Corn, the Base of Mexican Life
Corn (maíz) was the basis of agriculture in all of Mesoamerica. The Aztecs had a corn god called ‘Centeotl’; the Mayan’s ‘God of Maize’ was called Yum Kaax. He was usually […]
Category Archives: Travel
Tracking Down the Past: Making Ice Cream (Denmark & Vancouver)
In 2018 Al & I headed to Denmark and Sweden with the idea of meeting up with my aunts and uncles and cousins, and also to track down some of […]
Arizona, the Again and Again State: You Can’t Just Visit It Once!
I’ve been to Arizona three times and each trip has been totally different. And I’ve had friends go to Arizona, and they have been to totally different places than me […]
Numbers with a Spanish Twist
For the last 25 years I have been working with a friend on a Spanish course called Soleado, and whenever I travel to a Spanish-speaking country I am always on […]
Travel Guides and Other Books to Ponder on the Road
One thing I always take with me on every longer trip is a guidebook. Even with the web around, I still can’t imagine travelling without one. Each brand of guidebook […]
That Old House, Chemainus 1952-59
Editor/Daughter’s Note: In my Dad’s journals of his memories he talks about moving with Mom into their not-so dream home in Chemainus. That Old House. If the T.V. program ‘This […]
Nightime on the Green Chain, Port Alberni 1951
Editor/Daughter’s Note: In my Dad’s journals of his memories he last wrote about getting married in Vancouver to my mom. When I was laid off after the summer season at […]
Scandinavian Spiral Staircases and Spiral Buildings
I’ve always loved photographing spiral staircases but Copenhagen had two spiral steeples which I found very unique! A wrought-iron spiral staircase on the outside of a building in Aalborg, Denmark. […]
The Cedar Mill at False Creek in Vancouver, 1950
Note from Editor/Daughter: This story, from my dad’s journal of memories, is about a job he had at a cedar mill in False Creek, Vancouver. Working on the greenchain. […]
Tracking Down Places from the Past: The Cottage
When I was in Denmark and Sweden I went off with my cousins to try and track down some the places mentioned in my dad’s stories of his life. In Nordenbro […]
