Author Archives: Al Zylstra

April is one of those months that I have become very ambivalent. Spring is here, the flowers are up and there is a warm feeling in the air. But, April also is the month where I miss my Mom and Dad. Dad’s birthday is on April 20 and Mom’s passing was on April 22.

Our household has grown again. After the debacle of the four big comet goldfish constantly harassing our big female goldfish…. they were banished to our pond in the backyard where they are THRIVING. In the meantime, I found that our big girl was feeling lonely. So, back to Craigslist I went. Found our newest additionsContinue reading “Meet the new family members”

I have one large fancy goldfish that Alex and I about 5 years ago. She was the size of toonie when we got her and her partner. They both grew quite quickly. The white one developed some health issues about two years ago and after spending close to $200 on medication, she finally succumbed toContinue reading “Apparently, it is goldfish breeding season”

Today would be my mom’s birthday. I miss her. That is all

Today is the 18th anniversary of my dad’s passing away. I miss him now more than ever.

Alex has finished the kitchen off. We had a section of the kitchen that was almost like an indent as seen below. We originally put a china hutch in there as you can see. This hutch, while quite nice was very impractical for the spot, so we moved that hutch into our office where itContinue reading “Pandemic Renovations – Part Three!”

I am constantly amazed by Alex’s abilities to take on a project and run with it. When the Pandemic first hit us and we were not able to take our planned vacation to Europe, we decided to work on our home instead. The impetus was, of course, the leak in the water pipe from ourContinue reading “Pandemic Renovations – part two”

January 22 is a very, very, very special day for me. It is the birthday for three of my favourite people in the whole wide world. Here they are, in no particular order: Debbi I met this amazing person back in 1984 back in Edmonton. I was working for a chain of pet stores. SheContinue reading “Birthday Greetings abound”