Sunday, August 10, 2025

Annual BBQ

Russ Cmolik was a partner at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers.  Dave Ritchie and Russ are the reason the company was so successful.  I worked for Ritchie Bros. for 20 years. Russ invited 700 people to his "Friends and Neighbours BBQ" and he sent me an invitation!


One again a piper greeted us as we entered


There was two food stations and two bars.  The bars had the longest line!


The property sits at the south end of Ocean Park and the views are amazing!



The theme was Hawaiian and Russ hired some dancers!

Hawaiian Dancers

You can see the band area behind the dancers.  At dusk a wonderful band played!  What a wonderful BBQ and evening!



at

Santa Letters

Last Monday we had no Santa mail.  Everything we received the week before was done.   Then on Tuesday, the mail started flooding in.  There ...

  • It's a wonderful time of year!
    This is the time of year when everyone entertains and your weight can really escalate.  Cec and I have been watching our weight since March....
  • Wikipedia
    I use Wikipedia all the time.  I never knew the story behind it.  The fact Jimmy Wales set this up as a non-profit shows what an incredible ...
  • We are Canadian
    Twenty-five years ago, Canada rallied behind a TV commercial character named Joe, or as many came to know and love him, Molson’s “I am Canad...