Happy birthday

Today is Wendy’s birthday. We met when we were 20 and were both trying to get started in the world, working jobs that didn’t pay all that much. Wendy still lived at home and I was boarding with friends. To say we were living on a shoestring is not an exaggeration. We dated for 6…

47 years

In a couple of weeks it will be 47 years since I proposed to Wendy and asked her if she would spend the rest of her life with me. I will be 69 towards the end of this year, my Dad died just short of his 72 birthday as that “line in the sand” has…

News from The Villa

The eastern Waters have been with us this week, Jason, Celine, Rachel, Ted, Beth and Bella. The eight of us in this house are tight, but we’ve been doing well. Meals, travel, and family visits have lined up great. Thursday we drove to Jasper, the first time we’ve been there since the fires. The scope…