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Saturday Snap – Thank You Card

I’ve had colleagues who say that when you work for a public library, you really work for your colleagues, your clients and your community. Never feels more true when I come into find a giant thank-you card signed by a bunch of the kids I interacted with at a recent school visit.

Posted 08 February 2025 § Library § MemoryLane § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Mark Black Farewell Party

Had a farewell party for a popular manager on Saturday night and the outpouring of love, generosity and sadness was beyond unprecedented in my 15+ years at RPL. In-scope staff donated so much money to a farewell gift that he ended up getting multiple things – a custom photo book, a custom Pats jersey, and […]

Posted 25 January 2025 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Sad § Work ‡ Comments (2) °

Saturday Snap – Growing Pin Collection

There’s a non-zero chance that my enamel pin addiction is related to a mental illness. 😉

Posted 18 January 2025 § Humour § Library § Photo § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Walking The Dog

Posted 11 January 2025 § Charlie Echo § Family § Photo § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Help, I’m Falling!!! (Maybe?)

Shea got this funny shot of our dog lying on my lap but also half-falling off the couch!

Posted 04 January 2025 § Charlie Echo § Humour § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Christmas Charlie

My son took this pic of our dog bursting through some Christmas paper…

Posted 21 December 2024 § Charlie Echo § Pace § Photo § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Batman Smells?

Even with her dementia, my mom’s personality is still there – humourous, profane, caring and kind. I like nothing more than making her laugh and as much as the dementia has taken from her (and us), the disease has also made me love her more than I ever have. (Here’s her reaction to my “Robots […]

Posted 14 December 2024 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Saturday Snap – “What do you mean I’m on the naughty list?!?”

Look who we found at a local Christmas Craft Sale!

Posted 07 December 2024 § Humour § Jobs § Photo § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Toasty Fireplace

We forgot to turn off the fireplace the other night.  Later, I heard the dog go downstairs so thought he needed to go out.  But nope, I found him like this!

Posted 23 November 2024 § Charlie Echo § Humour § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Baby Librarian Hammond? Young Man Hammond?

It’s an unofficial tradition (does two people doing it so far equal a “tradition”?) that when a colleague is at one of the branches I work at – either for a meeting or redeployed due to illness or whatever – they leave a doodle of some kind as a “thanks” for using my desk. The […]

Posted 16 November 2024 § Humour § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,