One of my favourite traditions on this blog for my least favourite events (hopefully today’s snow won’t stay since we have plus temps in the forecast for the next week or more!)
I’ve been heavily involved in a variety of major changes for those I love most in the past three years – my mom is now in a care home because of her dementia, my dad has finished the sale of the last quarter of land from the farm that’s been in our family since 1883 […]
With the wildfires burning in northern Saskatchewan (and really, across much of Canada’s north), I can’t help but think of the handful of times I’ve been able to travel to the north of the province for vacations or even work. This was a fishing trip we did with Shea’s family in 2014.
The extreme northern wildfires have brought a blanket of smoke to the south part of the province creating some eerie and stunning visuals including this crescent-shaped blood moon…
My brother-in-law and his wife (and their young son who saved his money to help contribute!) got an above ground pool for their acreage which is halfway between where we camp at Nickle Lake and Weyburn. Still too cold for me but Sasha and her cousin were brave enough to try it out. Will be […]
@todmaffin ? @todmaffin.com on Bluesky • A Short Lesson in Small-Minded Nationalism #tariffs #cdnpoli #buycanadian ? original sound – Tod Maffin ??
Working hard getting our campsite ready for the summer…
One of the wildest elections in Canadian history – massive swings in fortunes, two party leaders losing their seats, the US being a major factor in the Canadian results, NDP reduced to non-party status after being arguably the most effective NDP caucus in history, electoral reform once again seems like a necessity. @aartipole1 It was […]
In light of yesterday’s election results and the repudiation of Pierre Poilievre’s “Maple MAGA” politics of anger, division and THREE WORD SLOGANS, I’m going to fully copy something I saw on Facebook that makes a lot of sense: Conservatives: your anger is valid. But it’s being hijacked. You’re not losing your country because of “woke […]
Standing alone in a corner stuffing his face with pizza! 😉
