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A Post Card, and the Story of a Lost House

I recently received a photo album filled with snapshots of houses in a variety of Vancouver neighbourhoods. As I was flipping through the pages a post card fell on to my desk. It’s a blue tinted card showing the Eiffel Tower as viewed from the Trocadero. Nothing special, except on the back of the card… Continue reading A Post Card, and the Story of a Lost House

Family · History

We are shaped by those around us…

When I originally wrote this post it was about my father, Peter who died in October 2018. This past week my mum, Donna died, somewhat unexpectedly after suffering a fall. My brother and sister and I were all in Victoria and we able to spend time and say good bye. Both parents were influential in… Continue reading We are shaped by those around us…