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The Covid Continuum

As Saskatchewan adds more restrictions, mostly on retailers in the post-Christmas period, I’m thinking a lot about how everyone is somewhere different on what I think of as the “Covid Continuum”. I’d say the range for this starts with anyone who’s absolutely minimized their outings since March – maybe only leaving the house to buy […]

Posted 26 December 2020 § List § Photo § Sad § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

A Visual Representation of 2020 for Christmas?

Sasha tested out her new Christmas makeup on me and I realised this process made a good analogy for 2020 in general… * it was unexpected, sort of weird and occasionally scary * it looks like somebody got beat up (or possibly has a communicable disease) * I had my eyes closed for most of […]

Posted 25 December 2020 § Humour § List § Sasha § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

“Mommy, you know how you mix a couple different things in a drink sometimes?”

“Yes, did you really make me a rum and egg nog?  Or a rum and coke?” “Even better – I put egg nog and wine together since I know those are two of your favourite drinks!”

Posted 22 December 2020 § Humour § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “Oh I’m/Staying home this Christmas/For friends and for strangers/And for family”

“Staying Home This Christmas” – Dillon Currie

Posted 21 December 2020 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Rural Sask Wedding (August 2008)

I keep looking at old pictures and thinking about how much has changed due to Covid. Here’s another example: – more than 30 people gathered – dancing – singing – drinking – communal meal – close together – no masks On and on…

Posted 17 December 2020 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “But that world is gone/It’s all disappeared/It’s just me and the ponies/For Christmas this year”

With the announcement of stronger Covid restrictions for Saskatchewan, just in time for Christmas, this song has been going through my head non-stop… “Just Me and These Ponies (For Christmas This Year)” – Corb Lund

Posted 14 December 2020 § MusicMonday § News § Saskatchewan § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Where The Buffalo Roam (April 2007)

Earlier this summer, we heard that Shea’s cousin’s herd of bison had gotten out and were in a nearby farmer’s field. We knew that previously when only one animal had gotten out, her uncle had been able to guide him back into the pasture using a front-end loader tractor he used to feed them which […]

Posted 10 December 2020 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

The Return of Rainbow

Sasha’s had one of those Elf on the Shelf things the past few years (well, a Dollar Store knock-off) but this year, she’s figured out some secrets about Santa, the North Pole and surveillance state elves that watch your every move. Even though she’s figured out that the elf doesn’t move on its own (I […]

Posted 02 December 2020 § Humour § Meme § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

A Memorable Way to Decorate a 2020 Christmas Tree

Between the four of us, we’ve accumulated numerous masks over the last few months. Shea’s dad suggested we could use them to make a very memorable 2020 Christmas photo (and this doesn’t even include all the ones we have stored in vehicles and stuffed in jackets and left at work!)

Posted 29 November 2020 § Humour § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Sledding

Posted 28 November 2020 § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,