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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.

Trying to get some outside time

It has been extremely hard to get out in the woods this winter. Too much ice. This is a great example of that, everything was just 100% ice. We didn't stay out too long and just did some light exploring.

Something else is that it seems like its been a …

Horses with Blankets

I took the toddler for a stroller nap today and wandered by the Halifax Lancers paddock to see if there were any horses around.