Blogs from Saskatchewan, Canada, North America - page 7

May 10/14 Up early courtesy of the alarm - aka 'a parking lot full of semis'. A little slow moving due to no sleep. K took the monsters out for a walk in the tornado, then it was brunch with K's family. K's parents drove up for Mum's Day weekend at the golf course his bro works at! What a great blessing it was for us to see them. Got to meet K's bro's girlfriend (I shall call them 'Kynya') and her 4 midgets. Another blessing for us, and more than likely them as well, as we are pretty fantastic! Made my mark before leaving the restaurant of course - Went to go to the bathroom, and the only stall left is the stall where someone convienently 'forgot' to flush their mounds of tp, and other ... read more

Boy it is difficult to choose from the 1750 photos I took this trip . Yesterday I did narrow it down to 300 hard copies which you are welcome to view any time . For now here are a few from Mandalay that I thought you might enjoy ... and get a flavour of that city and region. If you click on a photo it will enlarge to give you a better view.... read more

Winter in Saskatchewan, it's bright, hard and exhilarating. Everyday the sky changes around me, the wind rises and drops, the temperature soars and plummets. On the 15th we had wind of 120 kilometres per hour. Shingles were torn off roofs and hurled across the lake in front of me. The wind has an incredible effect on those isolated from everyone else. It takes on a persona, raises the hair on the back of your neck, and makes you continually look over your shoulder to see what is stalking you. The cabin where I am staying, was untouched by the wind, but as the windows shook in their frames, I was awed by the clouds of snow that were billowed and chased across the lake. It was an exciting and humbling birthday for me. Dinner, wine, chocolate ... read more

Jan 1st - 8th The return to Saskatchewan was easy, but the weather then changed. I love winter. I love the super bright clear skies. I love snow. I love skiing across country. I do not love -38 with a wind chill of -50. Wow was it cold. We nestled into the cabin on Fishing lake and we refused to leave. We watched movie marathons of Jurassic Park and Star Wars, and ate caramel popcorn. We stopped to look out at the panoramic view of the lake, feeling the pull to get out, move around, do something and then looked at the thermometer and went back to the movies. It was lovely, in its hibernation fashion. Then we began to brave the outdoors as dinners and visits and Ukrainian Christmas made their demands. It was the ... read more

The ride home was long and uneventful; my arrival was marvellous. We looped around Saskatoon before landing. With the snow on the ground, and the skies clear in the night sky, Saskatoon glowed like a jewel in our prairie landscape. The crisscross pattern of residential streets glowing amber and the white of the commercial main ways painted with bits of all colours from Christmas lights was truly beautiful. I hadn't really been thinking and feeling Christmas until I arrived home. Snow covered trees, lighted houses, Christmas trees in windows, even my first Christmas carols made it all real. The best was sitting in front of the fire, drinking wine with Mom, Jacquie and Scott and sharing stories. Canadian Christmas is unrivalled for me. Coming home means reconnecting with friends and family and all the places and ... read more