(1)the post has many dimensions to comment upon, so i must say its an amalgamation of various experiences u experienced @onceuponatime..
(2)Starting from the last, your sister become grandmother, so congratulation to her and you also.
(3)The picturesque mountains in the background is really awesome.
(4)You airport pics are amazing. In Greece you must have enjoyed a lot.
(5)Coming to the very first one, Bank of Canada has of course revised the rate with the first rate hike since 2010, but i have a believe that the fundamental aspect is not supportive of a rate hike, its because of commodity sector BoC hiked the rate because loonie is commodity currency.
Anyway very nice blog, keep blogging this way, i am right behind you to follow you up. Thank you so much