The controversial traveling show “Our Bodies” is at Regina's Science Centre right now and they're offering a lecture series each week to go with the topic. This week's subject was “Kids As Couch Potatoes” and that seemed fairly relevant to our lives these days so we decided to go check it out.Some random thoughts on […]
It's World Breastfeeding Week so here's a song, written by a nursing student, about the subject. I don't usually do a long narrative for my Music Monday posts but I'm got to say that I'm so amazingly proud of Shea for the dedication she put into breastfeeding Pace for over two and a half years […]
Having a birthday in mid-summer has its advantages. One is that Shea and I have a tradition of going to one of the big summer blockbuster as one of my presents. (Well, usually we do anyhow. But the first year we did a birthday movie, I wanted to go to “Jurassic Park 3” but Shea […]
Went to my hometown this weekend for the grand re-opening of the historic Bell Farm Round Barn , a reconstruction of the original building which had been near collapse only a few short years ago which would've been a shame, both for the loss of history and also, on a more personal note, as this […]
4400 km. 20 days. 9 stops. 3 provinces. One really awesome trip! And a super-long post to vent all the built-up thoughts after three weeks without blogging!Here are some random thoughts about our trip…1. “It’s the journey, not the destination”Shea’s a “destination” person and I’m a “journey” person and though neither is right or wrong, […]
My sporadically-recurring blog feature “Saccharine Sunday” returns with this video which is a bit over the top (especially that piano motif in the background – gag!) but has an otherwise touching message. Even though it's aimed at middle aged, empty nester, as a relatively new parent, I enjoyed it too. Sometimes seeing Pace run down […]
We went to the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw today (I didn't post it on my Facebook in case someone saw my status update and broke into our home as many will be led to believe is inevitable if they saw the fear-mongering report on the CKCK evening news yesterday – terrible! ) We […]
I've been writing stories since I was a kid.I specialized in creative writing while doing my BA – English.I worked for five years in Saskatchewan's publishing industry.I worked for three and a half years in Alberta's writing industry.I organized and participated in writing retreats, writing groups and workshops.I served on the board of the Saskatchewan […]
Have a big piece of “Happy Cake” today (but don't forget to share!)
…I would've cut the grass! View Larger Map And my workplace – Regina Public Library on the right and beautiful Victoria Park on the left… View Larger Map Oh, okay, one more. Here's our family farm overlooking the Qu'Appelle Valley. (It's not documented but someone said that a lot of small towns are in the […]
