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