by Flynn | Jun 8, 2015
Did you know that there is wine grown in the lower mainland: wine that is not bad at all? Neither did I. And how I found this out is an interesting story I think you will enjoy. Joe and Christina belong to the Circolo Abruzzese, which is a club for people from the...
by Flynn | Feb 20, 2015
Palm Springs 2015 Susan suffers in the winter: her Italian blood craves the sunshine. So I promised her that this winter we would go south, somewhere. It was she who was talking with our friends Benito and Adele. They have a house in Palm Springs and they invited us...
by Flynn | Dec 23, 2014
Christmas concerts can be a chore for parents: we want to see our child perform but the other kids are not so interesting. Well, I came across quite an exception to that observation. David asked me to go to Cynthia’s Christmas Concert at his Church which I was happy...
by Flynn | Dec 22, 2014
It is Christmas time again and time for another annual get together. We were at Kate and Colin’s house this year again and everyone brought something for the table. In fact, the feast looked pretty fine! Sean and Shiela were in Mexico as usual, and Holly is in Spain...
by Flynn | Dec 17, 2014
It all began with a book. Wayne Ralph travelled and interviewed and then wrote a book of stories about average men caught up in the air war of 73 years ago. Dad was one of the people he wrote about in Aces, Warriors and Wingmen. Anyway, when the French Government...
by Flynn | Oct 27, 2014
We are told by Wikipedia that The Legion of Honour, or in full “the National Order of the Legion of Honour” (French: Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur) is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte on 19 May 1802. The Order is the highest decoration in...
by Flynn | Oct 10, 2014
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...
by Flynn | Aug 20, 2014
Every year Susan and I try to thank all of our friends for their hospitality through the year by having a summer BBQ. It usually falls around Susan’s birthday and this year it was on Sunday, the 17th of August. And, best of all, the “Big Tomato” was manning the grill!...
by Flynn | Jul 14, 2014
Every year Bosa Foods has a Customer Appreciation Day. I did an earlier article on this which you can find here. Last year and this DJ Joe has provided the music for this outdoor party. It is a nice day: sausage in a bun, pop, coffee and music. The Bosa building on...
by Flynn | Jun 30, 2014
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...
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