Category: "Attractions"

12/11/05

  09:29:25 pm, by Nimble   , 101 words  
Categories: Attractions, Gardening

Finding Botanical Gardens

Just a quickie link here to a page that lets you track down most botanical gardens worldwide. I was trying to track down some botanical gardens for my parents (currently in Qatar) to visit, and was a little surprised that Qatar had no such things - at… more »

09/25/05

  11:31:25 am, by Nimble   , 1520 words  
Categories: Reviews, Attractions, Science

Quantum Reality : Nick Herbert

Full title: Quantum Reality | Beyond the New Physics This is a pretty appealing book about the mysteries of quantum physics. If you know a little math (no calculus required) and perhaps the way sound waves work, this is a great introduction to what… more »

08/07/05

  09:38:00 pm, by Nimble   , 1731 words  
Categories: Reviews, Attractions, Gardening

Fruit Festival

We just got back from the Alberta Prairie Fruit Festival up by Elnora, at one of our favourite garden haunts, D'n'A Gardens. This was a friendly little festival, with some surprisingly entertaining and informative speakers. more »

05/23/05

  11:48:40 pm, by Nimble   , 498 words  
Categories: Reviews, Attractions

The Great GuZoo

Gustafson's zoo, a.k.a. the "GuZoo", just north of Three Hills, Alberta, has had more than its share of controversy. It has been accused of neglect, inadequate shelter, and the like. It's still on the dirty side in a number of spots, but in general… more »