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Middle of February 2024

It's the family day long weekend. Which doesn't really mean much when you are retired. Everyone is in Calgary this weekend. Marie went...

Feb 18, 202413 min read

February 2024

This weekend marks one year since my father passed away. I miss him. You may have noticed that the blog updates have been getting less...

Feb 4, 20245 min read

Happy New Year 2024

Happy new year everyone! We had a wonderful Christmas. Daniel and Christine drove up on the 23rd, while Nicholas flew in on the 28th...

Jan 14, 20245 min read

Start of December 2023

This blog has been a while in creation. The title started as mid-November, changing to late November, and then start of December. Just...

Dec 10, 202312 min read

Early November 2023

It doesn't feel like much has happened since the last post. Got our first true snow, so the shovels had to come out. Put the winter tires...

Nov 5, 20237 min read

End of October 2023

It has been pretty quiet the last few weeks. Marie was down in Calgary, right after Thanksgiving, to help her mom with some medical...

Oct 22, 202310 min read

Thanksgiving 2023

Happy thanksgiving! It's our first thanksgiving alone as empty nesters, without kids, for at least 25 years. Christine and Daniel are...

Oct 8, 202310 min read

End of September

Marie and I went to Calgary last, primarily to move Christine and Michelle into their new apartments. We boarded the dogs at the breeder...

Sep 24, 20238 min read

September

It is a beautiful, warm, sunny Sunday afternoon. The kind of afternoon where you sit on the deck to write the blog. I tweaked a nerve...

Sep 10, 20235 min read

August

Well, it has been a while since the last post. The house is strangely quiet today, the first time in several months. Nicholas headed...

Aug 27, 20238 min read

Third week of July 2023

It is a hot, somewhat smoky Sunday. The thermometer says it is 25C but it sure feels a lot warmer. Walking the dogs around noon had...

Jul 23, 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...

Jul 2, 20239 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...

May 28, 20234 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...

May 21, 202311 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...

Apr 23, 202310 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...

Apr 8, 20236 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...

Apr 2, 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. ...

Mar 19, 20237 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...

Mar 5, 20235 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...

Feb 26, 20236 min read

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