The Magee & Quilchena Reunions

Here are some pics from the Saturday & Sunday celebrations. See the sidebar.

A rainy spring week in Vancouver

I flew in to Vancouver a week ago yesterday to visit Michelle, attend my high school reunion(Magee '55, 55 years later) & meet on the steps of my grade school with eleven Grade Six classmates.....61 years later! Woo-hoo!

One whole week in Vancouver and it rained every day but, that didn't deter the fun. Thursday, Michelle, Zephyr(her greyhound) & I took the ferry to Bowen Island(see pics). Alan & I met on Bowen Island and later on bought a cabin on the water, which is still there.

On Friday, I went with classmate Shelley & her husband to a house party for the out-of-towners in West Van. Saturday, Michelle, her friend, Nicole & I went for a mani & a pedi in the West End....opted for a lilac shade to match my blouse! Later on the party started at the Jericho Sailing Club where over 100 Magee Class of 1955 gathered. It was a wonderful afternoon and evening with lots of reminiscing and laughter. On Sunday at 10:00am our Quilchena group met at the school for a photo-op on the steps where we tried to replicate the old photo from 1949. Then we all moved to the Avenue Grill in Kerrisdale for brunch. Classmates, spouses/partners & children were there too. The Avenue was our hangout or juke joint when we were kids and, although the decor has changed drastically, it's still in the same location and stil has the original neon sign out front!

Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Michelle was off work so we cleaned up and renovated her apt. following her room-mate moving on. It is in a perfect location in Kitsilano and so close to UBC where she starts her Masters in Nursing this September. Michelle will be in the Nurse Practitioner program. Wednesday I flew home, another rainy day!! However, I missed the snow in Edmonton last weekend, so that's not to bad.

Spring in Edmonton

Some scenes from the past few weeks,

Since the last entry.

Well, it has been a while since last I made a posting on this blog. We have been home in Edmonton for six weeks and it seems like an eternity! Funny thing about time... Well, spring/summer has finally arrived and the forecast is...no frost for at least the next two weeks which will take us past the traditional planting day of May 24th! Guess it's safe to plant all those tender plants.

Here are some pictures from the past weeks that I never got around to posting. Blog-poster fatigue?

Back in Canada

Well, we crossed the border yesterday and we did not have to wait too long in spite of all the warnings! We stayed at a truck stop at Nanton and it was a good choice. Today we went north to Nanton where we looked around at places for sale. We then went to Okotoks, AB where we checked out a RV park that looks very promising. We are staying here tonight and will be with all the Calgary gang tomorrow. It's good to be nearing home!

Neatest little Toad or, should I say, Stowed!!

Well, it's time to get caught up with all the exciting things that have happened in the last month or so!! These pictures are of an amazing little car that travels in the baggage compartment of a converted 1963 Trailways bus. It was originally a 1971 Honda Colt 600 convertible which was shortened by 33" and now fits in the luggage compartment of the bus! It's just too cute for words and still street legal!

The Trip to Joshua Tree

On Wednesday we drove the car to Joshua Tree National Park about an hour north of Palm Springs. The elevation there is around 4800 ' and PS is at sea level. The air was just delicious!! We stopped in three places: first, we went to Hidden Valley where we hiked for about an hour. We were there about 15 years ago and loved seeing and experiencing it again; then we went to Cap Rock and watched a party of climbers, quite a sight on a crystal clear day; lastly, we took in the view of the entire Coachella Valley, Palm Springs Area and the Salton Sea. Unfortunately, the haze created by the smog from LA made it hard to see things clearly....a fact of life nowadays! Here are some pictures from that trip.