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Digging in the Dirt – Part 3 (the final edition since I’m done planting now!)
Project planting flowers 2012 is now complete. My back is sore and my wrist is sore from digging in the dirt, but a glass of wine will soon soothe the aches and pains. Most of the flowers I planted today (more pansies and petunias, impatiens and daisies) are not photo-ready, so these are pictures from…
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Havana, Cuba
A few years ago, I went to Varadero, Cuba for a winter escape. We befriended some people there who took us on a day trip to Havana. We ended up being there for only a few hours but this is where I really began to enjoy taking pictures. These are some of the pictures I…
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Grace
“Courage is grace under pressure” Ernest Hemingway This is what I’ll be telling myself at work today. I can envision a time in the future when things will be better, but for now all we can do is the best we can under the circumstances.
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Clouds
Watching clouds roll by on a sunny day… Who needs church? Nature is divine. -Carrie Latet Many years ago when I was a summer student working at TransCanada Pipelines, I was part of a crew doing a corrosion survey of the pipeline in southwest Saskatchewan. Basically, we were walking along the pipeline, a mile at…
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Librarian Superhero!
Just for fun!
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“The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm”
I had a hard time figuring out what I wanted to post tonight – it was a busy, interesting day. I work in a library and today we took job action in our contract dispute with management. Instead of going into detail about that, I’m going to share one of my favourite poems – this…
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Digging In the Dirt Part 2
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” Margaret Atwood Didn’t get any dirt under my fingernails today since it rained here most of the day, so I took a couple pictures instead. This doesn’t quite go with the rest of the post, but rookie camp for the Saskatchewan…
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Thank you!
Thank you for visiting my blog! I’m still figuring this whole thing out, but so far, so good! (The bright side to the rain, the flowers will look amazing…I hope!)
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Music For A Rainy Sunday
Five songs for a rainy Sunday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6tV11acSRk (Here Comes the Sun, the Beatles) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di57fUUSYm8 (Jackie Wilson Said, Van Morrison) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfD8d3XJok (We’re Going to Be Friends, the White Stripes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXuPyE7CKZQ (When It Don’t Come Easy, Patty Griffin) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMwn_hnoS5Y (Solsbury Hill, Peter Gabriel)
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Vancouver Island Pics
Since the weather here in Saskatchewan has been more like that of the weather on Vancouver Island, I’ve been going through my pics from trips to Vancouver Island in 2009 and 2011. It will make me a happy girl to continue to go there every two years or so. It’s a beautiful place.
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Weekend Reading
Paged through this on my coffee break and it looks to be a fun read full of travel tips and anecdotes. It’s supposed to be a cool, rainy weekend here so I’m looking forward to reading this while drinking a good cup of coffee.
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Movie Recommendation
Movie RecommendationMoving true story of an elderly man’s desire to get an education (and also teach others along the way). Watched it a few weeks ago and highly recommend it.