Good grief!  How did it get to be the 22nd of July already?!  The last week was total chaos, though there's certainly nothing new about that!  All week long, I had been wanting to get the 9-Banger out of its storage-trailer and get it ready for the parade on Saturday, but I was so busy all week that it was Thursday evening before I was able to ( Read more... )

    We got hit with one incredible storm last night.  It started around 8pm or so, with just some dark clouds, and a bit of lightning and thunder.  Nothing much, just a normal ho-hum summer thunderstorm.  Then things got bad, fast... I had seen the dark clouds and heard the thunder, so I hustled things that I couldn't leave outdoors back into ( Read more... )

Candidates in municipal election

26         A person is qualified to be nominated as a candidate in a municipal election

and to hold office as mayor or councillor of a municipality if the person:

(a)        in the case of a municipality other than a resort village:

(i)         on the day of the election, ( Read more... )

     People love to complain about the weather, and I'm definitely no exception!  While the temperature this evening was just perfect, the temperature throughout the day was unbearably hot!  Naturally, this is the reason that Murphey would arrange for a customer to bring in a large Zero-Turn mower; Too big to bring into the shade and cool of the ( Read more... )

In a word, AMAZING!!!

Here's the link of Google's street-level view of my old house in Calgary.

Here's the link to the Bowling Alley (Wildhorse Bowling) in Shaunavon.

And here's the farm!   This would have been last summer, as you can see the swather in the front of the yard!

The technology is amazing, though not perfect.  I can't get a clear ( Read more... )

Tonight was the local Chamber of Commerce 2010 kick-off meeting and social event.  Time to meet your fellow Chamber members, hobnob, and so forth.  It was an enjoyable and informative evening, with a wonderful meal catered by one of our local eateries.  The regional development board is very excited about the prospects for 2010; Years ago, ( Read more... )

Although  ( Read more... )

Well, today was THE DAY!!

The day trixstir  and I opened the doors on our new business, the Wildhorse Bowling & Entertainment Centre.  We were scheduled to open at 10am, but we had people lining up outside before the doors were even open!  By 10:30am, the place was packed!!   Quite a few people arrived expecting to pay, but were quite happy to be told that ( Read more... )