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An Intense Weather Moment
Teaching at home means there is a window to my left. When the students are doing work, I briefly peer out to see what is going on in my neighbourhood. I also keep a lookout for the mailman since I … Continue reading
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Tagged changing weather, dark clouds, ESL, hobby, rain, Spring, storm, teaching, weather, weather forecast, woodworking videos, working from home, YouTube
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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
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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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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
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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 Perfect Day
My day got off to an early start. I had decided that my small backpack was not going to be suitable for the four day hike, so I went and bought another one. Luckily, I had some Canadian Tire money … Continue reading
Posted in airplanes, bus, Canadian, Canadian Tire, Colombia, food, food blogging, G Adventures, perfect moment, travel, travel writing
Tagged 8, air canada rouge, Bogota, Canadian Tire, food, great day, Pearson, weather
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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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An Oasis
I watched the movie Midnight in Paris the other day and in it, the main character was explaining to his fiancée that Paris looked better in the rain. Perhaps he had seen too many prints of Delacroix. I enjoyed the … Continue reading
Posted in bus, commuting, meditation, perfect moment, rain, Viva, walking, weather, YRT
Tagged calm, commuting, fog, meditation, muted streetlights, oasis, Paris, quiet, rain, walking, weather
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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
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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 →