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On the way home from Gibsons today, Ron dropped me off at Donahs and we had a get together with our co-workers from our Realty World Real Estate office during the 80's. Donah, the hostess with the mostest, had her lovely townhouse decorated for Halloween and it was delightful. We all brought something and of course, it was delicious. We were going to show our travel pictures but we were too busy talking and had a great time.

Wildlife in the Neighborhood

On Friday a bear was seen walking down the road in front of the house. None of my methods are acceptable, where I threw my kids out of the house in the morning and said go play. Here you have to a search for bear and deer before leaving the steps. Today, what was in the yard? - 10' from the door - a deposit of some chewed up apples from the back end of the bear, a foot in diameter, beside the watering can. That's the enclosed garden beside the house that the girls and I planted and we're still eating out of it.
We went off to the park and had fun in the sun and the local deer walked through the yard. They are so pretty to see.

Thanksgiving

We went over to Gibsons today to celebrate Thanksgiving with James' family. Everyone brought food, the turkey was delicious and we were so busy chatting, the only picture I took was of the endive and beet salad with it's walnut oil, balsamic vinegar dressing and Roquefort. Everything was delicious of course and the centerpiece flowers in a pumpkin made fall seem festive.

And the Bride Wore Red

We went to Carly and Chris' wedding today and it was wonderful. They incorporated some Chinese culture into the activities. Our beautiful bride wore red shoes to symbolize good luck. The minister wore a red stole with a Chinese dragon and letters on it. We had our fortune cookies in a 'bento' box. We had a wonderful time with family and friends and it was very nice meeting Chris' family.

Mosaic Puzzle

This American flag is a mosaic puzzle we did up at the clubhouse. It is composed of over 3600 individual photos to form the picture of the flag, which you can see if you double click on it. You didn't have a clue which piece went into which! It took us 2 months to complete. I find it very interesting and a good brain exercise. Most RV parks have jig saw puzzles on the go.

New Westminster Quay

While Ron was playing crib at the Royal City Towers today, I browsed through Antique stores down on Front Street. That area is looking a bit run down but the main street has been nicely updated and seems very vibrant. I sat in the sun enjoying the traffic on the river and the dock.
The Royal City Star boat used to be a Casino: that has now been moved to a new premise on Annicis Island but the old paddlewheeler is still here. There is a small building in front of it which houses a river level measure gauge, quite interesting. In the flood of 1848, the water was up to todays dock level. There is the worlds largest Tin Soldier and a 'Roundhouse Tug' moved here from the Expo 1986 site, now a children's playhouse.

Fall Weather

I got home from Gibsons Monday in time to go to our condo AGMeeting and visited with the girls afterward.
We had some rain and it's feeling like fall so it was good for housework, washing, chores, car insurance, etc.
I was stopped at a red light behind this ambulance and if you look very closely, you'll see that someone had put a bandaid on it in the upper left side, just above the blue numbers. You can click to enlarge.