Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Saturday, June 17, 2006

What Do I Do Now?


My earliest experiences of lakes and public bathing were sometimes disconcerting. Edmonton Beach, Summer of 1954.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Sunday, June 11, 2006

My Days with the Canadian Grenadier Guards


After closing the Falaise Pocket, and kicking the 5th Panzer Army's butt, we headed east towards Belgium with Maczek's 1st Polish Armoured Division. With the critical Battle of the Scheldt we freed Antwerp and by March '45 we had cracked the Siegfried Line before crossing the Rhine to liberate Holland.

In the Meantime, at Naval Headquarters...


The Commodore plots his next conquest.

Saturday, June 03, 2006

Anna's Blog

Click HERE for news from Anna on her journey through Central America.

"What've ya got?"


Friday, June 02, 2006

Panajachel


Anna informs me she plans to spend the weekend in Gringotenango on the shores of Lake Atitlan. I was last there on my honeymoon in 1979.

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Decisions, Decisions




Louise and I are thinking of buying this cottage. It's on a nice quiet little lake with clear water and pine trees all around. The cottage is a bit small, and seems a little expensive for Quebec, but the property includes 50 acres of magnificent red pine forest that should be ready for cutting in 10 or 15 years. I think the forest is what we like most about the place. What do you think, should we buy it?