We often choose to go out to Vancouver Island for our dog/catsitting holidays...especially in the winter. For one thing, it's cheaper and easier to travel within Canada and there's a direct flight from Edmonton. The weather is a factor too. The temps are above zero, and though there is rain, we have found it to … Continue reading Victoria Vacation →

We had dreams in our heads and ants in our pants Inspired by lyrics of Garth Brooks’ ‘The Dance’ We packed up the Westie, we cranked up the tunes We traversed the prairie, we camped in the dunes We hiked in the mountains, the Rockies were ours We basked in the campfire and a sky … Continue reading Travels with Dave →

I am writing this for my friend’s birthday, which is coming up soon. But the word ‘friend’ hardly describes her adequately. This person has been in my life since day one, and she means so much to me. Linda is my friend. She and her parents, Bert and Ann, and her siblings Muriel and Fred … Continue reading My Gem Friend →

Once upon a time, I was a braless sixties child, a champion of the sexual revolution; now, I do not recognize this prudish old lady in the mirror who is questioning what this world is coming to. Everywhere I turn, I am bombarded with boobs, assaulted with ass cheeks, peppered with profanity. On TV, listening … Continue reading From Here to Depravity →