The move to Dutch Settlement

My move back to Nova Scotia has been a bit fluid over the past two years. I'm in the process of buying a new home. Once this gets settled, my hobby may pick up.
As well another August has arrived and my vacation was cancelled yet again. However I may be getting some time off in the fall.

Going to work from my new house, still having to move furniture in

Moving day

Picking up the wife

and a showerhead

supper at IKEA as we dont have a stove yet!

the garage, soon to be filled with history books, and figures (plus two cars when it snows)

slowly moving kit from apartment

all boxed up

my room ready to go

closets empty

Ian unpacking in our new living room

the neighbors

good Job Ian!

where to put stuff?

stove arrived

first supper cooked on stove!

First day of school which is where their Grandmother taught and I went to in 1984-86

our new house, flags are curtains until we unpack them, or they arrive as delivery

Hmm pizza for dinner?

I had Thai curry and fried rice at lunch
Perhaps Boston Pizza?

Cooling off with icecream

Ian taking the challenge the triple Baskin Robbins 31

Emi and Leena also tried, my phone camera made this blury

Sunday night supper, bibimpap, kimchee with a pork chop

Thursday night supper, BLT

Spitfire Arms Pub Windsor Nova Scotia

a bad fire had damaged it however the owners will try to reopen

My Birthday party a few days late 2015

I turned 42 on May 27th. I waited until today to have my party

Another weekend at Across Mall

Emi was getting a beauty treatment yesterday, which she thought would only take an hour, which actually took 3!

It's another thumbs up day out with Daddy, and he knows where to get good grub.

Ian and Leena tuck into a bowl of Pork bone broth ramen noodles

My Chinese set I ordered: Fried rice, Gyoza pan fried dumplings, fried chicken with egg drop soup.

Leena wanted to give a beaver teeth type smile

My kids hamming it up, while I seem to have the image of a pro wrestler

Only in Japan, can you walk with an open can of beer (in this case a non-alcoholic one) in public. Posing with some of the camping kit at my favorite store.

Happy Birthday Ian

He is ten today. This shot was taken when he was thirty minutes old.

His birthday cake

I have some other pictures of his birthday still on my phone so I will have to upload them.

Easter Weekend April 4 -5, 2015

Saturday lunch, South-east Asian with French spiced soft cheese

Thursday evening before Good Friday, I was trying for a shot of the Cherry blossoms, but too dark.

Good Friday morning on my way to work .

After getting off a crowded train.

Then walking through a park on the way to work

Then playing in a park with the children. It was about 20c that day.

Saturday morning pork and potatoes

Ian having BBQ chicken for Saturday supper.

Easter Sunday morning, the kids get to have their first Easter event. Prior to this year, we had never celebrated, except a church service up in Toyama.

The mustard baked chicken recipie and my potato chips

A small shrine to my Mum, with a cross and lantern.

Easter dinner, Mustard Baked chicken, garlic cheese mashed potatoes and Maple butter carrot and sweet potato mix. 

It was a good Easter. 

All work then play

My kindergarten had a graduation ceremony then we had a staff party

First up, s shot of one of the side streets with the Cherry Blossoms coming out.

 Myself with my co-worker, Mike Heffer, ex RAF PTI Corporal, but now our roles are reversed as I'm helping to train him up as an EFL teacher. I wore my Royal Stewart kilt, and now he wants to buy an Irish Revenge one from Sport Kilt. 

The staff party was held at a small bar which also cooked Italian food. This steak was rather good, plus they also had made a good salad, a frois gras plate, smoked salmon, and Lasagna.