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Category Archives: Puzzles and Contradictions
Monsters or heroes?
Is it okay to enjoy an art exhibit even if you don’t quite get it…and then if the explanations given don’t seem to help illuminate anything? This is what I wondered as we strolled through an exhibit entitled … Continue reading
Pondering a ‘postless’ year
A number of my favourite bloggers have checked in to see where I’ve been and I’ve realized that a year has passed without a post. There is that phenomenon of time passing faster as you age but this is ridiculous! … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Horses, Life, Photography, Puzzles and Contradictions, Thoughts, Walking
Tagged Hiking the Bruce trail, Horses in Canada, New York City, Pondering 2017
53 Comments
Winter is tough on the old
We have among our herd a couple of seniors – Terry a fearless old trail blazing Morgan who looks at you with deep brown eyes that have seen it all. He has been beloved of his owner for more than … Continue reading
Posted in Horses, Life, Photography, Puzzles and Contradictions, Thoughts, Winter
66 Comments
Got snow? Make ice…
I know it’s not as snappy as ‘got lemons, make lemonade’ but I thought there just had to be some equivalent catchy phrase as I watched these two determined young guys clearing skating space on the pond out back. Making … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Life, Photography, Puzzles and Contradictions, Thoughts, Winter
Tagged Backyard ice rink, Canadian winters
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Vignettes from a strange December
As I watch joggers run by in short sleeves and the children ride past on their bikes it’s hard to reconcile these scenes with the fact it’s Christmas Eve here in Canada. But my Mozambican family has their Christmas lights … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Horses, Life, Photography, Puzzles and Contradictions, Thoughts, Winter
66 Comments
Remembering on the road
This Rememberance day started appropriately gloomy with rain and fog as I hit the road. I was meeting my mother so we could join our dear friend Ceri for a catch-up lunch in Owen Sound. I traditionally attend Remembrance Day … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Puzzles and Contradictions, Reunions, Thoughts
Tagged Canadian Remembrance Day, In Flanders Fields, Remembrance Day
57 Comments
Northern hotheads!
I’m going to spare you the photo of what Cheryl and I looked like after two days of hiking at just over 30 celsius , but it wasn’t pretty! The fact that the humidity reading was 100% and so things … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Hiking, Life, Photography, Puzzles and Contradictions, Thoughts, Walking
Tagged Blue Mountain, Bruce Trail, Ontario flowers
48 Comments
Crossing borders
To say that the girls were thrilled with the surprise I announced towards the end of our trip to Wales is an understatement. They had been curious about the lack of information for the last two days on our otherwise … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Political expression, Puzzles and Contradictions, Thoughts, Travel
Tagged Chunnel, Eurostar, Paris, Travelling with grandkids
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