Visiting Friends ...

March 6, 2017

We had a great time ...

visiting our BC neighbours home in Sunlakes, AZ ...

It was a lovely day to sit outside ...

and enjoy the view and activities on the golf course ...

Eric and the guys went on a tour of the area ...

and Sharon took us ladies for a tour ...

We all met up at the Palo Verde Dinning Restaurant ...

at the golf course for lunch ...

It was so beautiful ...

We were lucky to enjoy our lunch outdoors ...

 

 

 All of us toasting to good friends ... good food ...

and good times ... !!!

Some pictures of cacti and flowers ...

in the neighbourhood ...

 

Thank you Linda and Dave ...

for driving us to the Chandler area ...

to visit our friends ...

   

Enjoying The Day ...

October 5, 2016

Mike & Mark were going to spend most of the day out on the golf course ...

Sandy & I decided to drive up to Invermere ... and so some sight seeing ... and shopping ...

It was a beautiful warm day ...

we ended up stopping at a well known Cafe ... and discovered that they had homemade Gelati ...

We couldn't resist and had to have one ... it was nice to sit outside ...enjoying the sunshine ...

and our treat as well ...

 

We had gotten together again after the guys were finished with there golf game ...

and decided to drive to Radium ...

to a special Bavarian restaurant ... called Citadella ... situated high up on the mountain ...

It was a beautiful place and the food was delicious ...

of course i had to have Schnitzel with spatzle ...

 

Here are a few pictures of the guys with their golf cart ...

I'm not sure what happened ... no other pictures were taken ...

guess they didn't want anyone to see pictures of them golfing ...

We spent another night visiting at Fairmont ... going in the hot tub ...

then heading back to Mark & Sandy's room ...

to play a few games of Eucher ...

A game that seems to be mainly in the eastern provinces ...

It had been a long time since we played this game ...

The next morning ... we had breakfast together before we left for home ...

We had a lovely visit with them ... it was great to get together ...

and we hoped to do this again next year ...

 

 

 

Travelling to Vancouver Island ...

September 8 & 9, 2016

Our friends ... here at home ...

had just asked us if we were planning another fishing trip to the coast ...

And lo and behold ... Ron had called and asked if we were interested ...

on going fishing September 12, 13, and 14th ...

he had an opening ...

 

Well ... here we are ... heading for Vancouver Island ...

for another fishing trip ...

We decided to make it a mini holiday to visit some of our friends ...

First stop was staying ...

with Ron ( Mike has worked many jobs with him) and his wife Melinda ... in Nanoose Bay ...

We had a lovely evening ... visiting with them ...

Mike and Ron had a tee time set for this morning ... at the golf course ...

Melinda and I spent a lovely morning ... enjoying our coffees outdoors ...

When Mike and Ron were finished with golfing ...

we made our way to Parksville ...

on our way to the Black Goose Inn ... for their famous fish and chips ...

 

This was an amazing ... beautiful place ... 

hope you get a chance to visit The Black Goose Inn ...

if you ever make your way to Parksville ...

 

"Our beautiful MACLURE HOUSE, originally constructed in 1921, is now home to The Black Goose Inn. Situated on Rathtrevor Beach on the outskirts of the Oceanside town of Parksville we are waiting to welcome you into our British Pub Style Restaurant (with a wee bit of Scottish thrown in). Our traditional menu offers delicious home cooked food 7 days a week (see our menu for full details) with daily lunch and dinner specials. Not only do we serve fantastic food we also pour a great pint! With 19 drafts to choose from, including some of your favourite UK beers and the hard-to-come-by Sir Perry Cider, you wont be leaving thirsty.  Also now serving Innis & Gunn Original and the new Inn & Gunn Lager on draft!"

"Our family owned and operated establishment, the Black Goose Inn, welcomed its first customers in December 2010 to this historic Samuel Maclure-designed house. The wood-panelled main hall, the elegant drawing room and the peaceful library are now home to our warm and friendly 60-seat British/Scottish pub-style restaurant." 

After our lunch ...

we were taken on a tour of the area ...

travelling along the Island Hwy ... stopping to take a few pictures of Nanoose Bay ...

before heading back to the house ...

We enjoyed sitting out on the back deck ... for the remainder of the afternoon ...

then enjoying a lovely dinner ...

sitting around the table ... chatting ... laughing and having fun ...

until it was time to call it a night ...

 

We were leaving the next day to visit our friends at Horn Lake ...

plus Ron was entered in a Golf Tournament ...

and had to get up early ...

 

It was wonderful to see Ron and Melinda again ... !!!

 

The Guys ...

 

Nixon and Daigen at the driving range ...

Nixon apparently swag with all his mite ... to land the ball at the end of the mat ...

so cute ... !!!!

Love Daigen in full concentration mode ... making sure he is lined up to make the shot ...

ummm ... Think he has a bit of his dad in him ... :)

 

Today was "Dad's Day" at Westview ... Daigen's school ...

He was so excited to have his daddy go to school with him ... !!!

Happy to see Ian take some time from work ...

to be able to participate in this school activity ... !!!

It meant a lot to both of them ... !!!

 

Gone Golfing ...

June 27 & 28, 2015

This golf tournament came along at the perfect time ...

we were waiting for the rest of our deck boards to be delivered ...

This is the last tournament of the TCPL Social Club ...

a great day to visit with all the retired group and other employees ...

It is always a challenge at this golf course ...

with all the wildlife ... deer included ...

After the golfing was completed ...

we enjoyed a delicious buffet dinner with all the fixings ...

Once dinner was finished ... and copious amounts of refreshments consumed ...

there were the gifts to be awarded to the golfers ...

There were gifts for everyone ...

names were drawn and we were able to choose the gift ...

I had kept my eye on one of the lawn chairs ...

although my name was not drawn until almost the end ...

I was so touched when Joe decided to give this chair to us ...

with the understanding that he wanted to spend a few hours sitting in it ...

when he comes for a visit with mom ...

Mike chose a gift certificate from the Pro Shop ...

I chose a travel cooler bag ...

The majority of the group ended up staying the night ...

in the beautiful rooms provided for us ...

after paying a visit to the Casino first ...

It was a great weekend ... !!!

Plans are in the works now ... for this group to get together at least once a year ...