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Music Monday – “Four years old/Riding that new bike/No training wheels/Holding on real tight/Oh baby/Everyone falls”

Not sure what it means when you’re getting music recommendations from your mother-in-law but that’s how I first heard of this singer who also happens to be an RN that my mother-in-law worked with prior to her retirement. Also important to note that this video has some scenes shot at Nickle Lake Regional Park where […]

Posted 14 September 2020 § Family § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “All those who remember the war/They won’t forget what they’ve seen/Destruction of men in their prime/Whose average age was nineteen”

He’s broken *so* many taboos and boundaries in politics. But Trump’s taking a lot of pushback after reports of multiple negative comments against the military so maybe, just maybe, this will finally break through to some supporters that he’s not a good person and maybe even help guarantee a loss in November (or at least […]

Posted 07 September 2020 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § News § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

10 Things I Love About Our Various Google Nest Devices

When we bought our new house, we also got a much faster Internet connection which is part of the reason I started getting more into smart home devices – Internet-enabled security cameras, multi-coloured LED lights we can control remotely, smart TVs and eventually about half a dozen various Google Nest smart devices placed strategically around […]

Posted 02 September 2020 § Internet § List § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I ain’t got a dime/In these old worn out jeans/So I’ll stop eatin’ steak/And go back to beans.”

  “Cowpoke” – Colter Wall

Posted 31 August 2020 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “You can travel all alone/You can travel all alone/Or you can come along with me”

Worked the weekend so had today off and decided to take the kids to spend the day in the Qu’Appelle Valley visiting the family cottage, practicing driving at the family farm, stopping for ice cream at Katepwa Beach, checking out main street in Fort Qu’Appelle. “Qu’Appelle” – Buffy Sainte Marie

Posted 17 August 2020 § Family § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “She misses Ragweed like I do/And her mom already thinks I’m trash/Along with her second stepdad too/She’s kind of weird and a full-time goon/Yeah, but she misses Ragweed like I do”

Can’t believe I’ve never posted this song before – so good! “Ragweed” – Koe Wetzel

Posted 10 August 2020 § Censorship § MusicMonday § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I will swing my axe, don’t let the flames go down/Carve up some of that kindlin’/There’s plenty of wood around”

Back from a couple weeks’ camping and this song is running on repeat in my head, partly because my soft librarian hands suffered a few blisters from swinging an axe on occasion… “Axe” – The Steel Woods

Posted 03 August 2020 § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “But I want old men making my whiskey/I want old men singing my blues/I want old men teaching my horses/’Cuz there’s just some things, young men can’t do/Like the old boys do”

The new Corb Lund album is an instant favourite, not least because, as I turn 47 later this week, this song dedicated to the value of the more seasoned among us resonates pretty heavily! 😉 “Old Men” – Corb Lund

Posted 13 July 2020 § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – How To Sound Like Different Composers In Three Steps

Posted 10 July 2020 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “These white boys with money make the whole world run/Let the wall hit your back/The?blood?hit your tongue/You?and me baby we’re the dangerous?ones”

  “The Dangerous Ones” – Kasey Anderson

Posted 06 July 2020 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: