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_ (This post originally appeared on Rose’s Cantina on November 30.) _ This afternoon, we will clear out my antique accountant’s desk from under the front window, vacuum up all the dog hair that’s been hiding under it, and put up our fake Christmas tree, the one we rescued from a neighbor’s lawn, the one that had a sign on it that said “free to a good home”. ...

[caption id=“attachment_6555” align=“alignright” width=“960”] Sophie the Pug[/caption] _ (This post originally appeared on Rose’s Cantina on November 4.) _ On Sunday, Scott went to the dog park with the pug Sophie and the lab Finnigan in tow. He was going to take some photos of the hounds against the backdrop of the wonderful burnt orange leaves and brilliant red Sumacs. ...

[caption id=“attachment_6180” align=“alignnone” width=“342”] Rose Simpson poses with a security guard at her wedding on Parliament Hill.[/caption] _ (This post originally appeared on Rose’s Cantina on October 23.) _ For many of us in Ottawa, Parliament Hill is more than a place of political wrangling and policy making. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears most Tuesday mornings on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ _ _ _ _ I don’t usually watch the CRTC hearings. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears Tuesday mornings on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ ** ** Did you hear the head honchos from CBC at the CRTC? ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears Tuesday mornings on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_20140907_114914.jpg) One of the great delights of life is to tool around to the different farmers' markets, stalls and farms in search of autumn’s great bountiful. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/15609463@N03/7578738408) [ Fresh produce at the Byward Market. Photo by Jamie McCaffrey from the OttawaStart Flickr Group ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/15609463@N03/7578738408/) _ _ _ Rose Simpson’s column appears most Tuesday mornings on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/8246611210) Photo: Parliament Hill by David Johnson, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ Rose Simpson’s column appears most Tuesday mornings on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ This might make some people uncomfortable. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaozhuli/8931865898) “The Tourists” by Zhu, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ Rose Simpson’s column appears most Tuesday mornings on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ _ _ _ _ I’ve never thought much about Denmark. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/24917258@N05/13859939573) Photo by Andy Nystrom on Flickr _ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ This coming Saturday, CD Warehouse on St. Laurent Boulevard will close its doors forever. ...