Thinking Out Loud

I started writing this post when I got back to Calgary, but never had time to finish it until now…

Ivy, Natasha, Bandit and I decided that a day trip to Banff was in order and set out at about 10:00 towards the mountains.

I had originally planned on doing the “tourist” thing in the town of Banff for a while (mostly for Ivy’s sake, because I thought she would like to look at some of the little shops there) but the Town of Banff decided that this was the week to literally rip up the main street from one end to the other to replace the storm sewer. It certainly didn’t resemble the scenic little village you see on the post cards and TV shows. After traveling through about six blocks of major construction, I was fed up, and just wanted to move on. Read the rest of this entry »

On Sunday afternoon, Graham, Ivy and Natasha came over for a while. It was a sunny afternoon (which turned sort of drab and cold later on) but we bar-b-qued some burgers and had a couple of beers.

Natasha, as usual, didn’t want too much to do with me. I’ve decided that’s okay. It’s one less Christmas gift to buy Read the rest of this entry »

It’s still April fool’s day.

And that reminds me

Things my brother taught me Read the rest of this entry »

It’s April Fools day. And here’s a brief and incomplete photo “family tree” to celebrate the occasion.

A couple of years ago, my brother and I were going through some old photos we salvaged from the farm. In most cases, we didn’t have the slightest inkling who the people were in the photos.

It did, however make us think. Our ancestors were a strange lot to say the least. They appear to be, shall we say, a few puppies short of a pet store.

Speaking of animals, that brings to light at least one of the recurring themes in the pictures. There is an obvious obsession with animals, and more often than not, poultry. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been scanning some old photos, and I came across a picture of my son that begged for a little touchup. Notice the resemblance to that famous director? Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve added another web page to the “About Me” section.

The section for Natasha is up, and since she’s my first grandchild, she might get special treatment and get two or three pages. Read the rest of this entry »

Since today was an ugly, rainy, cloudy day I added a couple of pages to the “About Me” section.

That is the hardest thing to do. Try it yourself. it’s hard to come up with notable and interesting facts about yourself that you feel worth sharing or mentioning.

So I took the easy way out and added pages about my kids. It’s still a work in progress. Much easier for me to write about them.

Graham Amy