Morning walk around Wreck Beach
My sister and her husband have been visiting us this week. Today, despite the forecast for rain, we walked down to Wreck Beach for a...
Elected to the Strata Council
Tonight was the Annual General Meeting for the strata of our condo building. We are very fortunate to own in a building that is...
Coming home
En route home from Edmonton this afternoon on Air Canada. It was clear on departure until crossing over the Rockies and it suddenly got...
Spago at 20
Today was Spago's 20th birthday. He didn't seem interested in a special celebration but instead the usual long sleep in the morning and...
Love the Library
Shortly after moving to Vancouver I got a library card. It is probably thirty years since I frequented a library in Canada. Over that...
Inflation
I have owned (and used) many bicycle pumps over the years. None of them stayed in service for long and I didn't care. They were simply a...
Homemade Corn Tortillas
Tonight I finally "took the plunge" and made corn tortillas at home after assembling the necessary ingredients and equipment. Central to...
Beginning of autumn
We enjoyed our first summer in Vancouver and the many visitors we were able to share the enjoyment of our home here. Autumn is here now...
Boys' Weekend in Whistler
I spent the weekend in nearby Whistler with three close friends whom I have known since teenage years. A relaxing weekend of good food,...
Spago's Daily Injection- Solo
My wife is in Tokyo this month and left Spago and I to survive on our own. One of his primary medical needs is a daily subcutaneously...
