It’s been a long time since my last entry – my bad.It’s the May 2-4 weekend, and we’re all freezing. (A couple of years ago, I explained all about the May 24 weekend, which is not often celebrated on May 24, here.) This year, it’s been so cold that the pundits have recommended that we not …
Below is a picture I took this a.m. It’s literally right out my window to my right. See the piece of tissue at the bottom? It’s on a shelf right next to my temporary bed in the sunroom. Near the centre is the base of our birdbath with a crown of snow; to its left …
Don here.I will be guest blogging for Diane during her surgery and early recovery. She has alerted her friends and family to this fact, and as such, the circulation of this blog will expand to record numbers.She is such an attention hog.Anyway, if you bookmark this site you won’t miss one gory detail of the …
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Almost a month ago, I reported that I’d seen a leading (by some accounts, the leading) Canadian ankle specialist and was now on a list for a Total Ankle Replacement, or TAR. He told me that it would likely take a year before he could schedule the surgery for me.Fast forward to January 8, and a welcome (if surprising) …
We had a fairly major storm here last Friday. As a result of snow – and even moreso, strong winds – our property Saturday was devoid of footprints, human or canine, except in the area right around the house. There were some interesting, dune-like drifts. So it was no wonder that Don decided he would, …
Just a few years after I arrived in Canada, we had the tragedy of 9/11. The outpouring of love and support to Don and me was amazing – as US citizens, we were the symbol of the US through those trying days to Canadian friends and co-workers. Those warm feelings soon turned to curiosity and …
Today is Remembrance Day. As I mentioned last week, we began church 1/2 hour early so that we could join the ceremonies at our local Cenotaph, just a block up the street. It was the first time since I’ve been in Canada that I attended the actual community-based service on November 11. It wont’ be …
Back in May, I wrote a post about the long Canadian holiday weekend. My dear friend Michael commented there with a reminder not to forget the real meaning of the US Memorial Day, and included a tribute to the brave troops en route to the debacle of Iraq. In spite of the plethora of magnetic yellow ribbons …
On October 11, 2005, I broke my tibia and fibula and dislocated my ankle here in Ontario. On May 27, 2006, my Mom broke her right arm near her shoulder (proximal humerus). With the appropriate disclaimers about anecdotal evidence, I think the comparison between our respective medical treatments, in Ontario & Virginia respectively, are enlightening …
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Up here in Canada, it’s the May 2-4 weekend. Yeah, I know it’s really May 21 as I write this. It’s a Canadian thing.May 24 is Queen Victoria’s birthday. Canada, among all the commonwealth countries, is the only one to declare her birthday a national holiday. We’re (almost) by ourselves on this one – it’s …