ToolGirl Logo
News from ToolGirl The Romance of Repair
February 2006

If you're stuck for a gift this Valentine's Day, I can help. Or, I might make it worse. Let's find out together.

in this issue
  • Gifts for the Handy Person
  • Edmonton Rocks!
  • Got Twigs?
  • Putting Valentine's Day in Perspective

  • Edmonton Rocks!
    The Winners

    Mag conscripted visitors at the Edmonton Reno Show to build 4 fabulous 'instant' chairs. Teams had 20 minutes to build a Retro Lounger out of plywood and 2x4 lumber. The result? Oh baby. The finished chairs were auctioned off in a feverish (okay, sort of quiet and polite) bidding war. Winners (the Fabisa family) returned to the show the next day with a truck big enough to handle the oversized loungers. Proceeds were lovingly donated to Edmonton's Habitat for Humanity.


    Got Twigs?

    The Canadian Home Workshop Show is only a couple of weeks away. Join Mag as she demonstrates the sheer glee of rustic design and construction. All you need is a pile of branches and a vision. Learn how to have raucous fun in this spontaneous, unlimited art form - no woodworking experience required!


    Putting Valentine's Day in Perspective
    Mag with Michael York and Guys

    Mag is slated to address Fate, Hormones and Home Improvement in her first speaking engagement for the Royal Ontario Museum. Interspersed with pithy clips from her popular relationship series Men On Women, Mag will answer important questions like, "At the end of a date, when someone says 'I'll call you', how long should you wait before concluding that they were insincere, or they're out of the country or they're kilt?" (kilt adj. archaic Scottish for 'deed') (deed, adj., archaic Scottish for 'tets oop'.)


    Gifts for the Handy Person
    Romancing the Drill

    Valentine?s Day conversation always degrades into 3 possible responses:

    • I can see by your face that I was wrong about that gift.
    • What do you mean, 'cheap'?
    • You should have married someone thoughtful.

    More....
    Quick Links...

    Register Now



    Join our mailing list!
    Email Marketing by