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A Leaf to Inspire
My students seemed very anxious about the winter this week. Though I sometimes paint evil pictures of shoulder high snowdrifts and temperatures which come close to absolute zero for students who come from tropical countries, I don’t want them to … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, beauty, fall colours, perfect moment, students, winter
Tagged autumn, fall, fall colors, fall colours, independence, leaf, leaves, spirit, taking your own path
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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
Ramblings
I have a few rambling thoughts before I go to bed. None of them are Today’s Perfect Moment–so if that is what you came for, you could stop reading now, but I sincerely hope that you don’t. On Blogging I … Continue reading
Posted in blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, entertainment, ESL, growing your blog, hobbies, increasing blog traffic, organization, perfect moment, Spring, teaching, TV, weather, winter, YouTube
Tagged bench cookies, entertainment, shop, shop organization, sponsorship, Spring, teaching online, tools, tug of war, view from my window, weather, winter, wookworking, YouTube
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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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Lessons for Travelling
There are two lessons about winter vacations that I have not learned yet. That sounds horrible, but hopefully by writing them down, I will finally learn them. Both of them involve finding stuff. There is also a lesson I learned … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Colombia, G Adventures, hiking, lessons, perfect moment, preparation, sun, travel, travel tips, travel writing, vacation, winter
Tagged blogging, Colombia, food, preparation, sandals, shopping, snacks, sunscreen, travel, travel blogging, travel writing, winter vacation
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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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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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Exploring Stores
Knowing I’ve got to do more walking before I head off on my vacation to Colombia, my girlfriend and I headed out into the cool afternoon. I hadn’t checked the weather forecast and was a bit underdressed, but I was … Continue reading
Posted in contemplation, ethnic food, exercise, food shopping, grocery shopping, Japan, Japanese, perfect moment, seasons, shopping, temperature, walking, winter
Tagged chocolate, cool weather, cups, cute things, deals, exercise, food, grocery stores, Japanese dollar store, mugs, products, shopping, stationery, stroll, sweets, top dollar, walking, winter
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Cyclists Spotted
Despite being December, the day was absolutely gorgeous. The sun was shining and the snow was melting. The birds weren’t singing because they had long ago migrated to warmer climates. It wasn’t balmy, but it was warmer than it had … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, driving, group rides, Newmarket Eagles, perfect moment, Spring, temperature, weather, winter
Tagged bicycle, cycling, December, dressing for the season, driving, equipment, gear, group ride, out for a ride, spotted, spring like, warm weather, winter
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