Sometimes I forget how popular the online photo sharing site, Flickr used to be in the day (it was Instgram before Instagram, kids!) But the other day, someone “Favourited” this pic on the site and getting that notification reminded me how Flickr was my “go to” for looking at/sharing online photos for many years and […]
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Friday Fun Link – Kelloggs vs. GenZ
Kellogg’s workers in the States who have been on strike since October (in the US, apparently workers aren’t guaranteed their job after a strike as I believe is the case in Canada) were in the process of being laid off en masse by the company who wanted to hire 1400 permanent replacement workers. A bunch […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Death Star or Christmas Star? (December 2020)
Saw this cool projection on a house in the neighbourhood last year…
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – There Are Many Reasons I Became a Librarian…
…my grandma having this set of very unique books, The Richards Topical Encyclopedia in her sun room is one of them! One of my pet theories is that most professions require extremely specialized knowledge – heart surgeon, carpenter, PhD researcher, appliance repair person. Librarian is one of a very few (teacher? politician?) professions where being […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Lest We Forget (Grandpa Peet, circa 1944?)
My Grandpa Peet drove a tank in Holland during the war (Grandpa Hammond couldn’t enlist due to health reasons so he supported the war effort by continuing to farm back in Canada.) That’s why Remembrance Day is perhaps when I think of my Grandpa Peet more than any day of the year…the life he led, […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Birthday Cake (May 2016)
Pace’s ninth birthday…
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – City Hall Swim (August 2009)
Well, almost…
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Helicopter Ride in Hawaii (January 2012)
I took mom and dad on a charter flight for their anniversary last week. It was their first time in a small Cessna but not their first time in the air as I also took them on a helicopter ride during a family trip to Hawaii in 2012 (though given the company we used had […]