My Last Evening in Vancouver.

The night before I left, Celia and Luke cooked a great meal.

Cara came over to say goodbye, and took a photo of the three of us.

Here we are, posing in the backyard, while dinner was cooking.  My precious children.  I'll see Celia in just a few days, but I won't seen Luke for months.  It was a bittersweet evening, containing the pleasure of being together, the sadness of parting, and the stress and excitement of the unknowns of the next several months.  By the way, the meal was extremely tasty! - a simple pasta with complex and subtle flavours.

And here is Julia with Luke - sweet and

beautiful girl.  I love you, too!  

Thank you for helping me set up this blog.

               

 Maya and Celia at the left, old

friends.  
Cara and I at the right. 

Although there were many of my dear old friends at the house the night before, I didn't take a single photo.  Now I'm wishing I had, to include you here, too: Do and David, Jennifer and Michael, Linda and Tom, Caroline and Glen, Henriette, Debra, Surinder, and Sybille who wasn't feeling well enough to join us, but came over the next day for a brief visit.  I've said it before, and I say it again: I am so thankful to have had you in my life over these many, many years.