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Kaziah Hancock: Artist paints portraits in honor of fallen soldiers.

Published May 28, 2013 | By cjblythe

Portrait of Dale Panchot by Kaziah Hancock.

This video is actually quite old, but I saw it for the first time today. It – and the artist, Kaziah Hancock – are amazing!

She paints, frames, and ships the portraits of her ‘friends’ and ‘buddies’ to their grieving families, as with… Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Charity, Consumer, death, Family, Kids, Marriage, Military, Mom Stuff, News, Photography, Relationships, Safety, Television, Videos, War | Tagged artist, Compassion project, Dale Panchot, families, Iraq War, Kaziah Hancock, military, paintings, portraits, soldier, war | Leave a comment

I hate fishing and camping, but the men in my life are to blame.

Published February 15, 2013 | By cjblythe

I noticed this post my daughter put on her Facebook page, and it reminded me of all of the drama and trials surrounding fishing, hunting and camping that caused me to not like any of them as I grew up.

Who’s to blame? The men in my life! My darling,… Continue reading →

Posted in Camping, Canadian Forces, Entertainment, Family, Fishing, Hints, Humor, Hunting, Kids, Marriage, Military, Mom Stuff, Nature, Relationships, Tips, Travel | Tagged addict, boys, british columbia, camping, canada, cat, dog, family, fishing, girls, home, hunting, military, mom, pets, spouse, storm, trout fishing, weather, wife | Leave a comment

New Memorial Unveiled at 8 Wing Trenton Commemorating Repatriated Soldiers

Published November 10, 2012 | By cjblythe

For those of you who don’t understand the significance of repatriation, it is the process for and formal ceremony involved in returning the remains of a soldier who died while deployed to their country and families.

Mark having been in the military for 21 years, we lived in Trenton for… Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Forces, Career, Charity, death, Employment, Family, Finances, Health, Kids, Marriage, Military, News, Politics, Relationships, Reviews, Videos | Tagged 8 Wing Trenton, Bain Park, Bain Park Memorial, benefits, casualties, ceremony, Highway of Heroes, marriage, memorial, military, mom, pension, Remembrance Day, statue, unveiling, veterans | Leave a comment

Lots to Learn About Our Mystery Bayonet

Published March 25, 2012 | By cjblythe

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Mark spent a few hours on the internet researching our bayonet. He quickly realized he would need to see through the rust and corrosion to read the marks and stamps.

After checking, we realized that we had to be very careful about how we handled it, but everything we… Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Forces, Collectables, Family, Military, War, Weapons | Tagged 1888 pattern mk 1 bayonet, bayonet, Collectables, Collecting, military, Military Collectables, Restoration, Vintage Weapons, war, Weapon restoration, Weapons, WWI | Leave a comment

Stuart Explores his Papa’s Legacy

Published March 19, 2012 | By cjblythe

My father, Gerard Ronald Joseph Turmaine (Papa) passed away a few years ago.

While he was alive, he was notorious for disappearing for hours every time he went out to run errands. We knew him well enough to know that he had been stopping at yard and garage sales, bringing… Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Forces, Family, Household, Kids, Military, Mom Stuff, Teenagers, Travel | Tagged bayonet, british columbia, Canadian, Canadian military, Comox, Long Lee P1888 bayonet, military, mom, stu, teenagers, Vancouver Island, war, weapon, world war II, WWII | Leave a comment

“Mayday” Program on CBC’s Fifth Estate Was Worth Watching

Published October 1, 2011 | By cjblythe

As I had suspected, “Mayday” was mostly concerned with the statistics surrounding search and rescue missions at sea on the Atlantic Coast. “At sea” rescues are quite prevalent on the Atlantic coast due to the large presence of the fishing industry.

I somewhat expected a ‘slam’ of the search and… Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Forces, death, Family, Health, Military, News, Politicians, Politics, Reviews, Safety, Search and Rescue, Videos, Weather | Tagged Atlantic Ocean, canada, career, death, injury, Mayday, military, Newfoundland, news, north Atlantic, Nova Scotia, sea rescue, search and rescue | Leave a comment

“Mayday” on CBC’s Fifth Estate to Air Tonight

Published September 30, 2011 | By cjblythe

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The CBC’s Fifth Estate will be airing “Mayday” tonight, an ‘expose’ on the status of the Canadian Search and Rescue network.

I was alerted to this broadcast tonight on CBC via Facebook by a good friend who has worked in Atlantic Search and… Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Career, Family, Household, Military, Mom Stuff, News, Photos, Reviews, Tips, Videos | Tagged Atlantic Ocean, canada, career, death, injury, Mayday, military, Newfoundland, news, north Atlantic, Nova Scotia, sea rescue, search and rescue | Leave a comment

Osama Bin Laden is Dead!

Published May 2, 2011 | By cjblythe

Oh yes, he is!!!

The thought of celebrating someone’s death makes me uncomfortable. But in this case, it is so justified.

I was one of many military wives after that time who had to manage the home front while my husband was deployed overseas on a tour. He served one… Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Family, Kids, Mom Stuff | Tagged 9-11, 9-11 survivors, 911, 911 survivors, afghanistan tour, brighter future, british columbia, Canadian military, Canadian service, closure, death of Osama Bin Laden, military, military deployment, military forces, military service, military wives, minions, mom, osama bin laden, Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, overseas deployment, overseas tour, personal reasons, security forces, survivors, terrorist attack, world trade center | Leave a comment

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