The Eggman Drinks a Becks and Sings the Blues: Monday, September 12th!

Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is wrong. All human progress, even in morals, has been the work of men who have doubted the current moral values, not of men who have whooped them up and tried to enforce them. The truly civilized man is always skeptical and tolerant, in this field as in all others. His culture is based on "I am not too sure." -H.L. Mencken, writer, editor, and critic (12 Sep 1880-1956)

 
Hello Marilyn and Stanchion Man, et al! Just a quick note to thank you both for your wonderful hospitality, scrumptious food, more than plentious hootch and luxurious bedroom suite! Grand evening indeed and terrific to see everyone. Thanks, as well, for the delicious breakfast, Flap-Jack Al, especially when the sky was falling in around you with forgotten work commitment, unknown or misremembered passwords and printer problems! I trust your school day went well, after that, Marilyn, and so did your time at the shop, Wonder Welder Waldron!

[Brie Marriott at Oaxaca, Centro]


Had a lovely evening with Whirlygig and Calamity Jane this evening so it was fun to catch up with them as well. Vittorio popped by so we had a chance to visit with him. He, along with his cousin, Patrizzio The Younger, (a chef in Oslo, back in Vancouver on holiday), will be attending a wedding in Penticton, (Bench 1775 is where it will be held, a fab view indeed!), this coming weekend so we'll see them both again. Lady Dar has invited them for dinner on Saturday night and expects me to be mobile enough, by then, to do dishes!

Must away as I have scads of things to do before I head to VGH for my pre-op appointment tomorrow. Thanks again for having us. Take care of each other and we'll be in touch as soon as things settle down. Fondestos from Lady Dar, already en route to her first meeting to plan the next reunion of her Library School class next May. Cheers, Patrizzio!
  

 Well 3 of us showed up for the hike today and we went to the pictographs beside Skaha Lake! I'd wanted to see them for years.... Thanks Jim. Tony will lead the hike to Kitley Lake in a couple weeks. This coming Monday, Al will lead us to a snowshoe destination: Secret Canyon. It's lovely in the winter! There might be a few windfall to clamber over, but it will be nice to see the canyon without snow. So we will meet again at Home Hardware in Penticton at 9 am. Summerlanders can carpool at 8:40 at the IGA parking lot. Pam 

Buon Giorno Patrizio! Your session under the knife is looming close on the horizon . Are you already in Vancouver at Chloe's ? I hope you got a lot of cycling and hiking in, during the last month. I wish you all the best, TLC from hospital staff and family and a speedy recovery. Tanti auguri da tua amica Erika 

Hiking at Peggy's Cove NS

I guess Kilian is in Nova Scotia! He sent me these two photos..... Pam