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Saturday Snap – A bit of a winter storm tonight meant…

…we basically had the rink to ourselves for public skating. Pretty fun!

¶ Posted 19 January 2019 § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, health, hockey, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Happy New Year (December 31, 2010)

We’ve had a few memorable New Year’s Eves over the years including a trip to Moose Jaw’s Temple Gardens Mineral Spa for NYE nearly a decade ago!

¶ Posted 03 January 2019 § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, holiday, parents, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Elf Helper

Had an elf helping me with the sad job of packing up the tree and decorations and Christmas books for another year…

¶ Posted 29 December 2018 § Humour § Photo § Sasha § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, holiday, xmas

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Christmas Over The Years

I whipped together this montage fairly quickly right before Christmas to show everybody on Christmas Eve. It’s not my best work – my first attempt ended up with the music I picked not working properly. Then I tried to use YouTube’s Creative Commons music but couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to […]

¶ Posted 27 December 2018 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: xmas

Secular Sunday – Why Do Atheists Celebrate Christmas?

Also: For our kids To spend time with extended family Because it’s part of our own personal history and tradition Because it’s become a secular holiday as much as a religious one Because atheists know Christmas started as a pagan solstice festival and early Christians adopted many rituals to help convert people to their new […]

¶ Posted 23 December 2018 § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, history, holiday, xmas

Saturday Snap – A New Christmas Tradition?

A few years ago, I did a post about some Christmas traditions over the years. Yesterday, we braved the mall (maul!) on the last Saturday before Christmas to get a picture with The Grinch, a local cos-player who’s been doing a variety of activities and events around town during the Christmas season including providing an […]

¶ Posted 22 December 2018 § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, xmas

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “We Don’t Know Joy Without Experiencing Sadness” – Some Thoughts on a Tough Year

There’s no two ways about it – this has been one of the toughest years of our lives. Shea and I have dealt with a family member being diagnosed with, treated for, and living with all the fallout from a fairly serious form of cancer, numerous deaths of people who were connected to us – […]

¶ Posted 20 December 2018 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: health, parents

WestJet’s 2018 Christmas Ad

I’m always conscious that these videos are as much about marketing as any sort of true holiday sentiment. But they *are* well-done so it’s been a bit of a minor Christmas tradition for me ot post these videos since they are usually pretty heartwarming. Here’s WestJet’s 2018 version…

¶ Posted 18 December 2018 § Canada § PopCulture § Travel § UK § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, holiday, travel

Music Monday – “And you won’t understand/But you will learn someday/That wherever you are and whatever you face/These are the people who’ll make you feel safe in this world/My sweet blue-eyed girl”

This is a bit shaky cam but I haven’t posted this amazing Christmas song for a few years so I thought I’d do so with a different version that’s even more fun than the original… “White Wine in the Sun” – Tim Minchin