Two work weeks, 10 work days has passed and I’m lovin it. All this while hitting the ground running shortly after arriving in Vancouver, living the single-dorm res life again bachelor style, jumping straight into …
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Made it to 10
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Go WIDE: with New Balance Shoes
What an amazing difference going with a half-shoe size bigger and with a shoe that accommodates wide feet. The New Balance 758 shoe is a decently priced shoe for my novice running needs. I don’t …
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Molly Ivins
Words to live by from the late, beloved Texas word-slinger, Molly Ivins.
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re: having a dream
There’s a lot to be said for having a small, manageable dream. Like owning a corn stand.
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Home…
559 days later, 13 Countries, and 61 (or so) cities, towns, villages, our “Amazing Race” around the world has solemnly come to an end. After we momentously touched down on Canadian soil at Pearson airport and miracously dodged a bullet at customs after me, jovially ranting to the agent about where we have been (not a good idea), we were greeted by a familiar image near the baggage carousel that made me smile.
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Nepal Waterfalls
One of the many pieces of painted art work by my friend Gord Clements. Check out his blog at www.gordclements.ca.
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In front of the Travel Bookshop
We literally stumbled upon the Travel Bookshop that was used in the 1999 film “Notting Hill“. It was quite surreal to not only see the actually store but also stroll around the Notting Hill neighbourhood …
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Tulips
Holland’s famous fields of tulips and flowers.
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Show and tell – my Canadian friends
I was reminded again that despite the language barrier and especially with children, facial expressions is such as universal language...and conversations based on that alone can certainly go a long way.
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Windmills of Obdam
Our friend Marja took us on a memorable tour of an actual working windmill near Obdam - a family friend of a friend's home.