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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Pace’s First Birthday (May 2008)

¶ Posted 26 October 2023 § Family § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, holiday, parents

Wisdom Wednesday – Every Bad Manager Thinks They’re A Good Manager

We didn’t see eye to eye on everything but I was very fortunate to have the first manager in libraries that I did as he was very experienced and knowledgeable (obviously people have to start somewhere but it can be a lot tougher if your manager is someone who’s newly hired or has only been […]

¶ Posted 25 October 2023 § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

First Snow of the Year (2023 Edition)

and obligatory link back to the archive. Who knew I’d unintentionally become a climate scientist by doing these annual “First Snow” posts?

¶ Posted 24 October 2023 § News § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: science, weather

Music Monday – “Through the years, I’ve never been afraid/I’ve loved the life we’ve made/And I’m so glad I stayed right here with you/Through the years”

Happy 52nd Anniversary to my parents! 52 isn’t a big milestone so instead of a plane right and fancy supper out like we did for their 50th a couple years ago, they spent the day seeing a specialist, playing cards with the grandkids and eating takeout Greek food. I also didn’t make a video montage […]

¶ Posted 23 October 2023 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, parents

Saturday Snap – Date Night

Our first time to Blanco on Albert St. in Regina after its conversion from a tapas bar. Excellent!

¶ Posted 14 October 2023 § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: food, saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – The Iron Claw Trailer

This looks *really* good!

¶ Posted 13 October 2023 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture § Video § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: movies

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – First Farm (August 2013)

¶ Posted 12 October 2023 § Animals § Baby § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, language

Wisdom Wednesday – “Most People Want To Solve The Problem But Surprisingly Few Want To Understand The Problem”

This advice is based on something that was inspired by the nicest compliment I have probably ever received as a librarian, only six short months into my career. The context was that I was doing a probation review with my first boss in libraries and he asked he what my strengths were. “I’m a real […]