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Monthly Archives June 2018

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – My Only Ontario Vote (November 2006) #ElectionDay #OntarioVotes2018 #onpooli

With the Ontario provincial election happening today, I’m reminded of the time I unexpectedly got to vote in that province. It was while I was at Western completing my Master’s of Library Science degree and it happened during a federal byelection in London North-Centre which featured Elizabeth May parachuting in to try to win the […]

Posted 07 June 2018 § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § News § Politics § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Doug Ford or Donald Ford?

Godspeed Ontario!

Posted 06 June 2018 § Humour § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Thanks Aunt Sandi!

Our annual visit from my Aunt Sandi, who stays with us for a few weeks around Pace’s birthday each year, is over for another year. It was another great visit with lots of laughs, great conversations, delicious meals and we even survived having windows installed in our guest room while Sandi was here. See you next […]

Posted 05 June 2018 § Baby § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “There’s a reason why I always reach for the harder stuff/It wasn’t my daddy’s way/He was down in the mines all day/I know he wanted more than mouths to feed and bills to pay”

“Cumberland Gap” – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Posted 04 June 2018 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

One More From #yqrmosaic

Posted 03 June 2018 § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – The Kids Celebrating Their Heritage at #Mosaicyqr

Should’ve called it “The Escape Castle“? What I imagine a Scottish princess would say… And of course, haggis!

Posted 02 June 2018 § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Six Generations in One Picture

I think our family on my paternal grandmother’s side had five generations alive at one point but I can’t imagine six generations on the planet at one time (or even seven which the article says is the world record but with no photographic proof!)

Posted 01 June 2018 § Canada § Family § FridayFunLink § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,