Back in the spring of this year, I went to Pike Lake with my mom and hiked the short walking trail with her. Something very curious happened though. As we walked, chickadees started following us, bouncing from tree branch to tree branch as we went along. We also saw a couple of squirrels who came […]
Some Late, Late Night Astrophotography
Being a ‘night owl’ by nature, I have to admit that I get sudden bursts of energy at the weirdest times of night. I suppose ‘morning larks’ get this too but they’re energy flares are at unholy hours of the morning instead of late at night but either way, it does make for some interesting […]
A Stroll in Solitude
You would think that being on your own for two weeks would be all the solitude that a person needs. But between a rough job search, pressures from friends, and demands of rehearsals, a person sometimes just needs to get away and spend time with her own thoughts. It goes a bit beyond that though. […]
A Month of Japanese
This summer, the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon has had the exhibition ‘Edo: Arts of Japan’s Last Shogun Age (1603 –1868)‘ which is (thankfully) being circulated by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. This exhibition is a collection of art, textiles, and ‘Samurai paraphernalia’ as the website says, from the Edo period in Japan. I […]
Another new hobby – sewing!
I love fashion! Even though I would never have been considered fashionable when I was younger, I loved clothes and make up and always wanted to do more. Unfortunately, not only am I cursed with the appearance that I was born with but I’m also living in a city that isn’t exactly known for fashion. […]
My Life on the Midway
There’s no doubt that finding the right job is going to take time for me. Health and safety may be a hot field these days but that doesn’t mean that there’s a job around every corner; especially when you’re just starting out. I desperately want to dive into my new career ASAP and I’m doing […]
Jazz Festival Review
I know this is a bit late but I’ve been concentrating on getting up stuff on the bands website so my own site had to wait a bit. But I’m finally in a position where I can share stuff here too. Due to continuing circumstances in my employment search and financial situation (yes, I’m still […]
It’s official!
After waiting for two months, my applied certificate in the Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner program finally came! There are still things I want to learn more about and I will one day go back to school and work on becoming a CRSP but in the meantime, my goal right now is to find a […]
The birthday storm
Yesterday – June 27th – was my birthday. I hate my birthday! No, it’s not because I have some weird obsession with youth that women are supposed to have; I don’t care that I’m another year older. But for as long as I can remember, my birthdays always kind of…sucked. After all, Canada Day is […]