June 8th to 10th - 100 Mile

June 8th – Wed
We worked on the puzzle and did a few small things this morning before we got a call saying the tractor parts arrived at Williams Lake. We quickly finished what we were doing, changed clothes, told Dad we were leaving and Marg, Terry & I headed to Williams Lake. We stopped at a feed store, a hardware store and the tractor dealer. Then to WalMart for a few items and lunch at McDonalds before stopping at the casino on the way home. Terry & I lost $20 each but Marg doubled her $40 and actually walked out with the winnings.
We stopped on the way home to drop the parts off with the neighbor who fixed the tie rod and who still had the tractor. He said he would work on it tomorrow morning.
I rushed to boil eggs & potatoes to make potato salad for Dad & Terry’s dinner and helped Marg in the greenhouse & garden while they cooked. I threw the salad together, gave Terry instructions for dinner and Marg & I went golfing. I didn’t do as well as last week but did OK. This week we had to keep track of putts and I got 14 which is pretty good. The lowest total was 12.
When we got home, we noticed tracks turning into the drive and realized it was tractor tires. Reg had fixed the power steering lines and delivered the tractor.

June 9th – Thurs
I helped Marg with some final loading of the motor home and then we made an inspection tour of the pasture to determine when the sheep had to be moved. She came back after driving a couple of miles as she remembered that she didn’t have a receiver in the MH and she will be towing Rick & Pat’s trailer.
Terry put the bucket on the tractor and we headed to the new fence location which is close to the house. We tied a string to show us the fence line and to determine which trees had to come out. One tree would have fallen into the lagoon (septic pond) so Terry lifted me in the bucket, I tied a rope to the tree, ran the rope around a tree and I pulled on the rope to redirect the tree as Terry cut it down. We didn’t get it to fall exactly where we wanted and of course it hung up in some other trees but it was nowhere near the lagoon. Oh well, we are experienced in this situation with dead trees that fall over and with our tree clearing a couple of years ago after an ice storm. The area where it fell had a lot of dead trees so we started falling & clearing them out. We had a break for lunch and continued to work until Terry’s back said STOP about 4:00. Marg plans on being gone for 10 to 14 days so we don’t have to get this done all in one day.
The sheep were grazing in the field where we were working and a gate that we would be using had to be closed so I decided to switch the sheep to a new field this afternoon rather than tomorrow. It is so fun to see them attack a new field of grass but you have to open the gate and get out of the way so you don’t get run over! This also allows us to open a gate from the main road which has been a pain to open & close every time you go anywhere.
The weather was beautiful today. The wind came up a bit later in the evening and there was a very brief hail storm but all is quiet again.

June 10th – Fri
We attacked the tree clearing again this morning. Our age & inactivity is sure showing up in this job! Dad started hauling firewood to stack in the carport since all the staining is done.
Just as we were finishing lunch, it started to pour rain. Terry had to dash out and move the ATV under the carport so everything on it wouldn’t get soaked. We started another jigsaw puzzle while we waited for the rain to stop – and it did stop so we continued falling trees.
It started to drizzle again about the time Terry’s back gave out so we changed clothes and went to town for a few items at the hardware store and at the grocery store. We got home in time for me to do chores and Terry to fix drinks. We watched the Canucks beat the Bruins (Stanley Cup) and fit dinner in at the start of the second period.