Ladies, Start your Engines - Prince Albert Daily Herald Swept from the Corners of my Mind..... I drive an aging Jeep TJ. It is a standard with six gears and 4x4 and I love it. Wind and gaps make it so loud that I’ve had “warnings” from my phone that I have things dialed too high, but if I don’t, I can’t hear the

Ladies, Start your Engines


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It’s Not You…Yes. Yes, it is - Prince Albert Daily Herald Swept from the Corners of my Mind.... I think its time to tell CoPilot I just want to be friends. While they have qualities I admire in an AI, the cockles of my heart are just not warming. It would be best to give this relationship different parameters before I become so dependent that problems

It's Not You...Yes. Yes, it is


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You Kiss Like a Hippo! - Prince Albert Daily Herald Swept from the Corners of my Mind.... Last week I kissed a hippopotamus on the chin. While hippos are not currently endangered, they are considered “vulnerable”, so I couldn’t believe I was getting the chance to be up close and personal with one here in Prince Albert, much less have a photo op and get

You Kiss Like a Hippo!


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Promise you a robot - Prince Albert Daily Herald My addiction of the moment is 3D printing. There is something compelling about choosing a file and then tweaking it with colours or size changes, watching it print (or turn into a plate of plastic spaghetti), troubleshooting and then painstakingly removing supports to reveal the results. Despite how that sounds, it IS “oddly mesmerizing” as

Promise you a robot


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Wild goose without a chase - Prince Albert Daily Herald Swept from the corners of my mind... My last job had me on the road a lot, visiting families in the area. One of my clients was a very busy farm Mom with an ill infant. I always admired her positive outlook and the way she managed a large, active family. I figured she could

Wild goose without a chase


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Colourful fun - Prince Albert Daily Herald Swept from the corners of my mind... It may be difficult to imagine if you have only seen my current photo, but I used to enjoy fun accessories. I would wear funky or mismatched earrings, saying, “If you can’t have fun with your ears, what can you have fun with?” I wore fancy felt hats

Colourful fun


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Jingle dress woman Swept from the corners of my mind...Above my desk at work is one of my most treasured possessions. Some call it folk art. Some call it “a kid's project”.  I call it genius.When I taught Adult Upgrading, I met a lot of incredible people.

Jingle dress woman


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Oh, what a night Swept from the corners of my mind...11 pm. I was on the edge of sleep, neither too hot nor too cold. The blanket was comfy. The window was open to appreciate the country stillness. There was a dog or two on the bed but no crowding.

Oh, what a night


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It’s about time Swept from the corners of my mind...I’ve had an awesome summer, and it is not over yet. I never have enough time and/or energy during the school year to do everything on my list.

It’s about time


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The battle of a lifetime Swept from the corners of my mind...I was just a teen. Experimenting with plucking my eyebrows, I removed my glasses, focused the light, and leaned cl

The battle of a lifetime


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A ticklish topic Swept from the corners of my mind...I grew up in Nordale when the worst bugs were mosquitoes and tent caterpillars. I have a deep disgust of insects crawling on my hypersensitive skin, so they bothered me. A lot.

A ticklish topic


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The Shoer and the Politician Swept from the corners of my mind...Considering the recent federal election, I thought I’d share one of my husband’s favourite stories about a brush with politicians.Cecil was a professional farrier (horseshoer) for over 50 years.

The Shoer and the Politician


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Sometimes I wonder … Part I Swept from the corners of my mind...“Everything happens for a reason” they tell me. I don’t agree.“Coincidence is not Causation” is more my slogan. But sometimes, I wonder.

Sometimes I wonder … Part I


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The dream horse Swept from the corners of my mind...Author’s note—This story is based on real events as I recall them. Names have been changed to protect the emba

The dream horse


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Don’t wait for my call Swept from the corners of my mind...I have a love hate relationship with phones. Yes, I love to hate them. It’s an old joke. A bad joke. But still the truth.When I was a kid, I couldn’t remember phone numbers. Total gap.

Don’t wait for my call


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Sisterly Shenanigans Swept From the Corners of my Mind:“Run,” I said, “and I will shoot you!” So she did. So then I did, and she has never forgiven me.Now, let me give you some background. First, I come from a large family.

Sisterly Shenanigans


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Critters Swept from the corners of my mind:My foster sister calls me “Critter Mama”. I was the kid fascinated with any animal I came across. I amassed quite a menagerie growing up, which only expanded when I married a farmer with the same attitude towards pets. Our children weren’t quite as intense, but they both gathered pets as well. At one point I recall having 2 dozen horses, cattle, a donkey, 2 llamas (named

Critters


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Swept from the corners of my mind Cathy Bendle, ColumnistWelcome to Swept From The Corners of My Mind, a compendium of stories, memories, humour and pathos.

Swept from the corners of my mind


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