May 8th to 12th - 100 Mile House

May 8th - Tues - 100 Mile
Terry didn’t think we had enough to keep us busy here so he made some more work. He discovered that the ATV with a round bale on a wagon behind it will roll down a slight incline by itself if the brake is not set. If there is a fence in front of it, the fence will lose and have to be repaired. The reason that Terry left the ATV unattended was that he had to open a gate and the donkey tried to slip through before Terry could close it again.
Terry & I went to Logan Lake in the afternoon to visit with friends and then stay overnight with Pat & Rick. We had a lovely evening at Lynden and Charlie’s - Claude & Val were there and we also met some new people.

May 9th - Wed - 100 Mile
Cousin Pat made breakfast for us and we got back to 100 Mile about 11:30. Marg was gone for the day and we were golfing with the ladies group so Terry took me to the golf course and picked up chicken for dinner for him and Dad. Marg & I both won little “junk” items in drawings at golf - think mine will stay in 100 Mile.

May 10th - Thurs - 100 Mile / Williams Lake
Marg had an appointment in Williams Lake at 11:30 so we went with also. We finally found our outline map of Canada to go along with the US map to mark states and provinces that we have visited. Williams Lake has a huge, beautiful tourist information center which Terry & I visited while Marg was busy. We picked up more brochures for our trip to Alaska. I took pictures which I will post when I have speedier internet access.
Marg & I planted some potatoes in her garden and messed around in the greenhouse before doing chores and fixing dinner. I showed Marg pictures on the PC in the evening as her internet connection makes viewing our pictures somewhat painful.

May 11th - Friday - 100 Mile
We ran out of propane sometime during the night so had to go to town for refills. Unfortunately, Marg had to put her nursing skills to use before we went to stitch up a lamb. She has a sometimes disobedient Border Collie (Sage) who will get it into her head to attack a sheep if they all start running and no one stops her right away. Terry was coming back from feeding hay to the cows when the conditions were right and Sage got hold of a lamb and ripped some holes in it’s hide. A shot of penicillin, a bunch of stitches and some lovely purple spray and the lamb was up and around.
After lunch we headed out to add an electric wire on top of a page-wire fence to try to keep out deer and coyotes. We had to staple an insulator to each post with someone on the other side to keep the post from loosening with the pounding. Then we wove wood slats through the page-wire to hold it more firmly and upright. Marg used a “swing saw” (blade on a week eater) to clear tall grasses and brush that was would hit the electric wire. We were all more than ready to shower and go to Francis and Nicole’s for dinner where we were joined by Allan and Cecile.

May 12th - Sat - 100 Mile / Cache Creek
Another unplanned activity this morning. Terry was feeding the cows and the large bale fell off the wagon. He could not get it back on so came back to get the tractor to load the bale on the wagon. Marg & I went back with him and discovered that the reason the bale fell off was a flat tire on the wagon which tilted it enough to dump the bale. We got the bale out of the field where the cows are and took the tire off the wagon so we could get it fixed.
Since we have worked so hard, we rewarded ourselves with a trip to Cache Creek (just over 1 hour drive) to meet Rick and Pat for a game of golf. Unfortunately, the course is very hilly and we had to work climbing hills. We thought we would finish work on the fence but by the time we had lunch and picked up the tire on the way home, there was not enough time for fencing. So Marg & I went to the shop and made a new handle for a pitchfork out of a birch branch. Yes, we could have purchased a new handle for $17 or a new fork for $40 but we figure we had more than $17 worth of fun making the handle!