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Music Monday – “This tiny space is all I need to live in/A simple life’s good for the soul/And I think I’m going to live in a boler/Tow it behind me wherever I go”

I used this song as part of a longer end-of-season montage after our first summer seasonal site three years ago but it deserves a post of its own. (Make sure you read the story about the singer from the Ovarian Cancer “Walk of Hope” page below – very tragic story for such a joyful song.) “Living […]

¶ Posted 02 September 2019 § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, holiday, music, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Hummingbird (August 2013)

¶ Posted 29 August 2019 § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, holiday, science

Flipping Through The History Books: Regina Public Library Celebrates 110 Years

One hundred and ten seems like a bit of an unusual anniversary to commemorate but anyhow, the Leader Post does have a great article about RPL and how it’s changed over the years.

¶ Posted 27 August 2019 § Library § News § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Otter ‘n’ Daughter

One of many highlights of the Calgary Zoo was watching Sasha interact with one particularly playful otter in the “Canadian Wild” area.

¶ Posted 25 August 2019 § Family § Humour § Sasha § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, cute, holiday, science

Throwback Thursday – Elvis Has (Not) Left The Building (May 2011)

I think it’s been eight years since we were last in Calgary which happened to be a weekend visit which combined a 50th Wedding Anniversary for a Calgary-based aunt and uncle and a 50th birthday party (featuring an appearance by The King!) for a Calgary cousin. Here’s a picture of my dad with eight of […]

¶ Posted 22 August 2019 § Family § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, parents

Banff Gondola and Sulphur Mountain Summit

It’s hard to pick a favourite part of our quick trip to Calgary – seeing the pandas at the Calgary Zoo (though gorillas and hippos will always be my favourites), driving past so many of our old haunts (even tried to buzz a neighbour whose name is still on the board at our former condo […]

¶ Posted 20 August 2019 § Canada § Family § Jobs § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, cool, economics, education, history, holiday, science, travel

Throwback Thursday – Calgary Highlights (2001-2004)

Shea and I lived in Calgary for about three and a half years right after she graduated from nursing school. It was an amazing city to be young in with tons to do – restaurants, bar, attractions. As we prepare for another return visit (the first time back since Sasha was born), here are my […]

¶ Posted 15 August 2019 § Family § List § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta

Pandas Adjusting Wonderfully to Calgary Zoo

We didn’t have many plans for our week off in August (ten days counting weekends on either end) but a chance conversation with a library patron has us heading to Calgary for a few days. We’d been talking about visiting the Calgary Zoo to see the pandas since they were announced as coming. But we […]

¶ Posted 14 August 2019 § Canada § Family § Library § Travel § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, cute, education, travel

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Public Library Cuts Again? #abpoli (June 2010)

It seems like one of the highest priorities for any conservative government is targeting the funding of public libraries – in Newfoundland (May 2016), in Saskatchewan (March 2017), in Ontario (April 2019), and now in Alberta (August 2019 (although to be fair, Jason Kenney’s Conservatives haven’t cut yet but are withholding 50% in advance of […]

¶ Posted 08 August 2019 § Canada § Library § LibrarySchool § News § Politics § Sad § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta, economics, education, saskatchewan

Five Things I Love The Most About Our rPod 182G

Hard to believe we’ve had our 2012 rPod for five years now having bought it used during summer 2014. Through the first couple years of pulling it around the province, one year in a provincial seasonal site and the last couple in a regional park, I continue to feel like we made an awesome decision […]