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Music Monday – “Can’t get out of the yard / I’m snowed in with the drifts / No one is coming to open these gifts”

I’m a big believer that the best Christmas songs are the ones with a sense of sadness and melancholy underlying them. Corb Lund has jumped to the top of that category with his latest song.  An 80-year old rancher buying gifts for his gifts just in case they show up for Christmas even though they’re […]

Posted 08 December 2014 § MusicMonday § Sad § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

“Spirit of Giving” – WestJet Does It Again

Just like last year, WestJet has created a viral-ready commercial/marketing gimmick/promo video for the Christmas season. Instead of surprising travelers on a cross-Canada flight with gifts they asked for at the start of their journey like they did in their inaugural video last year, this year WestJet provided personalized gifts for residents of a town in the Dominican […]

Posted 02 December 2014 § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Star Wars “The Force Awakens” Trailer

Yes!

Posted 28 November 2014 § FridayFunLink § Meme § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “I’m grateful for what you did for me/I can see things now I never would have seen”

Having a real Spirit of the West run of posts lately.  Here’s another one – the first video they ever shot from their official YouTube channel… “Political” – Spirit of the West

Posted 24 November 2014 § Canada § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

100 Years of Style

Here’s another of those popular “Take yourself through time” videos – this one focused on fashion as much as music or dance or whatever…

Posted 23 November 2014 § Meme § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Spirit of the West’s John Mann Dancing

I recently wrote about the sad news that Spirit of the West lead singer, John Mann, has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Without being too hyperbolic, I have to say there aren’t many bands that have played as big of a role in my life as Spirit of the West – everything from the […]

Posted 21 November 2014 § Canada § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Now when she’s talking to you/Make sure you listen close/Cause she’s gonna teach everything you’ll ever need to know Like how to mind your manners to love and laugh and dream/And she’ll put you on the path/That’ll bring you back to me”

Shea’s lifelong friend, maid of honour, and guardian to Pace and Sasha, had her third baby last night. After having two boys, we were happy to hear that a baby girl, Abby, had joined their family – not least because we can pass along a bunch of clothes and other Sasha goodies to them!  😉 […]

Posted 17 November 2014 § Baby § Family § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Sad § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “And I know that by February/My thoughts on snow may be contrary/But this is now/And then is then.”

This is another annual tradition on this blog. I’m fudging a bit this year as the snow fell overnight from Monday to Tuesday but since it fits better as a Music Monday post, here’s my annual post of one of my favourite Hawksley Workman songs posted on a Tuesday but dated for Monday! 😉 “First […]

Posted 10 November 2014 § Canada § Family § Meme § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sad § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Santa Tractor

Pace’s first “big” word was “tractor” and we were so impressed, we bought a Christmas yard decoration that year to commemorate the milestone he’d reached earlier that year. Now I’ve set it up for Sasha and guess which word she repeated back to us today? Yep…

Posted 08 November 2014 § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Book With No Pictures

One of those “Why didn’t I think of that ?” ideas. So clever…

Posted 07 November 2014 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Library § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) °