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Today is Remembrance day so we went to the big ceremony at Harbour Station (stadium). Vets of WWII are getting scarce on the ground now, but there were quite a few vets from Afghanistan there. I was pleased with the large turnout and especially the number of kids there. About 20 years ago almost nobody showed up for these things.

The weather has been beautiful lately, a real Saint Martin's summer. My family and I have all been down with the Swine flu. I am over it now but my wife and kids are j… Continue

Well, as usual, a long time between posts. Had a very nce summer, despite the incredible amounts of rain. I got a lot of exercise and am definitely in better health becuse of it. I continued my volunteer work with kids and then started a paid job working with kids as a Human Services Counsellor, but that, alas, came to an end when I was laid off last week. So it's back to the job search for me. I have some leads on some interesting looking ones so not feeling too panicked yet.


We had several b… Continue

It's been a while since I was active, but getting back into studies again. Summer has been wet and cold so far this year but that usually means a long summer into October and possibly a St. Anthony's summer in November as well. I actually managed to get a lot of gardening done this year, and so far the groundhogs have left everything alone. I planted corn, peas, tomatoes, bananna peppers, spearmint, lavender, sunfowers, "butterfly mixture", petunias and nasturtiums. I also dug a small firepit in… Continue