July 7th, 2012 Ann and I had a lunch for Dad’s 95th birthday at Newlands Golf Club in Langley. Grandpa is getting older every year and these birthdays are becoming ever more important. It is a beautiful setting for a luncheon and the buffet is excellent. Mom and Dad...
Last Sunday, 22 June, Susan and I took dinner out to Mom and Dad’s. Ann brought salad and wine. The treat was that Flynn, Keiko and the girls joined us and Keiko brought desert. We had a really great visit! I think Mom really enjoyed the girls. It has been a long time...
What, you are asking, is VR796. Well, if you don’t know, go stand in the corner till recess! Everyone knows that de Havilland Mosquitos were all given a manufacture number by which they are identified. Grandpa flew MM590, a Mk. 13 Mosquito in 1944. VR796 is a Mk. 35...
For Mother’s Day Susan, Ann and I took Mother and Dad out to Adrian’s at the Airport for dinner. It is getting pretty difficult for them to get around but they enjoy getting out. We brought Mom red roses and a neat card with singing hamsters (really!) to wish her a...
Today I have begun to post pictures and pages from Grandpa Bill’s Journal and log books he kept for me during his war. The pictures I am finding where I can to illustrate the text. October 14, 1942 is the date on page 1. A long time ago. Everyone in the family should...
I’m starting a new project. Like most of my plans, it will take forever but a journey of 1,000 mile begins with a single step. I want to publish all of Grandpa’s logs from the war so that you can all have a copy. These books make great reading. It is real history and...