A Trip to the Eastern Townships of Quebec

Janet with John and Joan Brownlie revisiting the site of past pleasures at Owl's Head

In October, just about at peak foliage time, we met the Brownlies in Magog, Quebec, located at the northern head of Lake Memphremagog.  Joan had arranged for a fantastic condo overlooking the lake.

We toured much of the Eastern Townships, including Magog, Mansonville, Owl's Head, and North Hatley.  The North Hatley excursion enabled us to revisit several of the sites we enjoyed seeing with the Strykers in 2000, including the pub located along side the river that emptied into the lake.

The foliage was probably the best we've seen in many years, the area was lovely to visit, and the food was great.

Photos of the visit are available by clicking here.

A Visit To Huntington Beach

Emi is all smiles with Grandpa

We visited Douglas, Veronica, and Emilia in their apartment in Huntington Beach, CA in September.  It was wonderful to see our granddaughter again and witness how she is growing!

In addition to touring the lovely area in and around Huntington Beach (the surf capital of

mainland USA), we were able to attend a USC football game (USC beat Utah State) and, of special interest to us, participate in a USC version of a tailgate party before the game.

We had expected that tailgating would mean standing in a parking lot eating (and drinking) from the back of a Ford 350 truck.  As it turned out, USC is "above" that approach.  The tailgating was at the university itself with all kinds of delectable food items available, the USC marching band playing, and a good selection of wines.  It was a lot of fun.

As for Emilia (Emi as she's called), she is growing and becoming very talkative.

We also had a chance to tour Douglas' lab at the Long Beach State University of California, visit Emilia's daycare center (also at the university)

Some photos of our trip may be seen by clicking here.