIIv3thP-SKoJ3QJ1FSjjb_6vNpK5oxJSeoZYl6iVhT3ucY1GrsJc_AhNJ9RHaQI7_NyJp4/s1600-h/AllanGardens+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291660127678994194" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYu7osnqq2015hFoxKRK_Gxio5CAAKF2sbV4vF2_92lETKncRWGstBPAU-xvNMyNvVyx0MIIv3thP-SKoJ3QJ1FSjjb_6vNpK5oxJSeoZYl6iVhT3ucY1GrsJc_AhNJ9RHaQI7_NyJp4/s320/AllanGardens+032.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Hi and welcome.</span> <p><span style="font-family:arial;">Guess where this is? If you look closely enough, you will see bananas. No, this is not the Caribbean. The photo was taken yesterday in Toronto. This is a great place to go when the temperature dips down REALLY low.</span> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Do you know where? </span></p>poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07279005764406739948noreply@blogger.com4