Thursday, December 30, 2010
Qualicum Beach storm 2010
Simply had to share these glorious pictures of the storm in Qualicum, December 2010, taken by a friend of a friend, Colin Kearns, in Qualicum. High tides, and strong winds, made for a gorgeous seascape on the eastcoast of Vancouver Island.
Hong Kong Christmas 2010
Ho ho ho! (In Cantonese, that means "yes, yes, yes!" And yes, we did have a wonderful Christmas this year. We still have a few days left of holidays until back to school on January 3rd, and it has been a relaxing and fun couple of weeks off. I hope all of your celebrations were wonderful too :)
It all started with the gingerbread house - and both Sarah and Meg jumped in! Not too many of the candies were eaten before they were finished :)
Sarah calls him Jean Pierre - getting ready for Montreal next year?
It wouldn't be the same without some of our cherished ornaments from our Island home - including the birdhouse from Don....
And the beautiful ornaments from Jan last year....
And some new ones to add from our Hong Kong home....
Meg and her much loved fabric peacoat - comes in handy when our temperatures dip below 10 degrees :)
A look at the tree and Aberdeen Harbour below
And Sarah's gifts to get her ready for her big trips this next year - Thailand in January, Bangladesh in April, and Nepal in July - makes the head spin! With a Canadian-made backpack and books on India and Nepal - she's almost ready! Just needs some hiking advice from Uncle Dave and Aunty Sue :)
And, waiting for the knock on the door - Christmas dinner is here!
Wait a minute - that's it?
Okay, then! Still hot and smells wonderful!
Sarah took some artistic shots of the table - actually looks a little Zen
Christmas turkey, coming up!
With all the trimmings - sprouts, stuffing pucks (long story), potatoes & gravy - a pie in the oven (fingers crossed!) and Sarah's nod to the holiday for her meal - cheese canneloni ?
Oh boy!
And trying out Bob's new camera, with tripod... 1/8 cup gravy anyone? Some things never change:) Merry Christmas to all of our loved ones at home!
We wish you all the best of the season, and health and happiness for 2011,
Much love, Bob, Jennifer, Sarah and Meg
xoxo
It all started with the gingerbread house - and both Sarah and Meg jumped in! Not too many of the candies were eaten before they were finished :)
Sarah calls him Jean Pierre - getting ready for Montreal next year?
It wouldn't be the same without some of our cherished ornaments from our Island home - including the birdhouse from Don....
And the beautiful ornaments from Jan last year....
And some new ones to add from our Hong Kong home....
Meg and her much loved fabric peacoat - comes in handy when our temperatures dip below 10 degrees :)
A look at the tree and Aberdeen Harbour below
And Sarah's gifts to get her ready for her big trips this next year - Thailand in January, Bangladesh in April, and Nepal in July - makes the head spin! With a Canadian-made backpack and books on India and Nepal - she's almost ready! Just needs some hiking advice from Uncle Dave and Aunty Sue :)
And, waiting for the knock on the door - Christmas dinner is here!
Wait a minute - that's it?
Okay, then! Still hot and smells wonderful!
Sarah took some artistic shots of the table - actually looks a little Zen
Christmas turkey, coming up!
With all the trimmings - sprouts, stuffing pucks (long story), potatoes & gravy - a pie in the oven (fingers crossed!) and Sarah's nod to the holiday for her meal - cheese canneloni ?
Oh boy!
And trying out Bob's new camera, with tripod... 1/8 cup gravy anyone? Some things never change:) Merry Christmas to all of our loved ones at home!We wish you all the best of the season, and health and happiness for 2011,
Much love, Bob, Jennifer, Sarah and Meg
xoxo
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