Bouncy!

Here are our little jumping beans, lovely Lenya (visiting from next door for a lunch date to brighten a rainy day) and melodious Miranda. Steve's honky-tonk stylings inspired them to move and groove to the music; Miranda needed a nap afterwards to rest up for an evening ahead with Wilson and family!

B&B chez M, S, D

John and Pip joked that staying at Huckleberry Hill was like being at a B&B! We sure had a great time with our Saltspring buddies, and the weather co-operated sufficiently for us to give them a little tour of "our" Island. Memorable moments included Miranda singing umpteen verses of "My Darling Clementine" at dinner--at the top of her wee (?!) lungs!

Happy Birthday, Dear Sheila!

Sheila had a big bash to celebrate her 50th! Steve and I had a great evening in town at the party, as evidenced by this siamese-twin-like photo of me and Sheila (I'm the myopic one on the right). We left M at home with Nana; they'd been to Raia's 4th birthday here in our Deep Bay neighbourhood earlier, so were willing to spare us for our night out with "adults"!!!!

Slugfest

More beautiful photos from Steve's garden...

Friends

Miranda (who started daycare last week!) and Wilson (who started kindergarten last week!) had a great evening, as they always do when they get together, while we (amused and just pleasantly inebriated) moms (and dads, not shown!) observed their antics...Steve, amazingly energetic after all his hard work in the woodshop and garden, made mouth-watering BBQ ribs for dinner, served with corn on the cob, new potatoes, farm fresh green beans and carrots; you wouldn't think we'd have room for the rich, delicious chocolate cake Carmen picked up from Cocoa West (at Artisan Square here on the Island), but, perhaps not too surprisingly, we did!!!!

Under the Big Top

Undeterred by the pouring rain, residents of our Deep Bay neighbourhood gathered under a tented canopy for the annual Labour Day Weekend block party on Lenora Road. Miranda munched her way through several muffins, as Steve and I connected with new friends and old, having also had a great visit with Auntie Jane and Uncle Merlyn earlier in the day (including a somewhat soggy "garden tour" of our property). We'll hope for better weather next time!