OUR YEAR 2023 BEGINS
!
Jan 2
2023 On the left above is
the Beach to looking the East and to the right the beach looking
to the West. A mild start to the winter with no ice buildup.
Jan
15 2023
Wylde,Titania
and Rod on ferry in BC prior to Wylde leaving to go to Denmark
on a student exchange. she was
graciously greeted to Denmark by friend of ours Christian and
Barbara Ley
Jan 22 2023
Kathy
poses by our Giant Juniper after a snowfall
March
16 2023
A jamming session with Aunt Noreen and Earle
and cousin Joanne Clysdale.
March 31 2023
Our winter puzzle project. A gift from
friends Howard and Janet Bartlet with a thousand pieces to
be placed.
April
5 2023
Sunset
over Lake Huron and Michigan
April
26 2023
The antique passenger Vessel SEEWATIN being
towed on its way to Kingston to become a museum. This vessel was
built in the same
shipyard as the TITANIC and was
patterned after her.
May 11th 2023
We
attended my 6T7 56th Class reunion in Toronto.
After the reunion we had a weekend
visit with Brother Ron & Wendy in Scarborough Ontario. We
visited a nearby park garden and of course a hike to the
Scarborough Bluffs.
May 12th and 13th
Above a
photo of Ron & Kathy on our hike to the Scarborough Bluffs
and of course fine cuisine in Wendy's Kelsonia kitchen.
May 28 2023
We attended Bill and
Alice's 70th Wedding Anniversary in Port Huron. Old amateur
radio and sailing friends.
June 17 2023
We
enjoyed a visit with old friends Liz and Paul Malo from
Kingston.
June
24th and 25th
We attended the TOTTENHAM BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL.
We shared the campsite with Murray and Heather Rand and their
friends Wayne and Marilyn.
In Mid July we were out in BC to attend a Coates
family Reunion held at John and Kathy's sister Eleanor's place
on Galiano Island BC.
Rod Kathy and I at Bellhouse Park on Galiano
Island where the reunion was held and after a visit to Denman
Island with a visit with Kathy's cousin Mary and husband Peter
Spurr
July 22nd weekend we spent at St
Vincents Bay where Greg and Courtney have their cabin with Greg
and his Prawn Trap Hoist and Kathy on the ramp to their dock.
Out for a boat ride
On our way to the Prawn Traps and Madi
shows off a crab that ended up in the trap. Son Rod on the
guitar Son in law Greg and granddaughter Madi on the wheel.
Aug 20th
Home
again, enjoying the summer on the lake with our powerboat
"KATALINA'S LEGEND" on our mooring.
Aug 22nd
We attended a Car Club
tour to a nursing home in Warwick. Our camper, a classic year
2000 Sportsmobile is on the left.
Sept
10th saw us at the Steam Threshers Reunion in Blythe. A
toss back in Ontario farming history and a host of many
country
and western jamming sessions.
Sept 18th
Back at Beacon Court Kathy poses
beside our monster Banana Plant.
Sept
26th
We returned to BC To
Celebrate my 80th on Galiano Island. Here we were on a hike to
Pebble Beach
All the family Together at John
and Eleanor's Residence on Galiano Island with action in the
Kitchen with Barrett, Wylde and daughter Courtney.
Oct 2nd
Another hike on the Island at Montague Harbour on Galiano
Island.
Oct 8th
Back home again
getting ready for Halloween with Kathy at our curbside garden.
Oct 9th
A
photo of the Ron Marsh family at Thanksgiving in their home
in Scarborough. From Right to left around the table is
nephew
Gary, his old school friend Nick and friend?, brother Ron, niece
Kamryn, and Sloan and Jackson Gary's children.
Dec 2023
Beacon Court lighting up for Christmas
Dec 9 2023
Our Amaryllis is beginning to
sprout
On Christmas Day Kathy and I went for a walk around Canatara
and returned to via the beach to our beach that has
dramatically built up since the water level in Lake Huron
continues to drop.
Our Amaryllis is in full bloom to greet the new year.
WE WISH YOU ALL A PROS
PROSPEROUS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
Updated Jan 3 2024