New Year's Dinner, lobster wraps washed down with my Christmas present, non-alcoholic Valentino!

We're having a rainy day and week in Vancouver!

Skiing at Whistler Backcomb resort in the mountains north of Vancouver BC!

At the height of the civil rights movement, and racial violence in the streets, Detroit's The Temptations were a rising music wonder bringing hope to their listeners.  youtube.com/watch?v=S5xAts…

Joe Forte's restaurant in Vancouver for lunch yesterday. Iceberg Wedge salad with diced tomato, double smoked bacon, blue cheese dressing and Joe’s Gold oysters with notes of cucumber and a clean, refreshing finish .

Should British Columbia have a Domestic Violence Registry? Tennessee has instituted a new law, called Savanna's Law, which took effect on January 1, 2026. This new law establishes the US's first registry specifically for persistent domestic violence offenders.

Lunar festivities have started in Vancouver, Canada! Decorations are up in shopping malls and Lion Dancers are seen in the streets.

2026 Lunar New Year's parade today in Vancouver. It rained a bit at the beginning!

Numbers show a sharp drop in Canadians going to the US. This can not all be blamed on trade. The Canadian dollar is worth $0.72 to the US$. Traditional snowbirds loose $500 a month in exchange rates on their pensions and another $500 on their savings. globalnews.ca/news/11679293/…

The cherry trees have started to bloom in Vancouver, Canada and there are still 2 weeks until Spring!

My visit to Japan! 🇯🇵

Lanie Gardner: Dreams (By Fleetwood Mac)

One wonders if any Jesuits are surviving the current American bombing program? ncregister.com/blog/the-jesui…

Italy! 🇮🇹

Had a great take out order of Calamari for dinner.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter

This was so much easier than preparing even a small turkey for Easter: California rolls, pringles, gherkin pickles and blueberry pie! 🙂

This seems like such an awkward way for a space flight to end. Why can't the capsule be hoisted onto the deck of the ship and unloaded there? 🌠

Saturday April 11th, Vancouver Sikh's held the Vaisakhi Parade. Vaisakhi is the celebration of the Khalsa – the birth of the Sikh religion as a collective faith. There was lots of free food!