Monthly Archives: March 2014

20140325 – Wot no Tweenies; Wendy’s skiing parallel; Wendy ponders a season pass for next year!

Tuesday – blue bird day, 55F. Must be a blue bird day, Wendy’s skiing. Wot no Tweenies. Why is it so quiet? Why is it so tidy? Why is it 08:00 and not 06:00? Oh that’s it Jaspers and the … Continue reading

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20140320 – Skiing with the kids; my star pupil; The Tweenies turn our brains to Jello

Thursday – blue bird day. Warm and sunny. Lazy start. Drop Wendy off at the hospital then I get to the slopes for 10:30. Hello newbies boots. You’ve got some big boots to fill to compete with your predecessors. Goodbye … Continue reading

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20140315 – Kurt, Fiona and Jasper; Requiem for rear entry

Saturday – sunny but cold. Kurt, Fiona and Jaspers first day, so they have a lazy day. Supermarkets, walk and Outlet Centre. Jaspers in his Chariot. Great pushchair, Wendy will be able to go jogging with Jasper in it. Picked … Continue reading

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20140312 – More Blue Bird days; It ain’t half hot; The kids arrive

Wednesday – cold blue bird day. 2” new snow over night.  Awesome mornings skiing with Carol. Snow was great. Even managed to sneak in and survive Silver King, along with a couple of other blacks and the double blue from … Continue reading

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20140308 – Skiing in a Zimmer Frame. Is my skiing really that bad?

Saturday – too hot and very sunny. Melting the precious snow. Lazy day off skiing today. Wendy and I have volunteered with the NAC to help set up for the NAC’s Red, White and Snow gala dinner up at the … Continue reading

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20140302 – Shoot out at Park City; Mountain bikes; Angelas birthday;

Sunday – mixture of sun and cloud. A well deserved day off. Lazy morning of coffee, newspapers and internet. After lunch we’re off to Walmart to buy our bikes. Wendy gets a new toy, a purple comfy bike, cross between … Continue reading

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20140224 – 8″ is more than enough; France cracks down on drunken skiers; 21″ fresh powder; Blue bird day for Wendy

Monday – sun and cloud. Quite warm in the 40’s – not good. This retirement malarkey is a hard life. Not for the faint hearted, requires total dedication and concerted effort.Lazy start. Stap me vitals do I have to go skiing … Continue reading

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