Hello all Winers I've learned: never say anything, never write anything, if you've had some wine recently.  You will say something stupid...

The Way of notsaint James Time for another trip, and once again our neighbors have asked for a running account. So I will do it. As...

In the first post since UFTM revived, I said that I’d like to focus more on the people we met more than the places we saw.  Well, we...

Night one. Between Spokane and Portland, along the Columbia River, close to Biggs Junction.  (Look it up).  It has been a very hot day,...

Ruby the dog is my favorite.  It’s just that simple. Here are the reasons.  First, Ruby is well behaved.  Maybe it’s because of her breed...

After this week, Okotoks and Covid will always be synonymous in my mind.  Here, by the lovely banks of the Sheep River, we have been...

We have been in Cochrane for six days now, doing almost nothing.  That is because Gail got Covid and couldn’t do anything, and, right on...

In the spirit of talking about people we meet along the way, let me tell you about a guy who changed my life.  You will never meet him...

By comparison with today’s news—or any other day’s news—our meanderings are not very exciting.  Just today, for instance, Kamala became...

Here is an addendum. In the previous post, I used the words “boring” and “uneventful” to describe our trip through BC.  Well, that is...

It is July 8, 2024.  It is hot everywhere:  40 degrees in the Okanagan, 47 degrees yesterday in Vegas (I heard), about 34 degrees here in...

Wikipedia says the following things about “Driving Miss Daisy”: ·        It was made in 1989 ·        It won four academy awards ·       ...

“You should watch more movies,” a workmate told me.  “Have you ever seen Goodfellas?” “No,” I said, “I haven’t seen most movies.” “Watch...

That’s what my wife says to me all the time.  In truth, I don’t have a good answer, but I have some speculations on the subject.  Here...

Do you remember what you got for Christmas?  Or what you did?  Or what the whole experience was like?  I’m guessing not.  Or at least it...

A lady that we know came for a visit, as she sometimes does, and she said to me, you should write more blogs.  You’ll lose your audience...

This morning we went out our back door, through the old Royal Oak golf course, and along the trail behind Beaver Lake. Spectacular,...

So this is it. Sort of. Tomorrow night we get the ferry off the rock, and then we set sail for Alberta to attend a family event. ...

You have not heard of Lumsden, I’m guessing. Nor had most people until some tourist website publicized it. Now it is famous enough to...

In Newfoundland, there is a place called Trinity and another one called Trinity East, both on Trinity Harbor, or Trinity Bight as it is...