The moving plans are proceeding pretty quickly because we get the new house at the end of the month. Alas, buying a house is not one of those parts of life that is very different in the digital age. Shopping for the house was much improved because we were able to view and even tour properties on the web, but actually arranging the money and closing the deal has been a verbal, fax and in-person exercise. And even the fax part is iffy, given that we can't get a faxed signature witnessed in the usual way.

Meanwhile, we've had a brief and delightful respite from moving madness with a visit from UK cousins Lionel and Mary. They stopped in after doing a BC tour of whales and mountains and we topped off their trip with a great family dinner in Port Credit, a Canadian Gradwell/Pryor family reunion that we hope will become a tradition on this side of the pond.