The Encourager

Avanti II

This is our newest addition (and oldest) to our
transportation mode. 1969 Avanti II 32,000 miles. Had the top end of the engine redone making it tamer. It packs at least 375HP with great torque. It has a deep throb.

Born Free

This is a painting in works by a former classmate Wendy Risdale - see her works at www.wendyrisdale.com

this oil painting is about 36 x 24 and will hang in our home by summer 2008.

She has named it "Born-Free"

We were never meant to be in captivity.

Our 36th Anniversary

We are both smiling because we are enjoying the fellowship/companionship of each other, yes it is sweeter as the years go by. We are in the Copper Room - Dining in the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel.

We have spent several anniversaries staying in the Hotel. Now the last couple years we stay in our Classic Coach and walk to the Hotel. We have found travelling and staying in the Coach a delight.

Sharon's Golden Birthday - Oct 7/07

We camped in our Classic Coach on the edge of the town of Harrison Hot Springs.

The sandcastle display - an annual event. World class sand sculptures.

A misty, wet day.

NAIT Reunion

40 years later. Our classroom was the Penthouse - you can see a little of it in the building behind me. The classroom shown here is one of two present classrooms - much larger than what ours was. The tables are the same type we had and no doubt some are still there. Tehy do have another classroom for CADD while back in the 60's we used a slide rule and pencil. We started out with 21 and 17 finished. At our 40th Reunion only 4 of us showed up.

The four that showed up for an enjoyable Gala evening. Monika, Jack, Wendy and myself.

Following our stay in Edmonton we drove out to the Tolfield area to visit Wendy and view her art studio - which pretty much includes her whole house. She was working on 3 painting for an up-coming art show. One of the large paintings will end up in our living room. Check out her web site www.wendyrisdale.com

Sept Trip - Edmonton and Nelson

Look close and you will see me next to the middle tire. Snow on pass. We missed the snow fall by one day - whew! There were a number of female deer and one male at our campsite in Jasper. He is sitting down on the grass just beyond the back of the coach.

We camped on a church parking lot in Kamloops.

In Jasper - we had an enjoyable day walking around the town as well as lunch and dinner.

ANIKA"S 4th Birthday

Jared and mom on a walk downtown Nelson.

Anika in the play box. Give her a wonderful present (from her grandma and grandpa) and she heads for the box. Next time save your money and just buy an empty box. What was in the box was a battery driven car.