Mid-June saw the first full reunion for my mother’s siblings, their mother, their spouses, most of the cousins, and all the grandkids. Altogether there were 24 of us on Friday evening. It was the first time I had seen any of my maternal extended family since 1999/2000. In fact it was the first time I … [Read more…]
I’m involved in a lot of stuff. A lot. So I haven’t been a mental state to articulate thoughts on my experiences in Africa, recent beer tasting, cohousing activities, educational philosophy, political musings, musical tastes, and Christian thought. At least not on this blog. I have been in conversation about all of these things on … [Read more…]
Amber drops me off at Calgary airport with some kisses. I am tagged for chemical testing before entering security (gotta be the goatee). No chemicals have made contact with me. Eat home made donuts Amber packed in my laptop bag. Read about what I can learn from the poor. At the gate I overhear a … [Read more…]
We are giving up hour 1200 square foot (plus 600 sq ft unfinished basement) townhouse. In fact we’ve already given it up in that we are renting it out. Our family of 4 is renting half of another house with another family of 4 who has the other half of the house – worthy of … [Read more…]
Last night we moved into a rental home in the community of Varsity in Calgary. It’s probably the easiest move I’ve done – lots of time to pack and load the truck, great help, and plenty of time to unpack. We are on a path to downsizing/simplifying – I’ll be blogging about that soon. Since … [Read more…]
I am invited to run the marathon by my sisters who run the half-marathon. I fly into Vancouver on May 4th and pick up our racing packages at the convention centre and then spend a couple days in Squamish with both my sisters and their lovely families. Even though I take a couple melatonin tablets … [Read more…]
Yesterday, during my 32 km run, I passed through the Bowmont Park Natural Area. The multitude of crocuses, the panoramic view of the Bow River and the Rockies, and the recent arrival of warm weather prompted me to get my family out for a picnic after church. Amber prepared some yummy vittles and we parked … [Read more…]
What a great evening! We had 37 people come out the evening of March 3rd to the world premiere of my second feature length documentary. People from various parts of my life (long time friends, cohousing, church, work) and a few strangers who came with some friends filled the seats at 7 pm. Blaise and … [Read more…]
Appalachian Trail, USA (on foot) I’ve been planning to do this 6 month hike with my son as his rite of passage into manhood since before he was born. I will have to take a spring semester off in 2018, fly Blaise and myself out to Georgia and start walking north 3,507 km along the peaks … [Read more…]
We attended a birthday party at a bowling alley for one of the boys in our cohousing group. It was the first time our children have been bowling and it won’t be the last! Both kids loved it! The kids had the gutter guards put up so the adults had to bowl in a separate … [Read more…]