Monthly Archives: June 2009

Who Let the Dogs Out

This weekend the rains came… and they came hard.  Saturday was one  wet, grey day with close to gale force winds.  I couldn’t help but worry a bit about  what Sunday would bring. Sunday was the Winnipeg Humane Society’s “Paws … Continue reading

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Two Dads

These two dads are my two sons… pushing my two grandchildren down our street on their way to visit Grandma (that would be me). :-)   Unexpected visits such as this fill me with such joy that I practically feel … Continue reading

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The Good with the Bad

The H1N1 virus continues to be a big news-maker here in Manitoba.  Yesterday, Manitoba’s First Nations chiefs declared a state of emergency.   Our Winnipeg hospitals, and especially the Intensive Care units are filled to capacity.  Being that I am an … Continue reading

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That Summertime Feel

Nothing but sunshine has graced our skies for the past five days.   All of a sudden it is summer.. as simple and yet as marvelous as that. After our long extended winter and cold wet spring I still find myself … Continue reading

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Finally Sun

Our spring has NOT been one  that poets write about.   Rain clouds and the North Wind  have dominated our days.   With the flooding in April and the continued cool and wet spring our weather  remains  the  topic of most conversations, … Continue reading

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