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• In from the cold – Calgary’s year-round Indoor Farmers Markets

  By Tracy Elizabeth on October 28, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  Today’s weather was still on the chilly side, but much better than a week ago; however,  I decided to stay warm and visited three of our year-round indoor farmers markets, which are only opened from Thursday to Sunday. The first… Read More ›

• How do you celebrate Halloween?

  By Tracy Elizabeth on October 27, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  As I stare out the window my eyes wander over to our Halloween decorations, which are now covered in snow.   I’ve said it before and I will say it again, I do love the snow, I really do…but I like… Read More ›

• Weekly Photo Challenge – Foreign

  By Tracy Elizabeth on October 26, 2012 • ( 5 )

  

• Our photo journey of the 10,000 km road trip to NYC…

  By Tracy Elizabeth on October 25, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  As stated earlier, I’m either spending my time researching Calgary, or researching road trips.  Today I have decided to post some random pictures (just because I couldn’t post all 1200)  of our Calgary, Alberta to New York City road trip….please enjoy!… Read More ›

• Do your windows come alive like ours…?

  By Tracy Elizabeth on October 24, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  I love to window shop – I mean that literally, because actual shopping drives me crazy.  I have a hard time accepting “big-box-stores”, because to me they seem impersonal and lack character.   The idea of me driving across the city… Read More ›

• Weekly Photo Challenge – Silhouette

  By Tracy Elizabeth on October 23, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

• I see a squirrel…….!!!

  By Tracy Elizabeth on October 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Well of course we had to bring Chester!! For  our photographic tour this evening we decided to bring along our furry little side-kick Chester…he didn’t care that it was cold and snowing…he just wanted to find squirrels!   This picture was along Salisbury Avenue SE. … Read More ›

• Sleeping in a bed of snow…

  By Tracy Elizabeth on October 22, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  I have to admit it, I love the snow!  Sorry, but it’s true! Okay, so it’s not even Halloween and the weatherman is bracing us for 5 – 10 cm of snow this evening…  To tell you the truth, I… Read More ›

• A teenager, an I-Pod, and the City of Calgary…

  By Tracy Elizabeth on October 21, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

• Casablanca – Calgary Style….

  By Tracy Elizabeth on October 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Remember that fateful day, not too long ago when it seemed that all franchised “Video stores” (that term already seems “retro”) closed shop, never to reopen again.  Suddenly, people like myself didn’t know if they should sell their DVD players… Read More ›