lmoe : MyBlogHer Profile

More >
sorry for the double posting...anyone know where the 'delete post' key may be found?

Recent Posts

More >

Get Stuffed...in a good way.

11/21/11 9:31am by lmoe
  • 0
  • Sparkle (
    )
     

We’re a month ahead of the U.S. in our Thanksgiving Day. Most Americans are aware of this but confused as to the reason why. It’s because our harvest is earlier. Yes, that is the only reason. It is a government legislated holiday. On January 31, 1957 Parliament proclaimed: "A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed... to be observed on the second Monday in October."  Read more >

Remembering is more than just one day

11/10/11 8:37am by lmoe
  • 0
  • Sparkle (
    )
     

(I wrote this for the Esquimalt News in 2002 for the week after Remembrance Day...the photos at the end are mine, added to this post)The poppies are put away; the rain has set in for good; Canadian Tire money is stronger then the Looney and Christmas music pounds from every store. Remembrance Day provided a long weekend in more ways then one.  Read more >

Poor Wee Thing – a trip down a blind alley off memory lane

10/12/11 8:39am by lmoe
  • 2
  • Sparkle (
    )
     

 It surely paints a few more grey hairs on the picture of my head to admit to remembering this movie. Toss in a few more for hearing the music intro to “The Wonderful World of Disney” and seeing my family gathered around our tv set to watch.  Read more >

Life Lessons #4: Not all politicians are crooks

10/4/11 8:46am by lmoe
  • 1
  • Sparkle (
    )
     

As a matter of fact the vast majority of people who run for public office are decent, hard working people. Believe it or not, if you are a crook there are a lot of easier ways to earn your ill-gotten gains – dentistry springs to mind.  I worked in the office of a provincial cabinet minister way in those distant times when the natural born rulers of B. C., the Social Credit Party, still roamed the halls of the Legislature. While our politics didn’t exactly match, I did find myself respecting the man I worked for and the office he represented.   Read more >

Recent Activity

No Activity!

Recent Comments

More >

Sites

Sudden Alarm of Donkeys

narrative essays on life

Sugar Beat 1

A family with Diabetes. We would rather have a puppy.

Baba's Beach Podcast

A storytelling podcast about life on Vancouver Island

Information

Full Name
Maureen Blaseckie
Member Since
January 2011
About Me: 

Built for comfort, not speed. I've been writing and knocking about for as long as I can remember. 

lmoe's Followers

More >

 

Conferences


BlogHer '12

The BlogHer Annual Conference is heading back to New York City on August 2-4, 2012! Join thousands of other bloggers, writing on every topic under the sun, for 3 days of learning, networking, and fun. Register today!

Learn more about BlogHer conferences.

Subscribe to our newsletters.
Follow our RSS feed.