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Thursday, September 21, 2023

Five images from yesterday

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Love and fear revisited

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From  A Common Prayer  by Australian humourist and cartoon artist  Michael Leunig   (Dove, Harper Collins 1990, ISBN 0 85924 933 6)  Today, ...
Sunday, September 10, 2023

Sunday Reflection: Prayer for creation with the four directions

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September is the Season of Creation, and this morning the inner-city Community of Emmanuel prayed this prayer with the four directions:  Let...
Thursday, September 7, 2023

Cornelia stands alone

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Well, not quite. At least, not right away. This morning when I dismantled Cornelia the scarecrow's three sisters' raised bed (of ...
Thursday, August 31, 2023

Early September garden report 2023

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Pear tree produce! What a summer it has been. Edmonton has felt like its own little oasis. We have been really, really fortunate to have goo...
Sunday, August 27, 2023

Roses for a Sunday

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I've always loved roses, but it took me a while to plant them for myself. Our rosebushes remind me often to thank God for certain people...
Thursday, August 24, 2023

Fresh paint

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  It didn't turn out quite as I intended because my hands are shakier than they used to be, but the ferris wheels/flowers/fireworks are ...
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Sunday, August 20, 2023

Sunday Reflection: She Said How Do You Know When You're Hearing From God

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The passion and power in spoken word poetry blows me away. Here's a great one for a Sunday morning by the wonderful Amena Brown. Enjoy.
Saturday, August 19, 2023

Cornelia's pumpkins

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Cornelia the scarecrow has done her job very well, and we have enjoyed peaches and cream corn and scarlet runner beans for several suppers. ...
Friday, August 18, 2023

As Kelowna burns...

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I can't sit and do nothing. Especially when Alberta's premier is backing away from renewable energy and putting her power behind the...
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Thursday, August 17, 2023

Uncle William's Solitaire

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I've been wanting to share this two-deck solitaire for a while, just because it's a good way to relax at the end of the day. I learn...
Thursday, August 10, 2023

#holyroodbenchproject -- update #6 -- 6 years later

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Come and sit a while... Six years later, our faithful #holyroodbenchproject beauty had seen better days. She's been sitting patiently th...
Friday, August 4, 2023

July-August 2023 garden report

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My plan to show readers my garden at the end of each summer month got away on me. So here's my July garden video, which was made yesterd...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

And her name is...

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Cornelia among the three sisters  Cornelia! Kudos to my East Coast cousin, Claire, for her sense of humour... and I'll come up with a fi...
Monday, July 24, 2023

Monday Music Appreciation #13 -- Stay Gentle

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I really love the music of Brandi Carlile, and I think she's an incredibly cool musician and person besides. If you've never heard h...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Meeting Ephthemia

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Photo by Alfred Schrock on Unsplash One of the first people who came to visit during Inner City Pastoral Ministry "table time" ye...
Thursday, July 13, 2023

What I saw on my summer holidays

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Day 1 Edmonton to Langley, BC Day 2 Vancouver Day 3 Langley to Vancouver Island Day 4 Gold Stream Provincial Park Day 5 Butchart Gardens Day...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The fourth sister...

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Yesterday when I went out to water our tomato plants, I realized that the sparrows were eating the tops of the corn plants. Until I figured ...
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Monday, July 10, 2023

Monday Music Appreciation #12 -- A small salute to Gordon

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Once upon a time I owned a cassette tape of Gordon Lightfoot's greatest hits. Gord's Gold , it was called, and I listened to it unti...
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

June garden report in July

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Unruly rhubarb I intended to post this 6 minute garden tour on June 30th, but ended up doing all sorts of other outdoor things instead of si...