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Secular Sunday – The Joy of Celebrating A Godless Christmas

At my library branch, we’ve had lots of interesting conversations around the “Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas” dichotomy that always happens at this time of year in western society. We talked about how to balance the library’s responsibility to be inclusive and respectful of all faiths, cultures and beliefs but also how Christmas is the holiday most […]

Posted 13 December 2015 § Library § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Saturday Snap – Santa Sasha

Posted 12 December 2015 § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – A Couple Days Ago

A bit of a cheat doing a throwback to a couple days ago but this picture is so cute, I couldn’t help but post it…

Posted 10 December 2015 § Photo § Sasha § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Just add flour/Salt/A little red wine/And don’t forget a dollop of tomato sauce”

My month of unusual Christmas song posts continue with one of Australia’s best known Christmas songs – a song with no chorus about a man in prison wondering what the family Christmas will be like without him… “How To Make Gravy” – Paul Kelly

Posted 07 December 2015 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Travel § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

#NannyGate is Really #HypocrisyGate

So there’s a mini-scandal blowing up after it was revealed that Justin Trudeau has not one but two nannies on his payroll. Liberals and other defenders have been quick to point out that the number of people on Trudeau’s personal staff (6) is no different than Stephen Harper’s.   Or that Trudeau has arguably the most […]

Posted 02 December 2015 § Canada § Jobs § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Who really needs a gift/When love is meant to give/I can still recall/Carry with me always/Every Christmas dream/They live in you and me”

“Something About December” – Christina Perri

Posted 30 November 2015 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Capes and Costumes

Halloween was over a month ago but these kids don’t seem to know it…

Posted 28 November 2015 § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Moving A House Off The Farm Into Weyburn (Fall 2005)

It was about ten years ago that Shea’s parents picked their house up off the farm in Creelman, SK and moved it in to a lot in Weyburn. Pretty amazing thing to have witnessed…  

Posted 26 November 2015 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – When Do You Put Up Your Christmas Tree? (Nov 2008)

Because Pace dad was so excited, we put it up in mid-November a few years ago!

Posted 12 November 2015 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Remembrance Day Takes Many Forms

Remembrance Day is when I think of my Grandpa Peet, a WWII veteran more than any day of the year. And he was at the front of my thoughts even more than usual over the last couple days with the news that one of his three remaining siblings, my Great Uncle Bobby, had passed away in […]

Posted 11 November 2015 § Canada § Jobs § MemoryLane § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,