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First Snow of the Year (2020 Edition)

And in perfect 2020 fashion, the first “snow that stays” of the year is a massive blizzard (well, its hit Saskatoon more than Regina so far but we’ll see what we wake up to tomorrow!) Anyhow, at least it came relatively late compared to other years.

¶ Posted 08 November 2020 § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: saskatchewan, weather

Saturday Snap – “Day Five of Election Night” Dance Party

It was a bit delayed while the counts come in slowly over the past few days. But Tuesday night’s light show has reappeared in our living room as backdrop for a very enthusiastic dance party now that Joe Biden has been annouced as President-Elect of the United States.

¶ Posted 07 November 2020 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Sasha § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, economics, history, television, unitedstates

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Indoctrination Begins Early (April 2011)

¶ Posted 05 November 2020 § Humour § News § Pace § Photo § Politics § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – 10 Horrifying Things I Saw Watching Family Home Movies From the 1970’s

As previously mentioned, we went to Indian Head to celebrate my parents’ 49th wedding anniversary last weekend. As part of the trip down memory lane, we ended up watching some old home movies one night. My dad regularly filmed holidays and parties and family gatherings with an 8mm camera when we were kids so, when […]

¶ Posted 29 October 2020 § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, history, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Lessons From The Grandparents

Went out to Indian Head to help my parents celebrate their 49th anniversary and spend some time with them. Grandma Showing Sasha How To Make Waffles… Grandpa Teaching Pace How To Drive…

¶ Posted 24 October 2020 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, parents

Saturday Snap – Not Scary at All!

¶ Posted 10 October 2020 § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Sold! (October 2019)

It feels like a lot more than a year ago that our offer on a new house was accepted. But the truth is that it was only a year ago this week that it became official. At the time, who knew this new house would become so much more than a slightly newer, slightly bigger, […]

¶ Posted 08 October 2020 § MemoryLane § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics

Saturday Snap – Divided Family?

‘Tis the time of year when lawn signs spring from the ground for the provincial, municipal and school board elections (why are school boards elected but not library boards? Topic for a different post I think!) Anyhew, had a chuckle when a neighbour noticed our signs – one clearly for the NDP but the municipal […]

¶ Posted 03 October 2020 § Humour § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Fall Family

¶ Posted 26 September 2020 § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – A Delayed Housewarming Gift

My parents dropped off a very cool housewarming gift the other day – a Century Family Farm plaque our family received on the 100th anniversary of my great-great grandfather homesteading our family farm in 1883 – framed in barn boards from that same farm. We got the plaque in 1983 (I think the same year […]