For March 6th, Cole and I were summoned to North Saanich to be the guests at Derek Fraser's 78th birthday celebration. The day was glorious. Arriving from the 9am ferry, we walked first along the waterfront in the nearby town of Sidney - Christina's choice. After lunch (and a wee nap) Derek, Cole and I headed up into the woodsy trails - Derek's choice - on the side of Mount Newton above where the Frasers live in Dean Park. Walks followed by lots of good food and good talk.
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| elegant sea-side walkers - Christina, Derek, Cole |
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| and, in the Western Red Cedar forest ... |
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| … two happy 78-year-old pals |
The next morning, continuing Cole's Old Ranch House restoration project, we tracked down David Lehton and his partner Terri Elderton at 1855 Landsend Road, at the ferry tip of the Saanich Peninsula. In 1975, David had replaced the original crumbling ranch-house fireplace with a late-18th century Count Rumford fireplace - still there. He had come to see Cole for work. A fireplace (plus chimney) was needed. He had never before made a fireplace, but, armed with the Rumford booklet from Sandon Cox, he came back the next day with a brick-by-brick drawing. He got the job and has been building fireplaces (and other masonry) ever since. David also replaced all the chinking between the ill-fitted logs.
Sights from the coming-home ferry in the warm(ish) sunshine ...
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| Mount Baker - the still-active volcano in Washington State |
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| Beaver Point on Saltspring Island - seen this week from the sea |
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| No whales, but masses of herring and, therefore, masses of gulls, and some seals (or sea lions?) |
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