Salvage Sunday #2 – Gone But Not Forgotten

March 30, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Thank you for popping in and welcome to a Salvage Sunday. While we’re still looking at snow in Edmonton, it is officially spring in the northern hemisphere. Hopefully many of you are enjoying daffodils in your garden, planting in thawed ground, blossoms on your trees and the buzzing of a bee calling you to the garden. […]

Salvage Sunday #1 – History In The Shadows

October 13, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

When I started Boomdeeadda, I really had no idea how often I would post or if anyone would actually ever visit. Well, almost two years and over 270 posts later, here we are. I had some fun the other night going back to a number of older posts and reading them again. Do you ever […]

It Only Sounds Romantic In Stories

March 15, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

Even though we live on the Canadian prairies, these days, far fewer families actually make a living farming. The latest stats provided by this Alberta Agriculture Report in 2006 state that there were 49,431 farms in Alberta. A decline of 7.9 percent from their previous survey in 2001. What’s interesting is the total area of farmed land […]

Christmas Tree? Check!

December 20, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

Is there one thing you love to shop for on a vacation? We reminisced about the whole spoon collecting thing a while back. While I’m not sure that’s still a big hit, I bet there’s a few clanging around peoples drawers somewhere. Guess what? Why not take some inspiration from this talented Aussie, Suzie Stanford. Suzie […]