We just returned from a lovely week with Bill & Brigitte in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. Despite an exciting drive over two windy, wintery mountain passes with little to no visibility (and Brigitte saying her prayers in a loud whisper in the backseat), we made it to the valley, which is Canada’s premier wine region. This is a photo of Bill, Luke and Keith at the Mission Hill winery.
We visited wineries, pieced together a Thanksgiving dinner even though it wasn’t Thanksgiving in Canada, and Brigitte hit a good streak in the casino, taking the slots for $400+. And of course, Luke had a jolly time playing and laughing with Grandma and Grandpa Duffy and learning lots of new Irish-isms. He now knows that "ya little tinker" is a loving term.
On our last night there we went to a wonderful little French bistro to celebrate Brigitte’s birthday (and Bill’s belated). The food and service were spectacular. The guys especially enjoyed a Grand Mariner flight and dessert cheese plate… how French of them.
The gals also enjoyed an after dinner French delight, but ours was in the washroom, as this tiny bistro had a “European toilet”. In short, it was a throne with a bunch of buttons including cartoon-ish pictures of the available services. I was a bit timid, so made Brigitte try it out first. As I waited outside the stall, she exclaimed, “Jaaayz [note: that’s ‘geez’ drawn out and in an Irish accent.. anyway:] “Jaayz Stephanie, it’s only lovely!” And then she proceeded to laugh and laugh and laugh. If you’ve never experienced one of Brigitte’s hysterical laughing fits, it’s quite contagious. So of course I started laughing too, and I had to get in there and try it. And indeed, it was only lovely.
We must have been in there for about 20 minutes, then came out refreshed and giggling. Bill and Keith just rolled their eyes at us. We drank some more wine and closed the place down. Sweet Luke was asleep in his car seat next to our table the whole time.
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