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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, […]

Posted 11 November 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

First Snow of the Year (2021 Edition)

Always nice when the snow holds off until mid-November.  Makes winter feel just a bit shorter…

Posted 10 November 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Birthday Cake (May 2016)

Pace’s ninth birthday…

Posted 04 November 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “When I’m in the shower/I’m afraid to wash my hair/’Cause I might open my eyes and find someone standing there”

Halloween’s over but this was our song of the year as Sasha kept singing it over and over after hearing it on my Halloween playlist… “Somebody’s Watching Me” – Rockwell (featuring Michael Jackson)

Posted 01 November 2021 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Scary Science Facts – Even If It’s Halloween, Don’t Read This Thread If You Have Anxiety/Depression!

This thread probably isn’t a good one to read ever, let alone on the scariest day of the year! “Scientists of Reddit, what’s a scary science fact the public is generally unaware of?” Happy Halloween everyone! This one is of particular interest to Saskatchewan… If you think the pandemic was bad, this is possibly the […]

Posted 31 October 2021 § Internet § List § Meme § News § Politics § Sad § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

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 […]

Posted 14 October 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Everything Wrong With The National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (A Partial & Incomplete List)

Hudson’s Bay Company selling orange shirts. Provincial governments such as Saskatchewan who don’t declare it a holiday (even as some cities within those provinces do). Catholic schools putting the Christian cross on their orange shirts. Businesses, organizations & people that don’t buy their orange shirts from Indigenous companies. Our federal government and its representatives continuing […]

Posted 30 September 2021 § Canada § Jobs § List § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Five Highlights of Camping (August Version)

Between Shea and I, we camped a personal record of 62 nights this summer from May to September including two 2-week stretches, every weekend, every long weekend and probably a few extra nights we managed to squeeze in here and there. Here’s some highlights from the month we just wrapped up… 1. Cornhole Tournament My […]

Posted 05 September 2021 § Family § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Hanging It Up For Another Camping Season

I may do a few entries about our summer but, for now, just sad that another great summer of camping is coming to a close…

Posted 04 September 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Back From Camping (and Five “Redneck” Moments)

Eternal optimist that I am, I keep saying that Covid has had some unintended benefits. One of those is because we couldn’t do a winter trip this year, it also meant we had more holidays to take in the summer – two weeks in July but also two weeks in August which we don’t usually […]

Posted 22 August 2021 § Family § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,