Okay, that’s my new term for neighbourhood gossip. Today I walked down to Dash of Sass for a haircut. It had been 13 months since my last one and I was definitely due. I probably still wouldn’t have gone it cut if it hadn’t been for the bus strike.

Because of the bus strike I had to take today off to get to my doctor’s appointment at 10 a.m. Because I was taking the day off, I decided to add the hair appointment. And, as always when I get my hair cut, it was snowing … and cold this time too.

During my walk down Wellington I saw a worker by one of the new streetlamps. It looked like he was connecting wires, so I asked him what he was doing. Yes, in fact, he was connecting wires. Then I asked if that meant the new streetlamps were going to be lighting up the street soon. Yes, in fact, he said some time next week is the goal.

So there you have it. New streetlamps lit up next week.