Fall Events and ChapCap

I've been cleaning up the yard on the beautiful sunny days and these pretty grasses arrived in our planter by surprise one day. We had Irene and George for Thanksgiving dinner.

 Trey turned 11 on his birthday.

Hana's Leadership Class at school had to think up a sustainable business, make a business plan, handle the finances, sell a product and donate the profits to a charity, Cleaner Lakes. They invented ChapCap, a lip balm made from local beeswax etc and recycled pop caps. They ended up with quite a few products and are selling here a a Dance Studio Fund Raiser.

My Chevy Trax

My new car.

I finally choose a car, a little Chevy Trax. Never heard about them before but it's higher for better visalbility, short, so very easy to park and maneouvre, has most of the bells and whistles so I'm delighted to be independent again. The next thing I did was put 4 snow tires on it. This is my first BC winter in 15 years so it will be a new experience.

A new activity, I started voluntering at the SCCS Sunshine Coast Community Services Thrift Store on North Rd. Julian is our fearless leader, who used to oversee 5 retail stores in Vancouver. We have about 20 volunteers, one is Jeanne Scott Haige, whom I was in Nursing School with in the 60's. Fun to connect again now.

 All the monies go to about 34 organizations in the community from the Food Bank, Counselling, Mom anad Tot, Teens etc, a very well run community benefit .I'm enjoying it and meeting new people.

St. Ann's Reunion

Here we are again - 57 years later.

We met at St. Ann's Aceademy in New Westminster and spent high school together. Great friends still.