Big excitement in the Villa as the roofs are redone. And replacing the 16-year-old shingles are fiberglass so these won’t need to be replaced for 50 years or longer. Steve and Dorothy are neighbours – and real “characters” in our small village – the Villa. Sadly Dorothy passed away suddenly. It has been interesting to…
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Can we afford not to be kind?
In an age of decreasing civility, I wanted to share two short and recent stories from my own experience. The first is a neighbour who is not well-liked in our small community. He’s been a rather nasty man, has burnt most of the bridges of those around us. He is often the subject of conversation…
3 weeks today….yesterday
Wendy reminded me yesterday that we would be in Edmonton in 3 weeks. Yikes – that came as a bit of a shock. We’ve been letting folks know that we are moving and our neighbours seem very sorry to see us go. Ten years in this house we’ve witnessed lots and the boy next door…