Month: January, 2010

Vancouver Aquarium

It costs 22 Canadian bucks for an adult to visit the Vancouver aquar­ium but it’s worth it. They take remark­ably good care of their tanks and creatures of all shapes and sizes. Ever seen a Beluga whale? How about  sea horses or a pre­his­toric fish that’s about 6 feet long and 1.5 feet wide? If [...]

Dinner at the Millers’

Fresh mussels. Shrimp.  Steak. Asparagus. Broccoli. Zucchini. I love food. Des, Dale, myself and Chris all did dif­fer­ent tasks to create an amazing dinner at the Millers’ place. The next day we went to Dale’s parents house (also Millers) for dinner. Margie whipped up a fant­astic red meat pasta sauce which we washed down with [...]

It’s the final countdown

Only 10 more days. Now I’m getting excited. Woo-hoo!!!! We had a huge turkey and ham dinner with Chris’ aunts, uncles, mom and dad. Son and dad bonded with Uncle Dave over a game of snooker. Dad won.

Sorrento, B.C., Canada

After a gruel­ing overnight in the G-hound, we finally made it south to warmer climes. We’ve been in my parent’s adopted homet­own of Sorrento, B.C. now for about three days, and I tell you, retire­ment living has never had it so easy. It’s about 4 degrees celsius, which is down­right balmy for a Canadian January, [...]

Dinosaur Bone Bed Near Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie... um? Chris and I had an enjoy­able time hanging out with family and going swim­ming with the kids (our nieces and nephews).  We also had a lovely visit with Brian Brake one evening and got to see the gor­geous house he managed to ren­ov­ate almost entirely in the first two months of being [...]