I had to fly out to BC last weekend to attend a celebration of life for
my oldest and bested friend who had died suddenly. He had a large
extended family. He had one daughter, two stepsons and two
stepdaughters, and a bunch more extended family that included the kids'
half brothers and half sisters, and more who adored the guy. Some of the
kids own a "Organic Farm Community and Wellness Centre Organic Farm" on
Saltspring Island where the hosted the event.

There were no church lady sandwiches. In fact, I don't remember any
bread at all. There was a platted piled high with slices of salami and a
couple types of cheese, a platter of the most delicious onion tarts you
could imagine, a platter of the 4 or 5 huge fillets of smoked salmon, a
couple platters of assorted cheeses.... Brie, Camenbert, creamy Brie,
Blue cheeses and many more. Then there huge selection of fresh fruits.
They had an assortment of nice wines, Champagne and some craft beers.

My friend had been a musician and some of his friends and former band
mates provided the music.