Friday, December 17, 2010

Merry Christmas

I have been blogging for about a year now, if you have been reading, so I figure the annual Christmas letter can be more of a greeting than a missive. So, greetings and good wishes all over the globe to all the wonderful people that we count as well-loved family and friends.  You know we’ve been travelling a lot and enjoying new and familiar places and you know we’ve been working around the house and community, and that I've stopped painting.  Paul, Sue, and kids in Halifax have had lots of changes this year with the expansion of Over the Edge and next year looks equally busy. They’ve just signed their first event in Alaska so they have the USA pretty well covered.  Mark and Melynda are well and happy even though the restaurant business has been hit quite hard with the HST and our new even-tougher alcohol and driving laws. Melynda is studying holistic medicine and working part time so they are both busy. The Victoria family has expanded with two Betsys now in residence; sister repatriated from the hinterland and young Brazilian cousin attending UVic. The other young Brazilian (as opposed to the old one whose name I better not mention with that introduction!) is moving to Vancouver to work for PWC, so family numbers are fluid. Twelve months later my hair has mostly grown back but I no longer assume that is a permanent situation and I don’t love my new gray look but I’m a lot less fussy about colour than I used to be. Purple would be fine as long as it’s there!
We've had highlights and fun, and some laughs at our selves, and I hold my breath hanging on to our continued good fortune.
We hope the next year brings health and prosperity to you and your loved ones and that maybe our paths will cross somehow somewhere.
our Phyllis Diller wreath!

the tree, obviously

the Santa collection has grown over 25 years and now we are in reduction mode!




Amos Pewter, Mahone Bay, NS

the real Claus!

1 comment:

Miriam said...

Blogs are a lovely way to keep in touch - thanks for writing it! I'm looking forward to seeing Phyllis Diller in person next week. Love to you both!