Monthly Archives June 2021

Con-grad-ulations Pace!

We are so incredibly proud of the young man Pace has become.  Bring on high school!

Music Monday – “Every night, I say a prayer/In the hopes that’s there’s a Heaven.”

I don’t think Pace has a theme song for his grade eight grad today. In my hometown, I went to elementary school until grade six then to high school in grade seven and I didn’t have a grade six grad theme song either (that I remember.). But it’s got me thinking back to my own […]

Secular Sunday – Shining A Light

Powerful image of 751 solar lights during a vigil to recognize the children found in unmarked graves at Cowessess First Nation…

Saturday Snap – Second Shot

Now to just get kids under 12 authorized to be vaccinated…

Friday Fun Link – A Few Signs That Covid May Be Coming to an End

Recent Signs That Covid is Over: 1. Had a rare inside, sit-down restaurant meal earlier this week with my parents and Pace (possibly his first inside meal in a year and a half?!?) 2. Got invited for some patio drinks with neighbours one evening this week 3. Nickle Lake is bringing back Friday Family movies […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Sask Book Awards/Alberta Book Awards (multiple years from 1997 to present)

Tonight was the 2021 Saskatchewan Book Awards and I also recently found the 2021 Alberta Book Awards on social media. I spent nearly a decade in the literary non-profit sector and both served on the board of the SBA for a few years (as well as a frequent volunteer doing everything from taking tickets to […]

“Thank you Stamkos”

Islanders crowd once again chanting “F**K YOU STAMKOS” in New York… The Captain is bloodied, pissed off, & we’ve still got a full 3rd period to go#GOBOLTS 2-1 btw… @953WDAE pic.twitter.com/YBW3OF3a12 — ??? ???????? (@ZacOnTheMic) June 24, 2021

Cuba Develops Its Own Effective Vaccine Amidst Economic Crisis and Embargo

Pretty amazing accomplishment!  

Music Monday – “There’s a great hot desert/Down in Mexicali/And if you don’t have water/Boy, you’d better not go/Tequila won’t get you/Across that desert/To Evangelina/In old Mexico”

https://youtu.be/3HlDN4JMCY8 “Evangelina” – Colter Wall (Hoyt Axton Cover)

Secular Sunday – Love Thy Neighbour