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Saturday Snap – It Was Twenty Years Ago Today… Looking Back to My Four-Month University Exchange to York, England

Hard to believe but twenty (!) years ago today, I took off from Regina, Saskatchewan and landed in Paris, France, a couple weeks before I was set to begin a one semester exchange in York, England (where I took three courses including a Film Production class that gives us the slightly un-PC clip at the top […]

¶ Posted 12 September 2015 § Canada § Humour § List § ThrowbackThursday § UK § Video ‡ Comments (2) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Cuba Libre! (March 2011)

This is the reminder that popped up on my work computer the day before we left for Cuba a few years back…

¶ Posted 10 September 2015 § Humour § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, holiday, travel

Pace’s First Day of Grade Three (and Grade Two and Grade One and Kindergarten)

Shea ended up posting all these “First Day” pics on Facebook so I thought I’d re-post them here for posterity… Kindergarten Grade One Grade Two Grade Three

¶ Posted 01 September 2015 § Family § Pace § Photo § Sad § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: cute, education

Friday Fun Link – Inspirograph

If you loved playing Spirograph as a kid, you might enjoy the digital version as well!

¶ Posted 28 August 2015 § FridayFunLink ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Back to School

Here’s a shot of the elementary school I attended growing up. I took this picture when we were back to Indian Head for a visit a few years ago but the look of the building including that 1980’s colour scheme hasn’t changed. (The playground however has changed quite a bit.) We went past my elementary […]

¶ Posted 27 August 2015 § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, parents, saskatchewan

How Australia and Other Developed Nations Have Put An End To Gun Violence

I wouldn’t say we’ve “put an end to” gun violence in Canada but our numbers (like those in most developed nations) are extremely low compared to the US. There are a whole host of interconnected reasons why this is the case. But I think one of the largest is the fact that gun ownership is enshrined […]

¶ Posted 26 August 2015 § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, health, unitedstates

Saturday Snap – Horse Fair at Bell Barn, Indian Head, Saskatchewan

¶ Posted 22 August 2015 § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, history, parents, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Great Picture of My Mom (Oct 2007)

This is one of my all-time favourite pics of my mom (and a cropped version remains as her Facebook profile picture since I first helped her set-up an account on that site!) The photo was taken during a Long Term Service Awards dessert banquet for Regina-Qu’Appelle Health Region Employees. Although I wish I could take […]

¶ Posted 20 August 2015 § Family § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: parents, saskatchewan

50 Years of #yqr Copper Kettle Restaurant

The Copper Kettle is a local institution and I’m proud that one of the times I called over to order pizza for a meeting at the library, I ended up having Mr. Gardikiotis take my order personally. When he heard I was with the library, he replied “Oh, the library! I love the library! You did […]