Friday, December 29, 2017

Christmas in Smithers

Snowshoeing on Hudson's Bay Mountain

Christmas Bird counting on Seymour Lake

Some of the hundreds of waxwing in downtown Smithers


Monday, December 25, 2017

Christmas Elves




My sisters and I got these green felt hats in Germany when we were little girls (2, 5 and 7 years old).



Sunday, December 24, 2017

Sally Ann Kettle


This month Leo and I  sang Thursday afternoons at the Wholesale Club to raise money for the Salvation Army.  Here we have special guests from the men's choir and Samuel with his soprano saxophone.

Here's another shot of the two of us singing with Samuel's father:


Various friends, acquaintances and strangers came by to shop joined in on a tune or two.

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Tuba Christmas


Great concert last night with Tuba John brass ensemble, and two choirs including Leo in the men's choir.


Photo and video from the Williams Lake Tribune.  Here's the link to the whole article.

Sunday, November 26, 2017

More on the World Rogaine Championship in Latvia



Here's a link to the article in the Williams Lake Tribune.

More Cariboo Gold Swing Night

Shiny Stockings

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Strutting with Some Barbecue

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Gentle Rain

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Monday, November 20, 2017

Swing Night at the Limelight

I like how this photo shows the eponymous "limelight" of the theatre.

The Cariboo Gold Dance Band had our annual concert/dance at the Limelight Theatre this weekend with special guest star soloist Tom Keenleyside, a well-known saxaphonist/flute player from Vancouver.  Well, well known if you listen to Hot Air on CBC radio every Saturday at 5 pm while you're making dinner.


That's Tom in the black shirt on the left.

We had a sold out show again this year, we even had to turn people away from the door.  And we even had a full dance floor by the end of the evening.

If it looks like I'm in the centre of every photo that may have to do with the inherent bias of the night's official photographer (Leo).

We all agreed this is the best the band has played in all 33 years of its existence and we are playing more difficult charts.

It was a fun evening!