This story will sound implausible and unbelievable but trust me every word is true.
In June 2006 my husband, Don, son, Steve, daughter-n-law, Julia and I hiked the West Coast Trail.
The West Coast Trail, a challenging 77 km hike between Port Renfrew and Bamfield, on Vancouver Island, is one of the most popular trails in the world. So much so, that you have to reserve your hike up to 3 months in advance. Читать далее
Sheila and I have been good friends for many years and often plan to meet in interesting places. Two years ago we decided to meet in Spain where we participated in a program called Pueblo Ingles. We spent eight days at a luxury resort in a remote little visited region and had the opportunity to experience the real Spain. All we had to do to enjoy this marvellous place, at no cost, was speak English all day to Spanish speaking professionals who wished to improve their communication English. It was a wonderful experience. Читать далее
Like many of you who read this blog, I love to travel. As a child growing up on a ranch on the Canadian prairies, I often dreamt of traveling to interesting places. I have been fortunate as an adult to have been able to do some traveling to places such as the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, England, Spain, Alaska and various parts of Canada and the United States. But when I was invited by Don and Sheila MacArthur to visit them while they were working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), I was in for a trip of a lifetime. Читать далее
I often wonder are words as tricky and confusing in other languages as they are in the English language.
Take then and than. Is it just me that finds them confusing. I still have to stop and think of the rule in order to make sure that I have it correct. For those who are equally confused by those two tricksters remember: Читать далее
Are you a chocoholic?
No, really, are you a true chocoholic? If you are a true chocoholic then you know what I’m talking about. You can’t have chocolate, of any sort, anywhere in your home or it will be gone.
I can’t go to my favorite store, London Drugs, without checking out the confectionary isle. I delude myself by saying that I will just check to see if there are any, not-to-be-missed bargains. Читать далее
Well, we’ve finally whined and moaned our way through another winter. The barrage of complaints were routinely monotonous.
“My goodness, but its cold out there.”
“Can you believe this weather?”
“Not another snow fall!” Читать далее
Vietnam
It was surreal visiting ‘The Nam’.
For those, like Don and I, who went through their teen years between 1961 to 1975 the American involvement in Vietnam was background music to all the other things going on in our lives at the time. It is as much a part of our history as Chubby Checker and the Twist, James Brown and his cape, and Elvis Presley and his B-grade movies. We were as familiar with the names of the places frequented by the American GI’s as we were with the towns and cities of Canada. Place names like Saigon, China Beach, Da Nang, the DMZ, Hanoi and the Makong Delta. Читать далее
Moving, whether it be to a new neighborhood, city, province or country, can be alienating.
In this fast paced world we live in, sometimes we don’t make time to socialize or don’t know how to meet people to socialize with. As a result you sit night after night watching TV or spending your time on the computer. Читать далее
Today I woke up to an overcast dreary day. A day when the sun refused to show her face. A perfect day to remember our war dead. Today, November 11th is Remembrance Day here in Canada. A celebration that I imagine takes place in all countries that took part in the two great wars of the last century.
There are no longer any Canadian veterans alive from the First World War and each year there are fewer representatives who fought in the Second World War. Both my dad and Don’s dad were in WW2 – both are gone. Читать далее
Tomorrow I go over to my mother’s house to cook a Thanksgiving Dinner. Our traditional thanksgiving menu includes the following: turkey, with dressing (stuffing), mashed potatoes with giblet gravy, often sweet potatoes (yams), Brussels sprouts, and Creamed peas. For dessert pumpkin pie is a must. We also often have Lemon Meringue and/or apple pie. Yes, it is a huge feast. I end up giving thanks that I don’t eat like that every day. Читать далее
