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Category Archives: Saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – #7 – Not-For-Profit Cultural Sector

Like a lot of people who convocate with a Bachelor’s degree, the biggest question is “Now what?” In 1996, I had an expensive English degree, a specialization in creative writing, and not a lot of other options.  (The other big question you get asked, especially with an English degree is: “Are you going to be […]

Posted 04 April 2019 § Jobs § Library § List § MemoryLane § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Regina’s Heritage Classic Tickets Confirmed! #GoFlamesGo

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Saturday Snap – Pretty Much The Definition of Spring in Saskatchewan

Still having to scrape half your windshield in the morning! 😉

Posted 30 March 2019 § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Comparing The Cuts: Cornwall Alternative School and Saskatchewan’s Public Libraries #skpoli

I was having some bad flashbacks over the past few days after the Sask Party released their budget last week that included an unexpected, unnecessarily cruel cut. But instead of cutting funding to public libraries and threatening to destroy a 100-year old, world-leading system like they did two years ago, the Sask Party targeted Cornwall […]

Posted 27 March 2019 § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

MiniPopKids on Friday Night, Cheer Recital on Sunday Afternoon

This girl is destined to be a star! 😉

Posted 17 March 2019 § Family § Photo § PopCulture § Sasha § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – What’s The Worst That Can Happen If Your Mom Is A Nurse and Your Dad Is A Librarian?

I can only hope our son escapes the indignity of becoming Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada! 😉

Posted 26 January 2019 § Family § Jobs § Library § Pace § Photo § Politics § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – A bit of a winter storm tonight meant…

…we basically had the rink to ourselves for public skating.  Pretty fun!

Posted 19 January 2019 § Family § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

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: , , ,