Mother’s Day

Some Mother’s Day we are with my Mom, at one time we may have been with Wendy’s Mom. But many years it has been just our family of four. It was always a day of celebrating Wendy and her wonderful influence on our lives. Here’s a card that Phil had when we were in Calgary….

May rolls in…

Of course the greeting for today is May the 4th be with you. Of course almost everybody gets the reference to Star Wars. I awoke this morning – which is becoming earlier without an alarm clock – wondering what day it was. For a moment I was thinking it was Sunday – but then the…

Why Edmonton?

When we were living in Calgary (2000 to 2007) I think we decided we were hoping to retire in Alberta. We love this province, the sunshine, the lack of humidity, the cost of living and the nearby mountains. Then came 2005 and the boom! It appeared we would never be able to afford to retire…