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Category Archives: Saskatchewan

Friday Fun Link – Moose Jaw Engages In A Battle of the “Meese”

In a province where we take pride in our large roadside attractions, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan has long prided itself on having the world’s largest moose. Except that a few years ago, those dirty bastard Norwegians have raised the ante(lers) by erecting a moose statue that is Max the Moose (by 31 cm) compared to Moose Jaw’s […]

Posted 18 January 2019 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § News § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – A Nice Note From #yqr @sarcanrecycling

Had a fun moment at Sarcan today. Earlier this week, we finally got around to trying their “Drop & Go” option where you can just leave your cans and bottles with some kiosk-generated tags then, a few days later, you later get a call that a cheque is ready. This is way easier than waiting in […]

Posted 12 January 2019 § Humour § Jobs § MemoryLane § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Happy New Year (December 31, 2010)

We’ve had a few memorable New Year’s Eves over the years including a trip to Moose Jaw’s Temple Gardens Mineral Spa for NYE nearly a decade ago!

Posted 03 January 2019 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Massive Ice Storm Hits Saskatchewan #skoutage

Pretty crazy day. The power was out from around 9am until early afternoon or even later across most of the southern half of the province.  Most businesses, schools and other organizations (including the library) closed down (except for a couple branches that had power) for the day. Makes you appreciate that this is not a […]

Posted 04 December 2018 § Library § News § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – I Feel A Bit Guilty About This Photo Knowing Shea Was 8 1/2 Months Pregnant… (March 2013)

…but I think it was her choice to do this, thinking it might help hasten Sasha’s arrival! 😉

Posted 22 November 2018 § Baby § Canada § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – A Different Kind of Church (April 2007)

In my first librarian job, my boss and I had the opportunity to oversee the move of a crowded small town library into a soon-to-be-vacated nearby church. This photo was during our first visit to the church to see if it would be a workable space once all the pews and other church holdings were […]

Posted 15 November 2018 § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § Photo § SecularSunday § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – Saskatchewan Promotional Video (1985)

Someone posted this on social media and I thought it’d be good for a bit of a different take on my usual Throwback Thursday personal photos…  

Posted 08 November 2018 § MemoryLane § ThrowbackThursday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Happy 47th Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Here’s a pic from this past summer of my folks in front of the United Church they got married at forty-seven years ago!

Posted 23 October 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – A Versatile Sign @officialRPL Regent Place Branch #yqr #ReadAboutWeed #GuideToGanja #MaryJaneMonographs #GetBuzzedonBooks

Usually, the “Homegrown” sign at my library helps identify a display of Saskatchewan books or perhaps a display of books about gardening or agriculture or something along those lines. But with the legalization of marijuana this week, we found another way to use this sign… 🙂

Posted 20 October 2018 § Canada § Humour § Library § News § Politics § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Thanksgiving Closing Hours for Canadian Public Libraries

A few years back, I did a post where I researched the closing times for various Canadian libraries on Christmas Eve day. Of course Christmas Eve is not an “official” stat holiday but it’s still a day that many workplaces (not just libraries) recognize as a slow time and/or a good time to close early […]

Posted 08 October 2018 § Canada § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § List § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,