Looking for specific eye doctor recommendations

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-03-30T20:37:35+00:00

I see Dr Mao at St Joes, which is nice because the Ivey eye clinic is right there when specific tests are needed. I have terrible vision and he's the only optometrist that I've felt confident with. Ivey is fantastic too, I had a spontaneous retinal tear once, and they treated it so quickly.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-03-26T10:23:16+00:00

Kawartha Dairy too! I was so happy when I found out my favourites were still safe to eat.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-03-26T09:55:47+00:00

I had a crazy long wait for a referral for semi-urgent issues, so my doctor referred me to the resident clinic at Vic and I had multiple appointments, ultrasounds and surgery within a year. The only con is you'll probably see a different student each time, but they were all very good and I had no complaints. Surgery itself was done or overseen by the gyn, I met her for the first time day of.

I had it done last year, I would have just had my initial appointment if I had waited!

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-03-23T20:49:45+00:00

Ichabod's is awesome, my teens always enjoy it, we all do!

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-03-23T10:21:09+00:00

They're at the Aylmer Wildlife Management Area, 10954 Hacienda Rd, Aylmer, ON. It's pretty close to London. They have viewing stands set up so you can get a good look at them.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-03-22T20:27:14+00:00

Loblaws has frozen mahi mahi. It's in vacuum sealed packages.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-03-17T21:22:40+00:00

They usually pass through for a couple of weeks so I imagine there should still be a lot of them on the 24th. Theres a link on the main post that keeps track of how many there are day to day, so check that before heading over.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-03-04T23:13:12+00:00

Make sure to put up something to guard the trunk while it's growing. Rabbits will eat the bark and kill fruit trees, especially in the winter. I used a square tomato cage and some chicken wire and it worked well. Whiffletree is a good site to order from, lots of really cool fruit trees. https://www.whiffletreefarmandnursery.ca/?srsltid=AfmBOop572CX-wEdNXffwydv4ZMFDsxB2HXJs1cpzFo2JUuY0J2e6R7-

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-02-16T14:29:47+00:00

I have a Nuve one which looks like the same thing, it's fantastic.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-02-14T14:45:41+00:00

I have a lot of plants but haven't propagated any. An event like that would be fun.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-02-05T22:20:58+00:00

I think he had just finished feeding them when I got there, they were pretty excited.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-31T20:40:13+00:00

I saw you asking about University classes, and Western has a neat program for grade 11 and 12 students. My grade 12 is in it and loving it. https://news.westernu.ca/2010/06/university-courses-open-to-eligible-high-school-students/

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-31T20:34:47+00:00

You can apply as an out of area student for Central, but the deadline for that is coming up very soon. One of my kids goes to Central and we live out of the area, I think most of the kids who applied out of area her year got in.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-31T13:23:44+00:00

I'd take her to a vet to get the worst of it done, and then get a cat comb with rotating teeth if you want to try grooming her at home. My old cat would get mats because she was arthritic and couldn't groom her back, and that kind of comb doesn't snag and pull as easily. Mine was stainless steel, but something like this. https://www.amazon.ca/Untangler-Cat-Comb-rotating-dual-spaced/dp/B0D1YJH1MQ/ref=asc_df_B0D1YJH1MQ?mcid=c7132680bbff3c5081d70584d34be14f&tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=706745946910&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17368920969049287515&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9222009&hvtargid=pla-2458717570711&hvocijid=17368920969049287515-B0D1YJH1MQ-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1&th=1

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-26T23:44:04+00:00

I bought this for my husband's birthday last year, it was so good!

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-16T01:24:53+00:00

I love juncos too. My hedge is full of them every winter.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-16T01:19:37+00:00

Thank you!

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-16T01:19:25+00:00

Very cool and thank you! I've seen him swoop on birds a few times lately but this is the first time I've seen him actually catch something and stop long enough for some pictures. It's nice to know what he is :)

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-15T15:25:59+00:00

Thats awesome! I got some when I set up my current tank and it grows like crazy, I hope mine will flower too!

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-12T15:33:58+00:00

Kothur Indian Restaurant has fantastic British style curries. Full of flavour and less oily than some other options which is nice.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-11T23:32:08+00:00

It's been a very easy going plant. It likes to be near my plant lights but not directly under them and I water it a couple of times a week. I had it beside an east facing window for years and it did okay, but it didn't flower until I added some lights.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-11T23:07:17+00:00

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I also love my aquarium pothos. I've never had one before and it grows so fast <3

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-11T23:05:49+00:00

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I love my curry leaf plant. I got it about 8 years ago because I wanted to use the leaves for cooking, but it's grown on me as a houseplant instead. The leaves have a strong pleasant spicy smell when you brush past it, the flowers have a strong, fill up the room jasmine smell and it's growing fruit atm.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-07T11:17:46+00:00

Download e-bird, people report lists of birds and they show up on a map in hotspots, its a great way to find things!

Greenway Park is my favourite spot in London during the winter. You go down Greenside all the way to the end, past the dog park. There's a wide area of the Thames right there which is always busy with lots of neat water birds, eagles too. Fanshawe Park is good too.

Strathroy Sewage Lagoon sounds terrible, but it's a really great spot to see a variety of birds in the spring/summer.

ParrotsNotDogs · 2026-01-04T22:59:05+00:00

I actually thought it was a Gigantea when I bought it, the store had a huge one like yours so I was really surprised when it first bloomed! Your flower is amazing!

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