Midday massage, classic Canmore and Radium’s best room-with-a-view
Spontaneous Spring 2019 Road Trip Day #1 We do love a good road trip. It’s synonymous with who we are as a couple. We got engaged during our first road trip from Calgary to Vancouver in 2011. Thankfully, Christa said, “yes”. Otherwise the 13-hour trip back to Calgary would have been interminable! Ever since, we’ve made a point of road tripping
Birthday Burgers and a Cessna Surprise with Our Boys
… a sweet friendship refreshes the soul. Proverbs 27 verse 9b (The Message Bible) We were asked if we would be available for a date Friday afternoon, March 22nd. We said we could be. We were asked if we could meet by 5pm. We said we could. And we were. By 5pm on the dot, with little more
Derek’s Tech Talk Tuesday: The FoodSaver FM5000 Series Vacuum Sealer
I do love a good household gadget. I don’t deny that the novelty of some of them does wear off quicker than others. So, something that is both fun and functional is more likely to maintain my attention for a longer time. You might recall my new coffee mill that I reviewed previously? At Christmas time
It’s spring, but don’t wake the garden!!
Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. Rainer Maria Rilke After all the grumbling about the interminable and ferocious final weeks of winter that we have endured here in Alberta – and indeed across Canada – we have now been seduced by balmy spring weather that has all
Experiencing The Equinoxes
Equinoxes are bitter-sweet-indifferent events the world over. It’s the day that marks the arrival of autumn in one hemisphere (potentially bitter for some as they tumble towards winter!) and spring in the other (very sweet for those who are trying to clamber their way out of winter’s frigid talons). For the millions who live in
Celebrating March and Immigration Canada
O Canada! Our home and native land!True patriot love in all of us command.With glowing hearts we see thee rise,The True North strong and free!From far and wide, O Canada,We stand on guard for thee.God keep our land, glorious and free!O Canada, we stand on guard for thee;O Canada, we stand on guard for thee🇨🇦
Afraid of the Dark?
For me, personally, the tragedy of the recent Ethiopian Airline Boeing 737 Max 8 crash that killed 157 people, representing 30 nationalities, is eclipsed only by the fact that I don’t think I recall any of the details of the first Max 8 disaster. I’m saddened by the fact that it took the Ethiopian tragedy
Porcupines in the Park
A relationship between a porcupine and a balloon can only end in disaster. Anthony T. Hincks Do you know what one of the main causes of death for North American porcupines is? You just might need to read on to find the answer to this and some other porci-trivia! It turns out that they are quite fascinating
A Boutique Hotel, A Chef and a Miserable Weekend – Part 2
Sometimes a break from your routine is the very thing you need. Unknown It seems that our long weekend staycation was to be the culmination of weeks of on-the-go busyness and relentless outdoor deepfreeze-like conditions. Escaping from the ongoing to-do list at home, yet still being local, spoiled us with the break in routine that our minds and bodies
A Boutique Hotel, A Chef and a Miserable Weekend – Part 1
Once a year go somewhere you’ve never been before. Dalai Lama It was the Family Day long weekend after Valentine’s Day. We found ourselves with no formal plans. It seemed the perfect setup … for a Staycation. With Christa consumed by school demands right up to the hour of our departure, I took planning into my own hands. That was