The Radisson Zion Museum is a Provincial Treasure

I recently took a short trip from Saskatoon to the town of Radisson, Saskatchewan.  I had traveled through the town before, but had never been too interested in the town's museum - the Radisson Zion Musuem.  I'm not a prairie museum enthusiast because usually I see neater pieces of history just driving around.

This time, however, the museum's owners lured me inside.  And it was incredible.

Privately owned and funded, artifacts fill every room of the old Zion church, and every room took my breath away. One of the owners, a warm and bubbly Barb, said that she, her husband and another partner had amassed and funded the collection, renovated the church, and now run the museum entirely on their own, just because they love doing it.   Their passion shows in every detail.

Just a few of the many photos I couldn't help but take...

Editions des Deux Coqs D'Or Beginning French Books

Editions des Deux Coqs D'Or or "Two Golden Roosters" published many adorable easy French language books before it became Hachette Livre (Paris) in 1991.  I was putting these books in my etsy shop and thought I'd share some of the adorable illustrations.  These books are second printings of books originally published between 1950 and 1960.

Sisters.

My gorgeous sisters, Anna and Becky on the lawn on the grounds of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

My Sister's Baby Girl, Allison Susan

I did a little shoot with my sister and her new baby, Alli, in our hotel room in Minneapolis.  The first image of many...

DIY Homeland Security in the 1950's: How YOU Can Spot a Suitcase A-Bomb

I came across this article in a 1956 edition of Mechanics Illustrated.  A fascinating look at how "homeland security" worked before the time of body scanners and advanced imaging technology.  Click here for the pdf file of the article.

Stampy Goes to Canada in "Stampy's Saskatchewan Adventure"

My son and I made this little slideshow about his favorite (ok, and MY favorite) youtube-r , Stampy. We made Stampy out of wooden blocks, paint and some teeny tiny nails, and we posed him around our house and around town. I love photography and he loves minecraft (ok, I do too) and so we both had fun with this one!

Stampy, we adore you. Thanks for taking us on your epic adventures!

And yeah, Pandaface is me.

The Goslings Have Hatched!

I love living near a pond that, in spring, is home to geese and their new born families.  These guys were born just a week or so ago.