It is early January which means Mumtaz’s birthday. It is quite tough to hold an outdoor birthday event in early January so for the last 2 years, Mumtaz’s birthday has been … under celebrated, even
I rarely make a blog entry on my birthday, the only one being on my 65th birthday 2 years ago. Some Plans Went Astray Mumtaz was in Vancouver and missed the day’s festivities. A few
2022, Anver, Photo Posts, What
After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, Anver succumbed to secondary complications in early October. Anver was a community leader; he was generous, loving, hard-working and successful. I treasured his counsel and our time together.
Sam and Trevor vacation in early September. This year it’s a trip Kawartha Lakes with a stop at Ajax Reptilia on the way back. Click on the photo for a lot of photos, don’t be
Followers of my blog will know that prior to the pandemic, our mid August wedding anniversary is a part of our annual summer vacation. We are planning to move an extended trip to October /
Taking stock of places in Ontario that we haven’t visited. Peterborough came to mind in August. Peterborough is notable for being quite similar to St. Catharines. There is a pleasant university area, there is a
In April, we travel to Vancouver to visit Yasmin, Anver and Zabeena. Click on the photo below for our trip to Whistler.
We travel to Montreal to visit Rehana, Naeem, Ayaan, Inaya and Laila. We celebrate Pi Day on 14/March. Click on the photo below for photos from our Circle Measuring Party.
February 22, 2022 was a once in a lifetime event. Again it took some effort to build an appropriate level of interest and excitement. We marked Two’s Day by being photographed with a clock at
It has been quite a while since the last flying update. In a big change of pace, I’m flying commercially now for a local air tour firm and a combination of good weather and a
Mumtaz’s birthday takes place in early January and we were in lockdown again. We decided that last year’s plan was successful so we duplicated it this year. Compare the photos and you will see what
From the Random Folder, 2 very special holiday season photos. Here is a photo of this year’s Christmas present, carefully staged by Mumtaz: And here is JB, clearly getting excited about the holidays, click on
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Among many changes in 2021, we vacation in October, August was too tense. This year’s vacation was a one week trip to Vancouver accompanied by Sam and Trevor, followed by a few days at home
On September 19, we celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day; perhaps the quirkiest holiday in the calendar. In addition to talking like a pirate, celebrations include a spaghetti dinner prior to which we don
At the end of August … It’s Zabeena’s birthday! Click on the photo below for a few terrific photos including a couple with Anver. Now we will expect birthday photos every year. Sam and Trevor
Usually we travel in the last weekend of July coincident with the Oshkosh Air Show. This year we postponed to mid August. Our usual vacation at the end of August is postponed until Autumn. The
By mid July Mumtaz, Sam, Trevor and I are fully vaccinated including the waiting period to maximum immunity. We travel to Toronto to visit Sam and Trevor in their new condo which was thrilling. We
You will notice this title from time to time. I usually attach albums to specific articles in the blog but I archive single photos in a folder that I call Random; I post photos from
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