Hi All, we are now settled in and and the dogs seem to have forgotten the stress of the flight over but are still coming to grips with the reality of cold white stuff that should be green grass.
The two above are of the free skating rink located in Officers Square in the city centre. In the background is the frozen St John River.
When we decided late in 2008 to come to Fredericton some of you would be aware that we were greatly assisted by Jacqueline Wilt from Rental Hounds who was instrumental in finding the lovely home we now reside in. Now that our camera has finally found us we are now able to share with you our lovely friend.
Jacqueline has been outstanding in her friendship and as you can see from the shot below is like most Canadians we have met, very pet friendly. The photo below is of Jacqueline with her beloved Golden Retrievers, Bryn, Megan and Haley in the foyer of her home in Hearne St, Fredericton.
Jacqueline along with her lovely husband John (who continues to serve in the Engineer Corps of the Canadian Military), have been terrific support to us and by way of background for those of you who have or have had a military involvement, John was in Rwanda late 1993-1994 as part of UNAMIRI and served with the then LTGEN Romeo Delaire the author of ‘Shake Hands with the Devil’ and is now in the Canadian Government. John has seen many facets of war, serving in Kosovo, Bosnia and many other countries that the Government of Canada has been involved in.
Just to give an idea of the support Jacqueline has provided, I will list just a few of the things she has done for us. Not only did she willing accepted, store and in some cases pay for the numerous boxes we sent from OZ, she also met us at the airport when we arrived, booked us into a lovely motel for the evening, invited us to have Christmas supper (dinner) with her and her lovely mother Shelia, which was fantastic. Further she has also assisted us in so many ways such as the frantic shopping expedition I (Bev) needed to do on Christmas eve before the shops closed for the Christmas holidays through to both she and John taking us to the Co-op and the local markets. When we needed furniture delivered Jacqueline willingly gave her very valuable time out of her busy schedule to conduct this activity. We consider ourselves so fortunate to have such great friends.
We continue to fell very confident that we have made the correct decision to come to this lovely country. Wherever we go we continue to meet friendly, polite people from the time of standing in line for 6 hours at the Toronto airport to the local pub, Home Depot, the Supermarket and so forth.
Our first Australia Day celebration in Canada whilst not held on our National Day owing to travelling to St John on that day to collect Murphy and Herb. (it may be appropriate that our two little ones arrived on this day Jan 26). Was delayed so Saturday evening 31 January 2009 saw us having a wonderful Australia Day time with some of the lovely folks we have met since arriving in Fredericton.
You will see from the photos that we celebrated in fine form. Our guests were served Australian wines and foods usual to us at home and a great time was had by all. Apart from the Canadian accents heard around the table all could all have been Aussies as they all have a wonderful sense of humor and like us enjoy their lives and know what is important to them.
Just to give an idea of the support Jacqueline has provided, I will list just a few of the things she has done for us. Not only did she willing accepted, store and in some cases pay for the numerous boxes we sent from OZ, she also met us at the airport when we arrived, booked us into a lovely motel for the evening, invited us to have Christmas supper (dinner) with her and her lovely mother Shelia, which was fantastic. Further she has also assisted us in so many ways such as the frantic shopping expedition I (Bev) needed to do on Christmas eve before the shops closed for the Christmas holidays through to both she and John taking us to the Co-op and the local markets. When we needed furniture delivered Jacqueline willingly gave her very valuable time out of her busy schedule to conduct this activity. We consider ourselves so fortunate to have such great friends.
We continue to fell very confident that we have made the correct decision to come to this lovely country. Wherever we go we continue to meet friendly, polite people from the time of standing in line for 6 hours at the Toronto airport to the local pub, Home Depot, the Supermarket and so forth.
Our first Australia Day celebration in Canada whilst not held on our National Day owing to travelling to St John on that day to collect Murphy and Herb. (it may be appropriate that our two little ones arrived on this day Jan 26). Was delayed so Saturday evening 31 January 2009 saw us having a wonderful Australia Day time with some of the lovely folks we have met since arriving in Fredericton.
You will see from the photos that we celebrated in fine form. Our guests were served Australian wines and foods usual to us at home and a great time was had by all. Apart from the Canadian accents heard around the table all could all have been Aussies as they all have a wonderful sense of humor and like us enjoy their lives and know what is important to them.
So you can come to know these lovely folks from left to right of the group photo, may we introduce Debbie, George, Kevin and Ester, James and Susan, Jacqueline and John. I was the photographer, so no comments on the clarity of the photo. I was only drinking red wine out of a champagne glass bought at the dollar shop.
As with each post so far I have included a couple of shots of our tours around the local area.
The two above are of the free skating rink located in Officers Square in the city centre. In the background is the frozen St John River.
Hope you enjoy the read. Please come and visit and love to you all.
Stay safe and enjoy life. R & B
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