May 26th – Wed -100 Mile House
Terry & I worked on securing a flat screen TV over the window in our bedroom. Terry had a huge box all put together and I made him cut down the size and increase the viewing angle – teach him to work on a project by himself!! Dad worked on the bedside stand and Marg puttered in the gardem.
Terry & I took Dad in for his regular blood test after lunch, filled a propane bottle and picked up a couple of items from the hardware store.
I was not feeling up to par (pin intended!) for golf tonight and all four were supposed to show up so Marg went to golf by herself. Turns out that they were a threesome again but I don’t think it would have been a great thing for me to do. Marg won a nice hanging planter.
May27th – Thurs – 100 Mile House
Marg & I went in to town this morning to get “wiggly wood” to put up fiberglass panels on the greenhouse. I also managed to get a long overdue haircut and we picked up groceries and a hose.
Terry had taken off the old fiberglass while we were gone and we could see that the rafters would have to be painted as the new fiberglass is clearer. So after lunch we strained some old white paint and went to work. Then Marg got the brown paint for the trim but ran out before she could finish the entire front.
May 28th – Fri – 100 Mile House
Enough already – I just want to be well!! We couldn’t continue with the painting on the greenhouse as is rained on & off today. So there was a lot of computer games and snoozing happening.
I hemmed a pair of pants for Marg and Marg& Terry worked on the sink and the new hose in the greenhouse. Dad put another coat of finish on the bedside table
Marg went to Micheal’s graduation this evening.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
May 23th to May 25h - 100 Mile House
May 23th – Mon – 100 Mile House
Today was pretty much a repeat of yesterday including health (still sick), activity level (LOW) & weather (rainy). Dad wanted to go through some stuff in his desk so I ended up checking on the internet to see if any of the coins and commemorative coins had above face value.
May 24th – Mon – 100 Mile House
The weather remains cold. We kept the upstairs wood stove burning all day so we could lay around in comfort. Terry & I made a trip into town to fuel up and pick up a few groceries. Luckily one of the grocery stores was open as most of the stores were closed for the Victoria Day Holiday.
We went to Susan Lake in the late afternoon to bring back Marg’s boat trailer. She was all packed up and reading in the motor home when we got there. The little black flies were terrible but Marg said they weren’t on the lake.
Terry put away boats & trailers while Marg & I did chores. I put a pork roast & squash in the crock pot so we added a quick salad for an easy dinner followed by the finals of DWTS.
May 25th – Tues – 100 Mile House
It takes me 15 minutes to feed the baby chicks some scraps as I just love to watch their antics.
Marg & I did some laundry & cleaning and then burned some bags of garbage & some sticks. There is a burn limitation here – piles are not supposed to be larger than 1 metre by 1 metre. Since a metre is about 39 inches, that is not a very big pile. Our stack was bigger than that but we didn’t figure any of the remote neighbors would be calling the fire department.
I needed a rest after lunch to recover from coughing and then I joined Marg in the garden. The sheep will need a new pasture soon so Marg & I took the ATV and the fence tester and drove around closing gates and testing the electric fence. It is not as strong as it should be. There is a lot of grass touching the fence in places and, while it should burn off, it needs to be sprayed with RoundUp.
By the time we got back and did the few chores, dinner was a bit later than usual.
Terry is on day 9 of his 10 days of antibiotics for bronchitis and is not feeling and sounding a whole lot better.
Today was pretty much a repeat of yesterday including health (still sick), activity level (LOW) & weather (rainy). Dad wanted to go through some stuff in his desk so I ended up checking on the internet to see if any of the coins and commemorative coins had above face value.
May 24th – Mon – 100 Mile House
The weather remains cold. We kept the upstairs wood stove burning all day so we could lay around in comfort. Terry & I made a trip into town to fuel up and pick up a few groceries. Luckily one of the grocery stores was open as most of the stores were closed for the Victoria Day Holiday.
We went to Susan Lake in the late afternoon to bring back Marg’s boat trailer. She was all packed up and reading in the motor home when we got there. The little black flies were terrible but Marg said they weren’t on the lake.
Terry put away boats & trailers while Marg & I did chores. I put a pork roast & squash in the crock pot so we added a quick salad for an easy dinner followed by the finals of DWTS.
May 25th – Tues – 100 Mile House
It takes me 15 minutes to feed the baby chicks some scraps as I just love to watch their antics.
Marg & I did some laundry & cleaning and then burned some bags of garbage & some sticks. There is a burn limitation here – piles are not supposed to be larger than 1 metre by 1 metre. Since a metre is about 39 inches, that is not a very big pile. Our stack was bigger than that but we didn’t figure any of the remote neighbors would be calling the fire department.
I needed a rest after lunch to recover from coughing and then I joined Marg in the garden. The sheep will need a new pasture soon so Marg & I took the ATV and the fence tester and drove around closing gates and testing the electric fence. It is not as strong as it should be. There is a lot of grass touching the fence in places and, while it should burn off, it needs to be sprayed with RoundUp.
By the time we got back and did the few chores, dinner was a bit later than usual.
Terry is on day 9 of his 10 days of antibiotics for bronchitis and is not feeling and sounding a whole lot better.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
May 19th to 22nd - 100 Mile House
May 19th – Wed – 100 Mile House
Marg has a satellite internet system with a router for me to use when I am here. My connection has been pretty slow this year and really slow today so we started some troubleshooting. We spoke with an internet rep, did some tests and discovered that the problem is Marg’s computer.
We all went shopping for a new utility trailer, had lunch in town and bought fiberglass panels to replace discolored, peeling panels on Marg’s greenhouse. I made dinner for Terry to heat for him & Dad tonight and Marg worked in the garden.
Marg & I played golf with the ladies league this evening. We got behind a slow, beginners group which was very frustrating for a couple holes until they let us play through. I actually won a prize and selected a big box of candles to use in buddy burners. Marg & I tied with much better scores than last week. It was quite cold & windy all day and we had to wear jackets for golf.
