Month: May 2014

  • Spring has sprung FINALLY in Alberta

    Yesterday for the first time in the season rode my bike to my work at one of the local hospitals. Winding through neighbourhoods, the new green and scented blossoms…DSCN7569

     

    My wish to readers is to Enjoy these spring days and take some time to inhale the scents...

     

    What I love about these days is that they are as long as those in August…still light at 9:30 PM!

     

    DSCN7575 This past month has been much time spent on yard preparation. including late night finishing of projects like this little bed near the front gate. DSCN7574

    North facing and not a lot of sun, decided to add some color.DSCN7576

     

    A couple passing by said small but beautiful! DSCN7573

     

    Do try a create small corners as this one here in the back yard  for a morning coffee. DSCN7570

     

     

    As well love  DSCN7572 the colours of the tulips!  DSCN7571

  • Dog and kitten dance...Happy Mother's Day!

    The only parenting I am doing these days is the introduction of a new kitten into the household! Shiloh, born on March 9 is now about 9 weeks with the typical activity of a young curious animal..DSCN7518.in fact even trying to type as he is near the keyboard! Nanuq is a husky lab cross femaie who lost her friend, Dysis, my other husky last january. So there have been many adjustments!

    Tacitly ignoring the kitten at first and  Nanuq wanting more affection from me, they now are interacting more1!

    BUT The Nanuq  dog and Shiloh  kitten dance continues..

    Through the study door..

    Through the study door..

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    Just a cautious sniff!

    Just a cautious sniff!

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    Abit closer!

    Abit closer!

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    Still figuring it out!

    Still figuring it out!

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    Safety in my cat condo!

    Safety in my cat condo!

      and then the dog retreats to a spot as I garden! 

    Mary, Mary, quite contrary how does your garden grow? Apparently with a dog in the middle!

    Mary, Mary, quite contrary how does your garden grow? Apparently with a dog in the middle!

  • Zed again...Canadian marketing

    In light of the different ways of saying ZED or ZEE listened to the following radio podcast...( included the video links at bottom but sorry you will have to cut and paste )

    Each week on CBC Radio, Ad Guy Bruce Chambers deconstructs current advertising campaigns, explains how they modify our behaviour, and uncovers the hypocrisy and half-truths.

    This weeks podcast and videos can be found on link below...

    http://www.theadguy.ca/current-video.html

    April 30, 2014
    Zed
    When US marketers have an expensive product to sell to Canadians, they do a custom commercial for Canada. For less expensive products, they simply use an existing US commercial. Here’s the video: Zellers, Zellers Club Zed, images

    Zellers Zeddy, images-1 BlackBerry Zed10, images-2 BlackBerry Zee10, Lincoln MKZee.

    http://www.theadguy.ca/podcast/zed.html
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jFFJ8ifgj8
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jFFJ8ifgj8
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1h21kzd78Q
    http://youtu.be/sj8tSx5W3L8
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWhaxXtBC-I

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An Albertan & Canadian, definitely a northern gal. Social worker by profession, this blog has included some of my work over 10 years in Nunavut from 2002 on. Passionate about slowing down & taking time to appreciate the beauty of the outdoors or kindness in relationships as gifts & blessings; injustices against children in situations beyond their control; my faith; Nature, experiencing the outdoors whether cycling, walking. x-c skiing or gardening, my dogs, capturing on film God's beauty, experiencing life intensely & with the senses, richness of late afternoon light, wind in my hair cycling with my dog on a beach road, couching inches from an arctic flower or alpine lichen to capture it with my camera, insight of a student's new learning, a good conversation over a coffee.

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