Software upgrade
I seem to have survived my first manual upgrade of WordPress. Not overly difficult, if you discount the problems with uploading via ftp. Hopefully no problems as a result! This version is supposed to have …
2008 Reunion debrief
The merry family reunion is over and done with for another three years. I think a fun time was had by all! Stuart B and I were fortunate enough to arrive after Friday night’s rain …
Tri-annual family reunion
This weekend is the family reunion! Yep, and I’m still sitting at home. But I’ll be driving out tomorrow and spending the night. I hear there is going to be a prepared meal tomorrow night, …
Jacques Vésina, the early years
(The following details of Jacques Vésinat’s life are from the biographical essay written by Gérard Vézina, and I’m immensely grateful to GHS for spending a weekend reading and translating from the original French.) According to …
A famous hockey player in our family tree?
Well, only very distantly. My mom and I were recently in Québec City on vacation along with Marie and Derwyn Wilson. While visiting Montmorency Falls just outside the city, Marie wanted to stop at ‘Maison …