Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding
of ourselves. -Carl Jung, psychiatrist (1875-1961)
The Sunday Service presents- A fundraiser for Pat Placzek 21:00 Fox Cabaret in Vancouver
Hi Chloë! I transferred money into your account. Will have to do rest tomorrow as system limit won't allow more. Must away as need to get ready for bridge. Love, Dad!
Hi D, Thank you for monies, just got back from the comedy show. Was a fun time and they raised over $1200 for Pat!! Hope the bridge night was a success. Love u
My top pick! Hi Chloë! When is he coming over for dinner? I have a few questions! Love. Dad! :)
Hi Horseshoe Casino People! Given the fact that you have unpacked and packed-up 8 times since staying in Yuma, you simply must stop in Vancouver to offer your expert advice to us, honed by such a telling number of annual experiences!
Must away as have a few errands to run and then organize our place. We are hosting two tables of bridge, starting late this afternoon. Two other couples will join us. Over the years we have all played at each others' homes. With our coming move this will obviously be one of the last times at The Islay Inn. Elaine and Ted are originally from Winnipeg and I met him playing handball at United! He moved to Vancouver to teach and Elaine eventually ended up here. They knew each other in Winnipeg but not exactly sure of how they reconnected on the coast. She had a degree in Interior Design from U of M and worked in Toronto after graduation. Fondestos from Cora Lee. She wishes you a pleasant journey. Cheers, Patrizzio!
No method really, usually pretty stressed every time cos own way too much stuff. You would think by now, have gotten rid of all essentials. Should have sold all our furniture but wanted too much $ I think. I am traveling with 2 small bags, one smaller for warm in California. The other is for cooler temps and some nicer c, others for parties in AB. Gotta run. Good luck with move. M
FCCC Elliptizwe stats: 1,104 calorifiics over 70 Minuten for 3.45 milos and 15,073' of verticale climbage!
Hi Chloë! Very pleased to hear that the fund-raiser went so well. Bridge night was loads of fun. I thought I was doing extremely well with about 3,500 points to come in second as your Grandmother took top score with over 5,000! Wonderful seafood lasagna by Lady Mary, and a delish Caesar, again, by your mom. Polly brought a very tasty humus dip with crushed almonds on top and some lovely crunchy, hard, pita-like bread . Elaine did one of her wonderful gluten-free cakes with ice-cream and fresh berries for dessert so everyone was very content, as you can imagine.
All the recycled/re-gifted bridge prizes were much appreciated as well. Ted and Elaine took three pictures from The Annexe so your grandparents were more than delighted. They are happy, of course, that the paintings are going to someone they know. Mike received a wine decanter Clarisse didn't want and he told me that Nikki, their daughter, snaffled it as soon as they were home! At this rate we won't even have to pack! Love and Cheers, Dad!
Patrick, I was just reviewing my emails and saw the photos from your visit - I dare say the wicker bench is really quite neat and the pillows set it off nicely.
Good buy by Corinne - please pass this message on to her. Dawn
How Things Work Thought you’d enjoy some of these. Cheers, Al Recycling at its Best Wait! don’t throw that out!!
Hi Big Al! Really enjoyed the various clips on How Things Work! Fascinating indeed. Dog's tongue, in slow motion, made me think of an elephant's trunk. Amazing when one see's how the mechanics of both animate and inanimate things perform a given or very specific task.
The recycled bird's nest was a delight. Funnily enough, I have a story of my own about just that. When we lived in Cyprus, back in the '50's I had a dog, my first, a mutt, but a lovely pooch named Jimmy. At any rate, I had an old tennis shoe, (Brits called "sneakers" that!), with which I used to play tug of war, one end in his mouth, me pulling on the other. One day, I hung it up on a tree trunk, on a nail I think was originally there to hang coloured lights upon, outside our dining room window, to keep him for carrying it off somewhere. I forgot all about it and a few weeks later, (It was early spring.), my Mom noticed that there was a bird's nest being fashioned in it! I was more than delighted but there was a bit of concern on the part of the adults as it was only held by a frayed lace and everyone was worried that it might snap and eggs and all would tumble to the ground.
Many of our neighbours were keen birders so they were doubly concerned that if the parents, (Can't remember the species now but was certainly of some interest as eventually we had many other very excited birders from elsewhere on Cyprus visit us to take pictures of the nest and hatch-lings through the dining room windows!), detected human interference they might abandon the nest, chicks and all. After much debate it was decided to prepare a stronger cord that could be quickly looped through a hole in the shoe and secured safely to the nail in tree trunk. When both parents were away, (I guess this happened after birds hatched and bird watchers had, through observation, determined a window of opportunity.), the person who had volunteered for task performed the "rescue" mission and all went well. I know we had many pictures of the event but, terribly sadly, they, and many other family photos, were lost years later in a flooded basement in Winnipeg. Nevertheless, fond memories indeed!
On the moving front, talked to UHaul and place is open until 7:00 pm on week nights so if it works we could collect truck on Wednesday evening and park it in one of spaces outside our building. We'd load all day on Thursday and then be ready to leave as early as suited you on Friday. Trucks, (whether 20' or 26'), don't have air brakes so an ordinary driver's license is all that is required. So let me know if this still works for you and we'll plan accordingly. Fondestos to you and Marilyn from Lady Mary. Talk soon. Cheers, Patrizzio!
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