Stop the presses. It’s amazingly true. July 22, 2015 represents ONE year for temporary-resident Jim in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. WOW – I could write a book about what I’ve experienced in 12 months. But I won’t. This post will do. Thanks to the lovely and adorable Elaine, it’s been a wonderful and enjoyable ride. We’ve come a long way, baby. There’s much more fun to come under the endless Okanagan sun. Strap yourself…
Principal + Interest, Taxes + Insurance……..and Strata Fees. WTH? As most of our family and friends know, Elaine and I recently dipped our soon-to-be-sand-covered toes into Kelowna’s real estate bounty. We became townhouse owners barely a three-minute walk from Rotary Beach Park and Okanagan Lake. Just in time for summer. Lower Mission, here we come. As we were lining up our pre-approved financials, one line on the Coldwell Banker residential sales sheet jumped…
November 11, 2014 will certainly go down as a noteworthy day to remember. In the United States – it was Veteran’s Day. In Canada – Remembrance Day. Both honor the memories of fallen comrades and those who currently serve. On this bone-chilling Tuesday morning (-2 Celsius, 28-degrees Fahrenheit), Shaw Cablesystems had invited to me to be part of its broadcast team covering the Remembrance Day Program at Cenotaph Memorial Square in Kelowna’s City Park. I had recently signed up for…
Hello to all my American friends + family (in the lower 50) and new acquaintances in Kelowna, British Columbia and Calgary, Alberta. Everyone else around the world – Bonjour, Salut, Ni Hao, Konnichi wa, Ciao!, Guten Tag, Hola, Shalom, Mahalo, and many more. “An American in Kelowna” – is a cinematic salute to the 1951 film classic “An American in Paris” starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. In this award-winning flick (voted in 1952 as Best Picture by the Academy…