Starmaiden

@Starmaiden (9311)

Canada

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The cost of housing in Canada is ridiculous!

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 29 Aug 23

My landlord puts the rent up every year. Normally I wouldn't have a problem with this as it was only allowed to be raised by 2% because of a rent cap. Recently, the province raised the rent cap from 2% to 5% of the monthly rent....

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I saw the strangest thing today.

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 23 Aug 23

I was out on my daily walking routine and was headed across a parking lot. I saw a pigeon laying on the ground a few feet in front of me. It was laying on its side with its head tucked under a wing. It looked dead from where I...

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Flattered or flabbergasted?

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 11 Aug 23

Today I was walking home from the supermarket and I was halfway up the hill when I was stopped by a guy young enough to be my grandson. (18 or 19 yrs old) First he bummed a smoke from me then he says; "You got some nice b**bs eh?"...

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High winds and rain.

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 9 Aug 23

Good morning mylot! It's just after 5:00am ADT. We are getting some very high winds and rain right now. Although not hurricane force...more like mini tropical storm force...the lights are flickering. I hope the power holds up...

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I just received this in my facebook notifications

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 2 Aug 23

I don't read or watch the news anyway so for me it's a relief not to have to scroll past these news headlines in my feed, but for some reason I still think it's wrong to withhold the headlines that are supposed to matter from...

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I love nature

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 28 Jul 23

Out on my walk this evening I visited another small lake in my neighborhood. This one is just behind me about one street over. Within the past year the city constructed a gravel trail that extends all around the lake and this was...

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Inflation is becoming personal

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 27 Jul 23

I have adult daughter who asks to borrow money from me at least once a month. It started a few years ago with her asking for $10 whenever she asked me. A year or so later she began asking me for $20. The last few times she asked,...

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An evening by the lake

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 26 Jul 23

I spent part of my evening yesterday in the park down by the lake. It's not far from my building. About a 10 minute walk. I go there for ice cream and just walk around the lake. I ran into this gaggle of Canada geese chilling by...

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Meet Peppa

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 25 Jul 23

This is Peppa. She's a miniature Vietnamese potbelly pig who lives in the neighborhood. I spotted her grazing on her owner's front lawn as I was out walking. My first time meeting her and I was surprised that this animal can be...

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Middle of the month due dates....

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 25 Jul 23

....Don't work for someone on a fixed income. My phone service provider keeps changing my bill due date. It used to be on the 24th of the month and the new billing cycle would begin on the 28th. This month the due date on my phone...

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Internet is slow today.

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 22 Jul 23

It may be because of the heavy humidity in the air right now. We are expecting more thunderstorms. It might also be because of the huge solar flared that just hit the earth. Either way, it's taking a long time to get anything done...

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Just when you think it's over...

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 21 Jul 23

What a system! A succession of thunderstorms passing through the area. Just when you think it's over it starts again. The power went out and came back on once already. One of my cats was outside when it started and it started with...

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Have you ever saved a life?

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 18 Jul 23

Are you someone or something's hero? I don't call myself a hero but there are 4 times in my life when I saved someone or something's life. 1) I walking home on a very cold night in the middle of February when I heard someone...

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Cats are weird sometimes

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 14 Jul 23

One of my cats has the strangest litterbox ritual. Most cats get the zoomies after they use the litterbox. Mine gets the zoomies before she uses it. She zooms around the apartment for about 4 minutes, meowing and yowling as if...

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No July 1st celebrations this year

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 29 Jun 23

July 1st is Canada Day in Canada but the celebrations will be halted or delayed...at least in the Maritimes... because of rainy weather. It's going to rain all weekend with no hint of sunshine until Wednesday. The first long...

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A random thought.

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 27 Jun 23

I have a huge maple tree just off of my balcony and I observe it every spring when it buds. I always wondered how many leaves would cover a tree that size. From my observances I noticed that each bud opens up to a cluster of about...

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Are you a heavy or light sleeper?

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 25 Jun 23

When I'm asleep nothing wakes me up. I sleep through thunderstorms, construction, when the property maintenance crew are mowing the grass right outside my window, during unit renovations...etc. It's scary what I can sleep through....

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That ought to douse any wildfires

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 22 Jun 23

Normally at this time of year the mountainous regions of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada are under fire. Wildfires burning uncontrolled across the Northern interior Rockies. This year mother nature had a surprise in store....

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Faith in humanity restored

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 22 Jun 23

I was at the supermarket today in need of sugar and cream for my coffee. I can't drink my coffee black. I only had a few dollars so instead of buying cream and sugar separately which would have put me over my limit, I decided to...

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June 21st Solstice

Starmaiden @Starmaiden (9311) • Canada 21 Jun 23

Well today is the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere, winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere. I live in the Northern hemisphere so I kind of have mixed feelings about the summer solstice. I love that daylight hours are...

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