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Good long weekends

Tuesday, July 5th, 2005

On Saturday, the DH and I hosted our annual backyard BBQ, sort of in celebration of the Canada Day long weekend. Since he discovered the idea of bbq competitions and championships, he’s become a little obsessed. Last year, our friends and I bought him a big smoker that he’s learned to use to make pulled pork. He smokes the pork over 12 hours which means that on BBQ day he’ll get up at 5:30 am to set up the smoker. Crazy, I say… but here he was by the time I woke up (6:30 am):

Armed with many back issues of “Fine Homebuilding”, the man watches his meat.

By the afternoon, some of our friends had arrived for an early poker game (this year the DH received a 500-chip poker set for his birthday)…

Hustlers in training.

Of course, there was food and drink…

Yummy Pimms

Yummy goat cheese from Salt Spring Island

…and of course, there was a little knitting:

Jen and some divine pink Filatura di Crosa Zara Plus

All the rest of the BBQ photos are here in the gallery »

New Sister

Monday, June 13th, 2005

On Saturday, we attended my brother-in-law’s wedding… This wedding started early — 5:30 am for some of the girls — mostly because the girls had to be ready by 9 am for the “door games” where the guys in the wedding party have to negotiate with the bridesmaids for the bride. The bribe? Some money, cake, tea, and a whole roast pig. Once the bridesmaids allow the groom to enter the house, there’s a tea ceremony for the bride’s family — the bride and groom serve tea to the elders in exchange for gifts…

The Bride’s Bouquet, fresh from the florist

…and the bridesmaid’s flowers

The Best Man, Simon, and my DH waiting outside the Bride’s front door, gifts in hand.

Alex making a $20 bid for Nancy (yeah, it was later rejected!)

One of the bridemaid’s obstacles: all the guys in the wedding party have to drink something that represents sweet, salty, bitter, and sour — those things that are part of every marriage. Alex got the bitter glass.