May 20th – Thurs – 100 Mile House
We spent the morning trying to find out why Marg’s computer is so slow when connected to the internet. I downloaded a couple of spyware programs and installed them on her computer but then they could not get an update before running. Ended up getting one to run and then changed a setting so her internet access is quicker but have to do some more work.
After lunch, Marg, Terry & I went out to cut up a couple of trees that fell across a fence. They were poplars with crooked branches so made nasty, open burn piles. Terry still has a problem breathing with any exertion and of course he cannot do anything halfway so spent a lot of time trying to catch his breath. After sharpening the chain saw, Marg & I sent Terry to the house and went out to check another fence line. We ended up cutting up some more branches and built two more burn piles.
Terry & Dad played cribbage after dinner, Marg played games on the computer and I read.
May 21st – Fri – 100 Mile House
We all went to the Farmer’s Market this morning. There was old-time music today which Dad loves so we left him there after a while and went shopping – groceries, pharmacy, liquor store, gas tanks & post office. After unloading everything, I made lunch for Terry & Dad while Marg ran a couple of errands.
Marg & her friend Toni are going camping/fishing for the long weekend so we all pitched in to get things ready. Marg put her 4-wheeler on a small trailer and towed it with her motor home while Toni pulled the aluminum boat with the pontoon boat on top. Toni is actually only staying one night and then Quille will join Marg on Sunday. Their little parade pulled out of here about 3.
I was not feeling really well so took the opportunity to lie on the couch and read and feel sorry for myself. Terry has loaded a game (Jewel Quest) on our computer and spent hours playing it.
I remembered to lock the sheep in tonight as they will be using a new pasture tomorrow.
May 22nd – Sat – 100 Mile House
Somehow a lamb was in the wrong spot and baaaaad all night with answering baas from mom. At 4 I was wide awake and remembered that I had to close a couple of gates before letting the sheep out. There was a dog house on the back of the ATV that had to be unloaded so Terry said he would help me “later”. At 5:45 I could not stand the baaing any longer so we got up, unloaded the dog house, closed gates, opened a gate and got mud splashed all over my pants from the ATV. It was cold and raining so we turned up the heat and crawled back into bed.
I was feeling even worse than yesterday so not much got done today either. Dad had a couple of hens sitting on eggs and 2 chicks hatched a few days ago. Marg & I had made a night raid to move mom & babies to a separate room in the chicken house. This morning, the other hen had 2 chicks (bad result from 6 eggs each) and Dad figured the first hen would steal the new chicks so we had to figure out a way to keep them separated. I found a cage so we got them all set up.
Then a repeat of yesterday with me reading & dozing, Dad doing crosswords and dozing and Terry playing games on the computer.
Snow fell fairly heavily for a while today but didn’t stick. Then rain off & on which is good as everything is very dry here. Marg probably doesn’t agree with that today as the fishing would have been pretty cold.
Marg has a satellite internet system with a router for me to use when I am here. My connection has been pretty slow this year and really slow today so we started some troubleshooting. We spoke with an internet rep, did some tests and discovered that the problem is Marg’s computer.
We all went shopping for a new utility trailer, had lunch in town and bought fiberglass panels to replace discolored, peeling panels on Marg’s greenhouse. I made dinner for Terry to heat for him & Dad tonight and Marg worked in the garden.
Marg & I played golf with the ladies league this evening. We got behind a slow, beginners group which was very frustrating for a couple holes until they let us play through. I actually won a prize and selected a big box of candles to use in buddy burners. Marg & I tied with much better scores than last week. It was quite cold & windy all day and we had to wear jackets for golf.
May 20th – Thurs – 100 Mile House
We spent the morning trying to find out why Marg’s computer is so slow when connected to the internet. I downloaded a couple of spyware programs and installed them on her computer but then they could not get an update before running. Ended up getting one to run and then changed a setting so her internet access is quicker but have to do some more work.
After lunch, Marg, Terry & I went out to cut up a couple of trees that fell across a fence. They were poplars with crooked branches so made nasty, open burn piles. Terry still has a problem breathing with any exertion and of course he cannot do anything halfway so spent a lot of time trying to catch his breath. After sharpening the chain saw, Marg & I sent Terry to the house and went out to check another fence line. We ended up cutting up some more branches and built two more burn piles.
Terry & Dad played cribbage after dinner, Marg played games on the computer and I read.
May 21st – Fri – 100 Mile House
We all went to the Farmer’s Market this morning. There was old-time music today which Dad loves so we left him there after a while and went shopping – groceries, pharmacy, liquor store, gas tanks & post office. After unloading everything, I made lunch for Terry & Dad while Marg ran a couple of errands.
Marg & her friend Toni are going camping/fishing for the long weekend so we all pitched in to get things ready. Marg put her 4-wheeler on a small trailer and towed it with her motor home while Toni pulled the aluminum boat with the pontoon boat on top. Toni is actually only staying one night and then Quille will join Marg on Sunday. Their little parade pulled out of here about 3.
I was not feeling really well so took the opportunity to lie on the couch and read and feel sorry for myself. Terry has loaded a game (Jewel Quest) on our computer and spent hours playing it.
I remembered to lock the sheep in tonight as they will be using a new pasture tomorrow.
May 22nd – Sat – 100 Mile House
Somehow a lamb was in the wrong spot and baaaaad all night with answering baas from mom. At 4 I was wide awake and remembered that I had to close a couple of gates before letting the sheep out. There was a dog house on the back of the ATV that had to be unloaded so Terry said he would help me “later”. At 5:45 I could not stand the baaing any longer so we got up, unloaded the dog house, closed gates, opened a gate and got mud splashed all over my pants from the ATV. It was cold and raining so we turned up the heat and crawled back into bed.
