Category Archives: Black and White

Snowflakes

We have not had as much snow this year as we have had the last couple winters.  At least, not yet, it is only February after all.  Still plenty of time for large blizzards worth of snow to hit us … Continue reading

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Bus Tour

On our last day in New York, we took a hop-on/off bus tour around Manhattan.  It was actually really cold that day, and I was really glad I had stuck my mittens into my suitcase (which I kind of did … Continue reading

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Atlas

Last week I spent the week in New York City with some friends, my aunt and my cousin.  We went for a choir performance at Carnegie Hall that one of my friends and my aunt were a part of and … Continue reading

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Happy 2014!

And now for my thirteen favourite posts from 2013.  I attempted to narrow it down to ten, but gave up.  Thirteen works since it was 2013.  Looking back, I noticed I did the same thing last year and did twelve … Continue reading

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What’s in a Name?

It’s hard to name things.  And by things, I generally mean babies and pets (and cars – apparently some people name their cars).  I guess that’s why when people have names picked out for their baby, they sometimes end up … Continue reading

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Cupcake Tower

It has been nearly two weeks since the last wedding of the year.  Just last weekend, I texted Jolene and asked her what we should do with all this free time we now had on our hands.  At the top … Continue reading

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Waimea Canyon

The island of Kauai has a large canyon on the northwestern section of the island.  It is quite huge, and our guidebook said that there was an urban legend that claimed Mark Twain once called it the ‘Grand Canyon of … Continue reading

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The Pontiac

Just over a week ago, when my dad was hauling wheat to town, he saw an old, 1940s era car sitting on top of a truck at a scrap metal yard.  That truck was set to haul a load of … Continue reading

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Pre-Harvest Festivities

Since the actual harvest only took 5 minutes to complete, and it took until 2pm to actually get all organized and such, there was a bunch of different activities that you could participate in or watch, before the world record … Continue reading

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Record Set!

The new world record for most combines harvesting simultaneously on one field (about 245, still haven’t heard for sure the official number) AND the record for fastest harvest (5 minutes) was set Saturday, October 6, 2012,  just north of Saskatoon, … Continue reading

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