Seen and Heard in Edmonton

And we’re back. I confess I enjoyed the time off, but I missed seeing what all of these people were up to. (I did peek occasionally, but that was purely recreational.)

Looking back

• Andrea Beça says “good riddance” to 2015 with an insightful post on what she learned from her photo-a-day project.
• Chris LaBossiere returns to the blogosphere with a number of reflections, including some on what it was like to run for office and lose.
• I can’t ignore Fish Griwkowsky’s daily blog project, torture device and redemption machine, The Minimalist Game.
• Elizabeth Withey’s year of wearing one dress comes to a triumphant end, but not before one last fling on New Year’s Eve.
• Sandy Joe Karpetz kicks off her new Wore Stories feature with the story of her mother’s New Year’s Eve dress from 1972.
• Adina J. shares her favourite outfits of 2015 (and, by the way, she wrote a book!)
• Laura Frey writes about reading in the most entertaining way, and her 2015 year in review is no exception. (Stats here.)
• Matt Bowes does an inventory of the movies, books, TV shows, video games and board games he consumed last year.
• Lindy Pratch graphs her reading stats from 2015 — boy, did she read a lot! (Fun post on picture books, too)
• Chris Tse looks at what 2015 taught him about the ever-changing nature of the fitness business.
• Sharon Yeo finds some interesting patterns and trends as she examines the year in food.
• Julie recalls her seven favourite kitchen adventures of 2015.
• Jennifer Rollins looks back at her personal victories of 2015.
• Mack Male chronicles  Edmonton’s 2015 and rounds up all of the other looking-back posts he can find.

Looking ahead

• The Wanderer shared some leaders’ resolutions for the city, (and was kind enough to include mine).
• Trent Wilkie reflects on what it has meant to be adopted and what it means now that he is a father.
• Sally Neal is planning to blog her way through Good and Cheap, Leanne Brown’s groundbreaking cookbook.
• Tracey Sawatzky is keeping a jar of reminders about the little things that make her year along the way.
• Lori Godin lays out her resolutions for 2016, with an eye to more experiences and less stuff.
• David Climenhaga sets some goals for the Alberta government.
• Deb Merriam shares how the lessons learned from the first Edmonton Resilience Festival  will applied at the next one.
• An act of kindness turns things around for Brandon Schatz.

Just looking

• Rhonda Krause captures some glorious shots of the Golden Pavilion in Japan.
• Linda Hoang explores the Ice Castle at Hawrelak Park and offers tips for making the most of your visit.
• Fun fact: Champion curler Hec Gervais’s third, Ron Anton, was my high school principal. Always a hoot to come across his name on Vintage Edmonton.
• Jody Bailey eulogizes a pair of shoes that went through a lot.
• #YEG Music Magazine starts a regular roundup of local music news. I clicked on a lot of those links — well done!

And tasting

• Jacquie Lycka shares a delicious-sounding and easy-enough-for-even-me recipe for cinnamon apple baked oatmeal.
• These apple and pecan overnight oats from Lori Godin look yummy and easy, too.
• What’s up with the oats this week? Breakfast Club YEG’s Rachael mentions them, too, in a comprehensive post on porridge.

Quite a bit, but I’ve been away for awhile, so indulge me. There are way more posts waiting for you at ShareEdmonton. If you like Flipboard, me too — see my picks on my magazine.

Seen and Heard in Edmonton is on Facebook now to spread the word even further and help nurture those serendipitous connections that I love. Your likes will get the blogposts above in front of more people.

In case you were used to seeing this roundup on Mondays, here’s the new schedule:

• Mondays: Podcast
• Tuesdays: Blog roundup
• Wednesdays: Podcast roundup
• Thursdays: Newsletter

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