/blog/gentleben4/?pid=f7780 ---- Life in Canada from an American's point of view. /blog/7380/post_130819.html?pid=f7780&m= .....Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year........GB Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:58:51 -0800 /blog/7380/post_130819.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_130642.html?pid=f7780&m= Results for December 3rd: The alphabetic subject of the letter "J" turned out to be quite popular. Altogether, there was a total of thirty --- 30 --- submissions this week. And there were several of Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:14:13 -0800 /blog/7380/post_130642.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_130584.html?pid=f7780&m= The following series of photos was taken during the first week of August of 2010 while Sandy and I were on our sightseeing vacation to Alberta, Canada. These photos were of some of the highlights we Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:35:55 -0800 /blog/7380/post_130584.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_130391.html?pid=f7780&m= Subject for December 3rd: Hi everyone. I hope all our American friends had an excellent Thanksgiving celebration. We celebrated ours on Canada's Thanksgiving Day, back in October. Since we missed A Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:09:19 -0800 /blog/7380/post_130391.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_130371.html?pid=f7780&m= Gettin' Ready for the Holidays[image]Holiday decorations are going up around the swimming pool area today. Photo by:Mike Graham (a.k.a. Gentleben4) Sat, 27 Nov 2010 07:00:41 -0800 /blog/7380/post_130371.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_130321.html?pid=f7780&m= First Signs of Winter[image]This is the first in a series of photos I intend to shoot from my courtyard window over the next year.......shades of Jimmy Stewart, eh? It is snowing throughout the grea Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:59:23 -0800 /blog/7380/post_130321.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_130277.html?pid=f7780&m= Hi folks. Last year about this time I received a note from HoneyB, suggesting I write a post about buying a digital camera, particularly in light of the fact that the holiday gift buying season is upo Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:33:15 -0800 /blog/7380/post_130277.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_130111.html?pid=f7780&m= Results for November 19th: Even though participation this week was down a bit, the entries we did have were generally very humorous and tongue-in-cheek. I certainly got a lot of laughs out of the sub Sat, 20 Nov 2010 09:40:25 -0800 /blog/7380/post_130111.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_130095.html?pid=f7780&m= Hi Nanna.......I gave it a try. See if this will work for you. You may have a large original file to use....if so, email it to me and I'll do my best. Hope you like the results. Mike[image]Photo T Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:04:22 -0800 /blog/7380/post_130095.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_130063.html?pid=f7780&m= Procrastinated Project -- Ceiling Fixtures[image]When we moved into our new condo here in Richmond, BC., the area of the living room which had once been a formal dining room was ideal as a TV room for Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:32:01 -0800 /blog/7380/post_130063.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_129850.html?pid=f7780&m= Results for November 12th: From the look of things, this week's Foto Friday was very popular; everything from your favorite "scratch" recipe to handbuilt outbuildings, furniture, and mementos. In tot Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:03:53 -0800 /blog/7380/post_129850.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_129801.html?pid=f7780&m= Gazebo Project[image]Sandy and I moved into our beautiful Nova Scotia home in the spring of 2003. During that year we came to the conclusion that unless we wanted to be eaten alive by black flies dur Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:46:38 -0800 /blog/7380/post_129801.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_129741.html?pid=f7780&m= To all veterans, no matter where: My thanks to you for your selfless service to your country, and I pray that you enjoy a peaceful and restful day.Mike Graham, U.S. Navy (Retired) Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:29:24 -0800 /blog/7380/post_129741.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_129559.html?pid=f7780&m= Granville Island Indoor Market[image]Photo by:Mike Graham (a.k.a. Gentleben4) Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:54:16 -0800 /blog/7380/post_129559.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_129553.html?pid=f7780&m= Results for November 5th: The Letter "I" turned out to be a very popular subject this week, and we saw a lot of originality in the entries -- everything from "If" to crossed "I"s. Altogether, thirty Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:21:17 -0800 /blog/7380/post_129553.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_129536.html?pid=f7780&m= English Bay Inukshuk[image]This is a repost due to issues with the first posting:The Inuit nation is basically made up of the indigenous peoples of North America's circumpolar region. Once called Esk Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:05:11 -0800 /blog/7380/post_129536.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_129186.html?pid=f7780&m= Results for October 29th: OK, no cigar for the old man this week. Participation was a bit down, but the submissions were lots of fun. In total, twenty one -- 21 -- submitters posted twenty two -- 22 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 09:08:02 -0800 /blog/7380/post_129186.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_129131.html?pid=f7780&m= [image]I took these photos yesterday, 28 October, out on the east end of town in truck farming country. It appears to me as if there will be a few leftover pumpkins after Halloween.....all the better Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:21:38 -0800 /blog/7380/post_129131.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_129093.html?pid=f7780&m= Linus Greets the Great Pumpkin[image]Don't forget tomorrow is Foto Friday, and the theme for this week is "Halloween". Be sure and Boooooo there!!Image Courtesy of:Wikipedia Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:39:23 -0800 /blog/7380/post_129093.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/7380/post_128851.html?pid=f7780&m= Results for October 22nd: Hi there folks! While this week was somewhat quieter than the previous two, participation for "Workstations" was quite spirited, and there were lots of excellent narratives Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:45:32 -0800 /blog/7380/post_128851.html?pid=f7780&m=