Sisters

My delightful sister, Catherine, sometimes known as #3, went the extra mile to get our Mom into the car and off to visit her two sisters. With Freda and Florence gone, it was extra great (I think) for Cath to get Mom to see Joyce and Eileen. What’s also interesting is that Joyce is the…

Happy birthday Mom

We celebrate my Mom today – it’s her birthday! She’s lived across Canada and in the UK, been on plenty of planes, trains and automobiles. She’s musical and creative. She is the middle child – hmmm, that explains a lot. Happy birthday MOM!

Family day

Here in Alberta, we celebrate Family Day—in fact, we were the first province to offer this. Now, several provinces hold this holiday. It was designed to give those of us in the cold winters of Alberta to have a bit of a break between New Years and Easter. And is there something better than family?…