Ciao Adam

While I was in the states, I received word that my clan, such as it is, had grown by one. Adam Paul Roxburgh, brother to Owen and son to Aaron and Sonia, as well as grand son to my sister Jane, and great nephew to my brother and I, and . . . . well, you get the idea, has decided to take up residence with his nuclear family in Vancouver, BC.

I wish him welcome, a calm and thoughtful life, the opportunity to do good in our world, and the resolve to take advantage of that opportunity. I wish that our generation were leaving him with a happier, healthier place, but with the right guidance from his brother, his mother, and his father, and with minimal influence from this great uncle, I hope that he will be able to put right some of the things my generation has worked so hard to put wrong.

Welcome to our world, nipoto mio, know that you are loved.