Adventures in PEI: Tuesday, November 15th

It was a pretty busy week for a lot of folks.
First, a belated Happy Anniversary to our friends Brenda and Bernie who celebrated on Sunday, and second, an early Happy Birthday to our daughter Patti, who is celebrating another year older on Wednesday. More from her later.

It was a short week for some as there was no school on Tuesday and Friday was the Remembrance Day holiday. I know not everyone gets the day off but out here in the maritime s, it's a big day. There are celebrations all across the province.

It happened to be on Friday this year so Brenda and I took advantage of the fact there was no work on
Friday to watch some TV and share a glass of wine on Thursday evening. The rest of the weekend promised to be fairly busy for me as I had volunteered to help out at the 25th Atlantic Cup Speed skating meet here in town. I was at the arena from 10 till 2 both Saturday and Sunday to assist with the hospitality suite. As usual, a nice time with some new friends.

We had the pleasure of the VanGaal's company for supper on Sunday and we were able to BBQ as our weather remains quite mild for this time of year. I saw several motorcycles out on the roads both Saturday and Sunday, and again on Monday. It should continue mild for the rest of the week but we may see some showers on Wednesday along with 14' temperatures. Lovely for this time of year.

Lloyd and I are busy working on various projects around the house, sometimes together but usually separately. I've been spending some quality time in my craft room and am really enjoying having that space.

Meghan had a memorable week. She had been asking for quite some time to have her nose pierced but her dad was against the idea. She must have put up quite a good argument because in the end he agreed. Here's a photo of her with her new "jewellry". It's just a small piercing that doesn't detract from her pretty little face. You have to click on the photo to enlarge it to see the stud. It's fairly discreet.

As it was Remembrance Day on Friday, young James was very busy as well. He takes part in the overnight vigil at the cenotaph in Guelph with the Air Cadets. He was also the piper for several guard changes throughout the night.

Here's a short youtube video of him piping at the cenotaph, although the wind does tend to distort things a little.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZyqzNBG798&feature=youtu.be

Click on this link to see a photo of him waiting with his pipes.

https://flic.kr/p/NDN6Yb

And finally, Where in the world is Patti?

She was actually in London, England on the weekend and sent me some great photos from their remembrance service. It took place on Sunday and looks to be quite a well attended event.Impressive pictures but "just another day at the office" for Patti...