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Music Monday – “Now the only thing a gamblin’ man ever needs/Is a suitcase, Lord, and a trunk/And the only time a fool like him is satisfied/Is when he’s all stone cold drunk”

Joni Mitchell won a Grammy last night for her “Archives Volume 1” album which features some long-lost masters from her first-ever recording session when she was 19 and a local DJ offered to help her make a demo tape at a local radio studio in Saskatoon. Pretty cool story! “House of the Rising Sun” – […]

Posted 04 April 2022 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Some Thoughts on @RyanMeili Stepping Down as @Sask_NDP Leader

I’ve told the story on this blog, likely a few times, but with the recent announcement that Ryan Meili would be stepping down as Sask NDP Leader, it’s put me in a reflective mood. It’s starts with the fact that I’d always been interested in politics (at least once I got old enough to realise […]

Posted 27 February 2022 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Premier Scott Moe Declares A State of Emergency (March 2020)

Now that Saskatchewan is in the midst of being one of the first provinces to remove basically all Covid-19 restrictions, stopping reporting Covid-19 stats except on a weekly basis and just generally pretending the pandemic is over because…reasons, I thought it’d be a nice bookend to revisit that initial press conference where Premier Moe first […]

Posted 17 February 2022 § Infographic § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – #WhyIMissedTheProtestForFreedom #FluTrucksKlan

First, my wife and I took our daughter to her art class where she created and learned with about ten other kids… Before her class started, we went into the centre’s art gallery to check out the latest installation.  We enjoyed this show with a handful of other people who were in the gallery including […]

Posted 05 February 2022 § Family § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

“A Warm Glowing Lantern” – Design Unveiled For New Saskatoon Downtown Library #yxe

This looks amazing – can’t wait to visit! New Central libraries have been built in most major Canadian cities over the past decade from Halifax to Winnipeg to Calgary to Vancouver among many others.  And now Saskatoon will join that list! Every single one of these new Central libraries have become community hubs, centres of […]

Posted 25 January 2022 § Library § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Not Sure Who’s Enjoying The Giant Snow Hill In Our Backyard More…

…these guys or the kids:  

Posted 22 January 2022 § Family § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – Why Does Our Fence Lean Inward?

When we bought our house a couple years ago, we noticed a slight inward lean to the fence. I didn’t think anything of it but after a couple winters, I realise it’s probably because *all the snow* from the green space behind our house (note the grass showing in patches further out!) likes to blow […]

Posted 08 January 2022 § Canada § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Five Things I’m Grateful For – 2022 Edition

I’m not much of a New Year’s Resolution guy (“I’m going to lose weight this year!”  Pandemic continues.  “Shit!”) but always good to take account of the things you’re grateful for at this time of year.  Who knows – maybe this could become another annual post tradition? Anyhow… 1.  My Family So fortunate to have […]

Posted 02 January 2022 § Family § List § Pace § PopCulture § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Christmas on the farm/Back when a small farm could survive/House was always warm/And you were still alive.”

“Another Silent Night” – Megan Nash & The Best of Intentions

Posted 20 December 2021 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Happy 69th Birthday, Dennis!

Happy birthday to my father-in-law who turns 69 today. Here’s a pic of him and Pace standing in front of a tractor we stumbled upon in an Estevan parking lot that happens to be the exact same model as the first tractor they had on their farm, I think roughly when he was Pace’s age.

Posted 01 December 2021 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: