Novembers
We got to the arena in Victoria and I settled down into the bleachers to watch when I see another mom wave at me and motion that I am needed by my son at the ice level. The kids had started their warm up and I look over and see…
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Symphony
In the spring, while perusing the Victoria Symphony schedule of events, I saw that there was to be a performance of music from movies, such as superhero movies or Star Wars. I thought, if ever there is a chance to convince my boys to go to a Symphony production, this…
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September
While we sat in the tea room at Abkhazi Garden, Holly and I talked about when we met. Our boys were in the same Kindergarten class, and her family had just moved here from Alberta. The boys are now in grade 11 and 12 (her son being a December birthday…
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By the Campfire
While growing up, my dad talked often of a friend of his, John Kennedy, who had passed away before my sister’s and I could have met him. My dad spoke frequently and fondly of John. They had travelled together to Africa and South America. John grew up in my hometown…