Dim Sum with Ric and Charlee

Walked over to meet Ric and Charlee at the Floata Restaurant on Keefer St. for dim sum this morning. It was a beautiful, sunny, crisp morning in Vancouver and the afternoon is equally spectacular. We deserve a few such days after the storms of the past month.

Boxing Day

A day of taking it easy after the Big Day! Started to get ready for our trip south and packing stuff away in preparation for our renters coming in on Saturday. We braved the stores for a short while with Phil and Sandy. Phil got a shirt he had been eyeing since before Christmas! Then walked back home via Denman St. and the seawall. Norm and Shannon dropped in for a visit prior to going to watch a Canucks game with friends. They are going back home to Calgary late this afternoon. Took our now traditional group Christmas photo.

Merry Christmas 2006!

We had a quiet Christmas morning, tried a new scone recipe for breakfast, made phone calls to family and friends, and then went for a walk along the seawall and back home through the city.



Inukshuk - symbol of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games







A very neat new sculpture on the seawall, across from Granville Island. The bird's wings flap in the wind.




Christmas Dinner at Ken and Muriel's
David, Jeremy, Daniel
Ken, Alysha, Stan, Paula, Muriel and Gage
Bianca, Briana, Jocelyne and Deanna in front

Getting ready to greet Santa Claus at Caberneigh Farm

Willie and Archie have been very good boys - so they want Santa to believe anyway. They're waiting for him down on the farm. We really miss them as well as their humans! Wish we were there.

Sheree on her new scooter

Sheree just sent us this photo taken on Hornby Island. She is also sporting a killer hat!

...and Bailey makes 3!

Shannon couldn't wait to get back to Calgary on Sunday, after spending the weekend with her family, to see her new puppy, Bailey. I'm sure she was glad to see Norm too!

Happy Birthday, Sandy (50 never looked so good!)

...and Happy Anniversary, Stan and Jocelyne (they both fall on the same day). We had dinner at the Keg in New Westminster before going to Ric and Charlee's for their annual Christmas Party. Sandy's best present was the surprise visit of her two daughters, Shannon and Cheryl, from Calgary.




To 32 happy years (including the 10-year trial period)

A Story About Willy

Click on A Story about Willy in the Links section, and then click on Stories. It was published in a new dog- themed greeting card site started recently in Vancouver, BC.

Get Together at Silvana's

We enjoyed another great italian dinner at Silvana's last night. Two couples were missing from the expected group but Andy was lively enough to make up for at least three people!






Lynda, Silvana, Jocelyne and Justina

Justina arrived today from the Naval Academy in Kingston, ON for the Christmas holidays. Very happy mama and papa!




The Italian cook taking a breather, with Suky




Stan resting after the meal!

Ziggy!

Our friends, Christine and Kenny Bloome, are now a family of three as you can see. Both mom and dad are looking very pleased about it.

Weekend at the Lakehouse

We've just come back from a wonderful weekend at the Lakehouse on Whatcom Lake in Bellingham, WA. This was our second time there this year - we house-swapped last April. Thanks Chris and Barbara!





Stan reading his paper in the very comfortable front room






New moon rising!



Dinner at Anthony's on the waterfront

BBQ in the Snow!

Our planned get together at Phil and Sandy's went on despite the major snowfall this past Sunday.

Snow in Vancouver!!!

A rare occurrence for Vancouver, most of all in November. Let's hope it's not a sign of things to come this winter!

Salut - Yvonne and Max!

We had a great evening on the 24th. Dave and Lorette organized a soiree in honour of their good friends, Yvonne and Max, visiting from Cape Town, South Africa. It was a 'happy hour' gathering that lasted well into the evening, thanks to Max's wonderful piano playing. No one wanted to leave and no one wanted him to stop playing with many couples hitting the dance floor. In attendance were about 40 to 50 residents of their townhouse complex, as well as ourselves and Phil and Sandy. Lorette, as per usual, laid on a marvelous display of appetizers. As if that wasn't enough, we ended the evening back at Dave and Lorette's place for curry and salad! Here are a couple more photos taken.




Max tickling the ivories







Posing for Stan














One of the couples on the dance floor!

Barb's Big Costume Party - November 4, 2007!

New Moon Over False Creek

Pizza Night at Silvana's, November 2nd, 2007

Christine and Kenny's Visit

Our friend, Christine and Kenny Bloome (PJ's sister and brother-in-law came to see us for a few days in late October. We had a great time together. Thank you Kenny for introducing us to those great cheeses.





Coming back from the Granville Island Market on the little ferry




Misty view of downtown Vancouver from the North Shore




Day trip to Victoria






Cheers!