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On the Rivalry Series
On Friday I had the pleasure of attending Rivalry Series Game Six between Team USA and Team Canada in Regina at the Brandt Centre, home of the Regina Pats. If you are a Connor Bedard fan (and there is a good chance you are), this was his WHL team before he was drafted Number One…
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On Hockey Light and Dark
While the “courting” phase continues in the PWHL—brilliantly wrapped, packaged, and delivered to the public—its first test is coming on February 1st. The PWHL will host a three-on-three showcase on NHL All-Star Thursday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Twenty-four players from the six teams, with ten skaters and two goaltenders on each roster, will compete…
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On the PWHL
To say that I’m happy women’s hockey has finally gained the attention of networks and audiences in North America is an understatement. After twenty years of ups and downs with the PHF and NWHL and the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association, the world’s best female players have a “league of their own.” And what a…
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Dear 2023
You were an outstanding year. You gave me Maui. You gave me the Normandy beaches and pristine cemeteries for Canadian soldiers. You gave me an incredible night in Swiftieapolis with my amazing daughters, who introduced me to Taylor Swift’s discography in the most memorable way imaginable. You gave me the gift of kayaking on placid…
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Plotting vs. Pantsing: The School of Hard Knocks
Yes, it’s been a while since my last post. I have been down a rabbit-hole the past few months honing Gabrielle Rouge, which will be available on Kindle December 15th and in print on January 15th. A big WHEW on meeting my goal for completing this sequel to Gabrielle and the Rebels in 2023. Here’s a synopsis: Gabrielle March…
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Tales from the Road: Bikes and Bombers
After two weeks of rumbling up and down sun-baked asphalt, we donned our jackets as a cool wind wafted us home. Still, fourteen days without raingear is divine, and all those opportunities to connect with family and friends—priceless. Here’s an account. After visiting my dad’s sister and cousin in Medicine Hat, our first stop was…
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Summer 2023 Reads Part III
Donna Marie West’s The Mud Man is a masterclass in suspension of disbelief. The premise certainly intrigued me—a Neolithic man, frozen for millennia in a mud cocoon, emerges ALIVE in the 21st century, but I was dubious that West could deliver. However, she does. Page by page, she weaves extensive research, relatable characters, precisely-paced plotting, and a detailed…
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The Joys of Kayaking, Wild Pony Races, and a Writing Frenzy
Tomorrow we will pull out of our camping spot at Kenosee. How I will miss 107 (apart from the sharpness of the elevation and stones). Yesterday I went for my first ever solo kayak—ninety glorious minutes of having placid Little Kenosee all to myself. I opened my Libby app and listened to Hidden Figures by Margot Lee…
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Summer Simply Explained
I can tell you what summer means to me with a few simple formulas. camping + Kenosee = July We moved our 26′ camper (did I say we? I meant to say ‘Randy’) to Moose Mountain Provincial Park on June 30th. We’ve been in and out a bit, but for the most part we are settled in 107…
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Summer 2023 Reads Part II
I’m well-ahead of the game in my 2023 Goodreads Reading Challenge goal of 50 books. (Last year I had an epic fail at getting anywhere close to 65!) Here we go . . . Germy Johnson’s Piano War is my second voyage with Jeremy “Germy” Johnson. Bravo, Alison Lohans for capturing so brilliantly this Middle Grade…
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Swiftieapolis
I don’t really remember my first time at a circus. But that’s what the Taylor Swift concert on June 23rd in Minneapolis felt like. “Swiftieapolis” was Taylor’s largest concert to date and a small glimpse of what is to come—since she will be performing at European soccer stadiums in 2024. Attendance at US Bank Stadium, the Minnesota…
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Farewell to North Van and Diamond Girls
June 6-10, 2023 is in the rearview mirror now, but what a week! I’m deeply sad that I had to turn down being in Ogema for the filming of the Mary Baker/ Heritage Canada vignette, which coincided with my trip to Vancouver. But I wouldn’t have missed Deep Cove Stage Society’s production of #diamondgirls or…
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Maureen Ulrich 