Author: Rod

May 21 Grandfather

Adolf Binder 1916 – 1960 Rev. P. Neufeld, assisted by Rev. A. Rempel and Rev. C.C. Peters officiated at the funeral service of Adolf Binder who passed away on March 31, 1960 in Chilliwack Hospital. The service was held in the Yarrow Mennonite Brethren Church. Adolf Binder was born in Austria in 1916 and had…


Apr 26


April 5 It’s Back

Just when I thought winter was gone. The forecsast said snow but the radar said rain. It is Vancouver snow, fluffy and wet. It will be gone by later today I suspect.


Mar 30 Shelving Unit

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. Walt Disney It was a good day. Only a 20 scream day. Today I assembled my shelving unit. I learned that there are many wrong ways to build it. I also learned that pulling apart two of the angle brackets stuck together was…


Mar 28 There & Back

I just went to town and back again. Bills got paid, food and water hauled, freight brought home. It is all out of the van but not umpacked yet.


Mar 26 No Pussy Willows

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. Hal Borland You would think it spring here, but the trees are not fooled. No new buds, no pussy willows. Happy I am not in the 50 cm zone this year. Ontario more snow coming your way. Just did a little more cleanup, back to puffin…


Mar 25 Don’t Ask, I Won’t Lie.

“Oh AJ I won’t lie to you” Agent Huntley Willis. I am doing litter boxes, big bad, heavy litter boxes. I got my first one outside and empty. The second one is up the stairs in my workshop. I am huffing and puffing bad. Writing this is my way of justifying taking a break. I…


Mar 24 Sunday

Cats were fed and watered, twice. It was my way of giving them a treat. The rest of the chores were done except litter boxes. I was waiting for a warmer day. Today is chop the beard day. So far just scissored it down to a managel length. Tommorrow the beard trimmer. My face already…


Mar 21 Winter Time Again

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Bertrand Russell Fresh snow covers the driveway, -9 outside. Tonight and tomorrow night -12. One day it will end. I took a quick pic but the camera was on video instead. I will try again later. Cats are fed and watered. I am working on the…


St.Patrick’s Day 2024

HSP DAY. I just fed the cats, gave them the water I had left. Gathered a big bowl of snow for melt. Not much out there, but don’t woory more is coming after the plus twenty today, more winter is coming. Snow and cold to arrive later this week. A 30 degree celius drop by…