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Monday, December 25, 2017
Christmas Day Dinner 2017
MERRY CHRISTMAS 2017
We enjoyed a wonderful family gathering at Ryan and Krist's beautiful home.
They and family members prepared the perfect dinner for 28 family members -- all seated at the same table (sort-of).
The eldest family member was 81 years and the youngest 4 months so young and old had a marvelous Christmas Day together.
Here are some photos for you viewing enjoyment:
Christmas Present to Christmas Past Slideshow
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Christmas Eve Dinner 2017
Thank you SharBen for yet another Christmas Eve Family Gatheriing and delicious dinner.
According to my records, Bentley & Sharon have invited us for Christmas Eve dinner these past twelve (12) years (since they moved to Victoria in 2005).
It was great to have all the children -- young adults actually -- ranging from 19 to 22 years.
Liam will be off again to Europe come January 1st 2018. Bon voyage, my son (grandson actually).
His siblings will remain here making lots of money from their jobs.
Here are some photos for you viewing enjoyment:
Christmas Present to Christmas Past Slideshow
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
First Flight with Quadcopter
The Yuneec Typhoon 500 arrived by FedX Monday morning delivered right to our door. Here is s pic from Wednesday's flight test at Allendale Field in Colwood.VIDEOS:
Allendale Field Overview VIDEO 90-seconds
First Yuneec VIDEO 30-seconds
All went well
Labels: Flying
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Amos at Tod Inlet (reposted August 14 2019)
Sunday my grandson and I walked 3600m in Tod Inlet Park.
Technically, it's Gowland Tod Park but either way it's where the ancient, limestone quarry was built Attracted to Tod Inlet by limestone deposits vital for cement production, the Butcharts built a factory and family home. Robert Pim Butchart, a pioneer in the thriving North American cement industry, was attracted from Owen Sound, Ontario to Canada’s West Coast by rich limestone deposits. In 1904, he developed a quarry and built a cement plant at Tod Inlet (on Vancouver Island) to satisfy Portland cement demand from San Francisco to Victoria. Jennie Butchart became the company’s chemist. Close to the quarry, the Butcharts established the family home complete with sweetpeas and rose bushes.
As Mr. Butchart exhausted limestone deposits, his enterprising wife Jennie, made plans to create something of beauty in the gigantic exhausted pit.From farmland nearby, she had tonnes of top soil brought in by horse and cart and used it to line the floor of the abandoned quarry. Little by little, the quarry blossomed into the spectacular Sunken Garden. In 1909, when the limestone quarry was exhausted, Jennie set about turning it into the Sunken Garden, which was completed in 1921.
Technically, it's Gowland Tod Park but either way it's where the ancient, limestone quarry was built Attracted to Tod Inlet by limestone deposits vital for cement production, the Butcharts built a factory and family home. Robert Pim Butchart, a pioneer in the thriving North American cement industry, was attracted from Owen Sound, Ontario to Canada’s West Coast by rich limestone deposits. In 1904, he developed a quarry and built a cement plant at Tod Inlet (on Vancouver Island) to satisfy Portland cement demand from San Francisco to Victoria. Jennie Butchart became the company’s chemist. Close to the quarry, the Butcharts established the family home complete with sweetpeas and rose bushes.
As Mr. Butchart exhausted limestone deposits, his enterprising wife Jennie, made plans to create something of beauty in the gigantic exhausted pit.From farmland nearby, she had tonnes of top soil brought in by horse and cart and used it to line the floor of the abandoned quarry. Little by little, the quarry blossomed into the spectacular Sunken Garden. In 1909, when the limestone quarry was exhausted, Jennie set about turning it into the Sunken Garden, which was completed in 1921.
Thursday, December 07, 2017
Feltham Park Walk
== 76 years after Pearl Harbor 1941 ==
My Tuesday November 28 2017 order was for: YUNEEC Q500 4K Typhoon Quadcopter with CGO3 Camera, SteadyGrip, and Camera Aluminum Case (RTF) BH# YUNQ4KTUS
FedX stated it was shipped December 6th to arrive Victoria December 12 2017
Left Djearam's at 3p.m. to Life Labs then Heart Pharmacy then home.
My Tuesday November 28 2017 order was for: YUNEEC Q500 4K Typhoon Quadcopter with CGO3 Camera, SteadyGrip, and Camera Aluminum Case (RTF) BH# YUNQ4KTUS
FedX stated it was shipped December 6th to arrive Victoria December 12 2017
Left Djearam's at 3p.m. to Life Labs then Heart Pharmacy then home.
Monday, December 04, 2017
Da Bus and Walk Over Mount Tolmie
You know you're having a slow day when all you can think of to do is take a bus ride.
That's what happened Monday after hopping the bus outside our door at 11:30a.m. and heading for the big smoke (downtown)
The last time we were out on the bus was May 29, 2016 in Vancouver BC going to Grouse Mountain
Monday's outing got us as far out-of-town as Victoria General Hospital but his was not part of the plan. The plan was to get a Ubike from town and go for a ride but that didn't happen
Only one out of five (20%) of Ubicycles have helmets attached to them and I don't carry a spare cycling helmet around with me. No helmet -- no cycling . . . it's the law.
I had lunch of Char Siu Pork at Loy Sing Company 554 Fisgard St in Chinatown On the way home from the UVic bus stop I walked over Mt. Tolmie
Monday's outing got us as far out-of-town as Victoria General Hospital but his was not part of the plan. The plan was to get a Ubike from town and go for a ride but that didn't happen
Only one out of five (20%) of Ubicycles have helmets attached to them and I don't carry a spare cycling helmet around with me. No helmet -- no cycling . . . it's the law.
I had lunch of Char Siu Pork at Loy Sing Company 554 Fisgard St in Chinatown On the way home from the UVic bus stop I walked over Mt. Tolmie
