Winnipeg visit

Unlike our tirp to Calgary, this trip is a solo trip for me, and is work related. It’s a great city in good and warm weather. As my hotel was within walking distance of The Forks I was able to walk there last evening to have a good supper, a grilled chicken sandwich with 2…

Sunshine on my shoulder

Winter on the prairies is quite different than the ones I have experienced east of here. I’ve spent winters in Newfoundland – the Avalon Peninsula – and in St. John New Brunswick as well as Southern Ontario, and those winters are dull, cloudy and have a not-so-lovely tone of cloud and darkness. But out here…

Lego takes over the world

Have you noticed how well Lego is doing these days? I wish I had bought stock in this company years ago. I mean I should have known when I saw the bins of of Lego in our basement. But now they are marketing to adults! If you like Star Wars – they have it. If…