Christmas Cookies ;) (322/365)
November 18, 2015 – Starting to think about Christmas baking…do you like my gingerbread cookie cutters?
View ArticleThe Maple Leaf (323/365)
November 19, 2015 – Most of the time I am very proud of the symbolism that is attached to the maple leaf. But lately, with the knee jerk reactions to refugees seeking safety, the bigotry and xenophobia...
View ArticleToday’s Taxi (324/365)
November 20, 2015 – Not a bad mode of transportation on a beautiful day like today Technically today was my day off, last Friday was supposed to be my day off too. I seem to be pushing my days off...
View ArticleIndustrial Sized Spider (325/365)
November 21, 2015 – We went to the Eastside Culture Crawl for the first time today. How have we missed this local art event for so many years!?! Embarrassingly, we hadn’t even heard of it until last...
View ArticleIs it Spring Already? (326/365)
November 22, 2015 – While walking through some streets in East Vancouver for the Eastside Culture Crawl we were enjoying the old buildings and the disappearing architecture of the more historical parts...
View ArticleWhat’s your vice? (327/365)
November 23, 2015 – At least they now figure it’s good for you……
View ArticlePuss in Books (328/365)
November 24, 2015 – Loki must be near me at all costs….so when I sit in the chair in the office, this is where he likes to sit. Feet at my shoulder height, head above mine, so he can sit and stare at...
View ArticleRepeat Performance (329/365)
November 25, 2015 – My cold is back, either that or it invited a friend to take its place as the previous occupant was vacating. So far it doesn’t seem to be the hacking cough variant, seems more like...
View ArticleWeapons of Mass Destruction? (330/365)
November 26, 2015 – Once upon a time peanuts were a nice, safe, snack. Now if you eat them, and shake someone’s hand or give them a kiss, you might kill them. How did we get here? Make no mistake, I am...
View ArticlePretty City (331/365)
November 27, 2015 – It was such a calm, clear, and cool night that we decided to take a short walk down on the pier at the base of Lonsdale this evening. The pier was cold and slippery, but the view...
View ArticleDo you remember? (332/365)
November 28, 2015 – I remember loving recess when I was in elementary school. We used to rush outside and play marbles and steelies. I found a small handful of old marbles in a box and it sent me down...
View ArticleFrosted (333/365)
November 29, 2015 – The past few days have been lovely. Crisp, clear, sunny, with a little frost to make things look just a bit more interesting than usual. It’s almost like winter…we just need some...
View ArticleDown the Rabbit Hole (334/365)
November 30, 2015 – Riding the Canada Line to the airport today, I couldn’t help but think of Alice in Wonderland. “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’ ‘That depends a good...
View ArticleWhat does heaven look like to a bibliophile? (335/365)
December 1, 2015 – Looking up looks very similar in Portland. I could be in Vancouver’s Gastown here. I am at a conference about 30 minutes south of Portland, but before things go underway today, a...
View ArticleVoodoo Doughnut (336/365)
December 2, 2015 – When in Portland…. A group of us ducked out of the hotel for dinner this evening. We drove into Portland and headed downtown for dinner at the Deschutes Brewery. I’m already familiar...
View ArticleA Good Day to Leave Portland (337/365)
December 3, 2015 – Today was a good day to leave, it would not have been a good day to have tried to try to put in any further sightseeing. The conference finished up around 12:30pm, and it was off to...
View ArticleEvolution (338/365)
December 4, 2015 – Clearly I have a thing for the Lumix series of cameras…. apparently I am brand loyal, though I’m usually not. On the right is the newest family member, the DMC-LX7, though it was a...
View ArticleWintry Weather (339/365)
December 5, 2015 – After all the rain lately, and with the rain to come, a nice dose of the white stuff seemed in order. Whistler is always pretty at this time of year, but the highway wasn’t in the...
View ArticlePropaganda (340/365)
December 6, 2015 – We spent last night in Whistler, and when I opened the bedside drawer I wondered, why do hotels still put bibles in bedside drawers…..? I don’t think that a Gideon really placed that...
View ArticleBack in the air again (341/365)
December 7, 2015 – Back in the air again, I’m hoping it’s the last work trip this year. While it was pouring rain on the ground, one nice thing about flying is that you can get above the weather and...
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