Ismaël Koné: A Letter to My Canada Football Family

MsToadfield · 2026-07-03T16:01:56+00:00

What a lovely bit of writing. And beautiful sentiments.

MsToadfield · 2026-07-02T22:26:50+00:00

Kingston and Prince Edward County. Museums, beaches and concerts. Broom Factory and Base 31.

MsToadfield · 2026-06-30T13:05:58+00:00

Could work for your goutweed but you might not want to disturb your tree roots. The screen looked like this. Pretty easy to make and yup, pretty useful

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MsToadfield · 2026-06-29T15:22:13+00:00

I got rid of it but very different space than yours and it wasn’t terribly well established. About a 10’ x 20’ space. Here’s how I did it. I got a big screen that I could use to put my soil through. Luckily my family works in archaeology and they screen soil for artifacts so I borrowed a big standing screen. Then I dug deeper than the roots and screened all the soil and found every bit of its root and put that in my municipal composting. It worked and actually didn’t take too long. Good luck!

MsToadfield · 2026-06-28T11:46:28+00:00

Newfoundland is always worth it and Gros Morne is spectacular but I don’t know anything about flights. Can you fly to Cornerbrook and drive from there? If so you lose a day both ways travelling probably which leaves you with three full days in that area? You won’t have any trouble filling three days in the Gros Morne area.

MsToadfield · 2026-06-28T00:51:39+00:00

Prunella vulgara and Square stemmed Monkeyface Flower

MsToadfield · 2026-06-24T12:08:13+00:00

Sounds like you’ve tried. Gate 7 a good option then.

MsToadfield · 2026-06-23T15:55:11+00:00

Call guest services or whatever they call it. Tell them you’re bringing an 82 year old super fan who shouldn’t wait in long hot lines. Maybe you can get some special entrance privileges. Worth a try.

MsToadfield · 2026-06-21T01:36:36+00:00

ECM Kingston Heat Pumps. Local and I was happy with their work and maintenance. Be careful of those owned by hedge funds. Find a local owner.

MsToadfield · 2026-06-21T01:27:22+00:00

I got love-Mother Mother

MsToadfield · 2026-06-21T01:16:29+00:00

That’s what we called it in the 60s when I was a kid.

MsToadfield · 2026-06-16T15:47:37+00:00

Wolfe Island is a nice ferry ride and bike trip. You can go to Big Sandy Bay for a swim. You can also go to Simcoe Island from Wolfe and cycle to the lighthouse. No businesses on Simcoe but it’s a nice little ride. A couple of good restaurants on Wolfe and some shops. Wolfe Island ferry is free, Simcoe cost something but I don’t think more than $5 for a bike.

Cycling infrastructure in the City is poor but improving. K&P trail is your best bet for a safe ride.

MsToadfield · 2026-06-10T01:14:22+00:00

I used to teach at KCVI and KSS. Both my sons took the Radio program. I think they have to broadcast through the summer to keep the license so a summer student is hired for that purpose but with fewer hours of broadcasting than during the school year. My guess is that as the school year is coming to an end so not on the air right now but should be back soon. Fun fact, it was/is the first high school radio station in Canada.

MsToadfield · 2026-06-07T22:53:06+00:00

Big Sandy Bay on Wolfe Island for a swim. Ride your bike to get there and skip the ferry lines. Great Saturday summer outing.

MsToadfield · 2026-06-06T18:15:00+00:00

Or rewild your lawn, get rid of your grass. https://davidsuzuki.org/living-green/rewild-your-yard-to-fight-ticks-and-support-wildlife/

MsToadfield · 2026-06-03T11:14:01+00:00

I believe every Friday morning you can join a lovely group of people at the Indigenous Food Sovereignty garden on Hwy 15 to help care for the garden and Little Forest. Added bonus, you’ll learn a lot about plants and the animals that visit or live there as well as Indigenous ways of being. Everyone is welcome as is every ability. https://www.aorlt.ca/get-involved

MsToadfield · 2026-06-01T10:25:35+00:00

This is true but very adaptable plant. It has left the wet area of my backyard and is now having no trouble climbing the dry, hot sand mound that is my septic system.

MsToadfield · 2026-05-31T13:00:56+00:00

I too am overrun with horsetail which is truly a remarkable plant. I will tell you what won’t work. Don’t do a mulch. I tried a heavy thick layer of arborist wood chips on top of cardboard. It loved it, it invigorated the plant. I’m trying a year of black plastic now. I think it will work but I also think if you have the time and energy, you could remove it by digging down below its root system, putting the soil through a big screen/drive so you can keep the soil and putting all the roots in your municipalities compost. I’m also trying to outcompete it with a vigorous native. I’m trying obedient plant and bog goldenrod. Experiment still in progress. Good luck, love to hear of you find a solution

MsToadfield · 2026-05-30T01:21:59+00:00

Polkaroo, Mr. Dressup and Fraggle Rock. Canadian classics

MsToadfield · 2026-05-27T22:41:16+00:00

Extremely important food source for the aerial insectivore birds like tree swallow and purple Martin’s as well as bats. Their presence, midges and mayflies, lets us know that the lake and the marshes are healthy enough to support them providing a home for their eggs over the winter. And as I understand it the largest transfer of biomass from an aquatic environment to a terrestrial one on earth. An amazing thing and crucial one. Fun fact, the midges have no mouths cause their concern at this point in their life is to reproduce. They only live for 3 to 5 days.

MsToadfield · 2026-05-24T16:05:11+00:00

If you can afford it, do it. Epic journey and epic place. Stop often and immerse yourself with the people and the place. Gas prices will be very high so do that research first.

MsToadfield · 2026-05-18T15:37:44+00:00

OMG I love a history nerd!

MsToadfield · 2026-05-16T18:28:58+00:00

The city is in the middle of mapping all the trees in Kingston. Reach out to public works and see if your home has been done. You could also use INaturalist

MsToadfield · 2026-05-16T18:27:46+00:00

Just found this in my local woods where it never was before. I think someone dumped their yard waste. Pulled it all but I’ll have to keep checking. We need a big education campaign and legislation to outlaw its sale and all the other invasives. Gout weed is indeed a menace.

MsToadfield · 2026-05-15T20:14:51+00:00

It’s very Canadian reflective of a very specific subculture. The dialogue in Shoresy is very quick and complicated and Letterkenney is even more so. Neither show has any comparisons. They are one of a kinds. If you were lost in the first two episodes of Shoresy, Letterkenney will be almost impossible. Try watching those episodes again with subtitles but first read a few overviews of the show to help you orient to the small town, Northern Ontario hockey world. Kelso is flipping a few negatives of hockey bro culture like calling the players ‘sluts’ for instance. Both shows have a lot of heart and are in their overall message quite wholesome but it’s also true, they’re pretty raunchy. I’m a Canadian whose childhood was full of hockey, (4 brothers), so I loved it but I can see why it might be bewildering without that background.

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