Spanish Caterday

Mom posted this photo on her blog of cats, they are apparently hanging out by a church in Spain near where she is staying for the next couple of months.

Too Clean To Really Be Feral?

Photo by Mom

It is hard to tell from her writing where she is staying, she has mentioned Isla Canela, Ayamonte, and other locations. These cats are near a church in Punta del Moral. Google maps shows that all these places are close to each other, and they have a rental car so could be travelling around a bit. The easiest thing to figure out is that she is vacationing with Granny and Pa in the Spanish Province of Huelva - in the south of Spain, right next to the border with Portugal, on the Atlantic Ocean (not the Mediterranean.) It looks like they are having a lovely holiday.

The Spanish word for 'cat' is 'el gato' 

or 'gata' if it is a female cat, 

and a kitten is 'gatito.'

Casa Verde - Our New Home

Happy New Year! I wanted to start 2016 off with a big announcement – Jason and I bought a house!!! We are very excited and it was a grueling process, the Toronto housing market is insane. I was frequently upset and stressed during 2015, especially the past few months, dealing with the overwhelming task of trying to buy a house in Toronto; giving up and looking at places in the general GTA or even further away kept looking like a tempting option (though the market anywhere that is considered commutable to Toronto is pretty rough.) I am glad that we stuck with our goal to stay in The City. We have found a place that we are very happy with.

We were able to buy a detached 3 bedroom house in the Mount Dennis area. It has been named Casa Verde, which roughly translates to Green House in Spanish (the second most common language spoken in the area.) Right now old windows and lack of insulation mean that the house isn't very energy efficient and it is our goal to work towards making it a more eco-friendly property. Jason and I are also very 'green' when it comes to home owning.

There are a lot of renovations to be done, so even though we take possession in mid-March we probably won't be moving in until a few weeks after that. I can't wait to start posting fun Before and After shots of the renovations and decorating.