Hello Geoff,

My friend said I should come look at your page and I'm so glad I did. I visited your web site and took a walk through Minter Gardens. My husband and I have been there many times and it's such a thrill to see it again.

We have also been to White Rock many times as a very good friend was living there. He has since moved. 

We lived in Ryder Lake, Sardis BC for 10 years. We built a beautiful three bedroom house on 7 acres.  Living in the mountains was so awesome and so quiet...........I do miss that. Now we live in the big city of Calgary......so noisy after knowing the quietness of mountain living. No work there for my husband so we had to sell and move to Calgary. You do what you have to do, sacrifice to make a living! You know what they say........'you can starve to death in a mansion if you have no job or money.' We weren't about to do either.

"Not Really A Fairytale" was so touching.....beautiful. Surrey which is so close to Vancouver and all the other small towns was a wise choice. We have friends all over BC. 

You have a lot of beautiful flowers in your garden.......wife's garden that is. Your only the "drone....photographer." LOL I'm sure she appreciates all your efforts! I love gardening and did all the yard work on our acreage...........after hubby cleared it that is. We do work well together.

Thanks for sharing all the memories. I loved every minute of my visit to your web site. I shall also visit your wife's site. I am a big fan of Angels and Fairies.

Happy New Year to you and your wife. All the best of everything in 2009.

Alice (newfygirl)