Tag Archives: life

My Valentine

Feb 14, 2019 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 20 Comments

My M is my Valentine. And no, he’s not James Bond’s boss. (Thanks Ralph. 🙂 You can visit Ralph and his funny comments at https://bluefishway.com/ )

Almost eight years ago, I was introduced to a tall, loquacious, humorous, principled man. At first sight, we each were sure we would get on.

We did. A lot.

Enough that two years later, we got married, in spite of divorces and in my case, a dodgy childhood.

Our first date was in an Italian restaurant, and since that time we have not only loved each other, but we have loved to feed each other.

With food and wine.

With humour and tolerance.

With empathy and solicitude.

With patience and an open mind.

Have we had fights and disagreements?

Oh yes.

But we have worked through them.

I love you, M. Happy Valentine’s Day. Every day.

Commentary, musings, Photography

Flying Anyone?

Jan 8, 2019 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 33 Comments

I found this airplane stuck to a pole …

It’s one of the types I learned to fly, back when I was in my salad days.

It made me a bit sad to see it there, poised as if in flight but stuck, permanently roosted and rooted to the ground, a facsimile of its former self. Not a good place for an airplane to be.

People can be stuck too. They look like they’re going somewhere but they’re not. Straining forward but frozen, seeing but sightless.

Airplanes are meant to fly.

So are we all.

Happy New Year, everyone. Good wishes for 2019. 🙂

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Big Red

Sep 25, 2018 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 26 Comments

I found these beautiful red bushes glowing in their fall mantle.

I don’t know what kind of bushes they are, but like most things in life, they’re just passing through, gifting us with their colour before they’re gone.

Happy Fall.

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Life in cancerland: 18 tips

Sep 23, 2018 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 4 Comments

Caitlyn Kelly has shared with her readers some of what she has learned about living with and recovering from cancer.

Thank you for sharing, Caitlyn. ❤

https://wp.me/p10LNZ-dyz

Photography

An Okanagan Hike

Apr 17, 2018 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 16 Comments

We recently enjoyed some hiking in the Okanagan.

The weather was glorious (especially after our chilly northern snowscape) and we enjoyed it immensely.

There was a little snow at the higher elevations, but mostly there was just some lovely melting.

There will soon be lots of grapes and a new wine season …

… time to enjoy some some summer sippers. 🙂

And an update: we have now returned to the Northwest Territories and have brought some favourite bottles with us. Wonderful to have the warmth of that valley with us as we continue to face up and down temperatures and more snow.

How is your spring coming along?

A Little Laugh Turneth Away Wrath, Commentary, Reblogs

Another Take on an Internet Behemoth

Apr 10, 2018 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 5 Comments

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, like pizza, is too good to pass up. CALLER: Is this Gordon’s Pizza? GOOGLE: No sir, it’s Google Pizza. CALLER: I must have dialed a wrong number. Sorry. GOOGLE: No sir, Google bought Gordon’s Pizza last month. CALLER: OK. I would […]

via Ordering Pizza — Curmudgeon at Large

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Has Facebook Gone too Far?

Apr 8, 2018 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 10 Comments

This is a timely post by Jill Dennison. Have a read, but as Jill advises, hold on to your jaw.

via Facebook RX

Commentary, Photography

Getting Around

Apr 26, 2017 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 13 Comments

I arrived in the Northwest Territories at the end of February for a work assignment. It was -25C and one of the roads leading to the small community where I’m currently staying looked like this.

Here’s another view of the same road taken about an hour later.

If you watch Ice Road Truckers, you might be interested in this ice road that goes across Great Slave Lake from Yellowknife to a small community called Dettah. M and I drove across the frozen lake at -35C.

Here’s a short video.

An ice castle was being built on the lake.

The Snow King lives.

Two months later, the days are much longer – it gets completely dark at about 9:30 – and it has become much warmer. The south is a lot further ahead but it is spectacular here, too.

How is your spring?

Photography

More Autumn Views

Nov 1, 2016 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 13 Comments

As the Okanagan descends gently into winter, here are a few more views.

On a recent sunny day, M. and I went up to Chute Lake. It almost felt like spring except for that sharp autumn-air quality.

Water-laden clouds arise more suddenly at this time of year.

While hiking along a back trail, M. and I found this sign.

The sign says, "See the Ponderosa Pine - 4.5 m Circumference." — The sign says, “See the Ponderosa Pine – 4.5 m Circumference.”

If you’re metrically challenged, 4.5 metres is 14.76 feet.

This is a very big tree. — This is one big tree.

Here’s another view. I had to strain my neck to get this tree in the frame.

There's a formula for figuring out the age of a pine. This one's about the same age as the U.S. — There’s a formula for figuring out the age of a pine. This one’s about the same age as the U.S.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, “We are all poets when we are in the pine woods.” There are lots of pine forests in this area.

A couple of days ago, M. and I went to the small mountain town of Rossland, BC. It has produced four Olympian skiers including Nancy Green; two NHL hockey players and a prime minister, John Turner. Pretty good for a town of 4000.