Happy Mother’s Day!

By: Spring in the Air

Letter from a Mother to a Daughter:
“My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through.”

Zdenka Kahlina, April 30, 1924 – May 9, 2010

Story by: Zdenko Kahlina

My mother passed away two years ago – on Mothers Day! It is hard to believe two years have gone by already. There is not one day that passed I did not think about her. It has definitely been a very difficult two years for me and my family. We still talk about her and her life at our family gathering. Here is what I wrote about her last year:

My son got married…

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Hello everyone!
It has been three years already! Samantha Louise Bagnall and Neven Kahlina got married on May 2nd, 2009. It was one beautiful day in between several cold days at the beginning of May that year. They have become a proud parents of little baby Luka since than. It was a beautiful ceremony at St. Joachim Catholic Church, followed by a reception and a dance at St. John’s Cultural Centre in Edmonton.

Travel Croatia

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Beautiful Adriatic coast * Uncrowded Roads *
Several years ago I was excited to invite all my family and some friends to join us in V. Losinj, Croatia as part of our summer holidays in Europe. This was back in 2009. I brought this blog back as a reminder on good times we all had… 

Saint Valentine’s Day – February 14th

Wish you a Happy Valentine! 

February has long been a month of romance. It is the month associated with Valentine’s Day celebrations.

About OUR generation

By: unknown

Read and remember!
No matter what our kids and the new generation think about us, WE ARE AWESOME !!! Our lives are living proof!

About Life

Source: GraphJam

Funny snippets from our daily life
Somebody had enough free time to put together all these graphs about every day modern life. I find them very true and would like to share them with you.

Jenn and Sanja’s diary: Hello Zagreb!

 Home Away From Home
Sanja and her friend Jenn decided to take some time off from the work and all daily routines here in Edmonton, and travel the world for a while. I will publish blogs about their traveling adventures, so return to this site again to read more. They left Edmonton in mid July 2010 for a short visit to London, and than headed off for capital city of Croatia – Zagreb.

Travel Croatia – Summer 2011

By Zdenko Kahlina

Off The Beaten Path in Croatia – Island of Brac (Croatia).
The diamond is on your finger. It’s a beautiful ring, just as meaningful as the ceremony at which you got it. You’ll never forget that day.

Jenn and Sanja’s diary: London

Away We Go…
Sanja and her friend Jenn decided to take some time off from the work and all daily routines here in Edmonton, and travel the world for a while. I will publish blogs about their traveling adventures, so return to this site again to read more. They left Edmonton in mid July 2010 for a short visit to London, and than headed off for capital city of Croatia – Zagreb.

Leaving pawprints on our hearts

Our beloved nine-year old Golden retriever Rheya, has passed away this week. We sadly said goodbye to her, after Rheya succumbed to the pain of cancer. I am eternally grateful for the nine wonderful years that Rheya gave us, full of excitement and Love, and a wonderful friendship that we’ll never forget.

When Neven Met Sam…

By Zdenko Kahlina

 Neven met Sam at the going away party for his good friend Elisabetta Chiodo, on September 23, 2006.

Dina, I Love You This Much

When you were just a pup, and you were new to home and heart, I used to laugh so hard and pick you up and hold you squirming and struggling my arms and whisper to you “Dina, I love you this much”.

CYCLING THE BEST OF SLOVENIA – ALPS TO THE ADRIATIC
FROM THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE VINEYARDS
TO THE SEA

July 19 – 23, 2009

Fantastic Scenery * Uncrowded Roads * Charming Inns * Wine Tasting

From the mountains to the sea, this  Tour of Slovenia is for the cyclists who want something different in a region where few westerners have ridden.