Liliana and Andrea

We had a wonderful visit with our wonderful friend Liliana and her daughter Andrea from Mexico City. Andrea is attending Queen Margarets where Diane and Lily met. We had a wonderful time together and continued this wonderful connection and friendship. We are sure Andrea will have a wonderful year at QMS and we hope to see her during the school-year.

Smile for the Birdie

My career as a shopping mall photo studio portrait photographer is over!

Jonathan Goes to Play School

Summer at the Ranch

Gail enjoying a dip to beat the summer heat and taking care of Molly.

The Gang

Jonty and Elin, Ange and Magnus, Dayna, Jamie and Gary found their way over for some dinner and wine.

Victoria Cup XIII

On the weekend we completed the thirteenth edition of the Victoria Cup at Chambers Bay in Tacoma, Washington. Chambers Bay has been selected as the venue for the 2015 US Open and is a spectacular links style course www.chambersbaygolf.com.

Buddy

We are sad to say goodbye to Uncle Buddy - he will be missed. His passing marks the end of a wonderful era for the family.

The Last Time Together

Arthur, Buddy and Ron together for the last time.

Brothers

Definitely brothers!

The Attwell Brothers

A moment of fun with the three brothers visiting in Canada. Thanks to Dave for stepping in for Arthur. Dave has been known to bring out his Arthur impersonations every now and then.

Hurricane Ridge

This is a photo of Dave and me riding up to the first tunnel on Hurricane Ridge. We met a couple from Florida at a look out and they sent this photo on to Dave when they got back from their travels.

Hurricane Ridge

Dave and I took the ferry to Port Angeles, Washington to ride Hurricane Ridge. It was early on the bike at 5:15am with breakfast and coffee on the Coho Ferry. Once over to the other side it was off the ferry to start climbing right away: 18 miles at a 7-8% incline until we reached the top. The good news is that Dave was happy to ride at my pace and lend encouragement. We took 2:30 to get up - an hour slower than Dave's PB of 1:27. We dedicated the ride to the memory of Gunther Gustav Wilhelm Simon. The view, ice cream at the top and the 40+ minute descent were reward for the effort. To top off the day there were 4-5 pods of Orcas feeding in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It was an excellent day.

SNT TWO

In March we held the second annual 'Splinters & Tin' wooden racquets squash tournament at the Bentall Club in Vancouver. Lots of fun playing with the old racquets - they really are terrible, but the good players seem able to play well with anything. It was a great event and lots of fun again this year.

Gunnie

Gunnie

Travels of Robert and William

Melanie and Paddy sent these photos of Robert and William and their travels including Oxford and Paris over Christmas and the whole family went off to Barcelona and Morocco. William is doing an Msc in Development Studies at Oxford.

The Attwell Clan!

Brian, Lyn, Mel, Glen, Jenna and Buddy had the Canadian Attwell's over for a braai and it was a great evening! Lyn and Brian treated us to a feast and all of us managed to drink all of Buddy's Blue Label - I wonder if he's noticed yet!?!

The Steps

32 years on we gathered to recreate a photo that has become iconic for us. We all looked forward to this moment and it didn't disappoint, even if not all were present.

A Favourite Place

Our Simons