I was feeling even worse than yesterday so not much got done today either. Dad had a couple of hens sitting on eggs and 2 chicks hatched a few days ago. Marg & I had made a night raid to move mom & babies to a separate room in the chicken house. This morning, the other hen had 2 chicks (bad result from 6 eggs each) and Dad figured the first hen would steal the new chicks so we had to figure out a way to keep them separated. I found a cage so we got them all set up.
Then a repeat of yesterday with me reading & dozing, Dad doing crosswords and dozing and Terry playing games on the computer.
Snow fell fairly heavily for a while today but didn’t stick. Then rain off & on which is good as everything is very dry here. Marg probably doesn’t agree with that today as the fishing would have been pretty cold.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
May 16th to 18th - 100 Mile House
May 16th – Sun – 100 Mile House
Marg helped some friends screen & bag sheep manure and then Marg, Terry & I raked up & hauled away old hay in front of the feed manger. Some of this hay was going into the compost pile so of course we had to add some sheep manure to the pile first and then add another board to the front of the box.
We made another trip to Quille’s to pick up the boat again in order to install some seats. It should have been an easy job but, like most things we get into, we kept getting sidetracked. Marg made a trip to the oil shed (for something we never did remember!) and we ended up doing some organizing in there which included taking out some wood pieces. Then we had to straighten out a wood storage area in the shop to make room for the wood from the shed! Since we were in a clean-up mode, we cut & installed a new board on the manger.
Just before dinner, Marg & I went on the 4-wheeler to fix a post on the fence. We tested the wire first and there was no current. We rode all around the property looking for a break or an unhooked gate – no luck. We ended up riding up & down fences turning off the current at different spots and finally found the electric wire wrapped around page wire which grounded it. We tightened up the electric wire and went home to make dinner. It took us an hour instead of the ½ hour that we thought originally and we didn’t get the post fixed!
It was a later night than usual as we had to watch the 3 hour finale of Survivor.
May 17th – Mon – 100 Mile House
Marg went fishing with Quille today so Terry made the legs to raise the sofa & loveseat while Dad & I drew plans and started work on a bedside table for Marg’s guest bedroom.
After lunch, we finally finished the border on another very tough jigsaw puzzle. Terry was feeling sick enough to finally agree to go to the walk-in clinic in town where he had to wait over an hour to see the doctor who diagnosed bronchitis. Then to the pharmacy to fill prescriptions.
There was only enough time before Happy Hour for Terry & I to figure out how to mount a flat screen TV in our bedroom. We were just finishing dinner when Marg got back. She caught a 3 lb trout and Quille caught a 5 pounder. They had lots of strikes but only got 2 in the boat with their barbless hooks.
DWTS on TV tonight.
May 18th – Tues – 100 Mile House
This morning, Marg & I went to complete the fence repair and get all the fences electrified so we could put the sheep on a different pasture. I got to be the “sheep caller” and the sheep actually came running for the new pasture. It helped that they had grazed the old field down to nubbins!
We puttered a bit in the shop and came in for lunch. We had convinced Terry to take it easy and work on the puzzle for the morning.
I did some cleaning in our 5th wheel while Marg & Terry worked on the boat again. The bunks on the trailer had tipped so they used the tractor (after retrieving it from the neighbors) to lift the boat & motor in order to adjust the trailer. Dad & I worked on the bedside table while Marg & Terry moved on to setting up a pulley system to lift Marg’s pontoon boat for storage in the hay barn.
We went to Francis & Nichole’s for dinner highlighted by an appetizer of asparagus with chopped hard boiled eggs & dressing, coq au vin, home-made croissants & wonderful little cookies called “cat tongues”. Friend Al was also there and his wife Cecile joined us for dessert as she was in Kamloops for the day at a tai chi workshop.
Marg helped some friends screen & bag sheep manure and then Marg, Terry & I raked up & hauled away old hay in front of the feed manger. Some of this hay was going into the compost pile so of course we had to add some sheep manure to the pile first and then add another board to the front of the box.
We made another trip to Quille’s to pick up the boat again in order to install some seats. It should have been an easy job but, like most things we get into, we kept getting sidetracked. Marg made a trip to the oil shed (for something we never did remember!) and we ended up doing some organizing in there which included taking out some wood pieces. Then we had to straighten out a wood storage area in the shop to make room for the wood from the shed! Since we were in a clean-up mode, we cut & installed a new board on the manger.
Just before dinner, Marg & I went on the 4-wheeler to fix a post on the fence. We tested the wire first and there was no current. We rode all around the property looking for a break or an unhooked gate – no luck. We ended up riding up & down fences turning off the current at different spots and finally found the electric wire wrapped around page wire which grounded it. We tightened up the electric wire and went home to make dinner. It took us an hour instead of the ½ hour that we thought originally and we didn’t get the post fixed!
It was a later night than usual as we had to watch the 3 hour finale of Survivor.
May 17th – Mon – 100 Mile House
Marg went fishing with Quille today so Terry made the legs to raise the sofa & loveseat while Dad & I drew plans and started work on a bedside table for Marg’s guest bedroom.
After lunch, we finally finished the border on another very tough jigsaw puzzle. Terry was feeling sick enough to finally agree to go to the walk-in clinic in town where he had to wait over an hour to see the doctor who diagnosed bronchitis. Then to the pharmacy to fill prescriptions.
There was only enough time before Happy Hour for Terry & I to figure out how to mount a flat screen TV in our bedroom. We were just finishing dinner when Marg got back. She caught a 3 lb trout and Quille caught a 5 pounder. They had lots of strikes but only got 2 in the boat with their barbless hooks.
DWTS on TV tonight.
May 18th – Tues – 100 Mile House
This morning, Marg & I went to complete the fence repair and get all the fences electrified so we could put the sheep on a different pasture. I got to be the “sheep caller” and the sheep actually came running for the new pasture. It helped that they had grazed the old field down to nubbins!
