Sunday, August 24, 2008

 

Block Party

Several churches and Christian organizations threw a block party at the school behind Thomas's house yesterday. It was a perfect day, sunny and warm and calm but not too hot (like we have been having). Quite a few people came out.

Roger enjoyed several activities including going on the slide, with Grandma's help of course.

Jasmin, a neighbour girl, took Roger for a walk. Her brother Shianne found a garter snake.
We were served a wonderful burger and potato salad supper. Seconds, and thirds and fourths, were allowed. You can see the portable kitchen in the background.


Afterwords we had some local entertainment. Brian was supposed to sing but he and Sue had a free lobster supper to go to. Can't miss that!This is Lyndi Olson. He played classical guitar for us.I first knew him as "Uncle Willy" when we listened to his kids show from CFCW in Camrose every afternoon some 50 years ago. I once met him at camp about 20 years ago and told him my twin brother and I listened to him back in Ponoka when we were young. He asked: "Were your nicknames....?" He was correct. I was surprised that he remembered them after so many years. He had learned them from his brother-in-law, a neighbor farmer in our area. According to my Dad, that was were we were first given our nicknames. Yesterday he still remembered those nicknames.




Comments:
What fun! That's amazing that "Uncle Willy" remembered your nicknames after all these years!
 
I was just going to get in and say the same thing Jeannie just said.Wow what a great memory he has to have remembered from so long ago.It looks like you had a wonderful day for the neighborhood block party.Love the pictures.
 
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