Little Loft on the Prairie

Photos of Downtown Edmonton - my new home

The McLeod building is a beautiful 1915 building that has avoided various misguided demolition attempts and has now been converted to studio apartments - a truly fabulous place to live - with great neighbours.

Now all the neighbourhood needs is a corner shop.... I never thought I'd be homesick for Spar...

Political Edmonton

This post by Idealistic Pragmatist sums up the political landscape of Edmonton. More on this to follow as part of the great catching up.

I've lived in urban progressive enclaves surrounded by blue seas of Toryness for most of my life - why stop just because I've moved to the other side of the world.

On line - at last...

The blog is back - lengthy shipping, technical difficulties etc. have meant I have been offline for most of my first six months in Canada. But no longer - some catching up to do I think!!

Arrival in Canada

Complete lack of posting due to arrival in Canada and other pressing tasks - more updates soon

Corb Lund & the Hurtin' Albertans

Saw Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans live at The Prom in Bristol - Very Cool

Tomorrow they are playing Glastonbury - hope they've packed their wellies!!

Bath

I currently live here in Bath - for a 2 1/2 weeks longer at any rate. Here is a YouTube video shot by a tourist - glad to see they enjoyed it despite the rain!!

Dispatches

I have just discovered a Canadian equivalent of From Our Own Correspondent - a programme called Dispatches. Worth a listen to get a Canadian perspective on world affairs.