Well it's been a while since my last post. There have been some significant events since I last updated so I'll bring you up to date on that now.
I flew to Vancouver on Nov 22nd to attend the pilot retirement reception which was on Nov 26th. I had a dental appointment on the 23rd (root canal!!!) & some other business to take care of in Vancouver. The pilot retirement evening was a well attended, well organized affair & I got to visit with a lot of my colleagues that I hadn't seen for a long time. I stayed in the hotel in Richmond where the event was being hosted & was planing to return to Phoenix the next morning. While I was having breakfast the next morning I got a phone call from my brother that my Mom had passed away that morning. Needless to say I was saddened & distraught to receive the news. Mom had been weak & frail for quite some time. She was being looked after in the extended care unit of the local health centre of her community. She had a full life & did not suffer in her last days.
I revised my plans to come back to Phoenix & instead flew to Regina & then out to the farm at Aylesbury. The whole family pulled together for a week & on Dec 1 we said our final goodbye's to Mom at her funeral in Craik & internment in the Aylesbury cemetery.
I flew back to Phoenix on Dec 2nd.
Judy & I have been enjoying the winter in the desert. We have golfed a couple of times & have been out to the driving range as well.
We are planning to go to California for Christmas to be with Judy's son Aaron. However,tonight(Dec 17th), he phoned & told us that he is going to be quite busy over the holiday season & that in fact he might be working right through Christmas so at this point we're not sure if we're going to go over there or not!!
I know a lot of you want to see more pictures on this blog & I am trying to make that happen but we just haven't gotten around to taking pictures of the park that we're staying in here in Mesa.
Hope you all have a safe & happy holiday season.
Brian.
