Lunch with Tante Aline and Cousin Mario

Tante Aline is my mother's younger sister - she's in her eighties, still drives her car and is very young at heart. I think she looks terrific!

Sheree at the Cottage

Sheree's favourite thing about the cottage was the fishing dock!

Toronto Zoo

Who would have thought we would run into Greg Jorssen and his family at the Toronto Zoo!


My personal favourite - the giraffe


Very large hippo


Nice lion pair


Mountain goats


Rare white leopard


White rhino


Coral garden


How pretty is that?



Petting the manta rays

Happy Birthday Anna!

We celebrated Anna's big 60th with her 'big' family!

Happy Birthday Nicole

Make a wish ...


Oh - a WII!


Stan - the horse - went into retirement this season. PJ did a photobook highlighting his partnership with Nicole - needless to say a bit of an emotional moment.

Farm Projects

Backfilling after putting down the water and sewer pipes for the new apartment.





The much-appreciated (by the horses) new loafing barn in the big paddock.

The Kittens have grown!

We arrived at the farm on May 31st for quite a long stay East this year dividing our time between the farm in Ontario and the cottage in Quebec.

John and Donna's Visit to the West Coast

In Butchart Gardens


In Chemainus



John is Sheree's godfather - they arranged to meet in Nanaimo when John and Donna were visiting John's daughter on the Island.




On Granville Island




On the seawall in front of our place


Dinner at Anducci's with Phil and Sandi

Sheree demonstrating fire fighting techniques to school children on Hornby Island

Sunset on Hornby Island

Whistler, BC

We had a great time in Whistler. Thanks Ellen and Kathleen for lending us your wonderful condo. Phil and Sandy joined us for the weekend.








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Happy Birthday Christine!

Bye Christine and Kenny! Thanks for the opportunity to enjoy Santa Cruz - and Ziggy!

Caberneigh Farm's New Website

There is a new website for Caberneigh Farm. Click on PJ and Nicole's World in the Links box, top right corner.

Back In Santa Cruz

We left Mexico on the 13th of March and arrived in Santa Cruz on the 16th, in time for Christine to show us the ropes before leaving on the 18th to join Kenny in Vietnam. From there, they are heading to Cambodia and Laos. They will be back home on April 7th and we're planning to leave for home on the 9th after celebrating Christine's birthday on the 8th with them.



Views from West Cliff Road


Ziggy helping Stan read his papers in the morning

Our Time at La Casa de Gagliardi

We had a great time and the six weeks we spent with Frank and Anna just flew by. Thanks for the fantastic hospitality!

One of our many get togethers with Elio, Silvia, Bianca and Perla as well as Anna's sisters during their visit from Italy.



Our weekly oyster feast


Casa Gagliardi taking shape


Is this Stan Zappata?


Mexican dancing lesson from Elio


A little plumbing work


Anna doing a little barbecuing - isn't this a man's job? Where is Frank? Oh yes, the doctor told him to take it easy...


Guess he only listens to the doctor when there is work involved, hey Franco???


Where there is wine you'll find me...


View of the main living area

Morning routine - coffee on the front porch for Frank and Anna