My Trip West(Jet) and Photo Collage
WestJet used to be my airline of choice. They were on time, the cabin crews were fun, and their flights offered activities and freebies.
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Photography
Garlic Breath to the Moon and Back
Our taste buds are supposed to get less sensitive as we get older. Well, that’s not the case, actually. It’s that they’re dying off so we don’t taste as much as we used to.
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Documentary: John Candy, I Like Me
I never got to meet John Candy. He had come to the radio station where I worked but I missed him. The reason for his visit was his friendship with Brian Linehan, Toronto interviewer extraordinaire. Brian was the entertainment source at CFRB. I provided entertainment updates for ‘RB when Brian was done for the day.
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A Rehabilitation Program That Works Both Ways
(photo from Ohio Wildlife Center.)
This is an oversimplification but it’s also true. There are many people in this world who haven’t found a purpose. They don’t know where they fit in or feel that they don’t. And lots of those people end up in prisons.
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A Weekend Visit That (Almost) Moves Me
Earlier this summer I wrote about how Derek’s cousin Kim and her husband Jeff had just moved to Lagoon City. I had never heard of it. Well, last weekend we visited them and I can sum it up in one sentence.
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Something Fishy in Port Stanley
Port Stanley has many hidden gems and on the long weekend my friend/neighbour Carol took me to one of them.
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Sort-of-Corrections (Sort of Stolen From Seth Meyers)
I like Seth Meyers. But I love his weekly Corrections video.
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Bottenville Band’s Gigs Cut by Half!
Bottenville, the family band made up of Derek and his siblings, now has one event to prepare for each summer. There used to be two.
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I May As Well Join In
The first thing I thought of when I saw the photo of the adulterous couple at the Coldplay concert was this.
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With a Pet, You Never Stop Learning
Cuddles has just recovered from a gastro-intestinal illness. While I won’t go into gross details, I did learn some things.
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Sometimes, Life Gives You a Sign
I was in Little Beach Shop here in Port Stanley one day last fall, poking around. Ann, the proprietor, had a sign for sale that looked familiar.
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The Long Weekend Planting Fiesta
Last summer, I grew only cherry tomatoes and flowers. We got more tomatoes than the year before, but then I went to see my friend Lianne. Her cherry tomatoes made mine look pathetic!
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