Back to work this week after my vacation. It was nice to get a walk down to the river after work one evening. Also managed to fit in lunchtime walks despite busy days in the office.
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Quick escape
Visited friends at their lakeside cottage. They looked after us so well - it was a lovely break during my vacation.
Politics and podcasts
In my office on Parliament Hill, Ottawa in December 2019 I worked in politics for two years from 2019 to 2021 (yeah those pandemic years). I was Chief of Staff for a Member of Parliament in Canada and spent time in Nova Scotia and in Ottawa. Adrian (my husband) used to comment about the fact… Continue reading Politics and podcasts
Yikes!
So showing off the wonderful way people parted for the ambulance reminded me I have a dash cam in my car. This week I dug out some footage to show how truly terrifying rural roads can occasionally be. Even though it was before 7am in the morning, luckily my defensive driving skills were close to… Continue reading Yikes!
Water puppy
It has been a hot Victoria Day holiday today, so we took the dogs along a nearby trail which has a great shallow stream.
Humanity in traffic chaos
I was stuck in the mess that was traffic in Halifax on Thursday when the truck fell off the bridge onto the highway below. It took me 3.5 hours to drive from Bridgewater to Truro. Crawled through Halifax but just as we came across the intersection where the accident occurred an ambulance needed to get… Continue reading Humanity in traffic chaos