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It’s been a hot summer here in Quebec with little rain. I like to have the windows open when I can, getting in the fresh air. I feel so fortunate to live in a part of the country that has wonderfully fresh clean air. No smog, no pollution and little car traffic where I live….
Continue ReadingAs per Anthony’s post here on lifestyle experiments I’d like to report on mine. I purposefully set out to not log onto two other accounts that are available to me with Battle.net for Blizzard games. I was using one account to do Hearthstone on the 2nd account and do some dailies on World of Warcraft on…
Continue ReadingThis post on Messy Minimalist’s blog had me thinking into the night. I didn’t have that good a night’s sleep unfortunately. Anyhow here are my thoughts on the subject. Happiness is supposed to be the goal of a lot of us, right? Sounds easy enough, right? Be happy, like the song says. But for how…
Continue ReadingIt’s a sad day when you wake up and a Canadian icon, legend, hero, musical talent, well known philanthropist, activist – so many ways he could be described – has passed away. It wasn’t unexpected due to him having brain cancer but still it was sad. At 53 years of age. With music left in…
Continue ReadingToday started off with some happiness and yet with some worry. My older cat Muffin hasn’t been eating very much at all lately and we were worried about her. So we called and made an appointment at the vet clinic to take her in in the afternoon. But in the morning we had a lovely…
Continue ReadingI saw my niece and her two young daughters today for the first time in a long time. It was so nice to see her again. She’s in her thirties now and her daughters are 5 and just about 3 years old. Very busy little girls. So wonderfully cute. Completely fluent in English and Czech….
Continue ReadingWell, decided to do a 10 things you didn’t know about me. Likely, anyhow, if you don’t talk to me on a regular basis. I took a scuba diving course and am a certified diver. I don’t use the certification however as I’m scared of the dark water in Canada and it’s so damn cold….
Continue ReadingSome photos taken on Sunday night from my parent’s condo balcony looking west as the sun set. Gorgeous! Sunset Sunset Sunset Sunset Photo
Continue ReadingWell, it’s here. The beautiful Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. Where we get to give thanks, collectively, for all that we have. We went over to my parent’s condo and on the way picked up dinner at the store that we’d ordered it from. Put the pre-cooked turkey on to reheat in the oven. Then Tim…
Continue ReadingThe transformative power of walking, a TED talk. Quite interesting and thoughtful that simply creating a walkable neighbourhood, area, street, city can be so transformative in so many ways. The simple act of walking has so much power when you stop and think about it. Not only is it good for your body, your mind,…
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