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Eggsactly
We were early at the playground to meet friends, so there was time for a short walk around the area. You’ll never guess what we found. It was the free-range chickens that first grabbed our attention, then we saw the vending machine with the eggs. Up close we realized there were more than eggs. In […]
America Votes – Counting The Ballots
As a concession to the pandemic and coronavirus transmission, voters in Canada re allowed to bring their own pencils into the polling station. Americans take note: we use pencils, not voting machines. You should too. The world wonders why the USA couldn’t count all its ballots on election night. Yes, there was a huge turnout […]
When It Is All Over…
I’m writing this shortly after midnight in the eastern US, and there is no winner yet in the American presidential election. There may not be by the time you read this. I have great respect for the Republican party’s ability, as the minority party, to get their supporters to the polls. That is how Donald […]
Making Hay
Something about these bales caught my eye as I walked along the creek that connects the villages of Dottingen and Heitersheim. I’m not sure how they got there – no fields in sight – or where the hay is going, given there don’t seem to be any farms in the immediate area, just vineyards. I […]
A Grain Of Salt
They’ll be counting the votes in the election for President of the United States a week from today. The polls have Joe Biden in a commanding lead. Four years ago at this time the polls had Hillary Clinton ahead – yet Donald Trump won the election. Is that going to happen again? The pollsters say […]
Stir Crazy?!
I had no set itinerary in mind when I left the house – I just knew it was going to be a long walk. I realized it had been six weeks since I left Sulzburg, other than a couple of trips to church and one visit to the doctor for a flu shot. Those were […]
Keep Your Eyes Open
At the best of times there is little to do in the area I live. These days, with so many pandemic-related restrictions, you pretty much can walk or stay at home. Which for me isn’t a problem. I like to walk. Though I admit the trails around Sulzburg, so admired by the tourists (which we […]
Don’t Get Excited!
That parcel isn’t for you. It’s for me. An early Christmas present. I should be excited, but I’m not – because I don’t know where it is. I ordered it online. Amazon of course. Partly because that is what you do these days, but mostly because I wanted it delivered to my home in Ottawa. […]
Logging On
I downloaded this graphic a few years ago, and I thought I had shared it here – but a quick look at old posts didn’t turn it up. So today seemed like a good day. In case you have forgotten what you learned in grade school, two words that sound the same but have different […]
World Teachers’ Day
If you are reading this, it is likely someone taught you to read. Most of us don’t teach ourselves, but learn under the guidance of a teacher. Today is World Teachers’ Day. As the husband of a teacher and the father of another teacher, I can appreciate the difficulty faced by those in the profession, […]
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