One of the great things about my job is that sometimes I get to travel by small plane. It is such a different perspective and despite my motion sickness I mostly enjoy it. Today was a crystal-clear beautiful summer day and because of ferry difficulties we ended up flying to St. Stephen. I played tourist while…
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Between
This week’s photo challenge is “Between“. I usually read the challenges but rarely come up with something that “fits”. Yesterday though, I looked in the back yard to see where the tide was and I thought “Oh, it’s between”. Bingo! Several times a day, mostly subconsciously, I’ll look towards the water to see where…
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It’s Summertime!
Today was (is) the longest day of the year. I took advantage of it falling on a weekend (Yay!) combined with good weather (a little wind, but sunny and warm) to finally put my plants in their containers. I have had them for a while and have never had the combination of free time/good weather to…
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Apparently I Make BBQ Sauce
I had this crazy idea last week that I should make BBQ sauce for my Father’s Day Barbecue on the weekend. One: because I’d watched a bit too much of the Food Network; and two: because my oldest nephew has a corn allergy and BBQ sauce is one of those things that is sometimes challenging to find.…
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To celebrate Father’s Day, I hosted the family for a shish kabob BBQ, one of my Dad’s favourites.
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Celestial Navigation
Part of our Grade 10 Phys Ed curriculum was a segment on orienteering. We studied maps and learned to use compasses. Then we were set loose for the practical portion of the class – navigating through the woods following directions based on the skills we had learned. We scoffed at the parental permission slips with…
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