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Visiting
Things may be a little slow here at the House over the next couple of weeks, not that the posts have been coming at a blistering pace lately anyway. In a couple of days we're traveling to Manitoba to visit with my family for an all too short visit. The kids are super excited to…
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Birding, our style.
So with the return of Snowbuntings, Travis (and I) have been wanting to get out and find more of them. Travis, bless his heart, has been keeping a running total of the numbers that he has seen, which I believe is 23 as opposed to my single bird. So after he got back from school,…
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T-shirts for sale.
All proceeds go to my legal defense fund for the copyright infringement case. Townie Bastard T-shirt Logo.
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Pup portrait
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Thank you for flying the Airline of the North.
So we're flying out for a short vacation to visit my family in Manitoba starting next week. The airfare for the four of us is almost $14,000, and that doesn't include a leg for two of us on Aeroplan points between Iqaluit and Winnipeg. The airfare for the four of us between here and Iqaluit…
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Vimy Day
From one o'clock until five thirty, thousands of men – quiet. The locking ring on our bayonets were a little loose. When the order to "Fix bayonets" went along the line, you'd think there were a thousand bees coming. You trembled, waiting. — F. MacGregor, 25th Battalion CEF Today has been named Vimy Ridge Day…
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Please Mr. Postman
Copyright by Dolighan Cartoons. H/T to Ron and Indigo.
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Alarm bells
I was up rather late the night before last. So when the alarm went off yesterday morning I decided to forego my morning yoga and sleep for an extra hour. So through bleary eyes I added an hour to the alarm and wen back to sleep. I was next awoken by Travis who asked "Dad?…
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Qimuksiq
The weather has been extremely fine lately. Without a breeze the Sun's warmth is glorious. Days like these are undeniably fine. Bolt, our family dog, has finally been getting the exercise and attention he needs. And he loves to pull, true to his heritage. For a little dog, that has been largely sedentary he digs…
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April First Friday
I almost missed First Friday this month (as I had last month). First Friday, for those who may not know it, is a fiction writing contest over at WildBird on the Fly, the blog run by the incomparable Amy Hooper. The premise is simple, write a piece of fiction of 500 words or less, that…
