A thoughtful neighbour

Fitz will be 4 years old tomorrow, but of course there won’t be a birthday party with friends and extended family. Amanda asked if people would make sure he got at least a good number of cards this year. One of the neighbours went well beyond that in making the most lovely of gifts. There…

Happy birthday Amanda

Here’s one of those pictures! I have deliberately cut out Carlyle so she’s not on social media but kept the photo of Amanda on purpose. Amanda sent this to us, a few years ago, as she was out on a hike with Carlyle on her back in the carrier. It really represents much of whom…

How to really celebrate

In July 2000 we had just moved to Calgary from Ottawa. Wendy’s birthday is in July so I took her up the Calgary Tower for a birthday supper. I had bought an ice cream cake for dessert and asked the boys to set the table out on the deck for a nice dessert and tea/coffee…