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I emailed about writing for BlogTO and they emailed back, interested. They asked what sort of posts I would contribute to the site. I could have come up with more but this is the reply I sent this afternoon. Posting it here just to amuse you.

I have a lot of interests in art, history and culture. I have been taking photos of abandoned farmhouses but I really like old buildings in general. I'm looking forward to getting pictures of old buildings in Toronto, derelict, run down or not. Union Station is high on my list. I have some of the photos I have done on Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thatgrrl/ Most urban explorers want to get inside tunnels and such but I prefer the outside of the building. Besides, it is too dangerous to go into ruined farmhouses where the floor has partially caved in.

I have been looking at local (Toronto) groups for my personal interests, as well as the urban explorations groups I have found groups for postcard collectors, crochet and crafters, illustrators and others which I can't think of right now. I'm also interested in women in small or home businesses. I attempted to begin one myself last year but plans fell through, mainly a money thing. I like history, inventive and odd art forms. I'm not into music other than whatever comes on the radio. I really like small publishing. I attended CanZine in October even though I arrived far too early. (I thought it would take me a lot longer to get there).

Other than that I don't know what will come along. I'm not a heavy duty planner. I am writing a bit about technology and creativity for LockerGnome. I have a personal blog which is more like a scrapbook of junk with scattered journal posts. I like to meet people and hope to get out doing something each week. I'm job hunting right now so it has to be freebie events for now. :) I enjoy cultural events and now that I am down here I will find more along the lines of the German Xmas thing which I know is coming up soon.

Hope I fit in somewhere. I would really like to be a part of BlogTO. It would be a great way for me to get to know the city and not let myself be too shy about getting out socially. I can blab with anyone but at times I am a bookworm at heart.

Susan Ward writes the Small Business in Canada topic at About.com She has posted an article listing the top ten home businesses. I think she bit off a bit much by calling it 'Now and Tomorrow'. Tomorrow can change pretty fast while that article is going to be pretty dated in no time at all.

Here is the list: (squished, if you want to read it in full click the link back).

1. Home Renovation Services\
2. Pet-Based Products\
3. Catering Services\
4. Cleaning Services\
5. Fall Prevention Products\
6. Wedding Consultant/Planner Services (Event Planner for short)\
7. Dietary Consultant Services\
8. In-Home Beauty Services (Personal Trainer included here?)\
9. Sewing and Alteration Services\
10. Life/Business Coaching Services

I would add Personal Shopper/ Concierge Services and Image/ Etiquette Consultants and Personal Organizers to this list. That's one I thought of while reading it. Maybe Virtual Assistants too, that covers a lot but it's often work outside of the home while the others focus on home life for the client.

Interesting how almost all of these are personal services. Things a housewife used to do when it was still traditional for women to stay at home keeping the house clean, kids fed and so on. Women have changed the world in a lot of ways. I wonder if anyone ever saw this coming? It's ironic that women are the ones who start up most of these kind of small businesses.

Should it enter your mind, I am not saying women should stay at home or all start small businesses.

I am moved. Right now I'm back at the old place to help out my Mom. The hot water heater broke and the basement got pretty flooded. The septic tank is also having problems. We just had it fixed but they said a tree root has been growing in the main pipe outside. It seems to be back again and we are replacing the pipe this time. So a lot of water problems.

I just received the kit to set up the Internet at the Beaches but didn't have time to finish installing and fixing up the hardware. So I won't be online till after the weekend. Just a quickie to wave hello from no where.

PS- I went to CanZine! Will write about it later.

There's an exciting title. Still here; leaving soon. Bringing stuff downstairs to pack into the car. You know you're really moving elsewhere when you strip your bed and don't intend to put new sheets on it.

CanZine is on Sunday Maybe I will be able to go. Money is really tight but I will have a few bus tokens. Admission is only $5 and, other than coffee, I wouldn't really need to buy anything else. I do need to get out to buy the bus pass so I could make a day trip out of the whole thing.