Our happy place – one year

Wendy and I like watching a BBC television show called Escape to the Country. The premise for the show is that people who have lived in an urban setting for work or other reasons come to a place where they want to sell and buy a home somewhere in the country. BBC then has a…

Will Toronto ever be finished?

It’s been a week of travel and meetings in Toronto. The crush of the city is full-on when we’re there and is another reminder of why we like to be in the wide-open spaces of Alberta. We had the delight of being down on the waterfront this week as Wendy had meetings there and I…

Unique places

There’s a unique furniture store in Leduc which we enjoy visiting. Most of the things we see aren’t likely to be in our home. the lamps are huge – and amazing. I never look at these without imagining a rather western ranch-like mansion. Here’s a couple others… If you’re impressed by the lights – they…