I Won’t Forget
On May 10, 1940, the war broke out and the Germans were in Groningen before they had declared war.
On May 10, 1940, the war broke out and the Germans were in Groningen before they had declared war.
Our house was woeful when we moved in at the end of April this year. Though the structure was sound the thirty-year-old cobbled, bandaged casework and plumbing fixtures were beyond salvaging. It smelled bad. We thought we knew what we were getting into. And intended to heed strictly to the
Where I try to recap the past month and barely scratch the surface…. House renovations are in full play. Tried listening to the real estate pundit advice to live in a place for several months and get the sense of it before tackling anything major but couldn’t handle the cracked
Well, we did it. Not eighty acres. One. One acre. Well, a quirky 1.25 acres in Armstrong. It has been an exhausting couple of months. We sold our condo in a whiplash week. Not expecting that. We thought we would have more time to suss out North Okanagan properties, but
I have a great corporate career and I am enjoying the benefits of being in its latter stage having earned good income and the comradery of people I have worked with and served. I have learned every day on this job from people who are smart and dedicated. And I
We visited this house in Mallorytown in 2013. It was not a typical build for this village or Ontario but this is the story behind it as told by David J. Wells in The History of Mallorytown – Fact, Folklore and Fiction. No ghosts here. Dr. Joseph Lane purchased two
Photos on real estate listings lie and lie. Fall is crazy is here. For us, work has shifted from a trot to a gallop, and we are engaged in time tetris to trying to build in weekend trips to properly property search. At first the real estate listings on our
What is it about sharing meals that connects us? My mum’s family was big on family reunions. The last one we had with my aunts, uncles and cousins took place on the farm, Journey Place, in 1992. This memory is bouncy in my head right now because of a couple
We had a plan. After four weeks of gruelling work and work travel, Saturday was meant to be restful and low key. Hit the farmer’s market at 9:00 AM for my favourite flower and food fix, head up to Ryder Lake to check out an open house and then back
In July 2022 we explored Colony Farm Park in Coquitlam. I have always been curious about that piece of land across from the old Riverview Hospital tucked in between Lougheed Hwy and the confluence of the Fraser and Coquitlam Rivers. We revisited last week. Oh what a pleasant day. The