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February 3, 2023February 3, 2023Snowbird of Paradise

Not What I Had In Mind

You may remember when my support for the nascent women’s movement inspired me to walk in protest marches and to crochet pussy hats. Well, my enthusiasm for both the women’s movement and crochet have not diminished. My skill in crochet, however, continues to leave something to be desired. I’m pretty good with toques (or beanies, […]

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January 18, 2023Snowbird of Paradise

Local History for Seniors

It is hard to admit failure, but I have to confess to something less than success in a history class. I have started taking classes in local history presented to seniors by a department of the regional university. It is called Elder College and it has all sorts of affordable courses presented both in-person and […]

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December 11, 2022December 12, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

What If I Modify Spotify?

A week or so ago some friends were talking about Spotify and how it had taken income away from musicians. I agreed, and added that both my children are or were musicians and they had found that they got more benefit from selling CDs at performances than from Spotify. Both of them had experienced that […]

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November 29, 2022November 29, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Adventures in Interior Design

After I moved into this apartment I decided that the grey wall-to-wall carpeting needed something extra; specifically, a dash of colour. So I ordered an 3′ x 5′ area rug that I thought would coordinate with the window pelmets (or valances) and really tie the room together as the famous designer, The Big Lebowski, once […]

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November 22, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Yacht Wrapping

I have been intrigued to watch some of the yachts in the marina being prepared for winter. They are wrapped up like the most difficult to wrap Christmas gifts. That reminded me of the year my parents bought me a hula hoop, but that is another story. There is something very sweet about swaddling a […]

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November 20, 2022November 19, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Am I the Bad Guy?

You know how it is when you try to do the right thing but it turns out to be the wrong thing? Well, maybe you don’t. You probably always do the right thing. But anyway, that’s what happened to me. Doing the wrong thing unintentionally, that is. Here’s what happened. In my apartment are a […]

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November 10, 2022November 11, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Voicemail Menu Mattresses

My recent move has been a joy. Really. I love everything about my new place. As time goes by, though, I have come across a couple of peas under the mattresses. The first was the difficulty I had in receiving deliveries, but that is now resolved as effectively as possible. Not perfectly, but live-with-able. The […]

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October 28, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Best Fries Ever

Tonight I succeeded it making the best french fries I have ever made. To be fair, I have to qualify that by adding that they were prepared and frozen originally by Western Family, the store brand at my local grocery store. I must also explain my claim to french frying brilliance by adding that I […]

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October 7, 2022October 6, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Making Sense of Flat Pack Instructions

I like puzzles. I like jigsaws, crosswords, cryptic puzzles, and even the New York Times Thursday Rebus puzzle. Well, maybe not that last one. But mostly I enjoy solving puzzles because I know that there is an answer just waiting to be found. Until today. Today I came across the impossible Jysk Ersmark dining chair […]

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October 5, 2022October 4, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Wordless Wednesday 5 October 2022

August 14, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Things Behaving Properly

A few days ago I noticed two ducks in the marina and I wondered what type of duck they were. Accordingly, I spent some time Googling “grey duck” and coming up empty. Yesterday, I decided to take some pictures and do a reverse image search. In the photos they look more brown than grey, so […]

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August 12, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Mast Envy

As I look out over the marina, I cannot help noticing that there seems to be some mast envy going on. I’m sure there is a practical reason for this, but some masts are definitely much bigger than others. Not that it matters, right?

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August 8, 2022August 9, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Figuring Out Deliveries

I had assumed that the security panel at the front gate could be linked to my phone so that I could buzz people in. When I asked my landlord about it, he confessed to not knowing how it worked and then chatted with another resident who happened to be nearby about outdated names on the […]

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July 25, 2022July 25, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Thanks for Nothing, Ted Lasso

When I moved in here on 10th, I thought I was being clever in arranging for the cable company to hook me up with TV and internet on the same day. I wasn’t clever enough, however, to realize that the technician would need access to the condo complex’s mechanical room. That requires a key that […]

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July 16, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Five O’Clock Boats

You know what it is like when you visit a different country or culture, even if you speak the same language, there is so much you don’t understand? It is a moment, or a month, of realization that you are an outsider. When I first immigrated to Canada, I was bewildered by much that was […]

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July 11, 2022July 11, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Moving Day W(h)ine

White wine has helped to soften the rough edges of moving from Edmonton, Alberta to Nanaimo, British Columbia. It was one heck of a two-day journey. Actually to be fair, the scenery was magnificent, and the vehicles (a U-Haul truck and my aging car) performed brilliantly. The trouble we had was entirely down to Rogers […]

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June 26, 2022June 26, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Let Me Move You

We thought Roe v Wade was fixed in stone, but we were wrong. Clearly, it was only pencilled in. Today, though, I discovered something that does seem to be eternally fixed, and I doubt that even the US Supreme Court can change it. The Google logo and search bar are deliberately placed just slightly above […]

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May 18, 2022May 17, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Wordless Wednesday 17 May 2022

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Learning to Speak Robot

This week I have been trying, multiple times, to change the address and phone number on my Bank of America account. You’d think that would be fairly straightforward, wouldn’t you? First I tried to make the changes online, but could not enter any edited data. So, I tried the chat line. The chat person was […]

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April 20, 2022Snowbird of Paradise

Wordless Wednesday 20 April 2022

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