September 1 / 2026

We are getting through the year. I just finished playing golf with Lou, Mike and Rob at the 4th annual Kelly Hamilton Memorial tournament. I didn't play the 1'st year. We shot Lou's age again, we've shot it the last three years, 76, 77, 78. In another couple of years we won't be able to break 80, both Lou and I could do that ourselves 50 years ago. It is the only round of golf I do each year and I look so forward to it and enjoy it so much that I suffer the consequences the following week. It is similar to how I feel after a reunion, no matter the numbers. This summer has kicked me around, planting garden with Don and Vic, the party at Len and Kelly's, the Wakaw visit with Joan and Dennis and Shirley and Gary and now golfing with Lou a few days ago. I've loved every minute but I have had some ups and downs.

Loved

August 1 / 2026

July was a great month with Len and Kelly's annual cornhole tournament attended by all of the siblings . This August brings another reunion for Deanie and I. We are having our annual reunion with Deanie's sisters north east of Saskatoon at the Stinson's small cabin at Wakaw lake. We will do some fishing , eating and visiting for 3 days before heading home, we have carried on this tradition for close to 40 years. The kids used to come with us but now it's just 6 adults. Later in the month I am looking forward to the Kelly Hamilton Memorial Golf Tournament that Len hosts at the Murray Golf course here in Regina. It is the only round of golf I play in the year but it is so enjoyable because I get to play with Lou, Rob and Mike. It's definitely a highlight of the entire year for me. Have a great August.

Loved  

July 1 2026

Happy Canada Day!

Tomorrow will be more of a celebration than today even though today is Canada Day. Tomorrow the first arrivals begin for the wedding on Saturday and the party at Len and Kelly's on Sunday. Canada Day had no chance of being the highlight of the month, it won't even make the top ten. Looking so forward to seeing everybody.

Loved

June 1 / 2026

 Aha! It is June first and so far this year I have been missing my blog appointment on the first day of each month. Not today. Today, before I put a comb through my hair, I am all over this blog entry. I've been working in the yard and it is looking good, the garden is planted and the grass has been tended to. It's kind of up to Mother Nature now. I have come to realize, you can make all the plans you want and even put into policy all kinds of clever ideas, when it comes to mother nature, watch your back!

Have a great day 

Loved 

May 2 / 2026

 Two months in a row. I guess I'm not one of those people who is a multi tasker, right now I am zeroed in on fixing the cracks in the walls of the house from the winter movement. Patching of the drywall and repainting is almost more than I can handle, I suppose it would be easier if I wasn't removing the trim and base boards, repainting them and reinstalling. Three rooms down. One to go, then maybe I won't neglect getting a new post on the blog to start each month. It's a good thing Louise is on top of things to remind me. Thank you Louise. Have a great day.

Loved

April 1 / 2026

 Blast off!!! Nassau is sending 4 earthlings to the moon and I can't even get my blog entry done for the month. Good thing Louise is at mission control. That's all I have, I'm flying by the seat of my pants here, no booster rockets for me.

Have a great day, or should I say, great night.

Loved

February 1 / 2026

 I woke up early this morning, very early actually. My computer was flashing a blue light indicating it was on standby. It was then I realized it was Feb 1st and I hadn't even thought of an entry for the blog. I was going to go back to bed and get a few more hours sleep but when I laid down I stepped into a courtroom in which my own mind became the judge and jury of a lifetime of decisions. I am an incompetent lawyer in my own defense so it was better to step out of the courtroom and into the day. 

A few days ago Deanie and I attended the funeral of one of her cousins, he was 86, a farmer around the town of Bethune. That's where the funeral was. A lot of her relatives were there, two of which were Linda and Ken Eberts. They grew up on 11 block Garnet, just a few houses from us, if Deanie and I never played together on her many visits at her cousins ,we were at least in shouting distance of each other many years before we met. Linda and Ken, who was a good friend of Tony's, hadn't heard about Mary Ellen so when they asked about her I had to inform them. They both stated how much they liked Mary Ellen, who was a good friend of their sister Pat, and Linda remembers Mary Ellen walking her to school. It was a nice tribute to Mary Ellen. I miss her.

Loved