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Simple Moodlings n: 1. modest meanderings of the mind about living simply and with less ecological impact; 2. "long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering" (Brenda Ueland) of the written kind; 3. odds and ends inspired by life and the thoughts of others
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#holyroodbenchproject -- update #6 -- 6 years later
Come and sit a while...Six years later, our faithful #holyroodbenchproject beauty had seen better days. She's been sitting patiently through all the weather Edmonton seasons have thrown at her over the past six years, and we've really enjoyed seeing people (and animals) enjoying her...A neighbour...
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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 through all the weather Edmonton seasons have thrown at her over the past six years, and we've really enjoyed seeing people (and animals) enjoying her...A neighbour...
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July-August 2023 garden report
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 yesterday, August 3rd. A wee garden tour in just under four minutes! Come visit at the end of August and we'll eat lots of wonderful produce together, God and weather w...
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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 yesterday, August 3rd. A wee garden tour in just under four minutes! Come visit at the end of August and we'll eat lots of wonderful produce together, God and weather w...
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And her name is...
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 first prize of sorts. Honourable mention to Suzanne, my simplicity sister, who suggested TIDDA, which means sister in an Australian aboriginal language, and to...
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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 first prize of sorts. Honourable mention to Suzanne, my simplicity sister, who suggested TIDDA, which means sister in an Australian aboriginal language, and to...
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Monday Music Appreciation #13 -- Stay Gentle
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 her song The Joke, click here and watch the video... it's deeply moving for anyone who has ever felt alone or ostracized, and who among us has never felt that way?&nb...
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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 her song The Joke, click here and watch the video... it's deeply moving for anyone who has ever felt alone or ostracized, and who among us has never felt that way?&nb...
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Meeting Ephthemia
Photo by Alfred Schrock on UnsplashOne of the first people who came to visit during Inner City Pastoral Ministry "table time" yesterday on the corner near Bissell Centre West was a small elder with shiny black hair, a huge smile (in spite of very few teeth), and the tendency to shout the odd word...
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Photo by Alfred Schrock on UnsplashOne of the first people who came to visit during Inner City Pastoral Ministry "table time" yesterday on the corner near Bissell Centre West was a small elder with shiny black hair, a huge smile (in spite of very few teeth), and the tendency to shout the odd word...
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What I saw on my summer holidays
Day 1 Edmonton to Langley, BCDay 2 VancouverDay 3 Langley to Vancouver IslandDay 4 Gold Stream Provincial ParkDay 5 Butchart GardensDay 6 Victoria and Willow BeachDay 7 Gold Stream to ParksvilleDay 8 Rathtrevor Beach Provincial ParkDay 9 Rathtrevor Beach/Campground and a Nanaimo visitDay 10 A sho...
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Day 1 Edmonton to Langley, BCDay 2 VancouverDay 3 Langley to Vancouver IslandDay 4 Gold Stream Provincial ParkDay 5 Butchart GardensDay 6 Victoria and Willow BeachDay 7 Gold Stream to ParksvilleDay 8 Rathtrevor Beach Provincial ParkDay 9 Rathtrevor Beach/Campground and a Nanaimo visitDay 10 A sho...
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The fourth sister...
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 out what was happening last year, the tops were mostly gone, and I wasn't very happy with the birds. The cobs of corn ended up pretty stunted, too, though th...
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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 out what was happening last year, the tops were mostly gone, and I wasn't very happy with the birds. The cobs of corn ended up pretty stunted, too, though th...
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Monday Music Appreciation #12 -- A small salute to Gordon
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 until it wore out. The album originally came out when I was ten years old, and my parents had a copy, I think, but I didn't truly discover it until I was twenty-three, pi...
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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 until it wore out. The album originally came out when I was ten years old, and my parents had a copy, I think, but I didn't truly discover it until I was twenty-three, pi...
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June garden report in July
Unruly rhubarbI intended to post this 6 minute garden tour on June 30th, but ended up doing all sorts of other outdoor things instead of sitting at my computer... for the last several days, even in the rain. This time of year, housework, cooking, and computer anything are the last of my prioritie...
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Unruly rhubarbI intended to post this 6 minute garden tour on June 30th, but ended up doing all sorts of other outdoor things instead of sitting at my computer... for the last several days, even in the rain. This time of year, housework, cooking, and computer anything are the last of my prioritie...
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Monday Music Appreciation #11 -- down the rabbit hole with Petula Clark
This morning as I walked around my garden, a long lost song sprang into my head. Unsure of the lyrics, I put "Thank you for every tree and flower song" into my browser, and proceeded down an internet rabbit hole, learning about one Petula Sally Olwen Clark, a famous international singer who is no...
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This morning as I walked around my garden, a long lost song sprang into my head. Unsure of the lyrics, I put "Thank you for every tree and flower song" into my browser, and proceeded down an internet rabbit hole, learning about one Petula Sally Olwen Clark, a famous international singer who is no...
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