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Friday Fun Link – Regina (and area) Fowl/Fall Supper Guide

Are fowl suppers a Saskatchewan tradition or a Prairie tradition or a Canadian tradition? At any rate, my friend Deron, has once again posted his annual Fowl/Fall Super Guide. I’m hungry already!

¶ Posted 04 October 2019 § FridayFunLink § Internet § MemoryLane § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: alberta, food, saskatchewan

Some Thoughts on Thomas Cook’s Collapse and the Possible Impacts on Worldwide Tourism

As someone who loves visiting all-inclusive resorts (and frequently meets overseas guests while there including many who probably traveled with Thomas Cook), I’ve been watching the collapse of the 178 year old travel agency with with great interest. Some thoughts: * Some are calling this the first “Brexit Bankruptcy“, a result of uncertainty caused by […]

¶ Posted 24 September 2019 § Jobs § News § Sad § Travel § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: allinclusive, economics, travel

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Going South (February 2015)

Our family on a plane heading to the Dominican Republic in 2015 (and part of how we afford our holidays? I still wear that same t-shirt four years later!) 😉

¶ Posted 12 September 2019 § Family § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, travel

Saturday Snap – Our Summer Family

When we were at Echo a few years back, we met, befriended and hung out with (and got hungover with!) a few other young couples. (I know “young” is relative for me these days but Shea’s a lot younger than me so I follow her lead on that!) When we got our seasonal site at […]

¶ Posted 07 September 2019 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: camping, saskatchewan, travel

Music Monday – “This tiny space is all I need to live in/A simple life’s good for the soul/And I think I’m going to live in a boler/Tow it behind me wherever I go”

I used this song as part of a longer end-of-season montage after our first summer seasonal site three years ago but it deserves a post of its own. (Make sure you read the story about the singer from the Ovarian Cancer “Walk of Hope” page below – very tragic story for such a joyful song.) “Living […]

¶ Posted 02 September 2019 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: camping, music, saskatchewan

10 Reasons We Love Camping

As we begin the sad process of closing up our seasonal site for another year, it feels like a good time to do a list of the reasons Shea and I enjoy camping so much: We both camped lots with our own parents growing up so we know how it can create amazing memories for […]

¶ Posted 01 September 2019 § Family § List § Saskatchewan § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: camping, education, health, parents, saskatchewan, science