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Sask Party Candidate Opposes Sask Party Cuts

With the Regina Northeast by-election happening in a week, this is pretty funny…

Posted 05 September 2018 § Humour § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Peet Family Reunion (July 2013)

Earlier this summer in my post about a cousin that passed away, I mentioned how I was fortunate to know the many members of the Hammond side of the family quite well because I grew up in the same town as the matriarch of our family. For a variety of reasons, I never got to […]

Posted 23 August 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Sad § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: ,

Retro Throwback Thursday – #tbt – I’m Going In! (August 2009)

Pace looks like he wants to go swimming in Regina’s City Hall fountain…

Posted 16 August 2018 § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Retro Saturday Snap – Prairie Sunset

When my wrist is healed and I’m up to typing longer pieces again, I’m hoping to write a long percolating post about how the Sask NDP can make in-roads in rural Saskatchewan. But until then, had a great visit at Shea’s aunt and uncle’s on Saturday night…

Posted 04 August 2018 § Family § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Retro Saturday Snap – Sasha and Her Fast Friend

Sasha spent most of the weekend hanging out with the granddaughter of the people who camp right beside Shea’s parents at Nickle Lake.

Posted 14 July 2018 § Family § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Camping Before the rPod (July 2011)

Shea’s parents had a motorhome that we borrowed a few times including a trip to White Bear in southeast Saskatchewan…

Posted 12 July 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

I Don’t Want To Brag Or Anything…

…but our entry in the “Decorate for Canada Day” contest at Nickle Lake actually inspired the judges to add and award a second place prize (hat *and* t-shirt, baby!) after they couldn’t decide between ours and the people who ended up winning first place (folding chair *and* folding table). A couple subtle notes about our […]

Posted 03 July 2018 § Canada § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “We get to see the maple trees/Maple sugar on the maple leaves/We get the biggest wheat fields growing tall”

“CA-NA-DA (Cross Canada)” – Stomping Tom Connors w/ kd lang

Posted 03 July 2018 § Canada § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Reefer Madness Reaches Canada

From Colbert (with bonus mention of Saskatchewan!)   Late night comedians are having a lot of fun with my home province actually (ffwd to 3:00 minute mark)…  

Posted 29 June 2018 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Humour § News § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Protesting at the Saskatchewan Legislature, Then & Now (February 11, 2000) #skpoli #yqr

From my personal journal, February 11, 2000: Settle in to bed (well, a sleeping bag under a cafeteria table) about midnight. Oh, when we get back from grabbing our sleeping bags, I offer to bring a coffee to the security guard and end up having a big talk with him – about how he got […]

Posted 28 June 2018 § Canada § Family § List § MemoryLane § News § Photo § Politics § Sasha § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: