Tag: Small town life

  • Broke down, bought yarn, have to knit

    Broke down, bought yarn, have to knit

    I sent out the letter for February and the moment my sister read it she sent me an email, “buy the yarn”, was all she said. That is how I found myself selecting a pattern and chatting with the lady in the local yarn store.  Our little town called Fish Hoek, has a neighbourhood mall,…

  • Best In The West By A Damsite

    Best In The West By A Damsite

    As I drove into town, I laughed out loud at the town slogan for Bassano, Alberta.  The phrase ‘damn sight’, used as an adverb has the colloquial meaning of ‘a lot; a great deal’. For example, “I’m a damn sight more clever than he is”. This turn of phrase is a blast from my past,…