2008
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Butt Inserts?
December 23, 2008 by Gail
Posted in Mobile Blogging | 5 Comments
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First Official Weekend of Winter
December 22, 2008 by Gail
Like the houseguest that shows up far too early at a party and cuts in on the prepping time by getting in the way instead of helping, Winter is officially here.
I’m very glad I finished my flying for the year because I’d probably be stuck in an airport somewhere right now, wondering when I would ever reach my destination. But I’d still love it if it stopped snowing for about a week so I could take Xena to the vet for her annual physical and so I can drive without incident to the cottage up north. I like winter driving about as much as the cats like going to the vet.
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Brunch Chez Cora’s
December 20, 2008 by Gail
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Comfort Food
December 19, 2008 by Gail
Last night I was in need of some comfort food, and since Helma’s hearty German cooking is 800 snowy kilometres away and I needed something spicy to keep me warm, I opted for my usual #412 (chicken and lemongrass with chili) at Xe Lua on Spadina Avenue.
What is YOUR winter comfort food? (If your local winter is cold, that is.)
Posted in Food + Drink | 3 Comments
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Bereavement Research
December 19, 2008 by Gail
By coincidence, on Wednesday I received the research report from the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands) in which I was a participant during 2007 to study bereavement and writing. I completed three questionnaires, three months apart starting in January, and I wrote five homework assignments, the last of which was completed in late September. It was a more involving study compared to the one I completed for the University of Saskatchewan in 2006, which was two questionnaires six months apart.
I skimmed through the University of Utrecht report and the findings were very interesting — to me, at least — because I was able to read the responses from other participants. I sent an email to my contact at the university asking if I could share the report with others who may benefit from the research, but I haven’t heard back yet.
Posted in Loss, Widowhood | 4 Comments
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Toronto is a snowglobe today
December 19, 2008 by Gail
It’s been pretty blizzard-like for most of today. Yesterday it was like that in Calgary, the day before that it was Vancouver.
In this photo you can’t tell, but it’s blowing snow.
Posted in The Great Outdoors, Toronto, Videoclips | 1 Comment
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In Loving Memory
December 18, 2008 by Gail
David L. Fielding
May 30, 1967 – December 18, 2005I stopped by my local hospital, St. Joseph’s Health Centre (Toronto), on the way home last night and spent some time in the chapel around the time that I said goodbye to David at Mercy Hospice in Scranton, Pennsylvania, three years ago. He passed away at 1:15am on December 18, 2005.
This photo is part of a set I shot while in the chapel. (I’ll add the rest of the photos in the set later.) If St. Joe’s had a hospice I would’ve been there, but the chapel was quiet and peaceful. It was what I needed.
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Posted in Loss | 6 Comments
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More Sunsets From Crescent Beach, BC
December 17, 2008 by Gail
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Ho Ho Ho Snow
December 17, 2008 by Gail
Taken while I was warming up my car for the snow-filled drive home from a late dinner Tuesday night. I got home about 1am, and thankfully there weren’t many cars around at that time because I had to drive fairly slowly.
I was out meeting some people for the first time, people I’m going to be sharing a lakeside cottage with for a few days north of the city. What? An Ontario cottage? Me? The same person who makes fun of Torontonians and their cottage talk? Sheesh, I can hear the British Columbians calling me an Ontarian now, joining the ranks of those Toronto city-dwellers who invade the rest of the province on the weekends and clog up the freeways on Fridays and Sundays. I’m turning into a cliche!
The “cabin” (I can’t even say “cottage” anymore) isn’t a rustic one, it’s modern and new and even has a dishwasher, which is more than I can say for my own apartment. It accommodates up to eight people, and so far there are seven of us including me — I met three of the six others tonight — and we’re looking for an eighth person to come along. It’ll be fun! I’m going to lug ALL my camera equipment on this trip and see if I can shoot long exposures of stars streaking across the country sky. You might even see a shot of me in snowshoes!
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Treadmill Cats
December 16, 2008 by Gail
Xena and Beano would NEVER indulge me like this…
Posted in Critters + Creatures, Videoclips | 1 Comment
