Back to Camrose AB

Camrose is about 80 km south east of Edmonton. It is the home of the Big Valley Jamboree (which we avoid) and it is a lovely small prairie town. The big box stores out by the highway don’t give the visitor the true picture of the serene nature of this lovely town. Wendy and I…

Dolly Parton

Everyone is talking about it, her songs are being played everywhere I go and people are genuinely moved at the death of this lady. She’s someone to admire. She is wealthy, that’s for sure, but she has used her wealth to hire the people of her state, to fund vaccine research, to supply books to…

Update from The Villa

It’s been a while, but let me tell what good things are happening. The need for new patio doors has been growing more urgent in my mind. While some maintenance was done three years ago it did nothing to really address the underlying issue. The doors are 35 years old and are not sufficient for…