A few days up island

Chrome Island

Much progress on the boat

Qualicum Beach

Just like the good ole days

Nephews Lunden, Kailen & Sebastian

Goldstream Park

Sunny Christmas morning

Merry Christmas

From our family to yours, have a very Merry Christmas and blessings of the season.

Christmas Eve

Clayton's neck warmer.

We met Larry and Anne Marie E from Barrie last night at the Candlelight service. Their daughter lives here in Victoria. When I was 10, my Dad and I were in a motorcycle accident and spent 3 months in hospital. Larry was in high school at the time and he came every lunch break to visit me and bring me a bag of chips. I have never forgotten.

Christmas Tree Kitty

You have to put the delicate and breakable ornaments up REALLY high for Karma. Even then she manages to get to them.

Wind and Rain

Water, water everywhere. If it is not trying to get into the basement, it is pooling up in the Firepot patio.

Last night's wind upended the Camellia and the Pyracantha.

That's not supposed to be there!!

Old Spaghetti Factory

Dinner with Uncle Dave and Colin. A good time was had by all. Clayton was home manning the sump pump to keep water out of the basement from all the recent rain.
Thanks for Dinner Uncle Dave!!

After two massive wind storms another one tonight

Back to normal for Victoria

Except for the little diminishing bits of snow still lying around.
The rain this weekend will make short work of them.

Victoria - A week after

As the rain is falling, you can see that we are not out of the grips of our 'winter' yet.
Due to freezing temperatures over night since last week, the snow has not receded as quickly as it normally does. The roads are fine, power was restored to the last households on Saturday.
November set daily records for highs, lows and precipitation. It was also the wettest Month on record. Glad it is behind us and we now look forward to Christmas.