Category Archives: Just Stuff

Do I or Don’t I – How to Decide

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Arlene Pretty

How does a person decide whether to leave work for good, or just take a break? Do you stay for the money, the benefits, the chance for promotion? Do you leave for your health, your family, your sanity? All good … Continue reading →

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Maybe God Wanted us to Meet the Wrong People

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Arlene Pretty

Originally posted Monday, 20 August 2012 I’m not even sure where I got this one, so unfortunately, I can’t give credit where credit is due. It is a very good perspective on people and how they affect us. Maybe God … Continue reading →

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Ed Pretty – Wood Artist

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Arlene Pretty

Originally posted 3 July 2013 Let me introduce you to an outstanding artist, Ed Pretty.  I love his work, all of it, always have and always will.  Unfortunately because the medium he uses was a trade for many years most … Continue reading →

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Three Eleven (3:11) – A Lifelong Connection

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Arlene Pretty

Originally posted Monday, 20 August 2012 I’d almost forgot about this one. We pass my childhood home on a regular basis these days on the way from our house to our favourite local pub. The landscape has changed a little, … Continue reading →

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Driving while Texting an oldie, but a goodie

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Arlene Pretty

And they say that driving while texting is dangerous! How about walking.  I have to share a story from our daughter that she posted on Facebook yesterday. No graphics, no blood and gore, no loss of life, just a simple … Continue reading →

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Bee Stings – What to do

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Arlene Pretty

Originally Posted 11 July 2013 I was out working in the garden today and got stung.  I didn’t even see what it was.  There were no bees, or wasps that I could see in the area.  I’m always very careful … Continue reading →

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Ed Pretty – Woodturner – now at Lee Valley Tools

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Arlene Pretty

Quite some time ago, Ed started instructing for Lee Valley tools in Coquitlam. He isn’t there all the time thankfully, he is after all retired. 🙂 He usually has a few classes every term. There is a 2 day beginner … Continue reading →

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Ed Pretty – Woodturner at The Roundhouse

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Arlene Pretty

Well, as I promised earlier, I would be posting about what Ed’s been up to that has kept him too busy to being doing his own posts. Well they may not be in any specific order, but you’ll be up … Continue reading →

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Woodturning Lessons

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Arlene Pretty

Interested in learning to turn wood, or becoming a “Woodturner.” Contact Ed Pretty in Langley, BC for more information.  Never turned before?  Doesn’t matter.  Turned a bit in high-school and haven’t touched it since?  Doesn’t matter. Turning already, but want … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again!

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Arlene Pretty

Looks like I’m back to blogging and having my very own website! I’ve had a few in the past. The very first one was hacked, so that went bye bye. It was then that I started a free site on … Continue reading →

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