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Category Archives: MemoryLane

Saturday Snap – Mark Black Farewell Party

Had a farewell party for a popular manager on Saturday night and the outpouring of love, generosity and sadness was beyond unprecedented in my 15+ years at RPL. In-scope staff donated so much money to a farewell gift that he ended up getting multiple things – a custom photo book, a custom Pats jersey, and […]

Posted 25 January 2025 § Family § Photo § Sad § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – Cuban Homes (Jan 2016)

Photo taken from the tourist bus leaving the ritzy tourist all-inclusive…

Posted 23 January 2025 § Family § Sad § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – Trump Brand Bible

Sigh.  Here we go again… This is basically what drove Christ to flip the tables. https://t.co/cV0ia9YQuN — Jennifer Erin Valent (@JenniferEValent) January 19, 2025  

Posted 19 January 2025 § News § Politics § SecularSunday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – My Absolute Most Favourite Picture of My Mother (October 2007)

Pace was only a few months old when we took him to a long-term service award presentation – I think this was 35 years for my mom?

Posted 16 January 2025 § Baby § Family § Jobs § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Charlie Angus Doesn’t Hold Back His Feelings About Trump

I think my vote for Jagmeet Singh as NDP Leader in 2017 was the right one for that  moment. But this is a new moment, nearly a decade later, and I often wonder what a world where Charlie Angus was currently the NDP leader would look like… Canadian MP Charlie Angus deliverers a direct message […]

Posted 14 January 2025 § Canada § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – My Grandma, My Mom and My Daughter (June 2022, July 2000)

Lots can change in two short years or in twenty… I didn’t really have to change the inscription in the coffee table book of prairie photos I gave my Grandma Hammond when she moved into the Golden Prairie Nursing Home in Indian Head when my mom moved into the same facility – just had to […]

Posted 09 January 2025 § Family § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – R.E.M. Concert (1984)

Really getting back into R.E.M. lately.  So many good songs and albums that soundtracked some of the most important and memorable moments of my life.  

Posted 06 January 2025 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Let The Battle Commence! (March 2014)

I often joke the only reason we have kids is to get them to do our chores when we’re old enough.  But they’re also fun to play with…sometimes literally! 😉

Posted 02 January 2025 § Baby § Family § Humour § Pace § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Cuba Libre! (Jan 2016)

Posted 19 December 2024 § Family § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “So I’ll go but I’m telling you/I don’t wanna go/Could be stuck here and happy/So there’s a puzzle I work on endlessly/And I’ve got the sides and all the corners/But there’s a space/Yeah there’s a space/Lost some pieces I can’t replace/So I’ll be but I’m telling you/I don’t wanna be/Just a wasted puzzle piece”

I posted this song in August 2012 after hearing it on Community Radio one morning.  Who knew that twelve years later, it would be so relevant to my life with elderly parents including one with dementia… “Basket” – Dan Mangan (I don’t think I’ve ever done this before but here are the song lyrics in […]

Posted 16 December 2024 § Family § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,