Category Archives: Books

Happy Reading

Yay, it’s that time of year again. I’m joining Cathy’s Books of Summer challenge in which I hope to draw from the list of 15 novels below to read over the next three months from June 15 to Sept. 15 … Continue reading →

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Socked In

Hi All. I hope everyone is well. Here we need to stay indoors this afternoon as the air quality is hazardous from all the wildfire smoke coming to us from north in the province. The trouble is the southern wind … Continue reading →

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Blooms and Silver Alerts

Hi. We had a nice visit in California and are now back home. There was a trace or so of snow last night and that’s how I know we’re back in the North, ha. But the days have been warm … Continue reading →

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Spring Break

Hi all. I am away this week visiting with my parents in my hometown in lovely Southern California, so I’m taking a short blogging break. I plan to be back next week to talk about all things books and to … Continue reading →

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This Bird Has Flown

Hi. How is everyone doing? Happy April. This past week I was busy officiating a national U12 tennis tournament with a team of refs. We had as many as 300 matches in three days so it was long days but … Continue reading →

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Flying Into Spring

Hi. How is everyone doing? March is going by quickly. It’s officially spring now, Yay! Over the weekend we went to a large restored wetland area called Frank Lake, which is a protected habitat in southwestern Alberta to hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Second Chances

Hello. We are into March now. Yay. Usually it seems we get more snow in March, though typically it’s pretty snow and meanwhile the days are getting longer and eventually warmer. I have yet to post my March Preview of … Continue reading →

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The Displacements

Hi. I hope everyone had a great week. We had a very cold one here, but we’re starting to come out of it now after getting about a foot of new snow. It made things look all pretty and white … Continue reading →

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Head in the Clouds

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. I hope you are enjoying this day wherever you are. Perhaps you received a card, or chocolates, or flowers, or planned a night out with your partner. That would be fun. Or maybe you’re staying home … Continue reading →

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New Beginnings

Hi. We made it to our new house. We are liking it already even though we have so many boxes to unpack and things to fix. It’s a great relief to have the move part over. The house is spread … Continue reading →

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