Steffin Hill Extension

During my childhood, the longest our family ever lived in one place was from 1957 to 1967 when we lived on Steffin Hill Extension. The house had a large lot and a lovely view of the western Pennsylvania hills. It was while living there that I began writing letters. In this blog I continue the tradition, with irregular updates on my life and times.

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Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Besides being a freelance writer, Ted is a husband, dad, grandpa, and Christian believer. After getting his B.A. in English from Geneva College, he worked as a small town newspaper reporter and then in a variety of other occupations. He and his wife live in Calgary, Alberta.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

So: expected high temp today is 64F and tomorrow...77F! So there. Check it out (insert happy end zone dance here).

I hear a lawn mower going outside as I write this. Earlier today I was using our new, inexpensive push mower to cut some grass myself--a wee bit of it, I should add. The machine needs oiling to reach its potential. In the meanwhile I was just ramming the thing into grass that wasn't all that high. (Works fine on the low stuff.) So I can see it's going to be a fun summer.

Also earlier today I submitted a few more paragraphs on the last article--the one I'd been told was all done. Took me less than an hour to look over some notes and bang it out. Actually enjoyed it (wheeeee, I'm writing...).

AND I went to a Loblaw's Superstore, the closest thing you find in Calgary for food bargains, and was disappointed, on checking the receipt at home, that a couple prices were different on the receipt than they were on the shelf. Injustice! I heard from a semi-insider that unlike in Ontario where prices have to stay the same for a week at a time, or something, here supermarkets are allowed to switch prices around at will. But they have to at least let you know about it, eh? It's probably, again, that they lack people to make all those physical changes, and then in the meanwhile they can merrily rip us off and add to their profit margin.

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