To read fast is as bad as to eat in a hurry. -Vilhelm Ekelund, poet (14 Oct
1880-1949)
Belated Christmas Wishes Patrick and Corinne, Thanks for the good wishes. We also had a lovely Christmas with our son, Chris, his wife, Yoshimi and our dear grandson, Andrew! We spent five days in Vancouver, visiting extended family and eating, eating, eating! It was great! Nice to be home again, however. We went on the homecoming snowshoe yesterday. There were about 13 or 14 of us, including 4-year-old Helen. It was a nice, gentle hike up the Riordan (not sure if there is an “h” in there or not). The best part, of course, was a lunch of leftover Christmas goodies and various drinks with value added. Hope to see you out on the next hike, Patrick and all the best to you, Corinne as you head to warmer climes! Happy New Year! Cheers, Marian and Tim
Pleased you enjoyed card. It reminded me of your jazz club outings! Must away as we are beginning to take down Christmas decorations. Stay well. Again, both Corinne and I wish you, Penny, and Madcap, and family, a Healthy New Year! Cheers, Patrizzio! Xxx 🥂💕] Hi Cousins! Sorry I missed hike up Riordan. Probably won't be able to join gang until Thursday, January 3rd, 2019[!], at the earliest, after Lady Dar has departed for warmer climes! She thanks you for the good wishes and says she will have a drink with a tiny umbrella and toast you once she is on the beach! Just in from shoveling all the sidewalks. As I'm sure you know, it snowed quite heavily for most of last night, heaviest snowfall to date, I believe, but light and fluffy so not hard to clear. However, here it is now 2º C, quite unseasonably "warm" and with rain forecast for later this afternoon not sure if roads will be a mess or not. Chloë is off to spend New Year's in Vernon but making a detour to Kamloops first as she wants to see Flamin's/Sarge's newest granddaughter, Kaiya, born to Nicole and Marvin a few weeks ago. She was to leave this afternoon but had a call from Nicolina who would like her to come tomorrow instead.
Fine with Chloë and now she will come over to have dinner with us and wish her Mom Bon Voyage and Happy New Year's to us. Not sure what I will do that evening myself. Might just spend it in front of fire with Etta and Duke, reading and sipping single malt, unsupervised, inappropriately dressed and uncriticized for my raggedy, yet somehow beguiling, homeless look! Oi Vey, already! Fondestos from Lady Dar, the Mexican Sand Pipe, to you, Marian and Tim, out dropping off the church budget and running a few last minute errands, and we wish you both a Healthy New Year! Cheers, Patrizzio! Pics: Duke just after midnight, last night. He dashed out when I opened door to turn off Christmas lights and tried to balance on settee strut and wall, off patio surface as I guess he found newly fallen snow chilly on his pads!
Beautiful card--please give our regards to Corinne--we hope she enjoys a wonderful time in Mexico and that you don't get too lonely. Lots of hugs sent your way. Jo-Anne and Colin Hi again, Marps! Glad you enjoyed card. I probably won't be able to join hiking/snowshoeing gang until Thursday, January 3rd, 2019[!], at the earliest, after Lady Dar has flown south. Fondestos from the Snow Bird to you, Jo-Anne and Colin, and both of us wish you a Healthy New Year! [Might just spend it in front of fire with Etta and Duke, reading and sipping single malt, unsupervised, inappropriately dressed and uncriticized for my raggedy, yet somehow beguiling, homeless look! Oi Vey, already!] Cheers, Patrizzio!
Thanks Patrick. Stay warm and watch the ice. No falling down. Good health and happiness for 2019! Hi again, JT! Thank you for New Year's wishes and ice advice! Fondestos from the Snow Bird to you, Joanne, out dropping off the church budget and running a few last minute errands. Both of us wish you a Healthy New Year! Cheers, Patrizzio!
Hello Madroña Manor! Trust that you are both well and enjoyed pleasant gatherings with friends and family over Christmas. Thanks for birthday wishes, Grog! I apologize for not being in touch sooner but seems social whirlwind just kept revving up right into Xmas. Fondestos from Lady Dar to you both, just back from driving Flamin' back to Sendero. She came with Prince Valiant, Megan and the girls, as they wanted to see everyone. Flamin' will be here until January 3rd, to help out with child-care, when she'll fly back to Vancouver. Sarge went back home, from Kamloops, on the 26th as he has World Junior Hockey tickets. Take care of yourselves and Lady Dar, Chloë and I wish you both a Healthy New Year! Cheers, Patrizzio!
Well, ho ho ho season is over, but weight gain from turkey dinner remains.
If you would like to get out and get some fresh air, join us for a hike on Monday. We will go to the Roddy meadows area for a relatively easy and short hike – 3 hours rather than 4. The snow should not be too deep, but bringing cleats could be a good idea. Meet as usual, 0840 at HH Penticton, 0900 at Summerland IGA. For those who do not join us, have a happy and safe New Year. Cheers Tony
Hi Antonio! Thank
you for New Year's wishes. Busy here so I
probably
won't be able to join gang until Thursday,
January 3rd, 2019, at the earliest, after Corinne has departed for
warmer climes! She says she will have a drink with a tiny umbrella and
toast everyone once she is on the beach! I will be driving her to
airport in
Kelowna
on New Year's Eve day as she is flying to Puerto Vallarta, staying
north of
there for two months. I'm
staying here as I missed the winter last year as we
were in Costa Rica, and plan to do as much snow-shoeing as possible.
All the best. Healthy New Year to you and Heather. Cheers, Patrizzio!
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