The weekend … yeah!


This is really worth watching, all the way through! Way we say and how we say it (whether forwards, backwards, or upside can), can make all the difference.
The thought of dolphins being ferociously slaughtered makes me ill, makes me want to do SOMETHING. Although watching this video had me in tears, I thought it a good video to post, thinking it better to be educated and disturbed (prompting one to take action) rather than to sit idly by allowing for a Japanese…
Markets of any sort draw me within, lulling me into an inner frenzy, excited at the prospect of buying and supporting locally, lessening our environmental footprint. However, local here in Calgary pretty much means that the produce is imported from British Columbia. It seems, although factually I am not entirely sure, that Calgary does not…
It was a casual and cloudy drive back to Calgary. Thankfully uneventful, apart from our little detour into Banff. With time on our hands, we decided that this was as good a time as any to explore the world-renown Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. This gorgeous old historic mountain retreat sits on the edge of the…
Well, I finally discovered one of the not so positive aspects of living in our apartment. We live on a major thoroughfare and our bedroom is facing the road, with cars parked only feet away. At first when we moved in, the noise was rather disturbing and made for some very restless nights. However, with…
Yesterday was such a beautiful day to bless, protect and respect our Mother Earth! Initially slaDE and I had hoped to either plant a tree or pick up garbage, but with 10 cm of recent fallen snow hampering those efforts, I felt the need to contribute in another way … so at work, I simply…