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Music Monday – “An old man said to me, won’t see another one/And then he sang a song, The rare old mountain dew/I turned my face away/And dreamed about you”

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about getting older, life, and mortality the past year in a variety of ways – from unexpected illness (Gord Downie) and death (Prince, David Bowie) of relatively young celebrities to the death of my Aunt Verna who is my first aunt or uncle to die out of my […]

Posted 12 December 2016 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Photo § PopCulture § UK § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Little sister brought her new boyfriend/He was a Mexican/We didn’t know what to think of him until he sang/Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad”

Still a couple days until it’s officially December but what the hey – time for some Christmas music! “Merry Christmas from the Family” – Robert Earl Keene

Posted 28 November 2016 § Humour § MusicMonday § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Merry Christmas!

One of the best Christmases I can remember – great gifts, great food, great moments, great family plus in two days, we’re off to Cuba! Enjoying Christmas supper… Sasha got cool sunglasses for the beach and a new hoodie from Grandpa and Grandma… She also loved her princess dress-up outfit…   Pace had a parkour […]

Posted 25 December 2015 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our Xmas Baby Reveal (Dec 24, 2012)

Posted 24 December 2015 § Baby § Family § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “He told his niece/’It’s Christmas Eve, I know our life is not your style,’/She said, ‘Christmas is like solstice/And we miss you and it’s been awhile'”

Happy Solstice! What a perfect song for today’s Music Monday post as this song compares and contrasts traditional Christian holiday celebrations with those who are not… “Christians and the Pagans” – Dar Williams

Posted 21 December 2015 § Humour § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

One Week From Today…

…we will be here:

Posted 20 December 2015 § Family § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Travel § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Pace’s School Winter Concert

They’re not allowed to say “Christmas” but this year, his grade sang a recognizable Christmas song (“Let It Snow”) [Edit: oh, that’s funny.  I looked back at my post from three years ago about Pace’s first school concert and what song did I suggest would be a good, non-offensive choice but still “Christmasy”?  Someone from […]

Posted 19 December 2015 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § SecularSunday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Star Wars Christmas (sometime in the early 1980’s) & Friday Fun Link – “The Force Awakens” Random Thoughts

Not often I get to combine my Throwback Thursday and Friday Fun Link but after making a fairly spontaneous decision to go to a midnight showing of the new Star Wars movie last night, I thought posting this picture was a bit of both categories. I’ll try to keep it spoiler-free as I give a […]

Posted 18 December 2015 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § News § Photo § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “Each Christmas come since World War One I’ve learned it’s lessons well/That the ones who call the shots won’t be among the dead and lame/And on each end of the rifle we’re the same.”

They don’t come much sadder than this one… “Christmas in the Trenches” – John McCutcheon

Posted 14 December 2015 § MusicMonday § News § UK § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – The Joy of Celebrating A Godless Christmas

At my library branch, we’ve had lots of interesting conversations around the “Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas” dichotomy that always happens at this time of year in western society. We talked about how to balance the library’s responsibility to be inclusive and respectful of all faiths, cultures and beliefs but also how Christmas is the holiday most […]

Posted 13 December 2015 § Family § Library § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,