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As Halloween draws closer I've been reminiscing about Halloweens past while I look forward to seeing my niece and nephew head out to go trick-or-treating. Here in Vancouver, it seems to rain pretty much every year. It's perfect, really. The wind lashing the trees, leaves blowing here and there. It's dark early enough that the house lights glow invitingly. Lots of people go all out decorating with pumpkins, skeletons, and gravestones and the streets are busy with cute little monsters and fairy princesses. "Trick or treat! Trick or treat!"  Growing up in Edmonton and then Calgary it was either pretty chilly out or...

What a summer! Here in Vancouver, BC we have been enjoying an extraordinary stretch of clear and sunny days. Just a couple of weeks ago, on July 29th, it was the hottest day ever recorded in Vancouver at 33.8° C! A glorious summer! And we have been out there, making the most of it, hiking, biking, boating, kayaking and camping. Just last weekend we went on a "beer walk" to check out all the new craft breweries in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. It was baking hot and I have to admit that I did not wear my PF socks. BUT my dear...