Will wonders never cease? It's my 51st birthday. To mark 'the event' I thought I'd write 51 things you may or may not know about me. Nationality - Canadian Heritage - Dutch (mom) and Polish (dad) Siblings - None. Spoiled lonely child. Hometown - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Towns Lived in - Cornwall, London, Timmins (Ontario) / Vancouver, Genelle, Prince George (British Columbia) / … [Read more...]
Personal Musings
Rants, raves and thoughts about topics such as politics and religion.
Dog Tales: First Week of Wintering South
(Note from Ros: I hesitated to allow Jasper (my Chocolate Lab) to write this as he does tend to get a little 'yappy'. But he insisted, so here goes....) Well, someone could have told me we were heading south for the winter! I wouldn't have left that great M&M bone from Auntie Sue in the middle of the backyard! Other than that oversight on Mom and Daddy's part, this trip has been … [Read more...]
Family Reunion in the Netherlands
Enroute to Dubai for the UPO conference, I stopped in the Netherlands for 72 hours --- which turned out to be 3 of the best days of my year so far. I stayed with my cousins Gerrit and Truus in Etten-Leur (in South Brabant). Neither Gerrit nor Truus is fluent in English and my Dutch is almost non-existent, but the time we spend together is always simple, lovely and fun. Granted, beer … [Read more...]
Gratitude A to Z
Being that it is Thanksgiving Day in the States today thought I would post an A to Z list of some of the things for which I am most grateful. (I love that I can celebrate TWO Thanksgivings!) Aurora Borealis - mesmerizing. Blogging - Making friends with people around the world. Cuddly Cats - Miss my babies Phoenix and Vic. Dear Daddy - Fun-loving deep thinker - miss him. Ed - Dear … [Read more...]
Impressions of Dubai
Massive, busy, glitzy, glamorous, gleaming, hot, humid, fun, plastic and in many ways completely surreal. See pictures of the adventure on Flickr. I flew to Dubai from Amsterdam on Emirates, landing at around 00:40 on a Tuesday morning after a 40-minute hold out over the Gulf. Taxiing in took almost 15 minutes, followed by a lurching 20 minute bus ride back to the terminal. Next was the hike … [Read more...]
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