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Saturday Snap – Above Ground Pool

My brother-in-law and his wife (and their young son who saved his money to help contribute!) got an above ground pool for their acreage which is halfway between where we camp at Nickle Lake and Weyburn. Still too cold for me but Sasha and her cousin were brave enough to try it out.  Will be […]

Posted 24 May 2025 § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – What Happens When An Atheist Climbs The Stations of the Cross?

I’ve basically lived near it for 50+ years. But in all my trips through the Qu’Appelle Valley, had never walked the Stations of the Cross at Lebret. Of course, being an atheist, I also had no desire to climb it for religious reasons. But perhaps I was inspired by the new Pope being named.  Or […]

Posted 18 May 2025 § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – The Real Luxuries in Life

 

Posted 23 April 2025 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – From U of R Student to U of R Alumni to U of R Dad (and Mom Though She’s Technically A U of S Grad)

Posted 12 April 2025 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Play Dough (May 2016)

Posted 11 April 2025 § Baby § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Five *Good* Things About Dementia

Dementia is obviously a horrible, terrible progressive disease as someone you love goes from very basic memory errors – forgetting names, where they parked the car, etc. – to being incapable of speech, movement, feeding themselves. As mom has progressed through these various stages, it’s been helpful to try to think of the good things […]

Posted 08 April 2025 § List § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Washer Fluid Fill Up Day

Nice that the weather’s finally turned and I can top up all the vehicles that have been using a lot of washer fluid during the melty/crappy/slushy weather the past few weeks…

Posted 05 April 2025 § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “I have watched you on the shore/Standing by the ocean’s roar/Do you love me do you surfer girl/Surfer girl surfer girl”

“Surfer Girl” – The Beach Boys

Posted 31 March 2025 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sasha § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Isla Contoy

We’ll be visiting Isla Mujeres from March 2 to 9 and this will be the first time we haven’t stayed at an all-inclusive in all our various trips to Mexico/Cuba/Dominican Republic over the past 25 years. One thing we might do is take a boat trip to an ecologically protected, undeveloped island…

Posted 21 February 2025 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Bring It On, USA! (October 2013)

Actually, please don’t. Let’s solve our (your) issues through diplomacy and negotiation, not war and violence.

Posted 13 February 2025 § Canada § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,