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Teenager

Family , Life Experience
Posted on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022
On January 20th, my grandson Teddy turns 13. He seems to get taller by the minute, and soon will leave his vertically challenged grandparents in the dust. As he enters his teenage years, Teddy...

Photography in the 2020s

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology
Posted on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022
I have been a 35mm photographer for more than 50 years now – started with a balky old Yashica rangefinder and worked my way up to Nikon. I got my last really good film...

Out of Stock

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology
Posted on December 31, 2021December 31, 2021
This pandemic year of 2021 has been notable for many things but two immediately come to mind: Higher prices – on just about everything. Shortages – well maybe not toilet paper so much, but...

Carousel of Time

Economics , Family , Life Experience , Technology , Travel
Posted on December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Today’s winter solstice marks my 17th anniversary of retirement. I have now been retired nearly half as long as my working career. The universe has changed for industrial food scientists in Canada. I worked...

Cliff

Family , Life Experience , Technology , Travel
Posted on December 15, 2021December 15, 2021
It was my first day of work at General Foods Research. I was in my entry interview with my new boss, Gary Henderson. “We know you have a solid background in Chemistry but it...

A Significant Birthday

Family , Life Experience
Posted on October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
Maria says that her upcoming one is not all that significant, The three guys in her life say differently. Two of them – myself and our grandson Teddy – can say so in words....

Chocolate Cupcakes

Family , Life Experience , Pets , Technology
Posted on October 15, 2021October 15, 2021
It’s what my younger granddaughter Susannah wants her Nonna to bake for her 8th birthday tomorrow. We have weekly celebrations in October capped off by Susannah’s birthday. As with all the grandkids, it’s a...

Passages

Family , Life Experience
Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021
We’ve been through a few with Sarah – sacraments of initiation,4 levels of academic ceremonies, domestic and international travel, marriage, motherhood – just to name a few. There was a time when I wasn’t...

Cat Whisperer

Family , Life Experience , Pets
Posted on August 22, 2021August 22, 2021
On August 24, my older granddaughter Veronica turns 11. While she is rapidly turning into a real young lady, she is still as sweet and kind as ever. I don’t think that’ll ever change....

So Long Ago

Economics , Family , Life Experience , Pets , Travel
Posted on July 5, 2021July 5, 2021
16 years today we closed the door at 56 Pennington, Georgetown in a rainstorm. We ate fish and chips in Port Perry, slept at the Nite Owl motel in Peterborough (don’t ask.) The next...

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