Hard to believe it’s been two years since we moved into our new house – time flies but a good reminder that time is pretty meaningless in the age of Covid! 😉 “Pink Houses” – John Mellencamp
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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – There Are Many Reasons I Became a Librarian…
…my grandma having this set of very unique books, The Richards Topical Encyclopedia in her sun room is one of them! One of my pet theories is that most professions require extremely specialized knowledge – heart surgeon, carpenter, PhD researcher, appliance repair person. Librarian is one of a very few (teacher? politician?) professions where being […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Lest We Forget (Grandpa Peet, circa 1944?)
My Grandpa Peet drove a tank in Holland during the war (Grandpa Hammond couldn’t enlist due to health reasons so he supported the war effort by continuing to farm back in Canada.) That’s why Remembrance Day is perhaps when I think of my Grandpa Peet more than any day of the year…the life he led, […]
First Snow of the Year (2021 Edition)
Always nice when the snow holds off until mid-November. Makes winter feel just a bit shorter…
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Birthday Cake (May 2016)
Pace’s ninth birthday…
“Indian Head is super nice…it’s not like any other small prairie town I’ve been too”
My hometown gets a couple nice compliments in a Reddit thread about best Saskatchewan towns/cities…
Funeral for a Family Friend
It was being used a bit before Covid but the pandemic definitely made livestreaming a more common option for all sorts of major life events including birthdays, holidays, weddings and especially funerals. This has come in handy a few times recently – over the summer when a former coworker died of stage four breast cancer, […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – City Hall Swim (August 2009)
Well, almost…
Who Knew One Year Ago Today Would Be Arguably The Most Consequential Election in #skpoli History?
Today marks one year since Premier Scott Moe led his #Saskatchewan Party government to a resounding re-election win.At the time, #Sask had 650 active #COVID19 cases and 25 deaths, now 2,822 and 817, respectively.Just 23 in hospital on Oct. 26, 2020 — 293 now.#skpoli #COVID19SK — Phil Tank (@thinktankSK) October 26, 2021 As the Sask […]
Grandkids!
Grandpa and Grandma enjoyed supper on their 50th Anniversary with the entire family last night including their four grandkids…