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| January 6th. And so it begins |
Dateline: 2018
December 31st Toronto, Ontario
This trips travelling map
Just another year, Family,
January - December
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| Looks like my attempt at a paneer Great colour, but needs work (a lot) |
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| Grovelling to fix the super smart faucet Yes, the faucet that only I want to use as it should be used |
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| Obviously not a busy year. February 12th |
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| The Newts have sent me the key to their Sigean house I intend to use it |
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| We attend Gerry's sisters nuptials. She's severely disabled and has lived in this care home since she was 18 Busy year so far huh? |
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| Late March, not quite spring. Just wait folks |
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| l finally get the idea that I'm never going to get another consulting gig |
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| Time to offload the paraphernalia |
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| I had such a blast designing systems around these units. Oh well, the way of all flesh |
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| Being a tech, this was like loosing a good friend |
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| April 1st. FREE AT LAST!. Well, just to my usual stomping grounds |
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| Toronto, Pre spring, somewhen in early April on a long bike ride down to the lighthouse |
Here was the Europe trip: see additional Bloglettes
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| June, once again, the bike path is my trusted friend |
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| This is the annual Naked Bike run Yep, everyone is mostly) naked, riding a bike. June 9th |
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| As ever, another bum shot |
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| Looks like a standard non eventful summer creeping up |
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| There's a viewing seat made out of bits of dumping materials at the lighthouse |
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| Kayla, Ish, Laura and Aiden. The kids and significant others It finally feels like we have a complete family |
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| The lighthouse is definitely a major part of my life now |
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| My main escape. Tommy Thompson and environs |
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| Yeah Yeah! Get over it. This is where I run away to. And why not? July 7th |
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| I still find these shot quite magical |
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| Bored? Not me |
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| On one of my returns from a bike ride, I decide to join the National Yacht Club August 9th. Evening cruise. Holy CRAP! It's Ron. Another National cruising evening, here with Ron and Bill Don't remember him at all back here. |
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| Only remember Bill on this trip I believe its where I signed up Ron's boat before he had to relinquish it as penance for his lifestyle so far |
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| A variety of inexperience's on this scratch crew But everyone is inexperienced originally |
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| Yep, definitely a low profile Ron |
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| I do remember being totally inadequate out here. We all were, but I loved just being out |
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| But no experience or a lot. It was a lovely introduction |
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| As you can see. Lots of pix. A beginners event |
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| I think I'd only just joined a week or so earlier So probably by first enjoyable sail at the club |
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| Only remember getting the form to sign |
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| OKA are in town and put on a gig for die hard fans at Union station. July 21st |
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| Patty & Roys ESL student and biking enthusiast |
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| Your correspondent researching relaxation techniques |
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| Out for another cruise courtesy National There were quite a few in these first weeks of membership. |
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| And why not? A usual sight now |
Here we headed off to UK for nostagia and the Edinburgh Feastival
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| It's so wonderful having the house as a constant fulcrum for us |
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| The kids have a party Beer Pong, whatever that was Guess who ends up with the clean up |
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| I share the delights of the lighthouse with Richard September 3rd |
Then, we are off to Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia and Hawaii before returning for Christmas
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| Probably Denver We had so much luggage, we flew first class from Hawaii as it was cheaper |
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| Your correspondents very own hand made (very well made) aitransit box December 16th |
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| And here's what we went all the way to Melbourne for Against all the odds, it made it back safely Of course it was worth it |
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| The usual Christmas day excess. Ishvan was in Emerg for about 12 hours, eventually having his (burst) appendix out |
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| Ishvan who is Kayla's boyfriend and a regular in-house, develops appendicitis on Christmas day. Yep, no doctor, so it ruptures. Ouch! |
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| Eventually, we get a new car |
And so 2018 drifts into history.
The family finally coalescing into something reminiscent of a viable whole, I've decided that others should take up the emotional slack I have created by taking a break from being the care being
This may not end well
From Your Correspondent