We puttered a bit in the shop and came in for lunch. We had convinced Terry to take it easy and work on the puzzle for the morning.
I did some cleaning in our 5th wheel while Marg & Terry worked on the boat again. The bunks on the trailer had tipped so they used the tractor (after retrieving it from the neighbors) to lift the boat & motor in order to adjust the trailer. Dad & I worked on the bedside table while Marg & Terry moved on to setting up a pulley system to lift Marg’s pontoon boat for storage in the hay barn.
We went to Francis & Nichole’s for dinner highlighted by an appetizer of asparagus with chopped hard boiled eggs & dressing, coq au vin, home-made croissants & wonderful little cookies called “cat tongues”. Friend Al was also there and his wife Cecile joined us for dessert as she was in Kamloops for the day at a tai chi workshop.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
May 13th to 15th - 100 Mile House
May 13th – Thurs – 100 Mile House
Marg went with friend Jane to check pastures on Crown land (Jane’s job) so we were on our own today. Marg had an old sink that she wanted in her greenhouse and Terry had started the process a couple days ago so he & I finished installing it this morning. It will be connected to cold water and will drain outside on the grass but those functions are not done yet. We spent time trying to figure out how to raise Marg’s new couch & loveseat a few inches to make them easier for us old folks to get out of.
After lunch, I was lazy and Terry is STILL not feeling up to par so we spent a lot of the afternoon working on a diabolical jigsaw puzzle.
May 14th – Fri – 100 Mile House
Marg, Terry & I went to the Farmer’s Market this morning where Marg bought a few plants for her garden and we met her friend Quille who sells her art work. We dropped off cans, bottles & paper at the recycling center and made the mandatory grocery stop.
After lunch, Marg, Terry & I built a temporary electric fence to keep the sheep in a smaller pasture for the first grazing of the season. It is very dry here and the grass in not growing really well so Marg has to manage it carefully. We also fixed a couple sections of permanent fencing and added them to the electrified part. Marg feed the sheep an early, smaller “dinner” of hay and then let them out in the pasture so they would not have the time & appetite to eat enough grass to bloat.
Marg & I planted some seeds in her garden before dinner. Friday is a bad TV night so we watched our Terry Fator (ventriloquist) DVD which amazed Marg & Dad.
May 15th – Sat – 100 Mile House
We drove to Quille’s house this morning to pick up her boat trailer. She is an artist in various mediums – clay, beads, feathers to name a few – and we got to tour her house which is a wonderful mix of her art and work areas. Back here with the trailer, we loaded Marg’s aluminum fishing boat and then mostly Terry got to adjust all the rollers & bunks to fit the boat. Then we returned to Quille’s to put her motor on the boat. Good thing she doesn’t live too far away!!
We got back just in time to BBQ some wieners and eat lunch outside in the lovely sunshine.
Marg & I left the guys napping and went to town where we looked at some recliners and ran a few other errands. We picked up her motor home from the guy who did the oil change and returned home where Marg did some computer chores and I puttered in the garden & greenhouse. We also put a metal support bar and cleats on the compost box so we can slide boards into the front as it fills up.
I put a roast in the crock pot earlier so we just had to make potatoes & carrots for a great dinner. Again, Marg & I left the guys relaxing and drove to Snag Lake where Marg was considering joining some friends for the long weekend. We took the long way there & the short way back which ended up being 110 km (nearly 70 miles) and took us 2 ½ hours.
Marg went with friend Jane to check pastures on Crown land (Jane’s job) so we were on our own today. Marg had an old sink that she wanted in her greenhouse and Terry had started the process a couple days ago so he & I finished installing it this morning. It will be connected to cold water and will drain outside on the grass but those functions are not done yet. We spent time trying to figure out how to raise Marg’s new couch & loveseat a few inches to make them easier for us old folks to get out of.
After lunch, I was lazy and Terry is STILL not feeling up to par so we spent a lot of the afternoon working on a diabolical jigsaw puzzle.
May 14th – Fri – 100 Mile House
Marg, Terry & I went to the Farmer’s Market this morning where Marg bought a few plants for her garden and we met her friend Quille who sells her art work. We dropped off cans, bottles & paper at the recycling center and made the mandatory grocery stop.
After lunch, Marg, Terry & I built a temporary electric fence to keep the sheep in a smaller pasture for the first grazing of the season. It is very dry here and the grass in not growing really well so Marg has to manage it carefully. We also fixed a couple sections of permanent fencing and added them to the electrified part. Marg feed the sheep an early, smaller “dinner” of hay and then let them out in the pasture so they would not have the time & appetite to eat enough grass to bloat.
Marg & I planted some seeds in her garden before dinner. Friday is a bad TV night so we watched our Terry Fator (ventriloquist) DVD which amazed Marg & Dad.
May 15th – Sat – 100 Mile House
We drove to Quille’s house this morning to pick up her boat trailer. She is an artist in various mediums – clay, beads, feathers to name a few – and we got to tour her house which is a wonderful mix of her art and work areas. Back here with the trailer, we loaded Marg’s aluminum fishing boat and then mostly Terry got to adjust all the rollers & bunks to fit the boat. Then we returned to Quille’s to put her motor on the boat. Good thing she doesn’t live too far away!!
We got back just in time to BBQ some wieners and eat lunch outside in the lovely sunshine.
Marg & I left the guys napping and went to town where we looked at some recliners and ran a few other errands. We picked up her motor home from the guy who did the oil change and returned home where Marg did some computer chores and I puttered in the garden & greenhouse. We also put a metal support bar and cleats on the compost box so we can slide boards into the front as it fills up.
