The first shop I noticed when arriving in Dillon over two months ago was the Gun, Gifts, Toys and Souvenir shop. It has a wooden exterior and a name which strikes me as both comical and terrifying at the same time. These items being sold alongside each other is most bizarre. Following this, I saw... Continue Reading →
Just trying out some new career options. Maybe I should start a fitness YouTube channel. It could be quiet fun. https://youtu.be/lffsPJkrMhM However, not really sure I have the stamina for it. Think I'll stick to hydrology for now. Studying rivers is more my thing.
The one and only cinema in Dillon was showing Martian today, so we went along to see it. For Dillon, I was pleasantly surprised that their cinema was up to scratch even if it was too old fashioned to use tickets. The theatre was a respectable size and the audio and screen quality were good... Continue Reading →
Growing up in a busy city, with strangers all around it has been ingrained in me not to talk to anyone I do not know. I have now been living in the countryside just over two months and I still get alarmed when the passerby smiles at me, waves or worse yet talks to me.... Continue Reading →
The dictionary definition of restoration is, ‘the action of returning something to a former condition’. This in theory is pretty straight forward. For example, fixing up an old bike would involve cleaning it, replacing any broken parts and giving it a lick of paint. The idea of restoration seems paramount to society. It is courteous... Continue Reading →
Don't you think this lake is a beautiful, natural wonder? I did at first too. Until I discovered that it had been poisoned with rhodium, explaining the green colour. The chemical is white but was dyed green to track it's dispersal. The reasoning behind the poisoning was to kill all the fish in the lake.... Continue Reading →
Today, Dillon's Episcopal church held their Sunday service in honour of their pets. The church was established in 1881 and had a small congregation of about 20 people, 8 dogs, 1 parrot, 1 cat and 5 horses. The service was quiet an experience as you can imagine. It kicked off as you would expect with... Continue Reading →
I thought Dillon was a small remote town but today we went to Wise River - a town in the middle of nowhere. Wise River was so minute, I would barely classify it as a town. It had a post office and one tiny store to grab a few groceries in and a couple of... Continue Reading →
When it's rainy and grey outside what better thing to do than learn Bollywood dancing. Today sukhin has kindly leant me her beautiful Indian dress and has been training me up on traditional Indian dancing. https://youtu.be/9gQjvJyuKr8 This song is about a man (Sukhin) who is asking out a girl (me) who is not interested. She is... Continue Reading →
Last night we went to see a production of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. It was a four character play and was done very well. It was set in St Louis in the south. At first it was hard to work out what accents the actors were trying to imitate but a quick Wikipedia... Continue Reading →
We are going on a bear hunt 