Happy Birthday!!!

It was Gladys's Birthday party on Sat. night at Lefty's in Qualicum.

Gladys and Sandy share a birthday laugh.

Janice and Gladys were all smiles.

Muriel and Maggie pay close attention to the specials of the day!

Mary Lois and Kathy enjoyed the great food and company!

Camp Moorecraft

Saturday Mary Lois and Miki arrived in PV, and we all went to Camp Moorecroft to honour the final day it is open and to hope that the TLC will be successful in purchasing the property and keeping the long history of a wonderful kids summer camp alive.

Right on the ocean, there are great swimming areas, cute cabins, a craft house, a dining hall, a boathouse, and a forest chapel.

Lovely wooded paths wander around the property.

Moorecroft has been providing summer camp experiences for kids for many years, and hopefully will continue to do so.

R & R

Maggie, Ingrid and I went off to Nanaimo and area to do some exploring. First we went to the Labyrinth on the mountain.

We all did our walks, sorted out our issues and left feeling refreshed and peaceful.

Next stop was Westwood Lake, which has a wonderful walking path around it as well. Motor free, it would be a lovely place to swim in the summer, with lots of nice picnic areas and swimming docks.

It was a nice sunny day so we enjoyed sitting on the beach and soaking up the sun.

Rathtrevor

Oh my, true love - an arbutus tree, left, and a fir tree on the right. Grew together and support each other through thick and thin! These beauties were seen at Rathtrevor Park when Ingrid and I went for a long walk along the beach and through the forest.

Wish I knew if these were edible....they were beautiful!

Ingrid on the forest path!

Oooooo......that Daf has been busy again. Lookit the nice blue porch. Next summer it will be a nice wood deck on top of the cement, but this will be easy to clean and look at until then.

Fall in Parksville

The trees are changing colour, the air is cooler at night and it is certainly feeling like fall these days.

As soon as it starts hitting single digits at night, we start getting serious about packing for Mexico......

But the colours are lovely, and this is such a beautiful part of the world, so I always feel reluctant to leave family and friends again.....until we get off that big silver bird and feel the heat.....:-)

Michele and I went for coffee in Qualicum Beach and wandered around the shops in the wonderful sun - now it feels like summer again!!!! So great to have dear friends move to Parksville.

Deer and dear...

Early morning at Margo's house in Cedar Hill and 2 young deer came to call.....

No, Margo and Pam, they didn't eat any of your plants, they weren't there long enough. Just a quick run through and then over the fence to the neighbour's yard.

Some day, when we can afford to, we want to buy a small SUV and a Boler sized trailer, which HAS to have a bathroom and sleep 4 (for summer trips with the kids). We found this at Buddy's Toys in Oak Bay where we bought Vanessa's animals, and it will serve as a fun inspiration until we find the real thing....:-)



The cats continue to learn to get along, although Chi'ik still knows how to set Dax off screaming. You would never know it, though to see them sleep together.....! We had a wonderful family dinner at Margo and Pam's this week, and also a nice lunch with Brianna, but sadly I forgot to take out my camera......sigh!

Vanessa is 10!!!

Vanessa turned 10 on Sept. 20 - Wow - where did the time go...??? Happy Birthday, dear heart!

We picked her up after school on Friday, took her shopping (for her favourite thing, Schleich animals), had dinner at Margo and Pam's, where we are house sitting in Victoria and Nessa had great cuddles with Teddy!

Then of course we had to have a hot tub - complete with some of the animals.....!

Cuddles with Miki after the tub.....

And in the morning, before we took her off to German school, she wrapped up in one of Margo's cozy robes and had a moment with her animals....................