I put a roast in the crock pot earlier so we just had to make potatoes & carrots for a great dinner. Again, Marg & I left the guys relaxing and drove to Snag Lake where Marg was considering joining some friends for the long weekend. We took the long way there & the short way back which ended up being 110 km (nearly 70 miles) and took us 2 ½ hours.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
May 10th to 12th - 100 Mile House
May 10th – Mon – 100 Mile House
Marg went fly fishing today so the rest of us – Terry, Glenda, Bill, Georgia & Dad – went sightseeing. We walked into Mahood Falls & then further to Canim Falls. It is a lovely walk through the woods with only the sound of rushing water and birds. Then we drove to Susan Lake where Marg & her friend Quille were fishing in their pontoon boats. We sat at a picnic table, watched the fisherwomen and had a snack before heading back. Unfortunately, we choose a road that was closed several miles down the line with no sign at the beginning so we had to come back to Susan Lake and take the same road out that we came in on.
It was time to do chores, have a drink and make dinner when we got back. Marg returned in time for dinner. We could have had fish for dinner – she kept 3 nice trout.
May 11th – Tues – 100 Mile House
Marg had to drive a friend to Williams Lake for a medical procedure. After breakfast, Terry, Bill, Georgia & I went for a walk. Terry took a gun and the guys shot at – and missed – a few marmots who dig big holes in the pastures. We spent some time in the shop and headed to the house for lunch when we saw that one of the lambs that was being bottle fed was clearly not well – bloated & panting. I called friends Nichole & Francis who drove here as quickly as possible but they were not able get a tube into the lamb in time to release the gas and the lamb died. I hate being a farmer sometimes!!
After lunch, Terry & I and B&G went for a drive. We had discussed going golfing but Terry is still not feeling well so he thought a drive would be better. After filling up a couple of propane tanks, we ended up going all the way to Williams Lake. We checked out the marvelous visitor center there, went to Surplus Herbie’s store and stopped for a few groceries.
Marg was home & had the chores done when we got back so we all pitched in making dinner. We watched the Vancouver Canucks lose rather badly and saw most of the DWTS results episode.
May 12th –Wed – 100 Mile House
Marg & I loaded a lamb and delivered it to the slaughter house early this morning. The lamb was born late last year so was not ready for market with the rest of them last November.
We reluctantly said good-bye to Bill & Georgia this morning – our vacation is over!
Terry, Marg & I took off to deliver Marg’s motor home for an oil change and to check prices on deck material at 3 stores. Then Marg renewed the insurance on her motor home and utility trailer before we headed home to fix lunch. Marg & I worked in the greenhouse & garden in the afternoon while the guys puttered in the shop.
Marg & I played golf with the women’s league at 5:30. They have changed to a shotgun start so there is not such a long wait for the awarding of prizes for players with an early tee time. The restaurant at the golf course is not open this year so dinner & prizes were at a restaurant in town (Casa Roma) that has great pizza. We did not win anything – and did not have very good scores!
Marg went fly fishing today so the rest of us – Terry, Glenda, Bill, Georgia & Dad – went sightseeing. We walked into Mahood Falls & then further to Canim Falls. It is a lovely walk through the woods with only the sound of rushing water and birds. Then we drove to Susan Lake where Marg & her friend Quille were fishing in their pontoon boats. We sat at a picnic table, watched the fisherwomen and had a snack before heading back. Unfortunately, we choose a road that was closed several miles down the line with no sign at the beginning so we had to come back to Susan Lake and take the same road out that we came in on.
It was time to do chores, have a drink and make dinner when we got back. Marg returned in time for dinner. We could have had fish for dinner – she kept 3 nice trout.
May 11th – Tues – 100 Mile House
Marg had to drive a friend to Williams Lake for a medical procedure. After breakfast, Terry, Bill, Georgia & I went for a walk. Terry took a gun and the guys shot at – and missed – a few marmots who dig big holes in the pastures. We spent some time in the shop and headed to the house for lunch when we saw that one of the lambs that was being bottle fed was clearly not well – bloated & panting. I called friends Nichole & Francis who drove here as quickly as possible but they were not able get a tube into the lamb in time to release the gas and the lamb died. I hate being a farmer sometimes!!
After lunch, Terry & I and B&G went for a drive. We had discussed going golfing but Terry is still not feeling well so he thought a drive would be better. After filling up a couple of propane tanks, we ended up going all the way to Williams Lake. We checked out the marvelous visitor center there, went to Surplus Herbie’s store and stopped for a few groceries.
Marg was home & had the chores done when we got back so we all pitched in making dinner. We watched the Vancouver Canucks lose rather badly and saw most of the DWTS results episode.
May 12th –Wed – 100 Mile House
Marg & I loaded a lamb and delivered it to the slaughter house early this morning. The lamb was born late last year so was not ready for market with the rest of them last November.
We reluctantly said good-bye to Bill & Georgia this morning – our vacation is over!
Terry, Marg & I took off to deliver Marg’s motor home for an oil change and to check prices on deck material at 3 stores. Then Marg renewed the insurance on her motor home and utility trailer before we headed home to fix lunch. Marg & I worked in the greenhouse & garden in the afternoon while the guys puttered in the shop.
Marg & I played golf with the women’s league at 5:30. They have changed to a shotgun start so there is not such a long wait for the awarding of prizes for players with an early tee time. The restaurant at the golf course is not open this year so dinner & prizes were at a restaurant in town (Casa Roma) that has great pizza. We did not win anything – and did not have very good scores!
Monday, May 10, 2010
May 4th to 9th - Keremeos, Logan Lake,100 Mile House
May 4th – Tues – to Keremeos B.C.
The rain let up to let us pack up and get on the road just after 9 this morning. We stopped in Omak for lunch and used the Nighthawk border crossing where they took all our fruit & vegetables except for citrus & bananas.
We found the Eagle RV park in Keremeos, got a couple of spots and set up before going to see Aunt Jessie and Ed. Jessie made a nice dinner for us after which we took a walk around the co-op RV park where they live. Then we had to watch DWTS result show before heading “home”.
