Eurovision et le français
I'll admit to only a passing interest in the Eurovision Song Contest, (seriously, go look if you haven't before.) but this gem on Twitter speaks volumes.
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One Reality of Car Culture
It's been a long few weeks. While house hunting on Vancouver Island we've been doing a string of pet-sitting gigs via Trusted Housesitters. The latest of these was in the Victoria suburb of Langford. Langford is mostly an endless sea of condo and townhouse developments,
Our Odyssey
A week ago last Thursday we bought a new car. We're old enough to understand that on Vancouver Island public transit is really not a viable option. We now own a very fun Fiat 500e electric car. It's fast, very entertaining, has real buttons for essential
Surprises abound
I am one of those kids who grew up with my nose in a book, and who absolutely was useless at sports in school. I am that rare Canadian kid who never even learned how to skate, much less play hockey. So, you may ask, how do I come to
Granny was a Communist
Researching family history is seldom dull. Sometimes though a surprise comes out of nowhere. This week it came from a cousin on my father's side that I hadn't talked to in decades. She emailed me a copy of a 1936 SECRET RCMP Report on Revolutionary Organizations