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!

Alysha's New Friend

Alysha is now the proud mom to Halo, a young thoroughbred mare. She is a very happy girl.

Sassy Enjoying the Sights of Yaletown

While her mom was enjoying an Hawaiian Cruise and an extended stay in Honolulu, Miss Sassy was doing Yaletown




Showing off new new frock





You can't see me!

Flagstone Terrace Resurrected

The large tree in the middle of the terrace was cut down leaving a massive trunk and roots which we took out with the help of a massive beast of a machine. So now we are putting the flagstone puzzle together.





There...no there






Beware the foreman with the axe!

Back to the Farm in early September

Came back to the farm for a few more weeks before flying back home to Vancouver.




Archie has grown a lot in those few weeks and is becoming quite the computer buff!





After a bit of a rocky start, Willy and Archie are now the best of buddies.




Never turn down free lumber! A friend of Nicole did some home renovations and we were the beneficiary of enough lumber to last Nicole a long time. New jumps here we come.




We pulled out a lot of nails and Stan built shelves and made it look like a regular lumber yard.

Return to the Cottage in August

Following Stan's return from his 3-week stay in Vancouver, when he attended a family reunion among other things, we drove back to the cottage in Lanoraie, QC from Uxbridge, ON and spent four great weeks there. Here are some photos depicting our time there.






Claude and Nicole and ....



...Stan and Jocelyne on the St-Laurence River




Cable ferry crossing up the river



Near Sorel




...at a classic car museum somewhere in the Eastern Townships




Jean Yves's fishing platform adrift after wind storm



Mother Goose with her pets raised from goslings



George and Jojo on their ATV




Roland and his granddaughter



Farewell dinner at Claude and Nicole's