The Great Trek

This cairn, in the middle of campus, commemorates The Great Trek. The Great Trek was a 1922 student protest march that started in Fairview and ended on Point Grey with the students occupying the unfinished Science Building. The students were marching to protest delays in the constructing the campus. Of course, as a student I was completely unaware of the cairn, although I had heard of The Great Trek. I was there today partly because of a project our office is working on.

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Old School

We have a new fangled tv in our house now, one that has a remote control and everything, but we still haven't gotten rid of the old one we used most of the time I was hurt...it's got dials and rabbit ears and everything. And it got better reception that the new tv...especially if you stood in exactly the right place in the room. Which, of course, was no where near the couch!

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Refreshing

Summer seems to have arrived and it's been rather warm in the evenings...more because the house is closed up during the hot part of the day than because it's still hot, but a cold beer seems to fix that!

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The Police!

Alex managed to snag tickets for The Police...we better moving or we'll miss them! VERY EXCITING STUFF!

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Downtown Sky

The view, up, as I waited for my bus.

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Brothers

Stephen, Alex, and Fraser

We spent the afternoon and evening at Alex's parents' today, celebrating his birthday. Birthdays at his house traditionally mean a bunch of pictures, including one of the brothers.

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Yep! I'm A Boy

It was Alex's birthday today and he came home from work with these beautiful balloons from some of his coworkers. One is a 25th Anniversary balloon, one is a Fiesta balloon, but my favourite is the blue, Yep! I'm a Boy balloon. Just in case, after thir-cough-cough years we had any doubts! And I love the look on his face...

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The Walk To Work Is Lined With Flowers

Hence the multiple flower pictures over the past few weeks. That and the fact that unlike people, they don't move when you ask them to stand still so that you can take their picture. They are extremely obliging and will wait an eternity for me to stop taking pictures of them. Of course this also contributed to my delayed arrival at work this morning...only by a few minutes which is a miracle since my alarm did not go off. I guess I should be surprised. When I was in kindergarten and grade one, I went to the neighbourhood school and the ten minute walk home took me at least half an hour cause I had to look at everything along the way, even though I saw it twice a day. Obviously not much has changed.

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Sunset Glow

We don't get much sunset action at our house this time of year - the house next door tends to block it all out, but tonight I was sitting in the office and it turned orange. Seems the office window has a direct sight line to the setting sun.

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Inch Worm

Well, not really, probably a caterpillar, but it was so little and green and intent on getting off the fence post.

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It's Rhododendron Time

The rain actually stopped this afternoon, long enough for me to go for a long walk and then some. Summer is well on its way - the rhododendrons are in full bloom. This pretty one down the block from the house is trying to confuse people with its two shades of pink, but really, there its just two bushes that have grown around each other. Pretty though!

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It Stopped Raining

...just long enough to take a picture. The weather today was nothing short of ugh. It was raining when I got up and it's still raining now as I get ready to go to bed...lovely long weekend...

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What Happens When The Boys Drink Sangria

Apparently Alex is supposed to be practicing for our wedding. I'm not sure why Tony's helping him practice, but they seem to be enjoying themselves!

Oh...and it looks like I had a much more exciting Saturday night than Friday night!!!

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Friday Night Fun

Yeah, homework isn't really a definition of Friday night fun, but after a long week I was pooped tonight. So tired that I fell asleep during the six o'clock news. So I spent the rest of the evening trying to remember all new words I learned last night at my Italian class. I did pretty well. I have ten of those worksheets because my goal is to have the terms memorized by next Thursday.

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Lady Grey

Heather came to stay for a few days on her way from London to Comox and brought us some goodies, one of which was a large tin of Lady Grey tea, one of my most favourite teas ever. Of course after having my camera everywhere I went with Virginia I didn't take a single picture (other than the spider and the swimming necessities) while Heather was here.

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There's A Spider In My Room

And it's up on the ceiling and I can't reach it. Shhhh...don't tell Alex, it will be gone when he gets home! Oh and just because I started a trend yesterday, this is also a somewhat blurry and boring picture...Sheesh, Shannon, stop leaving the camera at home...

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The Pool Reopens

Two things needed for a daily swim (besides the obvious bathing suit and towel) - a lock for the locker and a pool pass.

The pool had been closed for a month and it reopened this week. Today was my second day back in the pool and already my back is feeling better. I just need to remind myself not to over do it. Or get chlorine in my eyes, because this picture is not in focus, but maybe when I took it I thought it was because my vision was confused? I dunno...but it's all I've got for today...pathetic Shannon!

