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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Mr. Happy Man on a Sunday

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Johnny Barnes is almost ninety. I wonder how many smiles he's brought to peoples' faces in his life. I'd like to give him a hug,...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Tickled pink!

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I'm tooting my own horn here, just a little, but I'm also tooting the horn of a wonderful program run by the City of Edmonton. On ...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Simple Suggestion #138... Look out for ladybugs

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I was torn between two possible simple suggestions for today, but looking out for ladybugs won out over simply appreciating autumn. Chances ...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Imbalance update

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It's eleven months since this so-called dizziness hit me... and finally, last week, I got to see the Motion and Balance folks at the loc...
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

3 interfaith amigos on a Sunday

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With all the silly anti-muslim garbage in the news these days, I just had to post something about people getting along. The thing is, people...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Too funny

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Last night at supper time, I went out looking for zucchini, afraid I wouldn't find much because I thought I had picked and processed i...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Farewell, Summer

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On Sunday, I woke up to crunchy white grass in our yard. It wa...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Another moodle-versary, and happy 30th birthday, emoticons...

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September 19,1982... Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman says he was the first to use three keystrokes — a colon followed ...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Simple Suggestion #137... Learn more about Voluntary Simplicity

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When it comes to explaining Voluntary Simplicity to people, I often find myself tongue-tied just because there's so much to say! You ...
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Sunday, September 16, 2012

A beautiful Sunday song about Whose we are

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I can struggle with my church, but I surrender to God. Especially when I hear songs like this one. Thank you, David Haas. And Thank You, G...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

Thanks, Monsignor Fee

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Today, a very special man will be buried. Monsignor Fee Otterson, priest, brother, uncle, friend, and High School English/drama/religion t...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Lunch at L'Arche

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  Last week, my neighbour, Shelley, and I went to the L'Arche Friday Hot Lunch. Every Friday, the Day Program invites friends to come an...
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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Bless the Lord, my soul

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Tonight we’ll be having a Taste of Taizé Prayer at Holyrood Mennonite Church (9505 79 Street) at 7 p.m. Ten musicians had a wonderful rehea...
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Friday, September 7, 2012

Simple Suggestion #136... Start small

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Life can get a little overwhelming, y'know? So today's suggestion only makes sense. If we want to do something complex, like sa...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

What a guy!

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We've been living in this house for nine years now, and though a wall had been knocked out between kitchen and dining room and new windo...
Sunday, September 2, 2012

Every perfect gift is from above

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That line stopped me in my tracks at church this morning. It comes from the Letter of James, and of course, there are a lot more words to it...
Friday, August 31, 2012

Happiness is...

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... the fragrance of sweet peas.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Simple Suggestion #135...Try canning

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I'm a latecomer to the world of preserving food. It's only since I've had a decent-sized garden that I've taken a real inter...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The tent

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Our youngest daughter and her neighbour friend had a sleepover last night. When I went down to check on them before bed, this is the sight t...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

"I missed you!"

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Last week I set foot in the L'Arche Community Centre for the first time in August. When our community leader is away, as she has been fo...