2018 UBC Grads
This year I volunteered to be a host at the UBC Graduation events and worked at the Alumni Center for three days. The graduation...
Holiday Monday walk in the woods
It is Victoria Day here and the weather has been on and off all weekend. This afternoon we took a walk through the Pacific Spirit Park...
Saturday morning walk
I went for my daily morning walk around the UBC campus where we live. I encountered this friendly squirrel who gladly accepted a peanut...
Local Japanese Izakaya
This evening we headed out for dinner at a nearby Thai restaurant only to discover it was closed. Instead we dropped by a local Japanese...
Morning walk in the snow
We awoke to sunny skies and (slightly) warmer temperatures after the record snowfall yesterday. After breakfast we headed out for a walk...
First time for me at a 100-year old's birthday party
Tonight we attended the 100th birthday party for our neighbor and good friend, Ralph Spitzer who turned 100 last Friday. Pictured with...
Brazilian Christmas Eve
Tonight we were invited by neighbors in UBC to celebrate Christmas Eve with the local Brazilian families. It was a potluck dinner and a...
Still some autumn colors here
During a short walk to a neighborhood store I encountered some lingering autumn colors. #autumn #ubc
Guest speaker at UBC
This morning I spoke to students at the Sauder School of Business at UBC. I was specifically asked to tell them about experiences working...
Autumn colors
The beautiful autumn colors have continued this week against our challenging week with Yoshiko's neck pain. But she is getting better. We...
