Big Boarder was up early. Barrman got his text at 8:15 At Ridge see you at the chair. Barrman left his condo and skied to the bottom of the hill. Blue sky enveloped the alpine, the gleaming sun lit the mountain air. There was fresh snow on the ground and sunshine Read more…
The Bank of Canada announced an interest rate hike – again. When will the madness end? They claim that making things cost more will stop rising inflation. I may not be a genius but that seems backasswards. I guess they think that people will stop spending if they keep upping Read more…
What a strange and wild day it was. On January 20, 2023, almost four thousand people had to make it through a night without all the conveniences of the modern world. The power went out and they had to make do without T.V. and the internet. Many people had no Read more…
It was another day in a winter paradise. We were on our way to go for first tracks when everything stopped. I was opening the garage door and it stopped. My honey was coming out the door when the lights stopped working. It all just came to a crashing halt. Read more…
To My Daughter; Seventeen years. Seventeen years are gone in an instant. They have been wonderful years. You have changed so much and yet remain my little girl. You will always be my little girl even when you are grown up and left the nest. January 12, 2023, you turned Read more…
Barrman and Big Boarder looked into the abyss. At least it seemed like an abyss. All they could see was white. The only other thing they could see was each other. They were at the top of the mountain and the sky touched the ground. It was white and it Read more…
Barrman and Kaydee woke up and began their day at their mountain home. They hoped to look outside and see a fresh layer of snow. Barrman poured himself a coffee and Baileys and Kaydee went to the window. She looked out outside and smiled, “a small dusting of snow. It’s Read more…
Here comes the Kraken. No, not some strange sea monster. Something stranger ye t; a new covid variant. Yes, they are now naming Omicron Covid after a mythical sea creature. I guess XBB1.5 wasn’t enough to scare everyone anymore. So the media announced another variant. the Kraken. Yet the Kraken Read more…
It was a new year, a new month, a new week and a new day. Everything was still much the same as it was twenty-four hours before. Regardless, it was a good reason to look back at what the previous twelve months have been like. We used that time to Read more…
Snow continues to fall on our valley paradise. Some might not think a snow-covered world is a paradise. But paradise it is. Too bad I have to move the snow off the driveway and sidewalks. At least I don’t have a job to go clear it from other people’s driveways Read more…