The Fraser family of Bishop's Falls last appeared in the Downhome magazine in the March 2003 issue as a feature in a story about genealogy searches.  That reunion, in August 2002, took place in Mississauga ON where all eight siblings were able to attend.  Twenty years later, in August 2022 we had another, much larger reunion where all eight brothers and sisters were able to get together with cousins, nieces and nephews, some of whom had never met before.   We had originally  planned the reunion for August 2020, since two of the brother have birthdays then, but Covid happened and it was postponed to 2021.  Unfortunately, we were still under travel restrictions and we had to move it again. It was decided that 2022 would be the definite date, come what may.  Well, that turned out to be the summer of the wildfires in Central Newfoundland.  As the time neared there was a lot of uncertainty but it was decided to go ahead as planned.  My husband and I live on Vancouver Island in BC and we were unsure whether it was wise to go, in case there would need to be evacuations.  I packed our bags a couple of weeks in advance and then we watched the news each night, trying to make a decision since so much depended on which way the winds blew and in which direction the flames would go.  The night before the flight we decided to take a chance.  We are both in our eighties and find it harder to travel long distances so we knew that it would probably be our last chance to see everyone together.   The reunion took place in the small, tranquil community of Herring Neck, a fifteen minute drive from Twillingate, at the home of their youngest sister and her family.  She did most of the planning and finding accommodation.  Luckily there were several houses for rent that were close to each other and we were able to visit back and forth.  The day that the photo was taken we gathered at the largest house for a salt beef dinner and toutons for everyone.  Of course there was music, dancing and lots of reminiscing and catching up on past years.  As the saying goes, "time flies when you're having fun" and the week went by too quickly.  There were thirty-eight in attendance but several people had to leave early and are not in the photo.  Thanks to the various forms of communication we can still easily keep in touch but it is not the same as being together in person and giving hugs and kisses to those we love.   Jan Fraser Comox, BC