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Category Archives: Saskatchewan

First Snow of the Year – Hawksley Workman

We had one brief hit a few weeks ago that went away but otherwise, November 29 is a pretty good day for posting this traditional blog post to commemorate the first snow of the year (the first that looks like it’s going to stick around anyhow)…  

Posted 29 November 2016 § Blog § Family § Humour § Meme § MemoryLane § Pace § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Great Christmas Light Display on Sangster Blvd #yqr

We’re pretty lucky that this house is about a block from our house.  And doubly lucky because the unseasonably warm weather allowed us to walk over in light jackets to check it out the other night. That let us hear the outside speakers and although this angle doesn’t show it, the kids also loved seeing […]

Posted 26 November 2016 § Family § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – How To Take Maximum Advantage of An Unseasonably Warm Saturday in mid-November? #yqr

There’s lots of possibilities but these folks win by having a yard sale!

Posted 12 November 2016 § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “I’m Voting Obama” (November 2012)

Happier times… And when Cam Broten beat Ryan Meili by 44 votes out of thousands cast after Ryan was widely expected to win, I learned the hard way that you can never count someone out. I never thought Trump could beat Clinton but I never assumed it was a sure thing either.  In fact, I […]

Posted 10 November 2016 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § ThrowbackThursday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Farewell Mosiac Stadium #riders #yqr #mosaicmoments #mosaicmemories

Everyone else is sharing their memories of Taylor Field today so I thought I’d share a few of mine… I have no memory of my first game but I have two aunts who’ve had season tickets since forever so as a kid, we’d occasionally be given their tickets and I’d get to go to a […]

Posted 29 October 2016 § MemoryLane § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Car Pool Karaoke with Saskatoon’s New Mayor

Saskatoon’s just defeated mayor missed the Gay Pride parade during his thirteen years in the Mayor’s Chair (no matter his personal feelings, he obviously missed the memo about representing all citizens of his city.) Anyhow, I get the impression Saskatoon’s new mayor won’t miss the parade…

Posted 28 October 2016 § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Charlie Clark Gets Best Endorsement In Saskatchewan Election History?

It came a bit late in the day but turns out that actor/comedian, Zach Galifianakas has endorsed Charlie Clark for Mayor of Saskatoon! Turns out that the Hollywood star is actually connected to Charlie Clark as he is married to Clark’s cousin.

Posted 26 October 2016 § Humour § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Pumpkin Patch (October 2008)

That moment when you realise that your blog is so old that you posted things in real time nearly a decade ago and now you’re posting them as Throwback Thursday posts!  

Posted 06 October 2016 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Indian Head Man’s Letter About Cuts to Mental Health Care Goes Viral

A friend from Indian Head who faced some serious mental health issues posted a letter online about his experiences which has gone viral with hundreds of shares, video views and tons of media coverage.

Posted 04 October 2016 § Meme § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Sights & Sounds from the New #MosaicStadium Test Game #yqr

Here’s a follow-up to yesterday’s post about the new Mosaic Stadium with some video footage of the day from CJME NewsTalk 980…

Posted 02 October 2016 § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,