When I was a kid, I was all about big ‘E’ environmentalism: saving the whales and other endangered species; planting a tree on Earth Day; and raising awareness about catastrophes like the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska or Chernobyl. At home, though, I would grumble about turning off lights when I left the roomContinue reading “Healthy and Green Halloween”
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Working It
Sometimes it’s good to write down our goals and share them with others – it encourages accountability! And yes, for those who have asked, I have finished the rough draft for chapter four according to schedule (and I’m on track for getting the draft of chapter five done by end of day today)! Now, that’sContinue reading “Working It”
The Writing Life in Wyoming
I’ve heard from a few people that it sounds as if my life is full of activities … not to do with my writing. Alas, that is largely true. It was very hard to stay focused last summer when we were bouncing from place to place, not really knowing when our impending move would actuallyContinue reading “The Writing Life in Wyoming”
And more snow…
I feel like we bypassed Thanksgiving and Halloween and went straight to Christmas and New Year’s! Trying to housetrain a sick puppy during a blizzard really is not fun. In fact, Riker snuck off to the basement to pee in order to avoid going outside on Friday. In the beginning he didn’t trust the whiteContinue reading “And more snow…”
Winter has come to Wyoming
Yesterday was October 10th and we got our first snowfall here in Green River, Wyoming. I’m not just talking about a few flakes that melt before they hit the ground, but big, fat, wet flakes putting a decent coating on cars and lawns (and perfect for snowballs!). By the afternoon it did warm up aContinue reading “Winter has come to Wyoming”
Run Day!
https://www.youtube.com/get_player We just finished our 5km CIBC Run for the Cure a couple of hours ago and put together this montage to share with all of you! We may be far away from Ottawa-Gatineau, but we were running with Mighty Mary’s Miracle Team in spirit 🙂 p.s. Make sure you have your volume turned up!Continue reading “Run Day!”
Wild Wyoming
As I might have mentioned before, Wyoming – compared with most places in the continental U.S. – is quite sparsely populated. There are about 500,000 people spread out over the state, and most of these are clustered in small towns and cities. This means that there are a lot of wild, wide-open spaces. Last Wednesday,Continue reading “Wild Wyoming”
Rescuing Riker
There is a new addition to our little family, and Guinness is none too pleased. I can’t write a long message because I’m constantly supervising Riker, our new German Shepherd-Lab mix puppy and making sure he gets whisked out the back door every time he wakes up from a nap, eats his food, or hasContinue reading “Rescuing Riker”
Meanwhile back home in Canada…
There are definitely some interesting political happenings here in the US – what with the presidential race and all that… But in my book nothing beats good ol’ Canadian politico-cultural satire. My dad – ever trawling the Web – forwarded this video to me. If you have ever lived in Quebec or another part ofContinue reading “Meanwhile back home in Canada…”
Feeling High and Dry
High Desert Country. This pretty much sums up the climate and elevation of our new hometown of Green River, Wyoming: the city sits at a lofty 6100 ft (1859 m) above sea level and is a green oasis surrounded by scrubland, sand dunes, and the Red Desert. To put this in perspective, nearby Denver, ColoradoContinue reading “Feeling High and Dry”