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Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is here this coming Monday, and, once again, considering all the madness in the wider world, we realize we’ve so much to be thankful for.

Autumnal Western Canada

For us, Thanksgiving happens to (almost) mark the anniversary of when we first moved to Canada, and, as always, we’re increasingly thankful with each year that passes to live where we do.

Particularly happy this year because Junior is able to celebrate with us – she’s in town and, no doubt, really, really hoping there’ll be pumpkin pie.

Early fall happiness

Ok, scratch that last part – Junior knows good food, so no pumpkin pie here! Yup, I’ll say it again, at the risk of an angry mob (pumpkin farmers?) armed with pitchforks running us out of Canada – we’re not having pumpkin pie this year (or ever!) Nope, not since our first Thanksgiving taught us that lesson, one we will never forget, that pumpkins are for soup or carving, but not pie! If you’re wondering, it will be apple pie at PlaidCamper Towers…

Pairs well with fall, winter, pie, PlaidCampers…

Thanks for reading, Happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Canada Day (soon!)

It’s Canada Day next week (Wednesday) and, as always, I’m so happy this is my home. I’ve said it before, and that won’t stop me from saying it again: Canada is not perfect, but my sense is, as a nation, we are mostly trying to paddle in the right direction (it would need a large canoe, but that’s ok and all are welcome to climb in)…

January
February

The photos chosen this week are one for each month of 2026 so far, in an attempt to share something of the flavour of western Canada. (If you add maple syrup from the eastern side, the flavour improves even more! Maybe throw in a TimBit or two…)

March
April

So, if you’re Canadian and choose to celebrate, have visited Canada, maybe would like to visit one day, or simply like maple syrup and the big outdoors, Happy Canada Day!

May
June

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Sneak preview for July – Stampede starts next Friday!

Lights

More daylight hours are coming as we pass the solstice, and no complaints about that here. That said, winter is probably my favourite season when there’s snow on the ground and nostrils freeze when you breathe in. I know, enjoying that is slightly odd…

Hadn’t even had a beer… maybe try again?
Really liked the lights on this house

Anyway, here are a few photographs to share, mostly of lights and sights we’ve enjoyed in the neighbourhood the past little while.

It might be minus a gazillion degrees, but here’s a warm glow!

Keeping it brief, so I’ll end by wishing you all the very best for the coming year!

“We’re light on our feet!” (photo: Mrs. PC)
Happy New Year, everyone!

Neighbourhood horrors

Honestly, not too many horrors and this won’t be too scary; it’s mostly a collection of some frightful sights we’ve seen around the neighbourhood the past week or two. Many thanks to our neighbours for the fun seasonal scares! (Having downplayed the frights to come at the start of this, a word of warning to those of a sensitive disposition: the final image contains absolute horror, an unspeakable terror, as will become clear if you dare make it that far…)

Headless horror – eek!
Headless plant based horror – eek-o horror?
Pumpkin pie will leave you like this

Are you still here, with a racing heart and slightly sweaty? Ok, here comes the real scare – brace yourself:

I have no words for this one… let’s agree we shall never speak of it again…

Thank for reading, and I hope you have a great Halloween if you choose to celebrate, as well as a great weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is here this coming Monday, and, once again, amongst all the ever increasing madness in the wider world, we’re very aware we’ve so much to be thankful for.

Kananaskis, last weekend

As I’ve written before, thanksgiving weekend more or less marks the anniversary of when we moved to Canada, a move we’ve never once regretted (well, maybe some regret related to my first and probably last slice of pumpkin pie all those years ago, shudder… the horrors of pumpkin pie – apologies to outraged traditionalists – but no, no, never again, I can’t, I just can’t…)

For carving? Yes! For pie? No!

Pumpkin pie aside, each passing year we love where we live more and more. So if you choose to celebrate the coming holiday, happy thanksgiving!

Full foothills fall

Ok, let’s keep it brief this week – there’s an apple pie that needs our attention! The next photograph was also taken last weekend and I think it signals the end of the brief Alberta mountain fall and our current camping season?! More to follow…

No more camping this year?

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Different, but I liked it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Already?! Goodness, the year seems to be racing by…

Thanksgiving this coming Monday, and amongst all the wider madness in the world we’re aware we’ve so much to be thankful for.

Already?!

As I’ve mentioned before, it’s a happy coincidence for us that thanksgiving weekend more or less marks the anniversary of when we moved to Canada, a decision we’ve never once regretted.

Each passing year we love our home more and more. So if you choose to celebrate the coming holiday, happy thanksgiving. If you don’t, here are a few more fall related images from recent weeks!

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Cheers!

Happy Holidays!

Enjoy the season if you choose to celebrate!

We were planning to spend chunks of the long weekend on snowshoes or xc skis, but the strangely warm weather through last weekend – it rained and washed away most of the snow pack – means waiting for fresh snow and the return of proper winter sometime around year end. Here’s hoping…

No snow? Try one of these instead…

In the meantime, we’re fully engaged with mince pies, winter beers and a good book/good movie or two!

Fully engaged

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a great (long) weekend!

Soon, very soon…

Happy Thanksgiving!

By happy coincidence, thanksgiving more or less marks our anniversary for when we moved to Canada, a decision we’ve never once regretted. With each passing year, we love the place we call home more and more – we’ve so much to be thankful for here in Canada!

Live here? Sounds good!

Happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate this holiday!

Home

Keeping it short – we’re heading out to visit friends and family the next little while, with off grid and in the woods cabin time involved, so not too sure if there’ll be anything posted for a week or two or three.

Cabin time? Sounds good!

Thanks for reading and I hope you have a great (long) weekend!