That’s the name of the next play that I’ll be in. It’s written by Andrew Bovell. It’s a family drama and I play Bob, the father of four kids. We start rehearsals on February 4th. I’m looking forward to it. I have worked with or know most of the people involved in the show. I…
We took down the Christmas tree last week. The ornaments came off. The lights were untangled. Everything went back into their boxes. The boxes went back on the shelves in the basement. The tree was bare. And then it went outside for pickup. It is just Deb and me, again. There are still some remnants…
Choir started up this week. Unfortunately, I can only attend for the next few weeks. Starting February, my play rehearsals will conflict with choir rehearsals. Choir rehearsals are recorded though. So, I can listen to them after the fact and work on the songs on my own. My play should finish before the choir’s big…
New Year’s Eve was like Christmas Eve. It was just Deb and me, this year. We briefly entertained the idea of going out for New Year’s Eve at the beginning of the month. Our friend Shari was going to be performing at a New Year’s Eve bash. Unfortunately, people like us didn’t sign up soon…
For the first time in thirty-two years, Deb and I will be spending Christmas Eve without any of our children. That’s not bad. Considering that each of our kids are either married or are in serious relationships. There are other family schedules and traditions to honour. And if the other families have more than one…
Last week was Thanksgiving. For us Canadians. Caileigh and Chris came down from Ottawa. Tara was here with Dan. And Deb’s brother, Donald, and her father, Mark, joined us from Montreal. We were missing Keaton and Kate. They were home in B.C. But it was great to visit with the folks that we had here.…
There are lots of dates that are important to me. Of course, there’s the obvious ones. October 1, my wedding anniversary. July 30, Deb’s birthday. April 6, Caileigh’s birthday. November 23, Keaton’s birthday. February 1, Tara’s birthday. And the birthdays and anniversaries of other family and friends. But there’s also October 17. It’s a weird…
The C word. Cancer. It still causes anxiety and worry. We have family and friends dealing with it. Last weekend we found out that another friend has got it. With all our advances in technology, why is this one thing we haven’t beaten yet? Why haven’t we developed the cure? Is there a cure? What…
Today is our 36th Wedding Anniversary. It’s a lifetime. A lifetime of memories. Kids. Laughs. Trips. Expenses. Families. Friends. Pets. Losses. It’s more time than many people get. And I’m grateful. We’re grateful. We constantly tell each other how lucky we are. It’s not all rainbows and sunny days. I drive Deb crazy sometimes. She drives…
It’s been a few weeks since we were at my cousin’s cottage. Life is back to normal. Work is busy. Home life is busy. The air is getting cooler. Everything seems to be rushing by. And every now and then, I find myself thinking about sitting at the dock. Enjoying that quiet. The cottage quiet.…
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