I can't count how many trucks my dad owned. He made a hobby of wheeling and dealing trucks and trailers.

It must of been around 1978 that my dad decided to buy a moped sale/repair business. He ran it out of the shed in the back yard. With his mechanical skills he was good with small engines. He made friends with his customers and it gave him joy to help them out by supporting their moped needs.

Mom and Dad had a tight group of friends here in Edmonton.  The Black Feather retirement club. I want to say there were about 8 couples.  The common thread was that all the men served and worked at the Nameo base.  It was once a week for breakfast at the casino.  Birthday celebrations and every new Year's Eve together. Grey Cup parties every year.  Golfing once week at Terrae Pines.  There were many camping trips, some exotic vacations and a few winters as Snowbirds in Arizona. My mom and Dad had a park model home at the Sun Vista Resort; they enjoyed swimming, cycling and playing golf.  A quick trip to the border towns in Mexico often.