My First  Valentine  is nearly 90 years old. I have been visiting him and making sure he is eating and all of the important stuff . . . ...

Ready to go. Pictured L to R: Anita, Blair, Dad, George, Jerry, Missing: Mom, Chris, Diane and the potty. Traffic has slowed to ...

Just when you thought you knew what went on behind the scenes... My daughter works in Theatre. It is an adventurous, kaleidoscopic, c...

Today is my eldest son's 38th birthday. 38th. Wow. I've just realized how old that makes me. Sigh. The following is a story from...

I'm a maker-of-beds; a bed-maker, me. I do it to make things as neat as can be. My Husby’s a nest-er; glad burrower, he. Rolled i...

My Trees . . . and some of their brothers I had to bundle up for my walk this morning. It was -28C (-19F) with a nasty, evil nor...

Dad has been story-telling. Surely the best of times . . . College Boy. Christmas, 1946.  Our newly-minted college boy was bac...

Happy world Nutella day! I love Nutella. For many reasons. This is the main one . . . Sometimes, miracles are tasty! Two years a...

What we wanted. What we got. Debbie and I had spent the morning dreaming about the big ‘B’. Boys. All of whom were fas...

Dad (Right) and one of his classmates, Grant. Oh, and their dates for the Little Royal. You probably can't see it, but they are stan...

Some of the grandkids were over for the weekend. This is what Connie Francis would be singing in this situation . . . (To the tune of ...

My Daddy and me My Dad and I had a trick. Something that only Daddy and I could do. It was my favourite thing in the world. Let ...

My daughter and son-in-law were sitting at the breakfast table. Over delicious French toast, they were discussing their grocery list. Th...

I come from a long line of ‘workers’. The enthusiastically employed , I’ll call them. People who believed in hard work and industry...

Husby getting into character for 'Arsenic and Old Lace'. Husby has a scar on his chin. A long scar from a large wound. A ...

The Depression gave us many sad stories. But there are also stories of service and sacrifice that are truly inspiring . . . My Grampa...