I have had a busy month. My grandson turned one on March 14 and we had a big family party here for him. Two days later we boarded a plane for Panama to spend a week in the sun and attend Layce and Benyi’s Wedding. You can see pictures of the beautiful wedding here. March was… Read More Where Did March Go?
Eighteen years ago my sister, Karleen and her partner, Bob invited us to meet Peter’s son and daughter at their tennis club, a few months before Peter and my mom were to be married. She said to dress up since the club had a dress code. We arrived and noticed that there was a large… Read More Bob and Peter
Life is full of ups and downs. It sounds like a cliché, but living is like riding the waves in the ocean. You land safely on shore only to have another wave pick you up and carry you out again. Some people refer to it as a roller coaster. You go down then back up… Read More Three Funerals and a Wedding
My step-brother has written a very detailed obituary for his father and I learned so many things I didn’t know about him. He was born in Holland and came to Canada as a boy. He was a professional singer before he started his own business. You can read the whole story here. You can see a… Read More Peter William Dekker
My step-father, Peter Dekker passed away yesterday morning. You can read about his life here.
When we arrived at our resort in Panama we noticed that the units were three story walk-ups. As we made the long trek to our complex with our suitcases I was hoping we were assigned a ground floor room. Nope! We got one on the top floor. I reasoned that this was likely a good… Read More 97 Stairs
It’s been exactly two years since we lost Justine in a car accident. She was 29 years old. I don’t like to relive that day. I did write about it several months ago. You can read that here.
I mentioned that my great-grandfather was an architect in Toronto in a post a few months ago. You can read that here. I just discovered that one of his old buildings has been made into a cool restaurant and they named it after him. His name was Frank Wickson. On the inside of the building is… Read More My Great-Grandfather’s Trendy New Restaurant
I talk about the book and movie “The Secret” and how it helped me in many of my posts. I just found out about a free movie that’s described as better than “The Secret”. I’m going to watch it now but it’s only free for a few days and I thought I’d share the link.… Read More Free Abundance Factor Movie
Last night I was treated to an Easter Party. We had decorated our bonnets ahead of time and showed them off at the “Easter Parade” fashion show. We had a wonderfully fun evening.
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