Having recently reblogged a post from Jill Dennison about the issues with Facebook, I was chuffed to find a similar one from Curmudgeon at Large. Wry and funny, I hope you enjoy it, even though you might find that it's hitting awfully close to home... FOAF has found another winner. It undoubtedly appears elsewhere but,…
Tummy Trouble (Three Word Challenge)
This post is in response to Brian Lageose's Three Word Challenge. The idea is to write a story based on three words that Brian has assigned. Mine are: elusive, bawdy and trampoline. For whatever it's worth, here's the result (and yup, I'm still thinking about the personal implications of that word assignment ... 😉 )…
Has Facebook Gone too Far?
This is a timely post by Jill Dennison. Have a read, but as Jill advises, hold on to your jaw. via Facebook RX
Yup – It’s Spring
I've been taking a break from the northern -20° climes ... Site of the juvenile snowboarding venue - 2018 Arctic Winter Games, Fort Smith, NWT ... and experiencing much warmer weather in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. 17°C to be exact. This is the NK'Mip First Nation winery and resort…
March Is Here … Spring Is too?
It's March! And unlike some other places in North America, the weather has been very stable here. According to the old saying, March came in like a lamb, but it has remained very lamb-like with bright sun that just has that budding spring quality to it. I hope it doesn't go out like a lion.…
Happy Valentine’s Day
Have a very happy Valentine's day. 🙂
A Winter Reprieve
On a recent -40C morning, I was impressed by the blanketed quiet and ice fog-dominated atmosphere. The only sound was the crackling of my clothing and bag as they became deep-freeze cold. It was dark as I walked to work, but later as the sun began to rise, it looked like this: [caption id="attachment_2229" align="aligncenter"…
A Furry Friend
A couple of weeks ago we did some dogsitting for a friend of ours. Nan is a northern girl who looks to be half Exquimaux or Siberian husky and half German shepherd. She is very tall with incredibly slim delicate features and very soft fur. No matter what her DNA says, she's an amazingly even-tempered…
Remembering Summer
Happy New Year! 🙂 Right now we are surviving temperatures that are about -35 C. That's pretty cold although I have experienced colder. When it's this cold, it's hard to remember that summer existed. It's just a dim memory. I pass this bush every day on my way to work. And yup, I walk to…
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Meltdown
I first published this post in 2012, not long after I started this blog. I was particularly annoyed about how pushed I felt to participate in the buying of stuff and produced this rant. I've made a few changes to it but otherwise, here it is again, in all its grinchy glory. Ahhh ... Christmas.…