Terry is developing a cold & cough, hope it doesn’t get too bad.
May 5th – Wed – to Logan Lake B.C.
Cousin Pat had sent an email a couple days ago saying maybe we should delay our trip a day as they had a few inches of new snow. I talked to her this morning and she said it was snowing again and we would probably hit snow north of Princeton but it just rained a bit. We introduced Bill & Georgia to Tim Horton’s in Merritt for lunch and then checked out Canadian Tire for another first for B&G.
We got a couple of great camping spots on the lake in the Logan Lake Municipal Campground. The electricity & water is not on until Friday so we get to dry camp for free until then.
Pat made dinner for all of us and then we headed back to our cold rigs. We started the generators to warm up our beds with electric mattress pads and ran the furnace for a while to warm things up and prevent freezing pipes at night.
Pat dosed Terry with cold medication as he is not feeling very well.
May 6th – Thurs – Logan Lake
Georgia & I started today with a walk around the lake. It is paved on one side and changes to a path through woods on the other side for a very nice walk. I put dinner in the crockpot and took it to Pat’s to cook while we went exploring and geo-caching. We left Terry to mostly sleep and cough.
After dinner, we watched Survivor and our Terry Fador DVD before braving the cold. B&G had a new neighbor and Bill did not want to run his generator at 9:30 so they crawled into a very cold bed.
May 7th – Fri – Logan Lake
We all went golfing today – even Georgia for her 3rd golf game ever. Pat, Georgia and I followed Terry, Rick & Bill so we would not slow them down. It was sunny and sometimes breezy so we put on & took off jackets through the 9 holes. Georgia hit enough good shots to keep her coming back – including a better score than me on the par 3 9th hole!
After golf, we checked out two houses that Pat & Rick are renovating and I found all the pictures “lost” from Picasa for Rick’s Mom Marie.
Pat set up an “appy hour” get together this evening – friends, drinks & food. Attending were Claude & Val, Lynden & Charlie, Don & Joanne and Marie. A great time was had by all.
The electricity was turned on at the campground today so we had nice warm beds tonight.
May 8th – Sat – to 100 Mile House B.C.
It was snowing lightly this morning when we got up so I was anxious to get on the road. By the time we were ready to go and Pat & Rick dropped by for a last goodbye hug, the snow had stopped. We stopped for fuel in Cache Creek, browsed the gift shop at Hat Creek Ranch, dumped our waste tanks in 100 Mile, stopped to greet sister Marg where she was helping drive fence posts and were figuring out where to park in Marg’s yard about 1.
Marg, Terry & I had a late lunch and then Marg, Bill, Georgia & I went to town where we toured a Home Show, picked up animal feed and shopped for groceries. We left Terry with strict orders to sleep and get well.
Marg is getting her sheep sheared tomorrow so we had to get the barn set up. We thought it might rain during the night and wet sheep are not fun to shear so we put them all into the barn and a shed. The lambs have little “doors” so they can get out and graze in the yard. With the ewes locked in the barns, there was a lot of noise as the lambs tried to find where their doors were.
A couple of lambs are being bottle fed 3 times a day. They are so cute and we are all happy to take over that chore since there is no midnight feeding.
May 9th – Sun – 100 Mile House
Some lambs did not find their mothers last night so we listened to moms & lambs baaaaaing all night – or at least before 10:30 pm and after 4 am when I was not sleeping!
After breakfast we continued getting everything set up for shearing. The large group of sheep in the barn decided to knock down the barrier in the doorway so we had to get them all in again which they were not too happy about since they spent the whole night in there.
The shearer arrived about 9:30 and set up his equipment. We had friends Francis & Nicole to help us and neighbor Jeannie arrived a bit later. Bill & Georgia didn’t miss much action by attending church. We asked Bill if he wanted to “get in the sack” and since he didn’t know what that was he agreed. He had to climb into a large burlap sack that was suspended on a frame and pack each fleece as it was tossed into the sack. He did a fine job!
We were finished with the barn cleaned and temporary partitions removed by shortly after noon. Dad had a nice fire going for a wiener roast around the back yard fire pit.
In the afternoon, we all went to repair a fence that a moose had messed up in the winter. After that was finished, Marg, Bill & Georgia continued walking around the perimeter of the farm while Terry & I and Dad followed in the ATVs. The weather was lovely.
We watched a hockey game (Vancouver Canucks won) and the last episode of Amazing Race interspersed with dinner and dessert.
The rain let up to let us pack up and get on the road just after 9 this morning. We stopped in Omak for lunch and used the Nighthawk border crossing where they took all our fruit & vegetables except for citrus & bananas.
We found the Eagle RV park in Keremeos, got a couple of spots and set up before going to see Aunt Jessie and Ed. Jessie made a nice dinner for us after which we took a walk around the co-op RV park where they live. Then we had to watch DWTS result show before heading “home”.
Terry is developing a cold & cough, hope it doesn’t get too bad.
May 5th – Wed – to Logan Lake B.C.
Cousin Pat had sent an email a couple days ago saying maybe we should delay our trip a day as they had a few inches of new snow. I talked to her this morning and she said it was snowing again and we would probably hit snow north of Princeton but it just rained a bit. We introduced Bill & Georgia to Tim Horton’s in Merritt for lunch and then checked out Canadian Tire for another first for B&G.
We got a couple of great camping spots on the lake in the Logan Lake Municipal Campground. The electricity & water is not on until Friday so we get to dry camp for free until then.
Pat made dinner for all of us and then we headed back to our cold rigs. We started the generators to warm up our beds with electric mattress pads and ran the furnace for a while to warm things up and prevent freezing pipes at night.
Pat dosed Terry with cold medication as he is not feeling very well.
May 6th – Thurs – Logan Lake
Georgia & I started today with a walk around the lake. It is paved on one side and changes to a path through woods on the other side for a very nice walk. I put dinner in the crockpot and took it to Pat’s to cook while we went exploring and geo-caching. We left Terry to mostly sleep and cough.
