To be honest with you, my life has been a real shitshow since 2018. There has not been one aspect of my life that hasn't been affected in this span of time. 2022 is really no different. It sure ended on a crappy note. I have never had such a horrible Christmas before. And I… Continue reading Well, this year is done, thankfully. Bring it, 2023
Category: holidays
Waterton National Park
My boyfriend and I went to Waterton National Park for a few days. We have never been there before and the area is beautiful. Sort of having a disability issue though It seems like an excellent place for hiking but with chronic pain I don't exactly make much of a hiker. I usually do go… Continue reading Waterton National Park
New Year’s Resolutions
So it is the end of year 2 or 15 of the pandemic and so we must make our resolutions for year 3 or 16 of the pandemic... First Resolution: Find my way out of this house I have been in hermit mode for what seems like decades now to avoid the plague. Winter has… Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions
What ethnicity is Santa? Years of Research and I have the theories
It is sometimes debated what race and culture Santa Claus is. I know this is a tricky one for children out there. Us adults have pondered the question for a billion trillion years and I can tell you Only what we Know so Far. Kids, I won't lie to you. I don't have kids, so… Continue reading What ethnicity is Santa? Years of Research and I have the theories
Don’t let moose lick your cars. What about Bighorn sheep though?
A story hit the news Canadian officials warn drivers not to let moose lick their cars People were all like What The? But Moose have figured out that salt gets on the cars... providing a rather convenient salt lick. Moose and cars are not a good combo so thus the warning. It makes sense. I… Continue reading Don’t let moose lick your cars. What about Bighorn sheep though?
Thanksgiving Day 2020
I am Canadian and today is our Thanksgiving Day. We had thanksgiving dinner yesterday. But it IS 2020. The year of suck. The year that never happened. So we just had Thanksgiving within the household of just the 4 of us. Keep it small they told us, preferably just your household. So that is what… Continue reading Thanksgiving Day 2020
The New Year
So 2018 is coming to an end. It was a suckfest for me so screw it. I'm done with it. Bring it on 2019! So new year, new me? Hell, no. I am me. I like me. Yes, our sense of self and self-identity change over time. So yeah, I am not the me I… Continue reading The New Year
Get your festive on
Yes, it is time for Christmas! Giving. Presents. Family. Loads of nostalgia. I love it. Love it all. I have some recommendations to make your holiday the festive festivenessest Christmas ever. Or something to that effect. Have rum eggnog without the nog... just the rum. A lot of rum.Save the present paper. Frugal is cool.… Continue reading Get your festive on
Blogtober: Ghost story #3
This is my final ghost story and the one that really creeped me out. In the house I live in. I love a good ghost story so I hope you have enjoyed mine. Good time of year to talk about all your freaky experiences. The Haunting one night To set the scene I had been… Continue reading Blogtober: Ghost story #3
Blogtober: Ghost story #2
What makes this more creepy than the first ghost story is that I felt something that I should have felt and seen something that wasn't there. The Haunted Blue house To set the scene of this ghost story the house was blue and old but the rent was cheap for a University student off… Continue reading Blogtober: Ghost story #2
Blogtober: Ghost story #1
 I have a few ghost stories and since it is Halloween I am going to share a few. A ghost story is something we just cannot explain. And maybe one day we can explain those things. Who knows. But I do know most explanations are due to our brains and how they sometimes misinterpret… Continue reading Blogtober: Ghost story #1
Blogtober: 10 Best Halloween Movies
So it is getting close to Halloween so this is my list go to movies to watch. Keep in mind gory ones just do not scare me at all. I liked them when I was 12 and watched a lot of them. But now it is just sort of boring. I mean Hellraiser was great… Continue reading Blogtober: 10 Best Halloween Movies
Vacation: Banff
Went on a little holiday in Banff along with about a 1000 other tourists since the park passes are free for Canada's 150. So it was busy indeed. Nevertheless we enjoyed ourselves. Usually when we travel Alberta we hit Jasper. So Banff was new to us. Still have a preference for Jasper though. We… Continue reading Vacation: Banff
Christmas, traditions and books
I love this tradition. And what reader would not love this tradition. I love it so much that I got a Secret Santa gift that had Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks in it. And I am reading it this Christmas Eve. This book had been on my reading list some time now. I am going to… Continue reading Christmas, traditions and books
Remembering that great holiday
My favorite vacation was to Scotland and Northern Ireland. To be honest both trips to Scotland are my favorite. For a writer of fantasy the scenery and atmosphere is food for the imagination. In Canada out West we do not have aged cities. I like feeling all that history. I love exploring the history.… Continue reading Remembering that great holiday