by BC Day long weekend
Our long weekend was a wonderful, busy and mostly family-oriented one. First, a sister-in-law arrived from Idaho on Friday. It’s been almost a year since we last saw her.
Saturday morning a caravan of three cars of family drove up to the hot and dry high country area of Kamloops and east. Our eldest daughter and partner held a huge party for their numerous friends and immediate family. Their acreage turned into a campground with many campers and tents scattered about. They had renovated the old barn on their property and transformed the interior with whitewash and twinkling lights over numerous tables for the diners and the fantastic buffet of food. What a party, wonderful fun for all ages from babies, children, teenagers, young singles, couples and parents and a few of us elders!
On Sunday morning husband, youngest daughter and I drove to Salmon Arm, over an hour east from our motel in Kamloops to visit my brother and two of his sons. Lovely to see them again! Then back to the party – with a trip to the swimming hole on the Thompson River to cool off. Later the children (even some of us adults!) loved a visit with the neighbour’s goats. Then more wonderful food!
Yesterday, the BC Day holiday, we made our way home, tired from a lot of driving but happy. Great to sleep in our own bed again. Sister-in-law took a side trip to visit a friend in Vernon and is returning here later this afternoon for a few more days’ visit. So, we’re keeping busy, busy with family!
August 7, 2007 in Being an Artist, Canada and BC by Marja-Leena
How wonderful it is to spend time with family and friends. You are blessed
Meanwhile, I think I will continue to work on my own dysfunctional and disinterested clan… maybe one day they’ll look up from their myopic money-making concerns and see something bigger
Mouse – Yes, I’m blessed. It does take effort to see family living farther away so this past weekend offered a great opportunity. So many live even farther away and we don’t meet often. Did I ever tell you I have over 50 cousins, and I know maybe half of them?
Best of luck with your family!
What a gorgeous cloudscape! Sounds like you are having a great time with extended family…tents and twinkling lights and all… BC really has such varied terrain.
MB – the sky was just incredible as we were driving west back to Kamloops on Sunday night. We stopped a couple of times for me to capture several great shots. Yes, BC has everything from deserts to ocean, mountains with glaciers, green valleys and prairie…
Sounds a lovely weekend. The goats are wonderful!
Lucy, the neighbour has about 8 or 10 goats including some adorable but shy kids, but this was the best picture. And he has wonderful llamas too, but they didn’t come out to these woods for a visit this time.
50 cousins?
May I have some of them please?
Seriously, I haven’t seen or spoken to my cousins in years and so I am going to spend an hour this evening writing to my two aunts and one cousin to try to establish a connection. Wish me luck!
Mouse, you sure can, though I don’t know if any live in France 🙂
I do wish you luck in re-establishing a connection with your long lost family!
That sky photo is gorgeous.
Thanks, Leslee – I think so too 🙂