Sandra is having lots of Miller time, with her new grandson! What? I thought she was a wine drinker.
Blair is happy there is a computer for recording minutes this week. Great news for Sandra. His grandson was playing hockey and quit to make some money, then decided he wanted to play after all, but it was too late, and he was traded to Castlegar, but for $2000 (wonder how much that will be worth when he is old). Ed. note that’s about $133.33 in 1970 dollars.
Melinda’s last granddaughter just turned one, is sticking-out teeth, and is lots of fun, but Thanksgiving was crazy with five under five! No report on who won the game of turkey flogging.
Dalbir used up most of Michael’s time and reminds us that Eleanore just had a grandson on the same arrival day as Miller. Congratulations, Eleanore! For Thanksgiving he had 3 grandchildren, and it was pandemonium. He is dealing with a complicated situation with the mom of one of the grandchildren and reminds us of the importance of leaving a guardian identified in a will. Perhaps a session is needed for rotary on estate planning – Dalbir, Garth and Mary Lou. He is again thankful to know that he can count on any one of the rotary members for support if needed.
Gordon said it is a pleasure to be part of our club, and he doesn’t take offense at being ribbed for being Scottish. He had a lovely Thanksgiving, with family and his 16-year-old granddaughter who now says she wants to study in Paris. They were at the Cactus Club in Surrey and sat next to a table of very loud girls. None of whom had a Gaelic accent.
Marg had a great Thanksgiving dinner with 2 little children. The Gilmore Park minister was away, so everyone came to South Arm to hear the fabulous new minister with high heel shoes, but as she was sick, Marg had to do the service, in her flats. (although she used to wear the stilettos.)
Debbie M. was busy and away for 2 weeks. She likes high heels, too. She remembers running through the house in high heels, having been challenged by a man who wondered how she could even walk in them. Her granddaughter was 2 on the 9th and is talking and loving the attention. They had a noise complaint about the two year olds party, as there was dancing at 10:30 a.m. (had to party before nap time). While evaluating a house, she was talking and coming down the stairs. One of her heels caught, and she saw herself going down the stairs on her knees, slowly as if in a dream, then she stood up elegantly, and announced the value of the house!
Sam set up the Owls speakers (had a hoot doing it - get it? a hoot - setting up the owls? well I thought it was funny) and as we are a boisterous club, it might have been hard over zoom to understand what people are saying. The Owls (hoot - hahahaha) can reduce background noise, have multiple views and the bottom part tracks the speaker if they move around. We could set them up via Bluetooth. He had a great birthday wig celebration, the original idea being to have them available in a garbage bag, but opted to put them in Ziplock bags, and guests could choose via a number to get their wig. They were left with a few extras!
Bill was in New York and came back in time but wasn’t invited to the birthday. He is thinking of all the strife in the world today, particularly in Israel. He was at the Canucks game last night 8-1!
Judy had a great Thanksgiving, down to Birch Bay on Friday then dinner at her sister’s home on Lake Samish - 11 children and 10 adults and they were able to eat outside on the deck. (Children won the turkey flogging game.) It was a little hectic with all the kids. Tomorrow she is going with Chris B. to L.A. for 10 days and a cruise to Mexico. Stay tuned for photos.
Peter had 10 for Thanksgiving and the grandchildren helped, setting the table, serving, etc. Jake mashed the multitude of potatoes. Peter loves the grapes coming from California right now as they are so crunchy and sweet.
Chris B.’s next-door neighbour in California is in Israel and she is reading through his writings, comparing war 50 years ago (when he was there as a college student) to the current day. He is volunteering in Jerusalem hospital as a clinical psychologist. She learned about the iron dome – which counterattacks missiles, are mobile, on wheels and are manned 24/7. Every building has a bunker, the size of a closet where you can go if attacked. It is a very interesting firsthand account of the situation. For Thanksgiving she was out to dinner 8 times since last weekend. She is leaving tomorrow for California. It has been an intense last couple of weeks in schools, following the REAP candidates and their students, and she is hopeful for the future when sees the quality of students in high schools.
