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It Strikes Me as Odd
It strikes me as odd that I should wake up three days in a row, in May, to snow. While I often revel in the idea of living in the Great White North, I do like my spring and summer. … Continue reading
Just Outside my Window
When I was writing yesterday’s blog in which I explained that I do not pay attention to weather forecasts, I managed to peek outside. The sun was out and it looked gorgeous. I didn’t exactly make plans to go bike … Continue reading
Posted in email, ESL, mail, perfect moment, quarantine, snow, teaching, tools, walking, weather, working from home
Tagged ESL, flakes, online teaching, returning something to Amazon, snow, snowflaes, taking a walk, teaching, teaching from home, tools, walking, weather, workshop
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The Child Inside of Me
I had hoped to keep up the momentum of my first ride, but mother nature found ways to keep me from doing this. When I woke up, I discovered that there was a light covering of snow on the ground. … Continue reading
Posted in ESL, nature, online, perfect moment, seasons, snow, Spring, teaching, weather
Tagged cosmic joke, ESL, ESL teaching, immaturity, irony, morning, mother nature, nostalgia, online classes, online teaching, snow, snowball, Spring, teaching, the child inside all of us, weather
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A Little Distraction
While it is hard to find Perfect Moments amid all the doom and gloom, sometimes Mother Nature steps in and shows me the way. I woke this morning to snow gently falling in my neighbourhood. As we are in spring, … Continue reading
Posted in ESL, nature, online, perfect moment, self isolation, snow, social distancing, Spring, students, teaching, winter
Tagged ESL, seasons, snow, social distancing, Spring, students, teaching, teaching online, winter
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Trees at Night
It was a tough teaching day. It seemed to drag on forever and I was feeling pretty tired when I got on the bus to go home. It didn’t help that there was an accident somewhere up the road slowing … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, nature, perfect moment, photography, snow, winter
Tagged beauty, depth, nature, pictures, snow, three dimentional, tree branches, trees, winter
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Ghostly
I have written a lot of posts about walking in the snow. It isn’t surprising since I have to walk to and from transportation links on both ends of my commute. I also don’t mind taking a stroll around town … Continue reading
Posted in driving, perfect moment, seasons, snow, winter
Tagged danger, description, driving, fun, outside, sliding, slippery, snow tires, winter
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The Signs are Everywhere
Today’s Perfect Moment could have been many things today. By the time I sat down to type this, many candidates had already presented themselves. Today, I accomplished quite a few tasks around the house. Though most of them were rather … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, Colombia, cycling, dollar store, Exodus Travels, G Adventures, packing, perfect moment, preparation, procrastination, recommendations, snow, travel, travel tips, travel writing
Tagged blogging, Colombia, Exodus Cycling Trips, facebook, G Adventures, miniature stuff for the airplane, passport, preparation, preparing, recommendations, stamps, travel, trip, writing
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When it’s Winter Outside
The weather forecasters were right for once and we got a ton of snow. It has been coming down all day from late morning until night. While you read this blog Sunday morning, I will have donned my boots and … Continue reading
Posted in adversity, bus, perfect moment, seasons, snow, Viva, weather, winter, YRT
Tagged North York Region, Richmond Hill, seasons, snow, Viva Blue, weather, winter, winter weather, YRT
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A Warm Spell
When I left the house this morning, I was suddenly aware that it wasn’t that cold. I could almost see the snow melting before my eyes. I was a bit confused. You see, for the first time in a long … Continue reading
Posted in perfect moment, seasons, snow, weather, winter
Tagged December, melting, seasons, snow, warm spell, weather, winter
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Nature Moots the Discussion
I witnessed a curious interaction between two of my students. The first said that winter wasn’t so bad. The second answered that it wasn’t the winter he had experienced the previous year. Both students are from warmer climates than this … Continue reading →