Merry Christmas

It’s that time of the year again – time for baking, gifts, family gatherings, and Christmas. This is our third Christmas in Edmonton since moving here and of course our third winter. If the current forecast continues, not likely but if it did I think we would feel we bought those warm gloves and coats…

News from The Villa

The snow has finally arrived and the neighbours are being extra careful on their way to get the mail. A fall at most of their ages would be disastrous. Last week was the annual Christmas dinner and attendance was strong. There were even a couple of people who showed up that no one knew were…

The Floor!

I am not a handyman. I am certainly not a carpenter. Yet Philip has been working to teach me a few skills and give me some projects to work on. The latest has been to remove the tiles in our kitchen and the underlying 3/4 inch plywood. The tiles came up relatively easy. You probably…