Fred the carpenter

Philip is a master carpenter, so I would not make any claim to be near his skills. He is the guy you call after the “friend” says he can put in your door, or your hardwood floor, or build you a deck… and you realize that your “friend” didn’t really know what they were doing….

The blue chair

When Philip won the Alberta Skills Competition for Carpenters, this is the chair that he built, in record time. And it isn’t just a chair, it’s a folding chair. We got it, I’ve painted it now twice, and we’ve cherished it. It’s been a bit beat up after all these years now, and it was…

Birds

Today at lunch time, I went out and just stood in the sunshine. The warm sunshine! Not much of a breeze, just warm sunshine with a bright blue sky! Can you see it? Can you feel it? Blue skies make the day better, even in the dead of winter! But today it’s warm enough not…