07/21/2024
For those of you who have read my blog [https://timgoddard.ca/], the fact that this invitation is a little later than usual will not be a surprise. Suffice it to say that things have been a little out-of-kilter around here recently.
That, however, is hopefully now all behind us, and we are delighted to invite those of you who are on (or near) to PEI to join us at the 8th Annual Garden Party this coming weekend, Sunday 28 July (1.00 to 5.00 pm). This year we have music by three talented sets of musicians (Gary, Marcus and Shannon; Jorge and Luis; Gordon and Todd) plus a Strawberry Social courtesy of the Uigg-Kinross-Grandview Women's Institute. And tents. And porto-potties!
This a special one, as it marks 50 years since a couple of important things happened.
First, Sally took 33 young people from the Lower North Shore of Labrador across Canada, by bus. From Vancouver the kids were flown home, and Sally flew out to Papua New Guinea to start a two-year contract with CUSO.
The same year, 1974, I graduated from Teachers' College and started teaching in England before taking a job in Papua New Guinea, where I met Sally. Our work has taken us around the world where we've had all sorts of grand adventures.
We're honoured that friends and colleagues from around the globe and from all five decades are coming to Grandview for the Garden Party, and we hope that you will join us.
No RSVP necessary. As they say on TV, "just come on down" (to Eastern PEI)! Given all the Malevolent Bots out there, I'm not giving out the civic address, but come down the Murray Harbour Road from Vernon River and, just over the hill after the welding place, we're first on the right!
As you can see from the attached, the garden is starting to look quite nice!
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