Author: Joan

For everyone’s information, I’ll be away from the computer for the next week on any sort of a regular basis!! Tonight I’m taking part in the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at the Calgary Rugby Union’s field in SE Calgary. We have a team of about 12 Jazzercizers who are doing this in “support”…

Uncle Fred Harris passed away on Thursday, April 23rd in Toronto. He was 93 years old. He and his wife Doris were very close to my parents and I stayed with them in 2001-2 when my mother was ill. He had quadruple bypass surgery that year at age 86 which is, in itself, pretty remarkable….

And thanks for the usual birthday “gift”–snow! Yep–looked out the window this morning, saw the white stuff again, and muttered a greeting to you!! Sincerely–have a good day! On another subject, I had an interesting trip to Vancouver a week ago. It was a garden tour, but there wasn’t a lot to see plant-wise because…

As Ian says, I’m upset with Facebook and the fact that most of the family info traffic is going there. Ian suggested that I join up to keep track of Dylan (fat lot of good that’s done!) and lo and behold, there’s the family. I’ve assumed over the past months that everyone else was supremely…

It’s a beautiful day here in Calgary–sunny, blue sky, a little breezy but a comfortable 12 degrees or so. The tulips near the house are pushing up–they’re going to get a surprise if they’re too agressive! It has been suggested that I bring everyone up to date on my travel experiences this winter–it has been…