Family Day in Alberta

Posted on February 19, 2008. Filed under: Canada, Canadian holidays, family, love | Tags: , , |

This last weekend was a holiday weekend here in Alberta as Monday was Family Day. Yes, they actually have a holiday devoted to spending time with one’s family. Last year Rob was in Grande Prairie with Farron and Jordan visiting with his in-law’s. Without Internet or reliable cell service, we spent most of that weekend [...]

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I Hate My Internet Provider

Posted on February 11, 2008. Filed under: Bloggin, Canada, daily life, writing | Tags: , , , |

I will probably end up publishing this from the library today because our Internet has been more off than on for the last while. One of the downsides to living out in the country is that you have two options for Internet: dial-up or satellite. The ironic thing is that we live in a probably [...]

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Starbucks at the Safeway

Posted on February 10, 2008. Filed under: Canada, grief, life as a caregiver, widowhood | Tags: , , |

Olivia and Wendy are usually the baristas on duty at the Starbucks when I am in Safeway during the week. Because I see them more than any of the others who work there, I asked them to pose for the photo I took when I decided to write about Starbucks. You might wonder, why write [...]

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Subjoint

Posted on February 9, 2008. Filed under: Canada, daily life, remarriage, writing | Tags: , , , |

Rob and I frequently meet for lunch at a little place on 100Ave called Subjoint. A woman named Tara who is one of those impossibly thin beautiful women that I always wanted to be when I was young runs it. When I asked her today if she would mind if I took a photo of [...]

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