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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – On A Roof (July 2016)

Mom and dad got invited to a rooftop thank-you event for clients of their financial advisor and managed to convince their advisor to extend the invitation to Shea and I even though our investment portfolios differed by more than a few zeros at the time! Recently had a meeting with all of them again and […]

Saturday Snap – Aunt Sandi’s Here!

I’m not sure who’s more excited – us, the kids or Charlie! (Okay, it’s Charlie…)

¶ Posted 21 September 2024 § Charlie Echo § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, holiday

Throwback Thursday – Ixchel Beach Hotel, Isla Mujeres (February 2020)

Isla Mujeres is still one of the single most beautiful, relaxing, fun places we’ve ever been in our lives…

¶ Posted 19 September 2024 § MemoryLane § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday

What Does Dementia Feel Like?

Virtual Reality attempts to give caregivers a simulation of what dementia feels like. (On a completely unrelated note, after spending some time in a car killing time with my dementia-suffering mother while dad was in a medical appointment, I feel like I have direct insight into Donald Trump’s speech patterns!)

¶ Posted 03 September 2024 § Humour § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, parents

Powerful Image

¶ Posted 27 August 2024 § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, parents

Still Alive (But Still Taking A Blog Holiday)

We were camping for most of July in a place where Internet signal is pretty crappy (two bars max at all times and basically unusable on weekends when the park is full) plus life has been busy with a variety of things: * Buying a new vehicle/selling our old van * Inlaws downsizing their home […]

¶ Posted 09 August 2024 § Blog § MemoryLane § Photo § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, holiday

Back From Camping…

…and lots of amazing moments and memories: * Great visit with Shea’s cousin and family who are back from New Zealand for a month * About ten books on my “To Read During Camping” list. (One book, not even on my list, is all I get read – thought I do work through a 377 […]

¶ Posted 23 July 2024 § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, health, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “So many years, so many hardships/So many laughs, so many tears/So many things he cannot remember/’Cause they had 50 years He walks down to the ocean Bends to touch kneels to pray/He writes her name in the sand/Waves wash it away”

“Waves” – Sam Baker

¶ Posted 22 July 2024 § MusicMonday § Photo § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, language, parents

Saturday Snap – Lake Life Is The Best Life!

¶ Posted 22 June 2024 § Charlie Echo § MemoryLane § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, cute, holiday

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – It’s My Fault (February 2022)

I’m not superstitious but…I may have fucking jinxed the Flames and boosted the Oilers when I jokingly whipped a Flames toque out of my pocket and put it on in front of the Oilers symbol when we were at Rogers Place in Edmonton in February 2022. I’m sorry hockey gods. Please accept my humble apologies […]