My wife and I took a little break from real life over the past 24 hours. We went up to Harrison Hotsprings and stayed in a nice hotel there for one night.
Getaway…
Category Archives: Life
The day to day aspects of life: what is happening around the house and in our family
Happy Anniversary!
Irene and I have been married for 15 years as of today. Having Irene in my life totally changed my perspective on things for the better.
Vacation down the Oregon Coast…
My wife Irene and I went on a vacation together this past week. It was our first vacation as a couple in years: with the animals and so forth, its a real challenge leaving the house for more than a day.
Edmonton: there and back again
I went on a road trip last week, packing my Mom and sister Connie into the car and driving to Edmonton. It was a quick trip, just to spend a day or two visiting my family back there. I took some pictures as we travelled, but of them all I think I might like this one the best…
Spring…
Its spring here. Actually, its been spring for quite a while, but I think my brain just caught up with that fact. I realized it was spring today when I went outside to have a cup of coffee on our patio. It felt nice to have the sun shining on me, so I came back and set up a lounge chair thing. Then I fell asleep outside on the patio…for about an hour. Continue reading Spring…
It needed an oil change, so…
Regulars here will remember last year when I got my new Acura TSX. I was very happy with that car, and with the friendly service I received from my Acura dealer.
But…when I bought my TSX, I really wanted a GPS navigation system. That feature wasn’t available in Canada last year, so I went without it. Well, this year Acura released their new model TL, which now includes a Canadianized GPS navigation system. I made the mistake of looking at one…and did something kinda stupid…
Say hello to my new car: a 2004 Acura TL. My TSX now graces my dealer’s lot, awaiting a new home.
Happy New Year! But what the heck is this white stuff?
Its 2004…and I’m sweating like a horse after the Kentucky Derby. I just spent an hour flexing my manly muscles and managing to clear 6″ of snow off about 30′ of driveway…yay me!
Here is what it looked like when I started…
Continue reading Happy New Year! But what the heck is this white stuff?
Tree collapse
There was a major rain and wind storm in our area a few weeks ago. We had something like 6 inches of rain in 24 hours, and winds of around 80 km/h (50 miles an hour).
This isn’t normally a problem: we hunker down in our house and watch the water fall from the sky. But this time, one of the trees in our front yard suffered a calamity…
Big Beaver Homecoming
Family is an important part of most people’s lives. My family is pretty big: I have five brothers and sisters, and lots of cousins, nephews, nieces, aunts and uncles. But we don’t get together very often.
Temporary Bachelor…
Irene left me!
Well, in truth, it is thankfully only temporary. After flexing her muscles with the cats for a while this Saturday morning, she boarded a plane for sunny Edmonton to visit some friends and family.
Continue reading Temporary Bachelor…
