Wow! I've chewed plenty of sticks, rugs, shoes, cooking utensils and anything else in sight, but I'd like to meet the kid that did this!

[It was a beaver that's moved into the area, and that's what beavers are meant to do. You're not going to get any ideas, ok? Or you can start building your own lodge too - ed]

Tear down this wall!

[No. Well, actually yes. It will be replaced by the proper gate I would like to build if you gave us any spare time to get something done - Ed.]

Here's one for the Canadians...

And a big "Hello" to all my Canadian readers. For the rest of you, did you know I'm 25% Canadian?

Here I am experimenting with alternative fuels that will keep Thomas the Tank Engine running for many more generations of children.

Instead of using fossil fuels I'm going to figure out how to skip the fossilisation stage and use green leaves. No maple leaves were harmed during this experiment.

My friend Alexandre came to visit me from Ottawa. Here we're riding the big green car in the store. The salad section is my favourite.