Tag Archives: Canada

How to Fake It When You Can’t Make It @ Christmas

Posted on December 13, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Joy to the World (2025) No, this is not a Hallmark movie. The false front of the perfect Christmas dinner with the perfect family is what this film is lampooning. But it’s not funny. It’s not even perfectly pathetic, because … Continue reading →

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A “Reverse Mrs. Doubtfire”? No, Not Really

Posted on December 11, 2025 by cdsmiller17

My Secret Santa (2025) A bit of a fluffy snowflake, this one. The suspension of belief helps, but it also interferes with the enjoyment of the two main stars interacting. (And this was filmed in Kamloops, BC, last February.) To … Continue reading →

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It Didn’t Occur to Me that the Conservatives Would Rebel

Posted on November 7, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Pierre Poilievre’s Leadership is in Trouble When I compared the 2025 Budget with Carney’s birth chart, I neglected to see how it would affect Poilievre. Did he not see that his actions and words were divisive? He didn’t read the … Continue reading →

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A Peek Behind the Curtains

Posted on November 3, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Canada Federal Budget (November 4, 2025) In my dream last night, a shocking image was shown to me, and I won’t go into the intimate details, but I can tell you that whatever happens, a general election may be triggered … Continue reading →

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She’s Always Been One to Dress Up

Posted on October 31, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Katy Perry (October 25, 1984) At least she and Justin Trudeau have that in common. With news cycles distracting us from the usual suspects, we are starting to see pictures of Justin and Katy together as a new couple. Of … Continue reading →

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Here’s Where I Think My Father’s Ashes Ended Up

Posted on October 13, 2025 by cdsmiller17

French River I was going through my family archive of pictures, when I came across three pictures I took in 2007. This one (shown above) is the clearest identifiable photo of the Hwy 69 bridge crossing. This was taken 20 … Continue reading →

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Sixteen Days Before the Sale of Our House Completed

Posted on September 30, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Moving Day (September 29, 2025) We moved out on September 13th. As ‘luck’ would have it, we were there when the new family moved in yesterday @ 4:45 pm. It was strange to witness that change. (Normally, we wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

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We Moved to a Seniors’ Complex, One Week Ago

Posted on September 20, 2025 by cdsmiller17

French River Horizon, 63 Notre Dame St. East, Noelville, ON, P0M 2N0 Our unit number is 303. Our new “Home Sweet Home”.

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When BC, North of Whistler, Stands in for Yosemite

Posted on August 10, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Untamed (2025) We all love a murder mystery, and when beautiful scenery surrounds the events, even better. We’ll be watching the second half of this 6 episode series on Netflix, tonight. So far, so good. The two main stars are … Continue reading →

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I Asked Microsoft Copilot Who cdsmiller17 Is

Posted on July 23, 2025 by cdsmiller17

This is what it said: Pretty good, eh?

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