Rings of steel

One of the many interesting design features

at Westminster Quay which has expanded

to include walkways in both directions from the Market building.

Westminster Quay

The washrooms at Westminster Quay are very accommodating. 

This points the way for little girls to sit on a lowered red flower seat!!

Welcome sun!

Long shadows

From winter sun

IKEA

We travelled to Vancouver last Friday and have been busy ever since. A visit to the children's area of IKEA was very entertaining for my sisters. They discovered all kinds of critters to play with!

Fuelling up

It feels like we are fuelling up, capturing memories to carry with us over the winter months. On Thursday night we enjoyed a theatre production of "Mending Fences" with three local actors. I am always in awe of those who can memorize hundreds of words and then colour them with emotion before presenting them to a crowded audience. It is impossible to think that this play could have been performed any better on Broadway! Bravo to our local talent!!

On Friday night we shared Crannog Ale's stout and savoury appies at our community owned cinema before joining a full house to watch "The Runway", an Irish film that touched our hearts. This was the opening movie of a mini weekend festival presented by the local Film Society. The next day we returned to see "The Salt of Life", an Italian movie about the invisibility of aging men. Hmmm...I thought that was more likely to happen to aging women! Later that day I was impressed by "Where do we go now?" with shared credits from France, Lebanon, Egypt & Italy. The opening scene of black clad women enroute to the village cemetery was beautifully choreographed and set to music. The film was a true testament to the strength and flexibility of women.

Today's choices are "Midnight's Children" directed by Deepa Mehta, written and narrated by Salman Rushdie or "Stories we tell", a documentary by Sarah Polley. The fact that one is 148 minutes long might be the determining factor!

Another wonderful day!

We were treated to another beautiful walking day with springtime temperatures and colourful displays of fallen leaves. The ducks at McGuire Lake quacked out greetings as we passed by.

Our walk was enhanced by conversations with friends as we did the usual circuit around town. Arriving at the coffee shop we were surprised by the sweet sound of harp music played on a celtic harp.
It was a magical moment!

Returning home we decided to gather some of the leaves to mulch around the rose bush. The sun was still shining, the squirrels were chattering and the resident pheasant was squawking. It isn't winter yet!

Our 18th gathering

What a great weekend gathering!

We celebrated the 18th gathering of our Womens' Discussion Group's with a road trip to Kamloops. After checking in at the Riverland Hotel, we walked to the Art Gallery for a tour of the current exhibition and the administrative facilities with the newly appointed Chief of Staff, one of our Discussion Group members. 

The hot tub and pool were waiting for us after a wet walk back to the Hotel. Later we gorged on delicious homemade creations including an amazing Mexican soup and several bottles of wine. Sinfully decadent desserts were prepared by three of our group. Discussions on a variety of issues, a team competition quiz and further discussions followed until after midnight when we finally crawled into bed for a brief snooze.

It wasn't easy to rouse ourselves in the morning but the view from the breakfast room was breathtaking, overlooking the river and across the arid hills of Kamloops. Over coffee, toast and muffins we planned the day's shopping excursion.

After a successful shopping blitz, our weekend wasn't complete without a "tailgate-leftover-dessert" diversion! Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate before heading home. It was wonderful. Thank you ladies!