After dinner, we watched Survivor and our Terry Fador DVD before braving the cold. B&G had a new neighbor and Bill did not want to run his generator at 9:30 so they crawled into a very cold bed.
May 7th – Fri – Logan Lake
We all went golfing today – even Georgia for her 3rd golf game ever. Pat, Georgia and I followed Terry, Rick & Bill so we would not slow them down. It was sunny and sometimes breezy so we put on & took off jackets through the 9 holes. Georgia hit enough good shots to keep her coming back – including a better score than me on the par 3 9th hole!
After golf, we checked out two houses that Pat & Rick are renovating and I found all the pictures “lost” from Picasa for Rick’s Mom Marie.
Pat set up an “appy hour” get together this evening – friends, drinks & food. Attending were Claude & Val, Lynden & Charlie, Don & Joanne and Marie. A great time was had by all.
The electricity was turned on at the campground today so we had nice warm beds tonight.
May 8th – Sat – to 100 Mile House B.C.
It was snowing lightly this morning when we got up so I was anxious to get on the road. By the time we were ready to go and Pat & Rick dropped by for a last goodbye hug, the snow had stopped. We stopped for fuel in Cache Creek, browsed the gift shop at Hat Creek Ranch, dumped our waste tanks in 100 Mile, stopped to greet sister Marg where she was helping drive fence posts and were figuring out where to park in Marg’s yard about 1.
Marg, Terry & I had a late lunch and then Marg, Bill, Georgia & I went to town where we toured a Home Show, picked up animal feed and shopped for groceries. We left Terry with strict orders to sleep and get well.
Marg is getting her sheep sheared tomorrow so we had to get the barn set up. We thought it might rain during the night and wet sheep are not fun to shear so we put them all into the barn and a shed. The lambs have little “doors” so they can get out and graze in the yard. With the ewes locked in the barns, there was a lot of noise as the lambs tried to find where their doors were.
A couple of lambs are being bottle fed 3 times a day. They are so cute and we are all happy to take over that chore since there is no midnight feeding.
May 9th – Sun – 100 Mile House
Some lambs did not find their mothers last night so we listened to moms & lambs baaaaaing all night – or at least before 10:30 pm and after 4 am when I was not sleeping!
After breakfast we continued getting everything set up for shearing. The large group of sheep in the barn decided to knock down the barrier in the doorway so we had to get them all in again which they were not too happy about since they spent the whole night in there.
The shearer arrived about 9:30 and set up his equipment. We had friends Francis & Nicole to help us and neighbor Jeannie arrived a bit later. Bill & Georgia didn’t miss much action by attending church. We asked Bill if he wanted to “get in the sack” and since he didn’t know what that was he agreed. He had to climb into a large burlap sack that was suspended on a frame and pack each fleece as it was tossed into the sack. He did a fine job!
We were finished with the barn cleaned and temporary partitions removed by shortly after noon. Dad had a nice fire going for a wiener roast around the back yard fire pit.
In the afternoon, we all went to repair a fence that a moose had messed up in the winter. After that was finished, Marg, Bill & Georgia continued walking around the perimeter of the farm while Terry & I and Dad followed in the ATVs. The weather was lovely.
We watched a hockey game (Vancouver Canucks won) and the last episode of Amazing Race interspersed with dinner and dessert.
Monday, May 03, 2010
Apr 29th to May 3rd - Spokane, Cataldo ID
Apr 29th – Thurs – Spokane
It rained again last night and was drizzly & cool this morning. We made a trip to the Laundromat, picked up some ink for the printer and topped up the diesel. Terry helped Bill pull his 5th wheel out of the shop & put on his bicycle rack while I caught up my blog and did some internet research.
I put some chicken enchiladas together for our now routine shared dinner, vacuumed the rig and went to B&G’s. After dinner, we all watched an episode of Planet Earth and a magic show.
Planet Earth is a collection of 6 CD’s all about earth. It took several years to make and the photography is amazing.
Apr 30th – Fri – to Cataldo
Terry went to empty our gray tanks into Bill’s field this morning and the handle on the kitchen tank came apart again. It is the one that he had to fix in Yuma. He crawled under on the wet grass and started to take things apart but the water started leaking out so he decided to wait until the weather gets better to work on it.
We and B&G left about 10 for a weekend get-together at Kahndarosa RV near Cataldo, ID. There were going to be 10 couples but only 7 ended up following through on the plans. We were the first to arrive and were all set up when Gary & Margie and their dog Toby arrived. It was still raining on & off so we stayed under our awning and lit the buddy burner.
The weather cleared later so we could build a nice fire with some of the loads of fire wood in our truck & Bill’s truck. We should be able to have a fire most of the weekend.
We were joined by Willy & Geri, Rich & Prisca & their daughter, Woody & Debbie and Dave & Ginnie.
May 1st – Sat – Cataldo
Terry and some of our group kept out of the rain under our awning this morning and they decided we would all go to Wallace which is an old mining town not too far away. Our 4 vehicle caravan sloshed up the highway and we all went first to a railway museum housed in a RR station dating from 1901. Then we walked a couple of blocks to a restaurant and all had good lunches. The rain had let up so we wandered around town checking out several antique/junk stores and then headed back. B&G were with us and we stopped for an item that Georgia needed at a new WalMart in Smelterville, looped through Pinehurst to check out any changes and came back to the RV park.
There was lots of blue sky when we got back so we immediately got a fire going. Everyone hung out around the fire for the rest of the afternoon & evening with couples leaving at different times to make dinner & then return to the fire. Woody, Dave & Ginnie actually braved the cool weather and went for a bike ride.
