Sunday, October 30, 2011

Hurricane Rina.....??










We arrived in PM on Wed and spent until dark moving every conceivable movable thing from our front and back courtyard into the house. Car is all tucked into her cover........









The ivy I dug out of a ditch last year has blossomed - literally!! - and grown up the wall, thanks to Diane and Valorie putting in hooks and plant tape!!













I took this one just in case it didn't survive the hurricane........















Our street to the left of our gate.............













and to the right, just to measure before and after damage.......











Mama cat having lunch......she has a white kitten who lives under the car....:-)











There are 7 cats already back for daily feedings.......most of them black.............











See how sweet the baby is....might end up being a Siamese.....











Lovely black and white in the tree....














the kitten nursery.....................












At one point during the torrential rains, we could hear the kitten crying, so brought her in, dried her off and after she was all warm again, put her back with mama.










Yah, Jason calls us the crazy gringo cat ladies......:-)


Rina was a non event - just lots of rain....!!
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Thursday, October 27, 2011

On our way..............










Jason's loaded truck arriving at the Vancouver Airport.........









Miki at the computer in the airport......Jason dropped us off on his way to work, so we had 5 hours to kill waiting for our flight.














Here she is with her new bff.............what a Canadian girl!!!!











Arrived in Toronto and had dinner with brother Carl and Alice at the hotel. See you in JANUARY, you two...............!!!!!









Then Miki had the camera for the flight......enjoy her shots........























































Finally, that turquoise sea and white sand................ah, home again!!!!!!
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Last visit.......









Jason took us to Roma and Linda's (the Brides!!!) Sunday afternoon, where we got to see their new renos......gorgeous!!!!......and then we went for lunch at the Granville Island Hotel. Great food, great company!!!













Then we walked around Granville Island.....there was even a bagpiper there to wish us farewell.........:-)











The market is as crowded and wonderful as always..............










We bought yummy sausages, cheeses and treats for dinner...............













Standing in front of the Burrard Street Bridge and the waterfront.












Gorgeous ivy growing under the Granville Island bridge.......














It was a lovely day to walk around the Island......













Gorgeous sun, lovely fall colours.............











We sat by the fresh water canal and fantasized about owning one of the rooftop condos facing the canal, the ocean and the mountains.....lottery dreams.









Such an amazing city, Vancouver, but very overbuilt and way too crowded for us Parksville folks now. Been there, done that.











Bye dear family and friends - see you in May!
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A treat for we Canuck fans!







Jason surprised us with tickets to a Canucks game our 3rd last day in Canada!! Here we are at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday afternoon.













Just being in the rink was such a thrill.....before the game even started.














The Canucks come out to warm up.........













Schneider was the starting goalie for this game......










The big screen in the centre was great for instant playbacks..........













Luongo warmed up too, of course - love you, man!












The Boyz practice shooting.......












Sedin and Luongo......I am such a groupie......:-/













Luongo..............












Yah, I am easily impressed - even the zambonis were fun to watch.













and of course Mark Donnelly is one of the best parts of the game......












We sang our hearts out with him......











Then home and a great dinner with our 2 grand daughters, Nicole and Amber, Sean, Kelly and little Emma.












Jason and his 2 girls......love you!!!













Our last night in Van and Sylvia, Harley, Lorraine and Saba joined us for dinner.












See you all in May.........!!!!
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