I Got Us A Real Beauty

November 29, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

When we were little, our dad worked out-of-town a whole lot. Dad had his own gravel truck and with four kids, he went wherever the work was. I can still see dad bringing home the most misshapen Christmas trees. They were never too tall, he’d just chopped off the bottom two feet. The fact that […]

We Would Have A Lot In Common

November 16, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

I just love old black and white photography. I’ll even stop to look at box’s full of old photos at flea markets, it doesn’t matter that I don’t know the families. To me, these old photos are like little time capsules, revealing the past. I was looking at some old pictures of my grandma and […]

Tis’ The Season

November 7, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

Does it look like this at your house this morning? Good grief! Spoiler alert, Christmas is only 47 days away. Very soon, Santa and his magical Elves will be visiting malls all over town. I’m pretty sure most of your names are definitely on the ‘Nice List’. As for the rest of you (and you […]

A Canadian Tradition

November 4, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

Once upon a time, where ice and snow blankets the land for months on end, I learned to skate. Since I was only three years old, I needed a little help. Dad was probably saying, “uncross your skates Boomdee”, Ha! Look, my brother Kenny had already mastered standing on our icy back yard rink, no […]