Strawberry fields forever

Yesterday it was 20C in Edmonton. Yes on October 19th! And the strawberries are still growing and red. Now, I don’t for a minute think that this will last – the cold temperatures are on the horizon. By next week the forecast is calling for minus numbers overnight. This seems all so peaceful and lovely,…

Speaker of the House

Is anyone else noticing that both in Canada and in the USA the speaker of the house was suddenly gone… in Canada, a resignation, in the USA a removal by vote…but both need a new speaker? In the USA it’s a civil war within the Republican party (a party seemingly intent on self-destruction) which caused…

Cars you would want

Is there anything more painful than buying a car? Apart from your house or condo, it is one of our largest expenditures. When we were thinking of buying our Toyota I looked at Consumer Reports. There was an article answering the question, which car if you buy today will you likely be still driving in…