Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada A warm day, up to 10 degrees I heard. Ice melting, fear we may have big sheets of it tomorrow if it gets cold, from all that melted snow that is now covering everything. The sky has a grey lid on it but to the west there […]

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 (Happy Robbie Burns’ Day!) Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Here’s a picture from earlier this month. This building has had its old painted signage restored, and I love it. You can see it in Inglewood, on 12 Street SE. The signs say: FEEDS Calgary Co-op. Fur Farmers’ Ass’n. Ltd. Custom Mixing, Grinding, […]

Monday, January 24, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Overcast and drippy today, just above freezing Slipped on my own driveway, didn’t fall. Slipped on my friend’s driveway, didn’t fall. Decided before it’s too late I should fix the problem. Stuck my handy trowel into my handy pail of grit and sprinkled the icy areas liberally. […]

Sunday, January 23, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Bright and sunny for much of the day, and a little above zero. I celebrated the good weather by taking the dogs for a walk, one at a time. Rudy and I met up with a little black dog called Muffy who came up to his knees. […]

Friday, January 21, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Warmer today, even a little slushy Central Mountain Air flies to the top and bottom of Alberta and British Columbia, and from side to side as well. Here’s a map of their routes . Ever heard of Rainbow Lake? Fort Nelson? Smithers? Now you know how to get there. […]

Friday, January 21, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Ouch. Pain struck my family and we needed help. Thanks all round, to: Central Mountain Air for such care in the sky and on the ground; Colleagues from work for so much personal support when needed most; Panther Sports Medicine (Bonaventure) for being so accommodating with a […]

Thursday, January 20, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Weather: Grey again, but a lot warmer. Just above freezing, but not drippy.  Bit of a breeze. Tonight, I’ll be making another trip to the airport, this time picking up. The pickupee is in extreme pain, apparently, and unable to walk. My job is to have a […]

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada The weather: not bad.  Warm, sunny, pleasant.  I think it stayed below zero. My friend and I are trying to not go to the same place twice for breakfast. We’re also keeping an eye out for indy breakfast places, but it’s a little harder than you might think […]

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Weather: Sunny, warmer, snowed a bit and it was actually quite bright and sunny and nice when I went out to shovel it.  The snow was light and fluffy, not sticky and wet. We live in a desert.  We need all the water that comes from the […]

Monday, January 17, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Cold today, still in the -20 area. Not enough to feel terrible but enough to want it to be just a little warmer. In Canmore, about 100 km to the west, it’s 3 above. That’s the kind of strange weather we get, thanks to being close to […]

Sunday, January 16, 2010

Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Ever since SouthCentre added comfy chairs and even a TV to watch, waiting for Someone to finish shopping has been pretty painless. Brought a book with me today and it was actually pleasant to sit there reading for a few minutes.

Saturday, January 15, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Weather:  Cold.  The same cold as yesterday, but no snow today. Yesterday we had enough to have to shovel.  It’s still a dry cold.  And no sun, what’s that all about? This is one of those stories I don’t like telling, because it reflects poorly on my […]

Friday, January 14, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Weather: bloody cold but not windy.  And again, it’s a dry cold. It seems a little strange to me to see cats walking around outside when I’m visiting other places, because we don’t allow that here. In Calgary, we’ve had our Cat Bylaw for a few years.  […]

Thursday, January 13, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada On an outing in the NW this morning, even though it was rather cold.  About -22 degrees C. Passed by the corner where we go for dog food. We’re well served for pet supplies in Calgary, with lots of choice of stores, but Fairplay is my favourite. […]

TRFKAN (The Restaurant Formerly Known As Nellie’s) is called The Loop Breakfast House now.  This wasn’t obvious to me, not that it matters since I know where to go: 2015 – 33rd Avenue SW, Calgary. I’ve gone for breakfast (actually more like brunch, it’s a lot of food) about a half-dozen times in the past year, […]

Tuesday, January 11, 2010 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada So cold the emergency brake froze in the on position. Put outside briefly, the dog stood on three legs even when not peeing. I watched from the comfort of a warm room. And it wasn’t even that cold. Only minus 17 C or so. But it’s a […]

Monday, January 10, 2011. Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada It’s still winter.  In fact I think winter is only beginning.  It has its good side, winter does, but today I’m thinking of warmer things. The cloud ceiling is still over us, and the temperature is down around -17 C. Frost feathers starting to decorate our windows. […]

The weather is only scary if you have to drive. The highway east of Calgary was shut down when I woke up this morning, and it sounds like people were stranded, cars in the ditch, people being put up in the little town of Bassano wherever they could find space. The RCMP said they would […]

Friday, January 7, 2011 Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Weather today:  Around freezing and overcast all day.  No sun. There’s lots of choice for Vietnamese food in Calgary.  It’s one of the cheaper lunches, and leaves you full for the rest of the day. My friend was shopping at Best Buy and suggested we meet at […]

Thursday, January 6, 2011. Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Weather today: Beautiful sunny winter day, temperature at mid-day just above freezing. I’m meeting a friend for lunch tomorrow and trying to think of where we should go.  This put me on the track of thinking about coffee and the indy coffee spots I’ve tried around town. […]