Life in Edmonton

We often get quite a reaction when people ask us where we have moved from and we say “Toronto”. “OH! Do you know how cold it gets here?” they ask. When we tell them we’ve lived here before and that we also lived in Calgary they react differently – “oh, so that’s different.” We’ve lived…

What land are you on

I live in Edmonton, located within Treaty 6 Territory and within the Métis homelands and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge this land as the traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuliné (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anishinabae (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot). If you’ve grown up believing that no one…

Furnace is ready

Furnace and duct cleaning has happened, the next step in settling in our forever home. The guys who came from Four Seasons (Arron and Ryan) were terrific and helpful. Now we are ready for winter – and there are some cool evenings coming. Sometime in the next soon we will need to replace the furnace…