Happy 4th!

Happy Independence Day! Our fireworks viewing experience was a little more interactive this year: the wind direction was blowing the ash, smoke, and debris right overhead, so remnants of the shells (and sometimes still glowing embers) were dropping into the crowd around us at the Largo City Park. So in addition to oooh’ing and aaah’ing …

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WIJFR: Outcast of Redwall

When ferret Swartt Sixclaw and his arch enemy Sunflash the Mace swear a pledge of death upon each other, a young creature is cruelly banished from the safety of Redwall. As he grows, he seeks revenge on the people of Redwall and finds himself embroiled in a hostile battle with far-reaching consequences. I’ve finished the …

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China bound

My wife and sister left yesterday for a 10-day trip to China. They’re currently about 6 hours into their 12 hour flight from Toronto to Beijing. If you’re interested in keeping up with them, you can follow my sister’s China blog (one dumpling at a time 😉 ).