Category: Uncategorized
-
Addendum – First trip to Europe
My first trip to Europe was before I met Julie. Kim was 16 at the time and we brought along her friend Sarah. Before we went, Kim and I went over to Sarah’s place to talk it over with her parents. Sarah’s Dad was from Bordeaux so as part of the trip we decided to…
-
The people and random events that shape our lives (Part 13)
By late 1997, Julie was no longer enjoying her job. I would come home and cook dinner; then I would call her up and have a hard time nailing down a time when she would be home. She didn’t have a lot of pension but would have liked to gain a few more years. There…
-
The people and random events that shape our lives (Part 12)
When I met Julie in April 1990, I had already quit my job. Even my Mom took her aside and said: “you know he doesn’t have a job”. She went out with me anyway and on August 1992 we were married by her uncle Lyall (a retired United Church Minister) at the home of her…
-
The people and random events that shape our lives (Part 11)
When Marilyn left for the US, it was just Kim and I. Life was pretty simple. I didn’t date because I didn’t want to complicate life for either of us. But then at some point in her teenage years I realized she was out with her friends on a Friday night and I was sitting…
-
The people and random events that shape our lives (Part 10)
I started work at BNR in March of 1971 and Kim was born that December. I did a couple of designs that involved working with Carmine Ciancibello who had a big impact on my career later on. During a lull in the design work, I looked around and decided teaching was a more worthwhile cause…
WR Foster 