The McCharles clan are all on Vancouver Island, our first time celebrating Christmas in Parksville, B.C.
After picking up Randy and Val at the Comox Airport, the day seems to have been one long meal.
We had a few laughs, my Dad relating stories I’d never heard before.
In his youth, Dad had a buddy in northern Ontario who worked at a brewery. Every 3 months they cleaned out all tanks and vats, starting a fresh batch. … The boys went into the brewery on Friday night … and stayed until Sunday night.
On another bender weekend, Dad came back to town from working out of town … and bought a suit. By the end of that weekend the new suit was completely worn out, and he had somehow sold his prize Buick for only $100. … The details are still fuzzy.
Mom won our favourite bored game, Mexican Train.
Rick McCharles 