• Our Family Scrapbook

    Austin and Coco are pregnant!

    July 20, 2024 Well, this sure was a big surprise. Austin and Coco dropped over for a visit, and after some casual conversation, they presented us with a sonogram. I looked at it, my mouth fell open, and I was…

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    Remembering Cookie

    July 27, 2024 In June 2004, we moved into our house on Sherway Drive, and two months later, Cookie joined our little family. She was the sweetest little Bichone Frisé you ever saw. Cookie was a bit of an “old…

  • Puzzles by Peter and Gloria

    Puzzles by us!

    July 24, 2024 A couple of years ago, I was in my studio working on a jigsaw puzzle by American artist Eric Dowdle. Peter came in to see how I was doing and offered suggestions on how I could be…

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    The travelling suitcase

    This little green “train case,” as it was called way back then, became mine when I was just 12 years old. It was a gift from my dad on my 12th birthday and a huge and wonderful surprise. As a…

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    Jenn and Neil

    The photo above is of Jenn and Neil not long before they got married. What a beautiful couple!! They were then, and are still, two of the sweetest, most gentle-natured and kindest people you will ever meet. I am so…

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    Austin, our little artist

    July 13, 2024 Austin was a beautiful baby. As a toddler, his mom described him as “very busy.” As a young child, he became interested in drawing, painting, collage, and other art forms–and he was pretty talented! As a teenager,…

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    My cousin, Edward

    You kids didn’t know my cousin, Edward, but you’ve heard me talk about him. Wasn’t he a cute little guy? That’s his sister, Brenda, beside him. Edward was Anita’s son. She was the second eldest in the family, after Nanny.…

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    A letter to Santa from Angie

    July 7, 2024 Every year, as Christmas Eve drew near, Angie would write a letter to leave to Santa. As can be seen in her letter, she was a polite and thoughtful little girl. I would love to go back…