Monthly Archives: October 2008

Pots and Pans

One thing that my Mom was really concerned about was that I was to have her Revere Ware set of pots and pans. These copper bottom pots were what my Mom used forever. What I didn’t know was that my Dad bought my Mom one pot at a time because he couldn’t afford [...]

-13 in Regina this Morning!

It was really cold in Regina this morning as Doug and I were packing up the car for me to head back to Saskatoon. Ontario folks would cringe at the sound of -13, but remember … it’s a dry cold out here. Southern Ontario -3 days with a breeze would rival any [...]

Shower Head Nozzle Battle

Does this happen to anyone else? We have a lovely new (from last year when I wasn’t here) shower nozzle that has two settings. 1. A pin-point stream which feels like your skin is going to be shredded off your body. OR 2. A lovely gentle stream which gradually waked [...]

Put the Backyard to Bed

It amazing how a big job can actually get done in two hours. Doug got the pond emptied (below half) and took out the pump and spray fountain. I pulled up all the annuals and cut back the rose bushes and other perennials. Now it can snow. I can hardly wait [...]

Happy 51st Birthday, Kristin!

Today is my birthday and Doug surprised me with flowers. I really like flowers. Doug bought all my favourites … gladiolas, snap dragons, baby’s breath, roses and then a bunch more!
I got my long-awaited paper shredder. An extra surpise was a waffle iron. I don’t know how many [...]

Lost and Found

I’m really embarassed that I lost something. I lost all of Tuesday trying to find something that I had misplaced. I emptied drawers and rearranged various shelves looking for something. A treasured item that belonged to someone (a friend) else that I treated haphazardly. I was sick.
I finally phoned Fran in [...]

Packing Up Memories

Vote: Your Favourite Posts

Further to my last post, I was also able to find the top stories. Google Analytics calculate this by the number of visits to a post. I’ve got lots of favourites. How about you? Do you agree with this outcome?
From my point of view, “It all started out so innocently” and [...]

Belated “Happy Anniversary Emerging Kristin”

I forgot to celebrate my first anniversary of writing ‘Emerging Kristin.’ My first real post was on September 6, 2007 and I wrote My Backyard in Regina. For any of you who have been following my blog, you know that I write about my backyard a lot! You have no idea of [...]

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