Sarah and Margot

Sarah graduated from university this spring and immediately left Calgary to join Margot in Vancouver.

We miss their smiling faces.

A photo of Elliott and the birthday boy taken by Hannah Louise last night at dinner

Visiting Margot in Vancouver, Feb. 2011

It is always a good thing to be visiting Margot.

Here are photos showing a happy Mom and Dad .

Royal Montreal Golf Club

At the invitation of friends Rob and Sandy McDougall, I was lucky enough to play Royal Montreal earlier this month. What a tremendous golf club!

I wish I had taken my camera to take a few photos of my hosts and their golf course.

It was good to see friends that I haven't seen in a few years and to get together like we saw each other yesterday.

The Baja, April 2011

Once again we vacationed in the southern Baja, we had two weeks of "Ground Hog Day" - the weather never varied, a high of 26 or 27 degrees and sunny - every day the same. A week in San Jose and a week in Todos Santos.

Virginia one evening in San Jose del Cabo:

Virginia and I enjoying some sun and a terrific view over the Playa Punta Lobos near Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico:

April 8th, 2011. Elliott Reid Hoglund arrives.

500 Days

August 19, 2011

500 days until I retire. I still have some time to adjust to the idea but since the January 2011 announcement of my retiring at the end of 2012, time has been flying by.

Hannah, Elliott and Granddad, Aug 18.11

Isabel took this photo while the four of us were having lunch yesterday. Being a grandfather is my new favourite thing.

It has been over 18 months since my last post, a long time.

- my mother died

- sold and bought a house

- Sarah's semester in Paris

- announced my retirement

- vacations

- Hannah

- new grandchild in April

Margot asked me I wasn't blogging anymore?

I don't know but she encouraged me to keep on.