Personal – Inside Blumenort

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AI in a box

November 16, 2025November 17, 2025 Jason Toews0Tagged DIY electronics, Dollar Tree case, Ethernet setup, Grok 4, Mr robot, offline AI, OLED screen, Python script, Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi project, RFKill issue, terminal dashboard, TinyLlama, wood box case

I love the scene in Mr. Robot where Elliot gets pushed off the railing by his dad 😂 lol… its not as bad as it sounds – no spoilers but when you find out what really happened, you’ll be shocked… in the end Elliot just wanted his father’s approval – sometimes that is just something […]

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Northern Beauty

November 6, 2025November 21, 2025 Jason Toews0Tagged adult conversation, aurora borealis, backyard view, beta move, Blumenort, Community, family friend, giving the finger, good neighbors, homeowners, Manitoba, neighbors, northern lights, rental housing, sin, skin in the game, spiritual evolution, talk it out, young drivers

We found out from a family friend (thx May!) last night that the northern lights were out and it was gorgeous, the pic is the view from our backyard. I love the sense of community present in Blumenort… I’m not a fan of rental housing, everybody has to live somewhere – but I feel the […]

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Family

October 30, 2025November 21, 2025 Jason Toews0Tagged apology, dark past, faith journey, family history, heaven, helping others, lineage, making amends, new creation in Christ, protector role, reunion in heaven, unconditional love

They say you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your family. I didn’t meet or see my bio father until I was 50 years old – he was in jail when I was born… in regards to my bio mother – I only saw her once or twice perhaps while she held me. […]

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Small Town Living

October 30, 2025November 21, 2025 Jason Toews0Tagged Arcade Games, Blumenort, Blumenort Community Church, Burying Parents, Childhood Memories, Community, Dairy Capital, DOS, Emotional Walls, Family Loss, Floppy Disks, Gravel Pit, Greasy Spoon, Grief, Grunthal, Hometown Grill, Introversion, Looking Out For Each Other, Manitoba, Nostalgia, Optimism, Payloader, Rural Life, Small Town Living, Small Town Values

I grew up just outside Grunthal, so I’m used to living in (or near) a small town. As I get older, I don’t think I’d have it any other way. Small towns are beautiful – the image on this post is from the edge of town. I’m not a relationship person the way some people […]

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Summer is over :(

October 26, 2025November 21, 2025 Jason Toews0

Hi, It feels like our summer was really short… it was so smokey for such a long time in the beginning of summer that we really didn’t get to enjoy the outside as much as we normally do. In this picture we are enjoying Blumenort Fun & Fair days – once of the best days […]