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Grandma To The Rescue!
Today my youngest grandson pointed to his well-worn, well-loved socks. “You can fix these, Grandma,” he said, looking like I could move...
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Nov 28, 20231 min read
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Book Review – PAWS: Priya Puts Herself First
Things seemed to be going fine with the PAWS dog walking group. Mindy, Gabby, Priya have been best friends for years and have now...
joymediayxe
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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Wild Hair Woes
My hair is naturally curly. It has even gotten curlier as I am ‘maturing’! I have always loved my hair and found it easy to manage. Now,...
joymediayxe
Oct 30, 20231 min read
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Time To Put The Yard To Bed
Autumn is a happy and sad time of year. It’s happy because I am already looking forward to snow and Christmas! I like winter and skiing...
joymediayxe
Oct 17, 20231 min read
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Congratulations to Oxbow School!
Oxbow School students won the Tunnels of Moose Jaw Contest! The students receive a free field trip to the Tunnels of Moose Jaw -...
joymediayxe
Oct 11, 20231 min read
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Author Visit to W.H. Ford School
Thank you so much, students of W. H. Ford School in Regina! I had a great visit with you this week. I loved sharing my books and doing...
joymediayxe
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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Book Review - Are You Sarah?
Written by a young Canadian author, this story is an exciting thriller and page-turner! It’s a wonderful summer read. The story is about...
joymediayxe
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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Interesting Sites to See When Touring Saskatchewan
This past long weekend, members of my family and I travelled an hour or so west of Saskatoon to visit two significant tourist sites – The...
joymediayxe
Aug 17, 20231 min read
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Book Review – Stazy and the Magic List by Nancy Hundal
On a weekend visit to her grandmother’s house, Stazy reads out a spell she discovers in an old book and suddenly finds out she is a...
joymediayxe
Aug 8, 20232 min read
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My Books Are Going To Germany!
It is always so exciting to find out readers and friends are taking my books to friends and family around the world. Thank you, Annie,...
joymediayxe
Jul 18, 20231 min read
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Fourth Tunnels Book Coming Soon!
The fourth book in the Moose Jaw Time Travel Series is coming out soon! Tunnels of Tyranny is in its final edits and will be on the way...
joymediayxe
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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Books for Reconciliation
We all have a role in reconciliation. Reading books has helped me better understand the issues and Canada’s collective history and how...
joymediayxe
Jun 25, 20231 min read
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I am a Presenter at the Writer’s Conference June 6th forIndigenous History Month
I am so pleased and excited! I have been asked to be a presenter at the Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation Writer’s Conference for...
joymediayxe
Jun 3, 20231 min read
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Writing These Books Was and Is My Way of Learning About Canada’s Shared Past and Taking a Stand for
I have often been asked why I wrote books about Indigenous characters in Mistasinîy: Buffalo Rubbing Stone, and Skye Bird and the Eagle...
joymediayxe
Jun 1, 20232 min read
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Tribute To Ellen Gaunt
A Wonderful Woman and Role Model for All I went for a facial last week. I began doing this several years ago as a treat for myself. I go...
joymediayxe
Jun 1, 20233 min read
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Elk Ridge Visit
I had never been to Elkridge before. It was a place we drove by on the way to Waskesiu. As you probably know, it is just a few kilometres...
joymediayxe
May 24, 20231 min read
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Author Visit
I love doing author visits and talking about books and writing. Recently, I went to visit a classroom of students who had gone to the...
joymediayxe
May 7, 20231 min read
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Flooring Re-Model!
We had decided, a long time ago, that the carpet in the family room and guest bedroom needed to go. Finally, in January this year, after...
joymediayxe
Apr 27, 20231 min read
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Farewell Winter!
I was leaving my daughter’s farm early one morning to head back home to Saskatoon. The sun was just coming up, as is happening now that...
joymediayxe
Apr 1, 20232 min read
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Call Me Indian: A Book Review
I just finished reading this book for the second time and I’ve enjoyed it again! It is the biography of Fred Sasakamoose, the first...
joymediayxe
Feb 7, 20231 min read
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