A Memorable Christmas part the second

Hazel outside "our" cabin.

And..festivities inside same cabin..

From the deck of same cabin.

All in all a great place to celebrate Christmas in a Christmas-card setting!

A Memorable Christmas..

At Storm Mountain, taken by Hazel with her new camera.

Dave Brubeck

Having been trained as a classical musician, and growing up in a household where jazz and pop music were considered below contempt - what an eye opener and education it was to hear Brubeck's early albums. It was when I was at University, living away from home, that the epiphany hit me. How much he did for the music world - my experience listening to him was equal to my first exposure to Glenn Gould's Bach.

For me, the two artists changed my vision of what music really means.

Thank you Dave. Thank you Glenn.

My sins..

So tonight I am going to bbq some sausages - then realised I have not cleaned the bbq for some time - so (at minus 15C) got the gloves, the scrubbers, etc. Now our "new" (last spring) bbq is very easy to clean - the grills and heat deflectors lift out easily, into the kitchen sink, an SOS pad (Brillo for you brits) and all is well.

But then I took out the drip pan - talk about YECHHHHHHH...congealed and frozen fat and unidentified drippings... had to soak it in hot water, and (looking away) disposed of the remains in the garbage container...

And now all is clean until the next bout - tonight - with the sausages.

Will be bbqing on the back deck at -15C.

What fun.

The back deck - winterised

Leaves swept away, summer furniture under a tarp

(Jackson the cat thinks it makes a great hideaway)

True love

"for thy sweet love remembered, such wealth brings" - Shakespeare, Sonnet 29.

New Dining Room Table

Newly acquired at a second hand store! Has one more leaf to put in.

Hazel's Lilies

More quantity than quality, but a great show nevertheless

Welcome and Unwelcome visitors...

Unwelcome - wasp nest the size of a cantaloupe

Exterminators coming next week (cannot handle it or reach ourselves)

Welcome - butterfly at one of the wasp traps

pics of the visit

Steph and Charlie - highway 93 near Radium

Aaahhh - the pool...

THE VISIT...

Trying to add pictures - new blog design doesn't seem to have the capability..help??

De-labelling bottles..

All part of the wine-making process - they will be re-labelled with our own cab-sauve label. Tasting in a year.

Snow in March

These are for you, Charlie!

The back deck

The front trees

The drive way

Bragg Creek Husky Station

After an explosion and fire.

Owner slightly injured - very lucky. Hamlet very lucky as well - there was no wind and the 6 fire departments that attended were able to contain it.

Hoto's favourite Christmas Decoration

Just before taking it down as we de-decorated the house.