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2011 Were Simpler Times

The view from the MacDonald Building in the summer of 2011.

I took this from the balconey of a friend's apartment over a few beer and prior to a friendly poker game.

Little did I know that 11 years later the social structures would be failing because we thought letting …

First false spring of the year

Every year we have a couple false springs, those couple of days where the weather is warm, the snow is melting and you think maybe it won't be that bad.

Well, we are going to get a couple more snows, but remember the flowers are on their way.

The apple …

A quick wander around the city this weekend

It was a very chilly wander around town, but I wanted to get a feel for what the low information crowd was up to. As you can see in the photos below I did come across a couple of them, but I was very happy to NOT to see many …

Work Travel Photo Dump

Back in the "before time" I spent a lot of time on the road and visiting places around North America and this is where I'm dumping photos as I find them.

Over time I will add some context, but that's not today.

We made Sliders

The rolls weren't that great as rolls, but they made great buns for sliders.

Oat Cakes from Whycocomagh Fire Hall

I love oatcakes. I ate them a lot growing up, they were always around and on the plate when it was time for tea.

For the last while this has been my go-to recipe, and like I mentioned a couple days ago, the recipes assume a lot. I have made …

Duck Army Building

There was a decent snow storm and as the temperature came up the snow went from amazing powder to perfect for making a duck army. Even @_jessryan_ thought so.