I love this house. Bought in 2004, just after Daniel was born, we moved from our downtown Vancouver 26th floor apartment with a stunning unobstructed view of the city, mountains and a peek a boo water glimpse. We went out for sushi, walked Stanley Park each day rain or shine, and strolled Robson St. Swam…
March 7th I was hurt at work. Not the best day I’ve ever had. I had turned to lift a load of groceries into a shopping cart, and felt something excruciatingly painful shoot down my leg. I left work, after the over the counter muscle relaxers that…
Here comes 40. I’m feeling my age and I’ve ordered the ferrari. I’m going to get the whole mid-life crisis package. Keanu Reeves When people hear our story about how we sold it all to move across the world searching for happiness, many called it our “midlife crisis”. I decided to write about how I…
As we get older, in some ways we get stronger, and while people we love leave us, we eventually understand death is part of life. Imagine the wisdom and realizations a man of ninety-four might have. 94 wow… almost a century. He was born at the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and lived through two…
Alfonz and I are busy these last few days before our move to Europe. We are tying up loose ends, selling off the last bit of our stuff, saying goodbye to friends and family on the West Coast, cancelling credit cards, turning off phones, closing accounts, finding…
Our last Sunday after two weeks of holidays, we took the kids to Szimpla Kert, a ruin pub turned Sunday Market for lunch. We ate a full assortment of food at the farmer’s market. There were sausages made out of Mangalitsa, the same domestic pig/wild boar cross we know from France. An organic bio baker was there selling his goods….
Jousting, BMX water jumping, good fresh food, hot bands- situated along the canal du midi – make for a fun festival. Eau, terre et vin fete de Sallèles d’Aude was the location for Sunday’s outing. Alfonz, Daniel and I started off walking through the garage sales with our friends from Capestang. Here we met the local…
Jealously or envy are feelings that I don’t feel. I’m simply not wired that way. I truly feel happy for people when they experience good things that come their way. If it’s when people find contentment in items they acquire, receive promotions at their work, or they finally manage to buy the house they have…
The door bell rang early this morning. Who could it be, I ask the kids. They run down, no ones there, they say. Hmm? And Alfonz jumps out from his hiding spot. My man arrived home, bug covered, sporting a 3 week beard, and dirty clothes. He looks worn from the 4 day ferry ride…
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