Announcing…

An emotional week, bookended by deaths: a friend Monday, a beloved 90-year-old uncle today. And yesterday afternoon we welcomed our newest grandchild, watched our daughter-in-law nurse her baby, our son swaddling and rocking… Pure Joy…

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Paddled Away. . .

I woke this morning to the news thata dear friend passed away yesterday afternoon, only hours after Pater visited him in palliative care and less than three weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer, less…

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testing

I’m trying out BlogGo, a new app I downloaded to my iPhone. I’d love to leave behind any tech equipment when traveling other than the phone, yet still be able to post a few photos…

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Sunday Blooms and a New Acquisition

Another busy Vancouver weekend, and really, all I’ve got for you are a few pictures. . . but aren’t these magnolias stunning, especially against the blue spring skies. I spied this particular tree along my…

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Our Vancouver Weekends, Family-Style — More Steps to Retirement

On the cusp of retirement, we’ve begun thinking about where we might be living five years from now. I suspect many of us must be mulling over possible changes — Duchesse at Passage des Perles…

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