Category Archives: Travel

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Gone Camping (July 2020)

Blogging will be very limited for the next few weeks as I focus on the important things in life such as reading, walking the dog, barbecuing hot dogs and other such pursuits.

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – It’s My Fault (February 2022)

I’m not superstitious but…I may have fucking jinxed the Flames and boosted the Oilers when I jokingly whipped a Flames toque out of my pocket and put it on in front of the Oilers symbol when we were at Rogers Place in Edmonton in February 2022. I’m sorry hockey gods.  Please accept my humble apologies […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Hawaii Is Beautiful (January 2012)

Hawaii is one of the most beautiful places on earth but it was wild to see a burned out vehicle on the famous “Road to Hana” drive…

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Ogopogo (June 2010)

Saturday Snap – Jorts!

Nothing makes the camping season official like me wearing jorts for the first time!  (This year, we even were able to get into our seasonal site one week earlier than usual due to the lack of snow over the winter and the park crew being ahead of schedule with annual maintenance – yay!)

Saturday Snap – A Busy Week in the Hammond House

Sasha went to a recently opened trampoline park with a bunch of friends for her birthday… Pace did his driver’s exam (didn’t make it but examiner said he did he really well and it was mostly mistakes due to nerves that caused him to fail which is apparently the case with 3/4 of first-time drivers […]

Happy 11th Birthday to Sasha!!!

So proud of my intelligent, creative, stylish, funny, beautiful girl.  Such a strong, empathetic, kind, original personality. A silent highlight of our recent Vegas trip was hearing how many random strangers would comment on her sense of style which is very true!

Music Monday – “Now you do what they told ya/Now you do what they told you/Now you do what they told you”

I came across Little Miss Nasty via a poster I saw in Vegas. Didn’t get to see their act this trip but really appreciate what they stand for and would love to see them at some point in the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1GY1G3tdpo

Saturday Snap – I’m Rich! (Well, technically my mom is!) ;-)

I didn’t put a nickel of my own money during our week in Vegas but did a bit on behalf of a friend (lost at both slots and roulette) and won a whopping $4.75 at the airport on $20 my mom wanted me to gamble for her. This “big win” was just as I was […]

Believe It Or Not, Drug Stores Are One of the Most Profitable Businesses on the Las Vegas Strip

I mean, when a margarita from a bar in a casino costs you $20 (plus tip!) and you can buy a canned margarita or beer that’s bigger than your head for $4.99 and drink it openly on the Strip since it’s legal to do so, (not to mention buying basic groceries, snacks, pop, souvenirs, etc. […]