Monthly Archives: June 2026

I’m, yet again, updating my travel plans. IBM has discontinued my benefits for whatever reason. They’ve also said that I’m not getting severance pay, I’m speaking with a lawyer about that at 7am this morning. I can’t say more about … Continue reading →

I applied for employment insurance on June 4. Last week, I called Service Canada to confirm that I didn’t make any errors on my application as it seemed to be taking a long time and my application was in the … Continue reading →

I followed up, yet again, with the Property Management company about the natural gas coming to my unit, or lack thereof and was told it would be fixed this past week. I wasn’t overly optimistic. On Thursday, I emailed yet … Continue reading →

I’ve written about all of my dogs, I’ve had Apollo for 5.5 months now, it’s time to tell his story. Hera, my German Shepherd passed unexpectedly on October 27, 2025. Twix and I were devastated. There was no warning that … Continue reading →

Calgary’s rainy season is typically sometime towards the end of June through to the middle of July. This year, it started early in June and hasn’t really let us as yet. We had thunderstorms yesterday throughout Southern Alberta. We didn’t … Continue reading →

As I’ve posted, I purchased a natural gas BBQ which was delivered 3 weeks ago now. I still haven’t been able to use it. The building doesn’t allow propane BBQs, not exactly sure why, but, they do have a natural … Continue reading →

For those of you who’ve known me for any length of time know that I move often. I think I have Gypsy blood running through my veins. I’ve never purchased a place because, mainly, if I get tired of living … Continue reading →

Weekends really don’t matter to me at the moment, as I’m retired/not working. Mondays are the same as Saturdays. I don’t think I have anything planned today other than a trip to the dog park with Twix and Apollo. The … Continue reading →

I absolutely love homemade bread. My Mom used to make homemade bread at least weekly when I was a kid. I don’t recall that we ever brought bread from a grocery store. It was amazing. The house would smell like … Continue reading →

As I’ve written, friends from Idaho are visiting during Stampede. They are arriving July 2. We are hitting up the Stampede on July 3, first day of the Stampede. On Saturday, we are going white water rafting. Sunday we head … Continue reading →