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Jul 2, 20239 min read
June - Nope, July 2023
It is a cool and very wet Sunday, with a heavy rainfall warning in effect. We have had about 30mm of rain since Saturday evening, and...
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May 28, 20234 min read
End of May 2023
Not really too much to talk about this week. Weather was generally cool to cold, with Tuesday only getting up to 8. Not much incentive...
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May 21, 202311 min read
Mid May 2023
It has almost been a month since the last blog update. Strangely, it doesn't seem that long or that much has happened. After a few days...
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Apr 23, 202310 min read
End of April 2023
Congratulations Christine! She has completed her thesis project, with a public presentation last Thursday, marking the end of her 4 year...
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Apr 8, 20236 min read
Happy Easter 2023
We are finally getting some nice weather. It almost makes you think that spring might actually be coming. Hopefully the rapid change...
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Apr 2, 20237 min read
April 2023
Not much going on here the last couple weeks. Marie and I have been dealing with stomach bugs that have really slowed us down. In my...
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Mar 19, 20237 min read
Mid March 2023
Marie's trip to Calgary lasted longer than she expected. Her original plans were to leave Sunday the 4th and return Thursday the 9th. ...
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Mar 5, 20235 min read
First week of March 2023
It is early on a cold, bright Sunday morning. I was up at 4:45 am to say goodbye to Christine as she headed back to Ottawa. Marie took...
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Feb 26, 20236 min read
End of February 2023
It has been brutally cold for the last week, and Marie and I basically just hunkered down, unwilling to go outside. We had a power...
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Feb 22, 20239 min read
My Dad
My Dad passed away February 3, 2023. His health began to fail at the end of summer last year, resulting in hospital visits in October and...
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Feb 19, 20237 min read
Mid February
My father passed away Feb 3. I am thankful I had the opportunity to share his final days, sitting by his bedside and holding his hand. ...
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Jan 28, 20235 min read
End of January
I will start by wishing happy birthday to the boys. Unbelieveabely, they turned 22 on January 23. Marie was able to celebrate with...
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Jan 8, 20236 min read
Another January
A milestone birthday this year as I turned 60 last Tuesday. It didn't feel any different from any other day, but it will take some time...
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Jan 1, 20237 min read
Happy New Year
Happy New Year everyone! I wish continued happiness, success and good health for everyone. It was wonderful to have the kids home for...
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Dec 18, 20222 min read
Merry Christmas and happy new year
Merry Christmas and happy new year. I expect this will be the final blog of the year. All the kids are coming home, so I expect the...
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Dec 11, 202210 min read
Beginning of December
It is late Saturday morning. Marie is at the Quilting Guild's Christmas brunch and quilting bee so I am on puppy duty. Not much...
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Nov 27, 20228 min read
November 28
Snowing like the dickens today. Probably 3 - 5 cm last night. Forecast is for 10 -15 cm today and 5 - 10 cm tomorrow. Will have to...
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Nov 20, 202211 min read
November 20
The biggest news of the week was easily the Saturday arrival of Ember. We made a day trip to Edmonton to pick her up, a seven week old...
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Nov 13, 20225 min read
Mid November
Wow, it's been three weeks since the last blog entry. It has certainly been a busy three weeks, so there hasn't been a lot of modelling....
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Oct 23, 20225 min read
Late October
It's apparently 24C in Ottawa today. It's 2.4C (note the decimal) in Fort McMurray. We got a dusting of snow last night, vs the dump...
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