Family reunion 2009

Every two years there is a family reunion of the descendants of my maternal grandfather of Glace Bay, Cape Breton, NS. He was married twice ... to my grandmother, Sarah, and Mae ... and had 15 kids.

This year it was at my Aunt Sandra's in Verona, ON (about three hours away). There were about 30 of us. There were uncles and aunts who came from as far away as Victoria, BC, and Halifax, NS.

I took a ton of pix and here are just a few.

This is Janet and I in front of the signage from the first reunion. Janet lives just outside Halifax, NS, and is the widow of my uncle, Eldon.

Here's Gord and KC. KC spent most of the afternoon on the deck ... er ... monitoring the action around BBQ.

These flags represent past and present attendees.

And this represents where we all began ... Glace Bay, Cape Breton!

Dave (he's married to my aunt, Sandra) BBQed a huge beef roast. It was delicious!

Here's the supper feast ... BBQed roast beef, corn on the cob, roasted potatoes, salad, potato salad, macaroni salad, bread and more. Yum!

We ate outside in the backyard.

My uncle, Fred, was the auctioneer to raise funds for future reunions. We donate junk stuff and everyone bids on it. I bid $10 on this fish figuring that someone would outbid me. But no! I ended up with the fish! But then my uncle, Michael, bought it from me for $8 ... it was worth losing $2 to get rid of it!

Cindy and Bill were the entertainers and we sang along. Cindy is the widow of my mother's brother, Calvin. Bill's daughter is the mother of Dave and Sandra's grandson, who is my first cousin, once removed. Got it?

It was fun to see everyone and catch up.

Here is the link if you want to see all the pix.