Shipment from Tokyo delivered
We got our household goods from Tokyo delivered this morning. Yesterday we visited the Canadian Customs office to clear our shipment,...
A night in the emergency department
On Sunday evening we were entertaining at home when suddenly a piece of chicken became lodged in my throat and wouldn't budge. I had...
Tour of TRIUMF
Today I had a fascinating tour of the TRIUMF facility here at UBC. TRIUMF is Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear...
2016 Residential Taxes
Today I paid our residential taxes for the year of 2016. It was an unexpected surprise that our taxes were less than we expected compared...
First sunset of Summer 2016
Summer officially arrived this afternoon and we enjoyed a wonderful sunset this evening after more than 16 hours of daylight. Oh, and the...
Day ride to Steveston
After several days of rain and overcast weather I got out for an energetic bike ride today with a friend celebrating his birthday. We...
Coming home to Vancouver
Final approach to YVR on Air Canada this afternoon after a quick overnight trip to Edmonton to see my parents. Feels good to be home.
A morning walk with my father
In Edmonton today and I took a morning walk with my father (age 95) to the nearby Terwillegar Towne Neigbourhood Park where my parents...
Sunday morning bike ride
It was one of those perfect late spring weekends in Vancouver this weekend and Sunday morning was an open invitation for a bike ride. A...