Boundary Bay Airshow 2023

Boundary Bay Airshow 2023

Growing up with my father I learned to love airplanes. Actually I love all kinds of machines. For example, my cameras give me great pleasure to just handle them and use them. They are precision instruments and, when you stop and think about what they do, they are...
Zino and Otiti

Zino and Otiti

It is not very often that Susan and I have an experience that leaves us breathless. But this past Friday that is exactly what happened. We were surprised, charmed, grateful and overwhelmed by the wedding of Zino and Otiti. Many years ago we hosted homestay students...
An Evening with Jimmy

An Evening with Jimmy

An Evening with Jimmy Jimmy and Joe fire up the BBQ on the patio. Before Covid, around 4 years ago, Joe and I went over to Jimmy Ball’s and had a Great Guy’s night talking, watching music videos and drinking some of Jimmy’s wine. Ever since that...
A Walk with Joe

A Walk with Joe

A Walk With Joe Susan and her girlfriends, of which there are many, have a birthday club. They go out for lunch to celebrate each of their birthdays with cake and flowers. This results in several lunches a year during which time I am left alone. It is quality time...
Susan Project July-Aug

Susan Project July-Aug

Here we are at the last section of the Susan Project. When we are finished with this section we will have posted a picture of Susan on Facebook every day for a year and then posted them here on our family website. Going over the pictures I see that my bookkeeping has...
Remembrance Day 2021

Remembrance Day 2021

Today is Remembrance Day and I have been thinking about Mom and Dad. Every year in our house while growing up Remembrance Day was close to a religious holiday for my Dad. He seldom talked about the War and when he did it was usually about the good times: the parties,...