Peter Brunette

Peter in 1970 with His Twins, Son Nedjo & Daughter Dana

Starla in 1972 with Her Son Stephen & Daughter Liza ~ Central Park, Burnaby

It’s Official! We’re a Family! ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver, November 6, 1974

Our Blended Family ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, November 6, 1974

Pinning the Boutonnière ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, November 6, 1974

Pinning the Boutonnière ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, November 6, 1974

Pinning the Boutonnière ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, November 6, 1974

Newlyweds ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, November 6, 1974

What a Laugh! ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, November 6, 1974

Dana & Peter ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, November 6, 1974

Dana & Liza ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, November 6, 1974

The Witness: Our Sister Vickie LaVaun ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, November 6, 1974

Stephen Rock-Climbing ~ Queen Elizabeth Park, November 6, 1974

Sunshine School (minus the sunshine) ~ 1944 W. 5th Avenue, Vancouver (2nd house from left), mid-1970s

The Do-It-Yourself Playground in the Back Yard

The Do-It-Yourself Playground in the Back Yard

The Teacher

Lesson Time

Music Time

Volunteer Teachers Jim & Vicki

A Field Trip ~ Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver

The Christmas Party

The Christmas Party

A Birthday Party

Our Friend Meg with Her Daughters Biba & Yarrow ~ 1971 or 1972

Nedjo & Dana’s 6th Birthday ~ December 16, 1973

Scott Smacks the Piñata at Nedjo & Dana’s 6th Birthday ~ December 16, 1973

Stephen’s 7th Birthday ~ May 11, 1974

Nedjo & Stephen ~ Summer 1974

Nedjo & Stephen at Happy Valley ~ Summer 1974. Happy Valley was a campground / amusement park on the outskirts of Calgary. It’s since been replaced by a golf course. Sigh.

Our Niece Terra (daughter of LaVaun) at Happy Valley ~ Summer 1974

Terra at Happy Valley ~ Summer 1974

Liza & Dana at the Happy Valley Campground ~ Summer 1974

Liza & Dana on the Bowen Island Ferry ~ Summer 1974

Peter at Work on a Song ~ Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver, summer 1974

Peter & Starla Being Romantic ~ Summer 1974

Dana & Liza ~ W. 5th Ave., Halloween 1974

Unidentified Boy, Liza, Terra, Stephen, Nedjo, & Dana ~ Autumn 1974

Peter, Unidentified Boy, Liza, Dana, Nedjo, & Stephen ~ Autumn 1974

Terra & Liza ~ Autumn 1974

Stephen & Dana ~ Autumn 1974

Christmas 1974 ~ Edna (Starla’s mom), Terra, Nedjo, Stephen, Scott (son of our sister Cheryl), Liza, & Dana, W. 5th Ave.

A Green Christmas for the Alberta Grandparents ~ Our sister Cheryl, Edna, Terra, Peter, Laurence (Starla’s dad), Nedjo, Scott, Liza, & Dana, 1974

Nedjo, Stephen, Starla, & Dana ~ Somewhere near Bellingham, Washington, spring 1975

Peter & Starla ~ Somewhere near Bellingham, spring 1975

Stephen, Dana, & Nedjo ~ Western Washington University, Bellingham, spring 1975

Terra, Edna, & LaVaun ~ Butchart Gardens, spring 1975

Terra & Scott ~ Summer 1975

Our Friends Phil & Peter S. with a Student ~ Total Education, Vancouver, autumn 1975. Starla taught at Total Ed in 1975–76, and we made lasting friendships with several of the teachers and childcare workers she met there.

The Farm on Elkview Road, Ryder Lake (in the hills south of Chilliwack) ~ We lived here in 1975–76, the chief attraction being free rent.

Our Friends Henri & Jeannie with Their Son Frank ~ Ryder Lake farm, spring 1976

Wiener Roast at Ryder Lake Farm ~ Spring 1976

Family Portrait with Peter’s Parents George & Lillian ~ California, summer 1976. Photo by Marvin Zauss.

Dana’s 9th Birthday ~ Our home on 11th Ave. at Columbia St., Vancouver, December 16, 1976

Christmas 1976 at 11th Avenue (with Lillian’s hand-knit stockings hanging above the fireplace)

“Is This Big One for Me?” ~ Liza, about to open her present, 11th Ave., Christmas 1976

Starla, Liking Her Present (prints in Peter’s hand-made frames) ~ 11th Ave., Christmas 1976

Stephen, Liking His Present ~ 11th Ave, Christmas 1976

George, Liking His Present (a print in Peter’s hand-made frame) ~ 11th Ave., Christmas 1976

George, Easily Pleased ~ 11th Ave., Christmas 1976

Starla & Dana ~ 11th Ave., Christmas 1976

Stephen at a Hockey Game ~ January 1977

Stephen with His Teammates ~ January 1977

Ice Time ~ January 1977

To Each Her Own ~ Our family’s varied Interests: Liza at the piano, Peter at his typewriter, Dana on the phone, Starla with her notepad & a stack of English Lit books, Stephen with his hockey gear, Nedjo absorbed in a novel. 11th Ave., Christmas 1977.

Stephen’s 11th Birthday ~ May 11, 1978

Stephen with His New Bike ~ May 1978

Liza’s 13th Birthday ~ June 8, 1978

Liza with Her Best Friend, Liz ~ June 8, 1978

Young(ish) Love ~ Peter & Starla at Uncle Nathan’s Home in Glasgow, Montana, July 1978

Starla & George ~ Desert Hot Springs, California, Christmas 1978

A Cause Worth Marching For ~ Burrard Street bridge, Vancouver, autumn 1979

Our Friends Marilyn & Susan B. ~ New Year’s Eve party at the home of our friend Theresa, Kitsilano, December 31, 1979