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Home To Many Creatures

This is the big bushy tree in our back yard. There are bird houses in it, so we assume maybe some birds live there sometimes. We know the raccoons like it in there and we think possibly squirrels and maybe a strange rat live in there too.

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Couldn't Decide

Virginia and the Canadian flag

Virginia and Shannon...deceptively bright...it was dusk, really!

The Lions Gate Bridge (why, oh why, is it so dark?)

I couldn't decide which picture to post...so here we have two by me and one by someone else from our little excursion to the North Shore...

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Reminiscing

So, what do you do when old friends come to town? Well, all kinds of stuff like checking out some of the sights and attractions, eating too much, catching up on life, and of course, reminiscing. Well, that's what we did. Alex and I went out for dinner with Virginia tonight. We ate way to much and talked a whole lot. Then we came back to our house and Virginia and I broke out the photo albums from when we were in London together and when we travelled together in Australia. And then, just to make it all that, we called Paula in South Africa to wish her a happy birthday. Old friends are great! And Alex, well, he seemed to be scratching his head as we babbled on and on and on about places, people, and events he has never visited, never met, or didn't attend. Slowly, but surely I'm introducing him to those people...



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Two of my favourite things

Okay, so one is a favourite person. Virginia (and her cheesy I'm-at-a-hockey-game smile) arrived in Vancouver for a business trip today so I took her to a hockey game. Fun stuff them hockey games. Just so she could experience it fully, we got second row seats! It was lots of fun!

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Sailing

The beautiful weather continues...I'd rather be on that sailboat than in an office...

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Buzzing

Must be nice out...this cloud of bugs was hanging out in front of our house this afternoon. They seem to come out when the sun does...hmmm....

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Pens

I own pens. Many pens. More pens than most people. Like the yarn, they just keep multiplying, because you know, you need a different kinds of pen depending on what you're writing on, what you are writing, and sometimes even who you're writing for.

People have started giving me pens. All kinds of pens. I think this one, and maybe the flashing butterfly pen, is the most unique pen I own. And I don't really use it. It's rather fluffy and kind of angry looking. Maybe this pen is for writing angry letters and since I don't normally write angry letters that's why I don't use it. Yeah, that's it.

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Spring Is Here

It finally feels like spring. I was even too warm with a t-shirt and hoodie on today. Thank goodness the multiple layers are gone (well, maybe not thank goodness, but the warmth is nice). It was such a beautiful afternoon and evening that I picked up some tulips for the kitchen on the way home. It's almost time to start deck planting and to get the umbrella for the table out! YAY!

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Deadline Means No Procrastinating

I've mentioned before that I'm a bit of a procrastinator. Five years ago I went to Australia. My friend Virginia, who went on a long bus ride with me (aka a two week tour), is coming to Vancouver on Friday, so I decided today that I should get the pictures from that trip in an album BEFORE she gets here. This is the mess I've created so far. I've done two days of the trip and have about 45 days and 350 pictures to go...sigh...procrastinating is going to get me in trouble one of these days.

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Squishy Face

Heddy and D came over last night for dinner. We hadn't seen them since before Christmas when they came to visit me when I was stuck at home (okay, so Heddy and I have seen each other, but the boys hadn't seen each other for a while). It was a great night with yummy food and of course some silliness...you gotta have the sillies!

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Happy Birthday Fifers!!!!

Fiona's birthday dinner was at Federico's Supper Club on Commercial...Definitely a fun way to spend a night and if it's your birthday you get birthday tiramisu!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FIONA!!!

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To Insure Or Not To Insure

We've started the long process of cataloguing the stuff in our house. We have a lot of stuff. I'm kind of hoping in the process of taking pictures and writing down what we own and what the replacement value of each item is, we might be convinced to part with some of our stuff. I'm not quite ready to part with the little knit German doll Lorna made for me (it even has my initials on the beer stein), but I don't think it will be included in the list of insurable items. The lamp and the stereo yes, the doll and the candle, not likely.

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Tea Time

Stacey and I went for tea and cake tonight...mmmm....Sweet Obsessions is yummy!!!

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Wishin' And Hopin' At The Coppertank

And all was good until the 2-0 lead went away...and then we went home to watch the overtime and that was the end of the good. All them bandwagons jumpers have hopped back off now...

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