Monday, February 11, 2008
A weekend to wander
When we finally hooked up with my son and his girlfriend they took us out to wander around. Vancouver Island is the largest island on the North American west coast with a length of 286 miles and an area of over 12,000 miles. We have covered quite a bit of it in previous trips but since we only had a...
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
I hate to say this but….
“I’m sorry to call so early, but…” “I hate to be rude, but…” “I know this sounds insensitive, but…” It kills me how people like to prefix their statements with what they know will be unkind, as if apologizing upfront will make it less so! At 5am while we were in Vancouver, we got such a call....
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Friday, February 8, 2008
Hassle-free travel!
Of course there really is no such a thing! Last Wednesday I was to meet Steve in Vancouver, me flying in from the Midwest, he heading up the coast from LA. We’d synchronized our flight times, booked a ferry from the mainland to Vancouver Island, where son and his girlfriend live, and set off. The...
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Now that’s an airport!
A few weeks ago I blogged about officials at Heathrow Airport in London and their rude welcome to visitors. Today I present a much more upbeat story of another airport: Vancouver International. Freshly off the plane, I followed fellow passengers into the terminal. We walked across clean and cushy...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
On the road again
Heading off in a few minutes for Victoria, BC, taking to the friendly skies once again. I haven’t flown since November and was hoping to stay grounded for a while but my son and his girlfriend weren’t able to make it for Christmas and, since I miss the guy, I just gotta go and see him. Steve is in...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Will that be fire, green or traditional?
Have you decided how you’d like the shell of yourself treated after life ends? Many may find this a morbid topic; one they’d rather not think about, but it’s going to happen. Life as we know it will cease for each and every one of us. Some of you have wills and may have left specific instructions as...
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Not a nice way to say hello….
We were landing at Heathrow airport in the early morning hours after spending a sleepless night on an overseas flight from Chicago. Our descent took us from above the clouds where the air was as blue as the Mediterranean Sea, through the fluffy vapours and smack into a stagnant sky, the colour of...
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
“I could have danced all night…”
I didn’t though. Not many people did. The music was so loud that you could barely hear the person beside you, even with their mouths two inches from your ear. But it was a successful evening for raising money. A professional auctioneer who spoke quickly, rhythmically and earsplittingly, (I know...
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
“With a pound and a half of cream upon my face!”
Have to get gussied up cuz we’re going to a gala tonight to benefit our local art gallery. But I’m not exactly looking forward to it. There’s a song from the Flower Drum Song (anyone out there know that musical?) and the title is, “I Enjoy Being a Girl”. It’s a cute, light-hearted piece that...
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
What to say…what to say…
I am trying to craft an email in response to one that the woman who married my sister’s husband sent to me the other day. She was updating me on her goings on but she also attacked one of my three nieces’, my sister’s girls, who are like daughters to me. She stated quite bluntly that she thinks M....
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