The Year In Pictures

JANUARY 

Bringing in the New Year in Ucluelet.

Celebrating Robbie Burns Day

Burns Supper participants.

Celebrating my sister Mary's 50th birthday in Victoria, B.C.

FEBRUARY

Winter Olympics Reunion.

Snowshoers.

The beautiful Callaghan Valley.

Mr. Snowshoe.

MARCH

Celebrating Will's 19th birthday.

The brownstone we rented in Harlem, New York City.

NYC skyline as seen from Central Park.

Soul food supper: Chicken and waffles.

Walking over the Brooklyn Bridge.

APRIL

Celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary.

Spending Easter in Ucluelet.

MAY

Girls' road trip to Kelowna, B.C.

My garden bloomed.

JUNE

A new deck!

We watched a hockey game outdoors with other happy Canucks fans a few days before the rioters burned the city down.

We hosted a backyard concert with Andrew Lee and Julia McDougall.

JULY

We stayed for a month in the southwest of France.

I celebrated my 53rd birthday in rural France.

AUGUST

Spent 10 days in Paris.

The feline love of my life died.  R.I.P. Spirit.

SEPTEMBER

My class of scholars.

We celebrated my Mom's 75th birthday.

Spent a weekend with friends in Olympia, Washington, U.S.A.

OCTOBER

Joe and I occupied Vancouver for an afternoon.

NOVEMBER

Joe celebrated his 52nd birthday.

Molly celebrated her 24th birthday.

Paige celebrated her 22nd birthday.

Sotham/Thiessen Reunion.

We got...

...a brand...

...new kitchen!

DECEMBER

Many Christmas activities both at school and at home.

The family is home for Christmas.

My New Year's wish for you is one of peace, joy and happiness.  May 2012 be filled with good health and prosperity for all.

Happy New Year everyone!