Peachy put her alarm to p.m. instead of a.m.! No one woke her up. Her ankle is good! During Thanksgiving she asked for a day off but ended up working. She thinks she got her Criminal Record check is wondering how to go online to check. Someone will help her after the meeting.
Jeannette had her Thanksgiving at work, but she got double pay. She got her flu shot so could call in sick and come to rotary.
Danny is having a happy birthday today. His alarm went off, so he started packing and driving, but found out it was only 5 a.m. He just came back from Singapore, which is a small, clean country, disciplined and safe. He visited Olympic village, where the rotary conference will be held next year. In Malaysia he visited some colleagues and saw the second highest building in world in Kuala Lumpur. He went to the Philippines to do inventory for next year’s dental mission and to coordinate with the volunteers. He attended two rotary meetings and brought back banners form Singapore (est. 1930 with 150 active members), and from Pudi Malaysia (est. 1956).
John has a Jewish-looking son-in-law who comes from Denmark. His dad did a search on Ancestry as he was adopted, found out he has cousins in Israel, and was visiting, but was able to get an airplane out of Israel safely. John was at the hockey game last night, surprised that the Canucks kept scoring, and kept scoring, so it was great fun. Darcy and his grandson went to exhibition game, and he got a hockey stick. Jennifer’s website has had 50 000 views and 750 subscribers, but she needs to have 1,000 to start getting paid. He will send the website out again. He’s playing golf today.
Garth says we can’t imagine what it must be like to live life under siege. He was in a dental mission in Guatemala with Bill, found a synagogue, which had steel posts and guards at the entrance, and they weren’t let in (for some reason). So many in Israel live with PTSD, being no more than 3 generations removed from the holocaust. He had a great Thanksgiving with 11 people and animals. He can’t attend the foundation event but will give a donation.
Chris M. is just back from her trip to Paris, Porto, walking to Spain, and visiting wineries in the Bordeaux area. Food was a definite highlight, with the brasserie Chez Dumonet, an old-style Parisian brasserie where they ate stuffed morel mushrooms, foie gras, steak tartare, boeuf bourguignon, and a Grand Marnier soufflé. With coffee you get mignardises and madeleine cookies still hot in the mold. The longest walking day was 32 km, but they aced it.
Pat will do the Nov.3 breakfast. Thanks! The young man in the terrorist attack in Israel was from B.C. and his uncle is a tennis friend at RCC. She had a quiet Thanksgiving weekend as her grandson was playing hockey in Victoria. On Monday night she ate at the LA Grill, with a group of friends whose goal is to hit all the Richmond restaurants.
Debbie S. was on the island for Thanksgiving with her dad and sister and they ate a turkey that cost $105. Then she ran the Victoria half marathon, in beautiful weather, in 1 hour and 57 minutes – her goal since CoVid. (A sigh of relief went through the crowd that it was sub 2 hours) She watched the David Beckham documentary and recommended it!
Bobby had a quiet Thanksgiving and the family went to Whistler. He is hosting his mom’s 79th birthday dinner today. He will be away in Sacramento next week, and then to L.A. He is getting his teeth straightened so isn’t eating food this morning. He is so thankful to be in Canada and not elsewhere in the world.
Elena has been here over 20 years, and it has gone fast. She spent Thanksgiving in Seattle with her son and grandson who is already going to preschool. He speaks English, Filipino and Japanese and is only 3 years old. Yes but can he speak Gaelic?
Bob congratulated Sandra. He is not a turkey fan but got one from Melinda and will need a bigger one next year. Thanks to Peter who was wonderful, with no agenda, last week. Bob was looking at his investment in Penticton, 10 acres across from the hospital. It was taken out of industrial to mixed use, so that means he can build 1500 homes with office building and retail, over next 10 years. He celebrated the big win Sunday morning at an Indian restaurant, spending a whopping $32! (basically one third of a turkey.)
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