tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post1155526102019212834..comments2023-10-12T06:15:43.466-07:00Comments on grannyfiddler-northofsanity: the true north, strong and freegfidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-56621212075070248112008-09-29T15:02:00.000-07:002008-09-29T15:02:00.000-07:00gary ;0) that's me... gfidwink. it really is a ...gary ;0) that's me... gfidwink. it really is a wonderful place, this world we live in. ... pity we're in such a hurry to make it inhosptiable to most life forms - including our own.gfidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-55837593043052686342008-09-29T08:10:00.000-07:002008-09-29T08:10:00.000-07:00Very nice! You have a good eye for the world and p...Very nice! You have a good eye for the world and people around you. And it winks well too...Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148485566444804108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-87960724474344451372008-09-24T12:10:00.000-07:002008-09-24T12:10:00.000-07:00lindsay - thanks! the autobiography of canadian p...lindsay - thanks! the autobiography of canadian painter, a.y. jackson i've just read may have had some influence in the picture's style and subject. yes, there's still a lot of untouched wilderness.... so much that we seem to think it's limitless, and give it no value... so we can afford to waste it. <BR/><BR/>claire - that's it exactly. kindred spirits in the immediate neighborhood are few and far between. fortunately for my sanity there's a vibrant, thinking, responsible blog community that shares my belieifs and keeps my feet on good solid organic gardening dirt. thanks for that.gfidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-41098230663249020062008-09-24T01:05:00.000-07:002008-09-24T01:05:00.000-07:00theres people who prefer their 'toys and money' th...theres people who prefer their 'toys and money' the world over. I'm considered weird because I know what 'food in season' means and don't just head of to the supermarket for it.clairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-46719062126502794712008-09-23T00:46:00.000-07:002008-09-23T00:46:00.000-07:00A memorable photo! From what you have said it seem...A memorable photo! <BR/><BR/>From what you have said it seems to me Alberta is like a microcism of the world; a vibrant emerging minority intent on sustainability overwhelmed by a rapacious will to subdue the earth and have dominion over it, whatever the cost. <BR/><BR/>Even so for the most part it seems to be a beautiful immense pristine wilderness, with a good spirit of community. <BR/><BR/>Best wisheslindsaylobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774918551798647046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-78793261767228566412008-09-22T12:12:00.000-07:002008-09-22T12:12:00.000-07:00it's all in your point of view, Zee ;0)it's all in your point of view, Zee ;0)gfidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-15156171779128067812008-09-21T15:31:00.000-07:002008-09-21T15:31:00.000-07:00Where does west becomes east, and north becomes so...Where does west becomes east, and north becomes south?<BR/>Excellent description GF!Zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046472160770720576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-75137684226776335872008-09-18T12:16:00.000-07:002008-09-18T12:16:00.000-07:00su - i've just spent the lunch hour listening to a...su - i've just spent the lunch hour listening to a bunch of redneck women with more money than sense talk about their toys. didn't have much to contribute to the conversation, and got chilly glances when i ventured a comment. so, to come back to my desk and be called erudite, by vous has redeemed the day. many thanks for that, and to hell with 'em. my days at this job are numbered. bring on the ReStore!!!gfidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-79816500293075134032008-09-17T17:53:00.000-07:002008-09-17T17:53:00.000-07:00If that's a rant it's a very erudite one which I e...If that's a rant it's a very erudite one which I enjoyed a lot. There always was a problem with a percentage of Canadians being more like northern Americans than most folks here imagine as typical Canuck. The US is a very large neighbour (I do it too just to spite 'spell check') and I think people tend to have personalities and lifestyles that reflect their region rather than their nationality. Some days I'm very much in favor of the Balkanization of the US so people can develop a deeper understanding of what their land means to them. Cascadia is a thought experiment about a country that would extend from northern California all the way through BC and parts of Alberta to encompass the Rockies, the Cascades and the Pacific shore. It would be very easy to imagine a Great Plains area too.. but maybe I'm just rambling. It won't happen unless something really catastrophic comes along and I'd prefer not to contemplate that. I've lived east and west in both countries and New England does have a lot in common with the Maritimes so I was just extrapolating. One of these days my husband and I may move back to Canada - likely NS to be closer to our son in Providence but only time will tell. Your post was wonderful and I hope you didn't mind writing it because I was being facetious about what a truly strong and talented woman like you could teach the Governor of Alaska.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the lesson. The scarf was mailed this morning and I'll look forward to a picture of you wearing it soon. Stay cozy.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.com