Month: January 2024
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I’ve Been Thinking About This Young Woman
I’ve been thinking about this young woman. This photo was taken in 1977 when she was 18-years-old. She thought she had things figured out, but had already chosen to let go of personal dreams and ignore relationship red flags. She would pay a steep price for those decisions, as would those around her and those…
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I Miss My Office
For the past few weeks, I’ve been camped out with my MacBook and assorted piles of paper on a stool at my kitchen counter where I relocated from my woman cave. I have an office. I consider myself blessed to have had a room of my own for most of my adult life. It’s where…
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A Few of My Favourite Things
Thought I’d do something different today, and tell you about a few things that I’m enjoying these days. (Please note that I have no affiliation with any of these companies.) First up, Norwex kitchen cloths. I’ve had an ongoing battle with dishcloths over the years. Gerry washes the supper dishes so my need to use…
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It’s Been Cold
Since we last met, it’s been cold. I mean really cold. This was the temperature on Saturday morning when I got up. The numbers shown are in Celsius—they equate to -31F that feels like -62F. There has been a similar pattern for the past week. We’re finally seeing a “warming trend”. We just got home…
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It’s a Dry Cold
The unseasonable and sometimes record-breaking run of mild weather we’ve been enjoying here in Saskatchewan has come to an end. The forecast for this week is a tad chillier than we’ve grown used to so far this winter. Here’s what it looks like in Celsius: And for those of you who are used to seeing…
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We Found a Guy
We’ve been in the market for a new computer for Gerry. A desktop. Kinda old school, but not. Remember when desktops (or towers, as they were sometimes called) were the only option? I bought my first one back in the 1980s when I was in college learning programming and that workhorse served me for a…