The Trucker Convoy here in Ottawa and at the Ambassador Bridge and everywhere...
I still think they should just pack up and go quickly and quietly if they are capable of bringing their trucks back into order. If they think we have snow and ice now in Ottawa wait until the bulk of...
View ArticleMore thinking on the Siderfin Book
I added nearly two pages to the Siderfin Book revision yesterday. James Sanders had mentioned a number of items and with modern tools and the internet archive I was able to lift all of those mentions...
View ArticleWalking the dogs
The dogs and I have had a wonderful time out walking in the snow the last little while. The puppy remembers most of the time not to jump on me although she is still light enough that she would not...
View ArticleFriday again and another polar vortex
Today is a thinking day as I work through the Siderfin Book in my mind. Now that I have decided on this massive change to the style, I need to contemplate how to best serve that change in style....
View ArticleThe Olympics - another great olympics
And, amazingly, there is so much going on in Canada that I have forgotten to say that I am also glued to the television watching the Olympics. Canada doing well in their game against Sweden thus far....
View ArticleCongratulations to Premier Doug Ford for declaring this an illegal blockade
My congratulations to Premier Doug Ford; he did very well. So many questions about why it took so long? Do people no longer study our history in school? People have a right to protest in a polite and...
View ArticleBeautiful Day today
What a lovely day to be at the cottage. The lake is frozen solid now and skating is on the agenda except I think I will watch. I have not skated for a very long time and perhaps at 76 I will enjoy...
View ArticleValentine's Day and Loving one's fellow citizens
It would be so very nice on this Valentine's Day if the "Freedom Convoy" would just leave Ottawa. They do not bring freedom only drudgery for the people who live within the smell of their diesel fuel...
View ArticleChurch on You-Tube
Today I celebrated our Church service from yesterday and it is on You-Tube as always. Still closed although most Anglican Churches (and others) are now open for services, the Truck Convoy has...
View ArticleGuaranteed Minimum Income
Reading both sides of the Occupation comments and again does it come down to a Guaranteed Minimum Income ? During the worst of COVID-19 shutdowns money was made available to people CERB I think it was...
View ArticleSiderfin generational study for the revision of James Sanders' book
Yesterday I worked on the first two generations of the Siderfin Family of Luxborough Somerset. It is going to work well to do the revision in this way. It incorporates all of James Sanders' work in...
View ArticleContinuing on the Siderfin book
It would be so interesting to discover where the name John Siderfin was found living in Luxborough in the 1500s and father of William Siderfin who married Wilmot Foster. I have not yet located that...
View ArticleHuge snowfall expected
An interesting twist to the occupation of downtown Ottawa, there is heavy snow expected. I have not been downtown for a very long time and especially since the occupiers came to our city. Apparently...
View ArticleHappy days are coming
Happy to see that Ottawa has turned a corner on the occupation. We will be free and soon I suspect. Plus my Enbridge account is all fixed and life goes on. They were as quick as they said they would be...
View ArticleNext week can not come soon enough
I will be so glad to see the protesters gone. The heavy police presence is reassuring. What world do these protesters leave in? It can not be real time Canada or they would know that what they are...
View ArticleBack to the Siderfin Book
Sunday should see me spend some time on the Siderfin book. Our Church Service on You-Tube is delayed this week. Out today for a walk with the dogs but it was pretty cold out there.
View ArticleAnother wonderful Olympics
Congratulations to Canadian athletes for their performance in the Olympics. Just watching the closing ceremonies. It was strange having the occupation in downtown Ottawa all during the Olympics but...
View ArticleFamily Day in Ontario
Family Day once again and it is a well named holiday in Ontario and four other provinces namely Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. I think when families are close they create an...
View ArticleChurch on You Tube today
Our weekly Church Service will be on YouTube today. The protesters are gone from Parliament Hill. I did support their right to protest but they almost immediately became anarchists as they broke into...
View ArticleWorking on the third generation of the Siderfin Book
As I finish up the third known generation of the Siderfin family in the Siderfin Book I can see that I want to do footnotes rather than endnotes and will now go back and add in that feature to the...
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