Concert at Milner Gardens

Sunday evening was a special treat. We went to Milner Gardens to listen to the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra play a 2 hour classical concert. It was a warm but misty day, but the views were lovely and the music was amazing.

The orchestra is a compilation of community folks from all walks of life and played beautifully.

The seating was set up with the weather in mind, so was covered and curved around in front of the orchestra. There were munchies available, coffee, beer, wine....all the comforts of home. At one of the intermissions we moved to the deck of the heritage Milner home and enjoyed the rest of the concert whilst sipping tea and eating home made scones, jam, clotted cream and other sweets.

Busy times

On a cool but sunny day, Janice and I did a tour of our time share at Pacific Shores and then had lunch at the Landing restaurant on the deck.

Thursday night we finally did something we have been promising to do since we retired. We started Tai Chi classes!!! The centre is just 2 blocks from our house, and we so enjoyed our first class. We are going to pack as many classes as possible into the 2 months we have left here, and then practice all winter on the pool deck, in the park, on the beach.....and then come back and pick up classes again next summer.

Sunday was the Paws for a Cause SPCA Walk in Parksville. It was damp and drizzly, but lots of folks turned out with their pups to do the walk and raise much needed funds for our local shelter. Maggie, as chair of the local community branch, took me out for a tour of the shelter and to meet the staff, and I will soon be volunteering as a cat buddy....:-) The trick will be to NOT come home with any more cats.....!



The walk started at the Community Park, went along the boardwalk, and then back to the park for wiener bobbing (for the dogs!!!), agility training, paw painting, and other fun activities.

Beach walk

So, dear friends in Puerto Morelos, this is our beach in Canada, and is looking like fall is here....!

We went for a nice walk on the boardwalk, but it was cool, windy and trying to rain....still very beautiful, however.

Have to work to remember the kids on the beach, all of us sweating in our bathing suits...!

Miki's fall outfit (the sunglasses are just a habit now, sure didn't need them for the sun!!) - can't wait to get back to our shorts and tees in Mexico!!!