On Amber’s birthday, between a tasty brunch put on by Alanna and an evening of delightful food at a Greek restaurant, we spent part of the afternoon at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary with our friends from Whiskey Jack Cohousing. I wasn’t too keen on the whole thing since it was chilly and I’ve seen birds … [Read more…]
CBC’s Vinyl Cafe presented by Stuart McLean came to Calgary on December 4th. I went with Amber, Mom and Alanna. It was splendid! Mr. Stuart McLean really did well to connect with his eager audience. He gave us three vinyl cafe stories (spiked punch, bicycle, and Stephanie’s books), a story exchange story, and a story … [Read more…]
Today we had fluffy cottonwood snow fall down. I enjoy how the snow outlines everything, brings out the geometry and patterns that exist everywhere.
8.3 Km One Way Five Sets of Lights One Stop Sign Four Left Turns Four Right Turns Five Different Speed Zones I Pass: 7-11. WalMart. Remand Centre. Youth Detention Centre. . . . and . . . Bright pink sunrises that stretch 180° from north to south. Rolling hills covered in wild shrubs and grass … [Read more…]
So, I should say from the get go that Uncle Wolf wasn’t related to me. Everyone just adopted Wolfram as their uncle. I had the privilege of knowing Uncle Wolf while working at Foothills Summer Camp for four summers during my university years. He and his wife Bonnie were the caretakers at the camp and … [Read more…]
Located on the northern end of the Northumberland Strait, Koujibouguac is a gorgeous collection of dunes, beaches, and coastal forest. I hadn’t visited the park since childhood before returning in 2001, probably almost 20 years later, but I could still remember the boardwalks and dunes. This past summer I took my family there (Amber, my … [Read more…]
I got into my car this morning and CBC Radio 2 lit up “. . . this is the most requested song on Radio 2 right now . . .” and the best song I’ve heard in ages faded into huge sound. This is Charlie Winston (sign up for the newsletter and get a free … [Read more…]
All photos courtesy of Chris and Christie, our companions to the show! A couple weeks ago, Amber and I splurged (actually, we splurged back in July when we bought our flights, reserved our hotel, and got tickets off our friend Chris) and flew to Vancouver to see one of our all-time favorite bands perform the … [Read more…]
As you can read in the post above this one, Amber and I travelled sans children (big thanks to Alanna and Kyle) to Vancouver to see U2 perform on October 28. I’ve been to Vancouver a handful of times, most recently this summer when we spent a few hours at the Aquarium. I even lived … [Read more…]
This past summer in New Brunswick, I again had the privilege of visiting my childhood friend’s farm. Jean-Pierre and I were little buddies when we were pre-schoolers because our parents were good friends. Along with my grandmother, he and his family represent for me my origins and a sense of home as they are geographically … [Read more…]