Back in Vancouver

We came back to Vancouver and spent more time on the beach and in the water. Last night Jessica and Sheila organized a beach party at English Bay for the family and close to 30 of us enjoyed a beautiful evening. Today Jessica and family fly back to Manchester, Andrea is with us for the next two weeks.

Anderson Lake

We all spent a few days at McGillivray at Anderson Lake. Bonnie and Andy have a beautiful property there, the weather was great, we all went swimming and the kids enjoyed playing with Blue, their very well behaved dog.

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Vancouver

We came back to Vancouver and yesterday Jessica and the grandkids joined us there. Today we spent the day at the beach.

Happy Birthday

We celebrated my mother’s 90th birthday today, in style, at the water. All children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren sang for her. Very nice to spend the day with family.

Die Kartenspielerinnen

Billund

Day before yesterday we met Jessica and her family and flew on to Billund together. This is the city where Lego is headquartered and we plan to spend a week here. We have already spent a day at Legoland and today the day at Lego House. Now we have to decide what we want to repeat. The weather is cool with an occasional shower, but this is a hardy bunch.

White asparagus

We are back in Germany for a few days, and it is “Spargelsaison” (season for white asparagus). We have indulged a few times in this very German delicacy now, today with some baked salmon and boiled potatoes, wonderful.

Manchester again

We came to Manchester again yesterday to attend the wedding of the daughter of a highschool friend of Sheila’s. Last night we attended the colourful and noisy Mendhi, with lots of dancing (and men were invited too!). The wedding itself happens tomorrow very close to Manchester, so today we visited Jessica and her family. Sheila, Jessica and I went to an escape room this morning, we had to solve puzzles to find gold and coal in a Wild West setting. We managed to escape in 58 minutes. Great fun and a first for Sheila and me.

This afternoon we attended a school party for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with the grandkids, and we even got a bit of sunshine for the occasion. Tonight it is off to our favourite seafood restaurant in the area.

The Wild West gang

Jubilee picnic

Summer in Siegelbach

We had a great time in Paris, and now are back at my parents again for a few days. The weather is hot and sunny, wonderful for enjoying their beautiful garden.

Siegelbach

We came to Siegelbach to visit my parents. My mother was in hospital for a few days, but came back today and is well again. The weather is sunny and hot, like summer. We are enjoying our time visiting and sitting in the garden.

Family visit

We came to Manchester yesterday to visit the kids and grandkids. The weekend is busy with shopping and playing with the grandkids and going out with the whole gang. Fortunately, the weather is quite nice and we can enjoy the nice garden.