Category Archives: Update

General info about life, our family, and goings on

Sports, Food, and the Apprentice

More musings and general updates… The Ryder Cup was on last weekend in Newport, Wales which is only about 20 minutes away. I wish I had checked about tickets earlier, because by the time I thought of it the even … Continue reading

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New Owl in the House

Hello again! I just got an owl ( another stuffy or teddy ) Her name is Lucy and she makes a noise ( hoots and more hoots ) Almost my double-digit birthday. 10! I can’t even wait. I’m even doing … Continue reading

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Two Months In

As we approach the end of September, we’re now two months into our little Bristol adventure. This seems a good time to pause and reflect on how things have gone so far… Connie and Heidi have settled in well. They’re … Continue reading

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Top of London

Here we are on the “London Eye” overlooking London (my first attempt at live blogging with my iPhone)

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What I did on my summer vacation

Hi there and welcome back! It’s been an interesting summer for us, but I’m starting to get organized again so henceforth I will bring an update and a summer retrospective. Since June 1st we’ve lived in four different houses and … Continue reading

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Moved in and life takes over

So, my intention was to do up a fancy “we’re here” post, put on some pictures, and make it all cool and funny and stuff. Sadly this isn’t going to happen right away. So I thought it would be better … Continue reading

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Step One: Stuff Arrives

Today I went to Bristol in the morning to oversee the arrival of our worldly goods. These boxes had quite the journey – by train from Port Coquitlam to Montreal, boat to Liverpool, and then truck to Bristol. And now … Continue reading

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Two Days in Bristol

We’ve come back from a quick two-day visit to Bristol, where we’ve finally had a chance to see a bit of what the next 12 months will be like. We went to see the house we’ll be living in; it’s … Continue reading

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Made it

But after a few “please kill me now” moments yesterday, a good night’s sleep and some nice sunshine has restored the optimism. Continue reading

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A week to go

We leave for England on July 15, and as the last few days go by it’s really starting to feel a lot closer now. It certainly feels more real when you start to have those “last time you’re going to see your friend” get-togethers, like I’m starting to have now. Continue reading

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