OLD, OLD PHOTOS FROM THE H…. FAMILY ARCHIVES
This next post is a display of some very old photos from the family archives. My little sis “S” (of the car eject fame) was kind enough to send me what she had so I could share them on my…
AAAHHH, HOME AT LAST, NOW TO SINK SOME ROOTS
In the last post, I jumped ahead of myself a wee bit, in order to get down on paper, a few memories of the girls in their new environment, while those memories yet remained with me. Ron was still not…
RON AND THE GREAT CAR WRECK OF DOUGLASDALE (and other things in her teens)
I will skip ahead a bit, in the time, after our arrival back in Canada, to a point where Ron had now reached about 17 years old. She was deep into her second year of High School at Lord Beaverbrook…
AN ATHLETE IS BORN – ANGE KILLS IT AT SOCCER (Ange top row far right)
Soon after arriving back in Calgary, Deysi had the girls enrolled in a few, outside school, activities. For Ange they included music (both piano and clarinet), swimming, skiing and soccer. Ron, on the other hand, was now in her middle…
BUBBALOO DECIDES THAT IT IS NOW TIME TO BUY LIFE INSURANCE – AN OLD RANT
In the early days after returning to Calgary and trying to establish myself in the business world, I might admit that I had become a wee bit stressed out physically, financially and mentally. I could not bring it up because…
1994/5 A NEW LIFE AND SUDDENLY BUSY AGAIN (pic of 1st office in Calgary)
For the past few weeks and around the Christmas 2020 period. I have deviated and gone astray from the chronology of our life. Since finding each other in the Andes of Peru in early 1978. The chronology part, has taken…
THE DAY I HUNG MYSELF UP IN OUR TREE – GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD
Today I will post a memory from recent times before I lose grip on it forever. It appears that memories from a few short months ago are becoming harder to retain than those of 60 years ago. So, before I…
THE TIME I SHOT MY BROTHER TO MAKE HIM PAY ATTENTION
My story for today is from my early years, say in the early ’60’s. It is about something that still makes me shudder as I think about it and makes me understand, just how close I was to being seriously…
KICKING MYSELF AND THIS BLOG BACK ON TRACK FOR 2021 WITH A DISPLAY OF PHOTOS.
For the past few weeks and over the Christmas Season in the year 2020, I have been bopping around, in my mind, and breaking from the chronological order of our life and travels. The reason being, I think, was that…
ANOTHER READER POST – IN CASE I LOSE FOCUS – 2021
To start off the New Year I am posting this offering from a loyal reader and faithful friend. This article reminds me of how I found Alberta upon return, after many years of living and working in milder climes. It…
