As usual, we went out for dinner with Auntie Janet and had samosas with Lisa's dad, John. We went out twice with my parents, once for roast lamb, the other for salmon. My sister, Alison, and our niece, Katrina, were able to join us for the second dinner. We also had a barbecue with Lisa's brother Elliott's family in their fully rebuilt beautiful home. |
For most of September we had spectacular weather. As Autumn approached, the temperatures dropped, but most days were still plenty warm in the direct sunshine, and allowed the option of being comfortably cool in the shade or indoors. We often chose to spend time on our deck. Lisa and I appreciated many leisurely days together, usually enjoying the outdoors. A lunch break in Cowichan Bay was time well spent. Lily Beach and Mesachie Mountain remain frequented local destinations. Towards the end of the month we made a trip over to the Lower Mainland to see friends & relatives and to complete some tasks such as obtaining our Indian Tourist Visas. It was nice to see everyone in person again. We once again stayed with Lisa's mom, June, and made trips to see other relatives. We discovered that our regular path to the playground has been magically transformed into "Fairy Lane" and is now full of treasures. I dropped by my old school to have a quick chat with some former colleagues before sharing laughs with friends Enrico, Joe, and Janelle at the pub. We ran into our friend Joan at Costco and met a former student on the ferry. We got caught up with our friend, Karyn, dropping in on her twice in one day! In one well planned day, we walked in Robert Burnaby Park, visited our friend Ellie (and I got to meet her eleven month old son for the first time), renewed our driver's licenses, met our friends Barb & Rob for lunch, bought trail runners for Lisa at MEC, ran errands, had pizza and beer outside with our friend Michelle, and walked along the False Creek seawall.
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