Posts Tagged ‘Calgary’
- In: Books | guest posts
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I have had a wonderful summer being interviewed and guest posting for many amazing blog sites. This is a fun interview with Amanda on a virtual radio station. Pop over and have a read, I know you will love this clever way of introducing a character, thanks to Craig Boyack.
Welcome all you research junkies, and skeptical paranormal fans. You’ve landed on Lisa Burton Radio, the only show that brings you characters from the books you love. I’m your host, Lisa the robot girl, and my very special guest today is Amanda Jane Ross. She’s only twelve, so let’s make her feel welcome. “Hi, Amanda. Thanks for being on the show today.”
“Hi, Lisa!! I’m totally excited about being on your show. But I am a little nervous as I’ve never been on the radio before.”
“My bio says you hail from Calgary, Canada. That’s a pretty interesting place. What can you tell us about it?”
“Well, it is famous for The Calgary Stampede. I am in grade six and attend Guy Weadick Elementary. Did you know the school is named after a cowboy who started the Calgary Stampede? I used to think it was a pretty boring place as nothing…
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- In: Christmas | History | People
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My good friend, Sheila MacArthur, hosted me while I was in Calgary and drove me to my events and family visits. We had some time to spare between appointments and she treated me to a visit to the Lougheed House, a local historic site and museum.
Since it was the beginning of December the house was all decked out for Christmas, as it would have been in Victorian times. What a treat to be transported back to the time of Lady Isabella Lougheed and Sir James Lougheed. It felt very Downton Abbeyish.
This 14,000 square-foot sandstone prairie mansion, built in 1891 for the Lougheed family, was the political and social hub of fast-growing Calgary until 1938. The Lougheeds were among Calgary’s most influential citizens. They entertained many notable guests in this house including Princess Patricia, Edward, The Prince of Wales, Stanely Baldwin and Price Erik of Denmark. Their grandson, Peter Lougheed, served as the Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985.
The house sparkled with 16 decorated Christmas trees, thousands of lights, holly draped bannisters, candle-lit hearths, ornaments, original stained-glass windows and more. A warm, festive atmosphere was created as the temperatures outside dipped to -25 celsius. Scattered throughout the mansion, furnishings and artifacts from the turn of the 20th century included original objects from the House.
Lovely stained glass windows
I love the birdhouses on this tree.
The dining room was open for lunch. It looked appealing but we had another commitment. Perhaps next time. The spacious gardens are open in the summer for tea or lunch as well.
As you can see, we were very comfortable in the surroundings and were reluctant to go back out into the cold.
A cosy nook to relax with a good book.
I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year full of joy, wonder and adventures!
Time with Family and Friends
Posted on: July 14, 2015
- In: Family | People | Travel
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I just returned from a trip home to Alberta, Canada, where I attended my grandson´s graduation and a large family reunion, visited many friends and relatives and spent quality time with mom, my son and his family. Needless to say I had a wonderful time. I´ll let the pictures tell the story.
Proud Grandma
Proud parents and brother
I did it!
So glad I could be there for this important occasion.
Long time Calgary buddies
Catching up with a childhood friend I haven´t seen for many years
We worked together 35 years ago. Where does the time go?
Dinner with the grandsons
My sweet great granddaughter
With my other sweet great granddaughter at the family reunion
Giving her great great grandmother a ride in the garden
With Mom and her sister at the family reunion
I saw many relatives I hadn´t seen for some time, including my 91 year old great aunt and her husband in Calgary, my dad´s 90 year old brother and my 86 year old great uncle in Medicine Hat. Always good to see them and hear their wonderful stories, some of which I plan to share on this blog.
I´ll write more about the family reunion which deserves its own post.
Flat Ruthie hitched a ride to Alberta where she visited the Bar U Ranch outside of Calgary. She enjoyed her chuckwagon ride and was careful not to fall off.
She went from the frying pan
To a little too close to the fire!
She also got close to some scary dinosaurs at The Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller.
The dinosaurs outside the museum were not quite as scary.
Flat Ruthie looks so small beside this real dinosaur foot. If it stepped on her, she would be even flatter!!
