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…]
Co-housing requires consensus, patience and coloured cards BY SHEILA PRATT, EDMONTONJOURNAL.COM NOVEMBER 27, 2011 EDMONTON —When it comes to making group decisions, Zaak Robichaud faced the ultimate challenge — how to get more than a dozen families together to come up with house plans they all liked for a new co-housing project in Calgary. It … [Read more…]
A horrid bug is rampaging through my house of nine. My two sisters are visiting us from out of town with my two nieces and one nephew. I am victim #4. My niece, Abigail threw up repeatedly on Saturday night. Monday afternoon saw two victims: my sister and my daughter. I became violently ill in … [Read more…]
I’m on the cusp of finishing Home Movies Vol. 19 and one of the components I always include is a music montage. I like to use a tune we listened to during that time but that also works (is positive, energetic, etc.). These are my past selections: 2003 Spring in Edmonton: Life is Beautiful (Amy … [Read more…]
While visiting my grandmother (mémère in French) in New Brunswick I had the pleasure of watching TV with her. Because her mobility is limited, she spends all day watching TV, reading, feeding her pets, and sleeping. Aside from some classic sitcoms, most of what is playing on the tube is game shows. Family Feud (way … [Read more…]