Update from The Villa

Our roadway through the development is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate, so we’ve called on the snow removal team to come to our rescue. It’s strange in this northern city that snow removal has a completely different strategy than anywhere we’ve ever lived. In most cities, as the snow falls out come the plows pushing…

We will run it…

The news of the USA invasion of Venezuela took everyone by surprise, perhaps not some, but most. The UN Secretary General has denounced it, the leaders of the EU have issued a warning to the USA about the “rule of law”, Canada has issued a statement about the need to look to Venezuela’s good in…

The milestone of a mortgage

It’s January 4th. After my parents retired, my Dad kept a daily diary, usually of the few things that made up their day, a visit with Mom’s sisters, or a duty at the corps, or a trip to see us – or other family members. They had rented a lovely condo in St. Catharine’s, Ontario…