In My World

Who is your hero? Personally, I'm not sure who to pick.  So many brave heroes out there . . . so instead of one hero I think I shall pick a category of heroes.

From the back cover of this outrageously funny book: Author Ira Spector played poker for years with an artificial turkey inseminator, and had after-tennis "prayer meetings" with his pals where they screamed and shouted at each other and solved all the worlds problems in one hour. He was slowly infected with an itch to document the most memorable episodes in the jar of jelly beans that has been his life. He chronicles his story in seventy-one essays and poems which are frank and at times outrageous. His eventful and unusual romps through six continents and eighty one countries, the diversity of his career and the characters he met are amply described in this rich narrative. He talks about: Losing his virginity in a whore house in pre-Castro Havana Barely avoiding a mid-air collision when another airplane flew through his four plane formation. An atheist says a Jewish prayer for the dead with his hand on one of the one hundred skulls wall mounted in a Cambodia...

Beau Dommage was a rock band from Montreal, Quebec, who achieved success in Quebec and France in the 1970s. The group's style included rich vocal harmonies and elements borrowed from folk and country music .  Beau Dommage started in 1972 as an offshoot of the creative association "La Quenouille Bleue". Founders Pierre Huet , Robert Léger and Michel Rivard were joined by Pierre Bertrand, Réal Desrosiers and Marie Michèle Desrosiers (no relation). The group's first album, Beau Dommage , was released in 1974 and broke sales records at the time. The next year, Where did the wedding go? reached Platinum (as awarded by the CRIA before May 1, 2008, 100,000 units) on its first day of sales. The group met with considerable success on its yearly tours of Europe between 1975 and 1978, and also performed on numerous occasions in Quebec and the rest of Canada. The group disbanded in 1978 and reunited in 1984 to perform twice and produce a live album. They reunited one last time in...

What experiences in your life do you wish happened more often?

Did you know that Calgary is the sunniest city in Canada?  It's true.   According to Current Results , southern Alberta and Saskatchewan form the sun belt of Canada. The swath from Calgary, Alberta to Estevan, Saskatchewan boasts over 2375 hours of bright sunshine a year.  Calgary, Alberta  tops the sunniest places in Canada and receives a respectable 2405 hours and 333 days of sunshine a year. Edmonton is also a strong sun spot with 2299 hours and 321 days of sun a year.

 What locations would you fly to for your next vacation if money were no object?

Scrapbooking in Minutes! Looking for a fast way to scrapbook your photos without jeopardizing the aesthetic of your pages?  Craft with Heart™  might be just what you need! Receive scrapbooking kits designed to quickly make two beautiful 12″ x 12″ layouts delivered directly to your door! No more excuses—everyone  can  be a memory keeper! Each kit included in the  Craft with Heart™  program is part of our Cut Above ®  line, which means that all the artwork is pre-designed, including pre-printed base pages and complementary die-cuts and stickers. All you need to bring to the crafting table is a journaling pen, your favorite adhesive, and, of course, your photos! Does this sound too good to be true? Follow along in the video below as we assemble one of the layouts from our May kit! Cut Above ®  kits are an excellent balance of convenience, ease, and creativity, making them an ideal option for crafters of all ages and experience levels. While your page...

Create an Entire Album in Less than 2 Hours! If you’re looking for a quick, easy,  and beautiful  way to scrapbook your photos, then we’ve got just the thing to make that happen! A little while back, we shared a speedy scrapbooking technique that we called the  3-2-1 Formula  to make  10  6″ x 8″ two-page layouts. Since it’s national scrapbooking month, we decided to pair this speedy scrapbooking method with the exclusive  You Are Enough collection  and share with you our gorgeous results! (Click on the individual images to enlarge.) Now, let’s revisit the steps to making this album! As the name implies, this is a formulaic project. That means that you will follow a simple formula to cut all of your patterned paper and then assemble your layouts. As you will see, you will continue to have a lot of creative freedom to add your own flair to each of your pages. No two albums will look the same, unless you make them that way intentionally. Here’s what...