BlogHide Resteemsdavidkingns (56)in walkwithme • 4 years agoWalk with me in Chilly Downtown DartmouthYesterday was a decent day for keeping ice sculptures after the artists had finished carving. The temperature was around zero Celsius but with the wind whipping up from the harbour, we did not…davidkingns (56)in cooking • 4 years agoCooking with THC Part IIMy first attempt after making the butter was a delicious batch of easy-to-make caramels, shown here with the recipe from the MagicButter.com recipies. In Part I I explained how I started using…davidkingns (56)in cannabis • 4 years agoTHC Cooking: First Attempts (Part I)Previous Encounters Were Not Pretty Like many boomers who have tried marijuana in the past, I did not try it again until summer 2019 after it was legalized in Canada. I was quite reluctant at…davidkingns (56)in actifit • 5 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: March 29 2019A grey walk along the harbour on the Dartmouth side. 10358 Walkingdavidkingns (56)in actifit • 5 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: March 28 2019Walking Halifax on a sunny but cool spring day. Still, I saw about ten people wearing shorts, although it did not get any warmer than 2 degrees Celsius. Also saw the first sail boat of the season in…davidkingns (56)in actifit • 5 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: March 26 2019Walked to and from work via the MacDonald Bridge. Macdonald_Bridge_in_Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia (May_8%2C_2006.).jpg 10134 Walkingdavidkingns (56)in actifit • 5 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: March 10 2019A great sunny afternoon cross country skiing with my son Anthony @thebrassdoor in Truro’s Victoria Park. Likely not many days left to do this.…davidkingns (56)in actifit • 5 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: February 19 2019Mostly cycling today so only the steps count from my Fitbit. Minus twenty Celsius wind chill but thankfully the wind is not blowing in from the ocean.…davidkingns (56)in actifit • 5 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: February 18 2019I was able to get in about 15 km on my bike today and 31 laps around the Halifax Emera Oval, but I for got to wear my Fitbit so this is just from the phone in my pocket.…davidkingns (56)in actifit • 5 years agoHalifax Emera Oval February 17 2019Temperature hit just above 0 C today in the sun, so it was a great day to make the trek from the Dark Side (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, to the Emera Oval on the Halifax Commons. After twenty laps we…davidkingns (56)in actifit • 5 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: January 10 2019Walking and skating in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Did 20 laps on the Oval before heading back across the ferry to Dartmouth. I pictures tonight because we started back in the dark.…davidkingns (56)in walkwithme • 5 years agoWalk with me in Wintery HalifaxThe sun came out in Halifax on Friday, January 4th, and it actually felt warm on my face as I was walking home to Dartmouth through Downtown Halifax. I stopped by the mostly deserted boardwalk to…davidkingns (56)in actifit • 5 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: January 4 2019Today I skated on the Halifax Emera Oval and walked down the deserted waterfront on my way home from work. The sun actually felt warm on my face, which is a rare thing in Halifax in January…davidkingns (56)in poetry • 6 years agoCatching FliesYou catch more flies with honey The elders often said But what cocky twenty-something Wants to catch flies? But it takes all kinds He soon learned And the up-in-your-face Slowly changed over…davidkingns (56)in actifit • 6 years agoMy Actifit Report Card: December 31 2018Skating and walking to and from the Halifax Emera Oval. It was fairly crowded at three but will be even more so tonight. Fireworks at 7 pm and again at midnight. I’m pretty sure we are done for…davidkingns (56)in writing • 6 years agoShow-and-tell 1970s StyleThe venerable show-and-tell was a great way to get students comfortable with public speaking but likely should not have been carried over to high-school, as one novice teacher found out. Robert…davidkingns (56)in haiku • 6 years agoHangman's Beach HaikuWhen the temperature finally hit 32 Celcius, what better place to spend the day and night than on the practically deserted Hangman's Beach on McNabb's Island, in Halifax Harbour. Very peaceful…resteemedstephen.king989 (64)in dogs • 6 years agoGibson, My Dog, Is Going Under The Knife Tomorrow - Wish Him Luck With An UpvoteI haven't posted anything since I was travelling back home the last few days. What a strange trip. The weather was absolutely horrible the whole time, and it hasn't been any better since I got back…resteemedstephen.king989 (64)in art • 6 years agoFresh T-Shirt Designs And 10% Steemit DiscountI ran across this post the other day about making t-shirts and selling them through Etsy.com using Printful.com. I'm not going to get into the details about how to do it, because the post is…resteemedstephen.king989 (64)in art • 6 years agoVector Owl With Affinity DesignerI finished up this vector drawing last night and it turned out a lot better than I had planned. This was only my second drawing using Affinity Designer and, after this one, I'm really quite…
