It’s a little difficult to read, but, the following is the link to a pdf file of a brochure I recently picked up about Winnipeg.  It’s essentially a list of a 100 interesting people, places and things that have put our fair city on the map.
If you need a 100 more book-related reasons to consider [...]

If I ever had to spend any time in a cave I’m sure one of the things that would make it uncomfortable, besides the dampness,  would be worrying if a bat was about to land in my hair.   I don’t like mice. Bats are mice-like creatures with wings.  So, I don’t like bats. Even on my [...]

When a teacher friend of mine was wondering out loud which classic children’s books he should introduce to his students, we realized we listed a number of the same books as childhood favourites.  While I at first found this surprising based on the difference in our ages, it became obvious that truly good books stand the test of time, especially when you consider [...]

Problems with our internet kept us off and on-line for a few days.  When it was more off than on, I spent some time reading and re-watching the DVD version of NBC’s The Office.  If you aren’t familiar with this U.S. version of the British series, you can find out more here.  One of my [...]

A friend recently celebrated her birthday, and, although I won’t disclose here which birthday it was, the event was special enough that her husband decided to rent a place, hire a band and celebrate in style.  The location of choice was the Academy Bar and Eatery in Winnipeg, and, the band of choice, The Dust Poets, [...]