Roses for a friend...
I am writing and publishing a quick post.
I've been a wee bit busy so I missed last week's post.
I was in White Rock with the grandchildren and our son.
We stayed at the Ocean Promenade Hotel
across from the beach with the train tracks in between.
Trains pass by frequently and the kids loved watching all the cars pass by...
We went to IKEA at Port Coquitlam, had my first Swedish Meatball lunch.
I bought napkins, candles, and some inexpensive knives.
We also shopped at Zara at Metrotown for the girls outfits for back to school.
I was surprised how FAST they shop!
We also had a day at Big Splash Water Park...lots of water and slides.
Tsawwassen Mills Mall for the Adidas shop for Henry.
Our suite was great...it had a kitchenette
I was able to make breakfasts. coffee and snacks.
My husband turned 70 on Saturday.
We were out Friday for a happy hour, Saturday we attended the annual summer gathering hosted by my husband's former architectural firm.
The dinner was held at Mary's Farm and Sanctuary out by Goldstream.
Farm animals, a disc golf course, games, a tire swing and scenic walks and trails
on the 30 acres.
The families just loved the amenities and the food was made by my friend Julie.
Everything was delicious and had a "country theme."
There was smoke in the sky...
forest fires burning up in the interior of BC and south of us in Washington State.
I am making Mr HB a pasta dinner tonight...
Vongole
(His favourite)
I have the ingredients all chopped and prepped and ready to go...
to the left you can see my new All Clad Pasta Pot.
(I've invested in a few new pots by All Clad)
Well I must get busy cooking as it is almost 5:30...
Will be back soon!
Hope that you have a fabulous week.
~ Be Well and Be Kind ~
6 comments:
Hope you all keep safe from the fires. So sad, in so many parts of the world.
I had a look on the Google map to see the location of White Rock - and what a great location for a special birthday. The shopping sounds fun. The annual summer gathering sounds brilliant. What a great location with so many activities. The white horse is beautiful, but how scary are those fires. We have seen them on our TV, all over Canada. So scary. I am sure the Vongole is absolutely delicious. Happy Birthday Mr. Bungalow!
Happy Birthday, Mr. HB! What a lovely time you're having, Leslie!
We also invested in All Clad recently…wonderful cookware. I wish we had done it years ago. It’s worth getting the special cleaner. Available on Amazon.
Nice picture of your husband. Whenever I see a picture of him I think of my husband - both redheads and have the same coloring (and freckles). Your husband has a pretty good head of hair still - yay for him. My own does not. A very happy birthday to him!
the veg artist ~ The fires are very unsettling...they are not close to us but we have been glued to the radio coverage as there has been a state of emergency declared and thousand of people have been affected.
Patricia ~ White Rock is very scenic and there are some stunning homes perched up high with expansive views of the ocean. The Vongole was delicious...I'll be making more pasta as we have lots of veggies to use from the garden especially ripe tomatoes.
Jeannine ~ Brian's got a very healthy head of hair...his red hair was so orange when I met him that I thought it would be red forever :-)) His grey has turned out to be a lovely shade of silver...he had a nice birthday weekend. Thank you.
Sheila ~ It's been a busy few weeks!! Nothing like a getaway to the mainland for some big city life...will be wanting to pop back again especially to the shopping in Tsawwassen Mills.
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