Ray – The Book update 6

As we are getting very close to establishing a book release date, I thought that you guys deserved a bonus – two stories in one! Continue reading →

Brilliant (Ray) Sherlock!

This will be quite a brief Post because it recounts an event that I did not witness, so will be short on some of the details however… Continue reading →

Friday Morning 4:00am!

I woke up this morning (Post written March 4) at 4:00am. I was laying on my side and facing my almost closed bedroom door, when it slowly started opening! Continue reading →

Snow Surprises!

At last, it feels a little more like a Canadian winter! We had a significant snow fall just recently and watching Ray out in the back garden was like watching a child exploring snow for the first time. Continue reading →

Bravo Ray!

This past Sunday we had a glorious sunny day with temperatures around +10C… generally unheard of here at the end of February! We decided to take advantage of it and drive down to Bronte (a small village within Oakville’s boundaries). Continue reading →

Ray – The Book update 5

This is another extract from Ray’s (soon to be available) book, which I am using to shamelessly promote same! Continue reading →

Dog Discrimination

Comments about Ray being allowed (or not) into stores, and other businesses, has come up a number of times during the “life” of this Blog. Here in Oakville, I guess we are fortunate in that our bank, all the pet supplies stores, Lululemon, Ten Thousand Villages and one or two other places will allow Ray inside. Restaurants and cafes are sacred ground due to Provincial legislation which limits access to “Service dogs” only. Continue reading →

A minor setback!

I had some banking business to attend to so we all went to the bank and Ray, predictably, had a bounce in his step once he knew where we were going. Upon entering the bank, he went straight to the Service Desk, obviously intent on meeting his friend there who loves him and gives him biscuits but, this time, she was not there. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 101 (1975)

Continued from Dear Diary – Page 100

At breakfast the following day, I was told to pack sufficient clothes for a few days as the family were all going to a cottage on a lake in the country, and I was expected to go with them. My initial reaction was to politely decline because my main priority had to be getting some work however, I had apparently landed at Thanksgiving so I couldn’t do any job hunting for a day or two anyway, and they were insistent on my joining them at their cottage. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 100 (1975)

Continued from Dear Diary – Page 99

I showed them my documents which confirmed that I had been approved as a landed immigrant but, for some reason, they felt it necessary to question it. “Where have you come from? Where are you going? Where’s your family? Where did you live in England? Is anybody meeting you here?” Continue reading →