May 2nd – Sun – Cataldo/Spokane
Dave was up early this morning building a fire – sunny but cool & breezy. I was lazy and stayed inside for a while reading and keeping warm. Some hardy souls went bike riding and the rest of us started packing up as the wind was getting worse and several people needed to get back fairly early. We ended up waiting at the dump station and got back to our private park shortly after noon.
Bill & Georgia’s daughter Sherry, her husband Jim, daughters Jenelle & Natalie and friend Annie were here and all but Jim had just finished running/walking in Bloomsday which is a huge annual road race in Spokane. After they left, Terry & Bill started work on the holding tank problem. It had rained on the weekend so the ground was soaking wet, the wind was cold, water was leaking from the gray tank as they took things apart – it was a totally miserable job that included 2 trips to hardware stores. They were shaking with cold when they had it nearly completed about 6 so decided to finish tomorrow. Terry & Bill each nearly ran their hot water tanks to cold as they tried to warm up in the showers.
Georgia had made a big pot of soup and cornbread for our dinner which was really appreciated. We stayed to watch an episode of Amazing Race with them and then immediately crawled into our nice warm bed.
May 3rd – Mon – Spokane
It rained last night but cleared and Georgia had clothes on the line before we got going this morning. I took over a basket of laundry and we got Terry & Bill’s yucky clothes into the washer. Rain threatened again so Terry & I went to run some errands. Before we could load a propane tank in the truck, it started to pour and we actually waited in B&G’s house before dashing to the truck. Georgia had to take her wet clothes from the line into the dryer.
We were only a couple of miles down the road when it started to clear again. When we got back, I had 2 loads of clothes on the line when Georgia returned from a grocery shopping trip. Spent the rest of the afternoon making cookies, folding clothes and being lazy.
We are going to Canada tomorrow and B&G are traveling with us in their 5th wheel. I probably won’t post to the blog until Sat or Sun after we reach 100 Mile House.
It rained again last night and was drizzly & cool this morning. We made a trip to the Laundromat, picked up some ink for the printer and topped up the diesel. Terry helped Bill pull his 5th wheel out of the shop & put on his bicycle rack while I caught up my blog and did some internet research.
I put some chicken enchiladas together for our now routine shared dinner, vacuumed the rig and went to B&G’s. After dinner, we all watched an episode of Planet Earth and a magic show.
Planet Earth is a collection of 6 CD’s all about earth. It took several years to make and the photography is amazing.
Apr 30th – Fri – to Cataldo
Terry went to empty our gray tanks into Bill’s field this morning and the handle on the kitchen tank came apart again. It is the one that he had to fix in Yuma. He crawled under on the wet grass and started to take things apart but the water started leaking out so he decided to wait until the weather gets better to work on it.
We and B&G left about 10 for a weekend get-together at Kahndarosa RV near Cataldo, ID. There were going to be 10 couples but only 7 ended up following through on the plans. We were the first to arrive and were all set up when Gary & Margie and their dog Toby arrived. It was still raining on & off so we stayed under our awning and lit the buddy burner.
The weather cleared later so we could build a nice fire with some of the loads of fire wood in our truck & Bill’s truck. We should be able to have a fire most of the weekend.
We were joined by Willy & Geri, Rich & Prisca & their daughter, Woody & Debbie and Dave & Ginnie.
May 1st – Sat – Cataldo
Terry and some of our group kept out of the rain under our awning this morning and they decided we would all go to Wallace which is an old mining town not too far away. Our 4 vehicle caravan sloshed up the highway and we all went first to a railway museum housed in a RR station dating from 1901. Then we walked a couple of blocks to a restaurant and all had good lunches. The rain had let up so we wandered around town checking out several antique/junk stores and then headed back. B&G were with us and we stopped for an item that Georgia needed at a new WalMart in Smelterville, looped through Pinehurst to check out any changes and came back to the RV park.
There was lots of blue sky when we got back so we immediately got a fire going. Everyone hung out around the fire for the rest of the afternoon & evening with couples leaving at different times to make dinner & then return to the fire. Woody, Dave & Ginnie actually braved the cool weather and went for a bike ride.
May 2nd – Sun – Cataldo/Spokane
Dave was up early this morning building a fire – sunny but cool & breezy. I was lazy and stayed inside for a while reading and keeping warm. Some hardy souls went bike riding and the rest of us started packing up as the wind was getting worse and several people needed to get back fairly early. We ended up waiting at the dump station and got back to our private park shortly after noon.
Bill & Georgia’s daughter Sherry, her husband Jim, daughters Jenelle & Natalie and friend Annie were here and all but Jim had just finished running/walking in Bloomsday which is a huge annual road race in Spokane. After they left, Terry & Bill started work on the holding tank problem. It had rained on the weekend so the ground was soaking wet, the wind was cold, water was leaking from the gray tank as they took things apart – it was a totally miserable job that included 2 trips to hardware stores. They were shaking with cold when they had it nearly completed about 6 so decided to finish tomorrow. Terry & Bill each nearly ran their hot water tanks to cold as they tried to warm up in the showers.
Georgia had made a big pot of soup and cornbread for our dinner which was really appreciated. We stayed to watch an episode of Amazing Race with them and then immediately crawled into our nice warm bed.
May 3rd – Mon – Spokane
It rained last night but cleared and Georgia had clothes on the line before we got going this morning. I took over a basket of laundry and we got Terry & Bill’s yucky clothes into the washer. Rain threatened again so Terry & I went to run some errands. Before we could load a propane tank in the truck, it started to pour and we actually waited in B&G’s house before dashing to the truck. Georgia had to take her wet clothes from the line into the dryer.
We were only a couple of miles down the road when it started to clear again. When we got back, I had 2 loads of clothes on the line when Georgia returned from a grocery shopping trip. Spent the rest of the afternoon making cookies, folding clothes and being lazy.
We are going to Canada tomorrow and B&G are traveling with us in their 5th wheel. I probably won’t post to the blog until Sat or Sun after we reach 100 Mile House.
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