FAMILY IMAGES OF CANADA 1980 TO 1982
Today’s images are random snapshots of scenes or images of our time spent in Canada after our return and before departure to Japan. These images have been created from hardcopy photographs taken with variuos cameras of the time. They have…
WINTER 1980 THE GREAT TOBOGGANING EPISODE
As I reflect on the early times in Canada, after our arrival from Peru, I am reminded of a great adventure story. It took place in my hometown, at mom and dad’s. On a clear, cool winter day I decided…
MEMORY OF OUR FIRST WEEKS WITH MOM AND DAD 1980
Another vivid Memory, of our arrival back in Canada, was that of spending the first few weeks at my mom and dads, while we decided where to settle. I had come to a shocking realization that although I felt the…
RAMBLING MIND STILL ISOLATED AND DREAMING OF BEER
My rambling mind today takes me on a quick journey through my self isolation phase, thoughts about blogging (if I’m not being presumptuous in calling my humble bleating, blogging), and golf being replayed in my mind. Getta life you might…
MY OPINION MATTERS COUNTING AND MOTIVATION 1979
My opinion for today starts with the premise that everyone can count, keep score, add numbers, report totals accurately, if provided with sufficient motivation. How many times over my life, when involved in Project work, was I handed a report,…
IMAGES OF OUR EARLY DAYS IN EDMONTON 1980
Some early images of our time in Canada after our arrival from Peru. Everything was different and new for Deysi, including being away from her family, and being in a foreign country. The images shown below were taken with film…
1980 THE WATERBED OR DEAD ELEPHANT STORY
This story is about settling into Canada after two years away and watching Bubbaloo adapt to the new country, a new baby and life away from her family. We located ourselves in a small two bedroom apartment while I looked…
MEMORY OF TORONTO – INTO THE FROZEN NORTH 1980
AHHHHH, arrival in Canada after a two year absence with new wife, new baby, no home, no job, but pumped! We landed in Toronto in the morning of Jan 26, 1980. I didn’t know what to expect, however one very…
BULL FIGHTING, NOW THIS IS WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT (REPEAT OF OLDER POST)
One of my fondest memories of Peru was the sport of bullfighting Peruvian style. Somehow the subject came up that, there was to be a major “bull fighting” event on the coming weekend. “Would I like to go”, I was…
RAMBLING MIND WHY NOT CANADA BEFORE JAPAN 1980
Today my rambling mind takes me past memories of Peru, where I have been lost for the past few days, and onto further adventures after our return to Canada. I promised to move on to our adventures in Japan, however I…
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