It is Ishbel's birthday! December 31st! She arrived 10 years ago when we were having our New Year's Eve dinner with our Carseview Drive nieighbours - Peter, Lesley and Sandy, Haig and Adam. Ishie has the distinction of being the first of four children to Mairi and John!
Our lovely 91 year old neighbour, Jack, died last night. He died of pneumonia which in my day was called "the old man's friend" (for carrying off the living to a better place). That is his greenhouse and my December dead roses. His lovely wife cared for him until just a few days before he died. She's a real pal of mine; we lean on each other a lot.
Time to bring out my black hat which I bought in Salmon Arm at the ladieswear shop next to CIBC. In the bottom left corner of the photo is the artwork for our Christmas card, done again by Peter. I am only half way through my Christmas letters. They will all get written in fullness of time (as everyone knows)!
That is last year's Christmas card which functions as a tent. The figures are felt pens from IKEA. They change arrangement every time they visit!
That is last year's Christmas card which functions as a tent. The figures are felt pens from IKEA. They change arrangement every time they visit!
So we move to the midnight hour and the bells. Iain and I will be joining Mairi, John and the family for a birthday drink for Ishie before returning home to have a few of the neighbours in when we will be raising a glass to the memory of Jack.
Alastair, Dawn and Indy are having a winter holiday in Banff. We usually have a Skype call every Saturday from them but this probably will have to be deferred today! They are all well and enjoying their move to New Jersey where Alastair is now in a new job working for Jon Stewart, formerly of The Daily Show. His input is animation for a new project being undertaken. Basically, he has moved from the film industry to the television industry, i.e. west coast of USA to the east coast. (He says he enjoys smelling the Atlantic Ocean again!)
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