No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. -William Blake, poet, engraver, and painter (1757-1827)
Hi Cactus/Floridian!
Thanks for more wonderful hospitality! Much appreciated.
Cora
Lee arrived safely, collected at LAX by The Lost Burritos. Pierre is
sleeping, Alejandro watching basketball, Corinne reading by the pool
and the Drill
Sarge is fussing because, against her better judgement, she has given me
a two hour pass to go for a ride, as most of my scullionage has been
discharged. Happy Thanksgiving. Will read your grace when all 20 of us
sit down to our feast. See you soon! Cheers, Rizzzzzzzzzzzzoooooo!
Pics: Preparation Centrale! Felines helping to set table!
If you get this...please take all cream cheese out of the fridge to soften! Thanks! See you in awhile.
Time to start cooking for 20!! Woo hoo! Patrick Dunn is my sous chef today!
Do not hesitate to call Bruce directly: 604-760-0160, many private liquor outlets and restaurants carry our wines but you can purchase them directly from us at a "friends
and family" discount ! Cases and half cases lots make your shopping easy!
Ginette Bertrand
www.xwine.ca
facebook: Intersection Estate Winery
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| Forget the spuds, we felines want turkey and ham and we want it now!!! |
Hi Pat, Corinne,
sorry to bother you, as I know you are on your holiday, and please
feel free to respond after you've returned from your vacation. I just
wanted to ask for some advice and help in getting a head start on my
librarian studies which commence in January 2014.
Generally, anything I would be wise to start reading up on or
trying to learn now? Like what kind of software/programs are used on a
day-to-day basis by librarians? What are the daily tasks? What does it
entail to be a librarian nowadays as far as the
daily work?
Also, more importantly, do you know of any work or volunteer
possibilities at any Vancouver/Richmond libraries where I could start
cutting my teeth on working? Anybody I could get in touch with?
Finally, any general advice going forward as far as school and my
career in the field? What do you guys think is the future of the
profession given recent technological advancements?
Thank you again, any help is appreciated. Hopefully you're having a great time and see you soon.Take care,
VL
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| Chandler and Joey helping to set table! |
Happy Birthday!
thank- you for your email, as always you are leading a busy and interesting life!
Ron and I are presently on a bus from Letterkenny, Ireland, heading south to Dublin.
In Letterkenny, we visited a doctor friend that Ron worked with in
Lesotho, 28 yrs ago. he is still working like a mad man, 8:30ish to 9
pm ish, crazy! His wife is great, a devout Catholic. They have 6 kids
who range between 21 - 31 yrs old. We borrowed their car Erragan Mt, but it was too mucky. We then went to
visit a castle nearby and walked the 4 km to the castle and hiked the
surrounding hills.
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| Where are my folks? |
We have one more day in Dublin and we will run, shop, and have dinner
with Sam and his girlfriend, Kayla, and then we head home on Sat Nov
30th.
Sam and Kayla are 2nd yr medicine and working all the time. We wanted
to visit them to check out their life. We stayed downtown Dublin and
thoroughly enjoyed our stay. As always our trip was too short, 8 days,
but what can I say, ron said he couldn't take more time off work, not
true! C'est la vie!
I am planning to be in Van in late February, are you around? I would love to go on a bike ride. Say hi to Corrine ! Love Rhoda
Hi,
Patrick! Great hear your humorous talk!! I miss that a lot! I'm not
going to move San Diego anymore, but who knows that I might join you
guys next year!! I'd love to see you all, big Pierre and Alex as well.
Will you be in North America next July? My mom says hello to you(^^)
Hello Cactooosian and Donna Florida!
While I am devastated not to have your turtle company at the Hockney
exhibition I understand that you other commitments are far more
important than spending time with your favourite Canadian visitor. Not
to worry, I will note this in my little black book and
keep it ready when the time is ripe for revenge! I think you might need
to revisit your travel plans for north of the 49th parallel!
No big deal, of course. I'll make my way to the de Young unaccompanied
and un-aided by local knowledge but who cares if I make a wrong turn
while Naughty Nancy is daubing canvas and Cactoosian is feeding the
slippery seals!
I am stopping at Macy's at 9:05 am to take advantage of a sale and then
blasting north to the inhospitality of Villa Vicente. At least Boris and
Natasha are more than welcoming, sharing the same sort of rejection, I
am sure, I have been subjected to.
Alejandro came by for dinner and just left for work, Buffalo Wild Wings
Sports Bar, beautiful downtown Burbank, waiting on tables, raking in the
tips, and Xavierino is about to arrive for nosh before he has to leave
for Sound, his regular security gig. All
is well although my heart is heavy. Northern Californians are so
superficial. You think that they are friends and then they stab you in
the back, chortling as they walk away! E Tu Brute? Nonetheless,
Fondestos and Cheers, Patrizzio, Wounded Knee/Heart Dunn!
Pics: Our Thanksgiving!
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Stats for today's ride:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/412304887#.Up_N04qLqCo.email
Trim
the fat from about 2 ½-3 pounds of lamb shoulder (“boneless lamb for
stewing”), cutting into small chunks. Marinate in most or all of a 32
oz.
container of yogurt; add some saffron strands, a
few tablespoons of turmeric (sorry, I don’t measure, these are
approximations) about a tablespoon or a bit more of salt, several
crushed garlic cloves, some cumin seeds and a sprinkling
of oregano. Let this marinate for a few hours or overnight (better) in
the refrigerator.
I serve with basmati rice and a vegetable (green beans?) after a salad.
David Kessler We just had a fourth-night-of Hanukah Persian lamb dinner with Patrick James Dunn on his way home to Vancouver after Thanksgiving with his family in the Southland....Wish we could all have been together!!!
