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Posted in calgary, rugged outdoor manliness on Aug 30th, 2010
The weather this week has certainly been changeable. Tuesday was roasting hot - over 30C I believe. Today it snowed. Admittedly we were 6000′ up in the mountains but it snowed. And it’s still August.
The reason we were out in the mountains in the snow in August was that I wanted to give my new [...]
Posted in calgary on Aug 16th, 2010
So it’s been a busy couple of weeks since my last bloggery. What’s been going on? Let’s see there was that hike, that was nice…
There was that night they predicted that the aurora borealis would be visible over Calgary but no deal because it was cloudy and the lights from downtown Calgary probably don’t [...]
Posted in calgary on Aug 2nd, 2010
I’ve been back in Calgary 3 weeks now and I’m feeling right at home. Although I arrived just at the start of Stampede it rather passed me by in the whirl of moving and settling in. I did get to Stampede by proxy though thanks to the Cotton family arriving in town 3 days after [...]
Posted in calgary on Jul 15th, 2010
Greetings from Canada! I arrived safe and sound on Sunday afternoon and passed through immigration without mishap and into the loving arms of Sara at the arrivals gate. As it’s Stampede time we were also serenaded by a country band so what could be more fitting.
We managed to manhandle my excess baggage into her car [...]
It doesn’t take much effort, the blogging. But it certainly takes more than I’ve been able to spare these last few weeks so apologies for the scarcity of updates. My mental bandwidth has been maxed out with preparations for moving back to Canada, with work, selling my flat and visiting as many people as possible.
Now [...]
Just back from a highly marvellous 2 weeks in Canada. Quality times with Sara, skiing, friends and lots of olympics. Good times indeed. The ski highlight was definitely our day Cat Skiing with Fernie Wilderness Adventures.
Posted in calgary, good times, testify on Oct 30th, 2009
I’ve been meaning to write an epic post reflecting on my time in Calgary and looking to the future but to be honest I’m knackered! Proper cream crackered: physically and emotionally. But my bags are finally packed and I’ve just got some tidying up to do, drop off a few things at the office and [...]
It’s been a hectic month. Here is a potted history:
October began, as it always does, on the 1st. I, unusually, was in Edinburgh celebrating with my best friends the 20 year anniversary of starting at Edinburgh University. As well as the reunion party..
I saw my friend Hermione and her lovely son Zac..
and got to stay [...]
Posted in calgary on Sep 3rd, 2009
In the light of the wonderful adventures I’ve been writing about here recently what I am about to say may make no sense to some people but it’s time to announce I am moving back to Britain in the first week of November.
I can safely say it’s been the hardest decision I’ve ever had to [...]
Well July seems to have passed without much comment here in ateabutnoe-land but in fact it was a pretty jam-packed month. Here is the first in a few catch-up posts
If it’s early July and it’s Calgary then it must be Calgary Stampede time. This year, as well as catching old favourite events like the team [...]