May 30th to June 1st - 100 Mile

May 30th – Mon – 100 Mile
I took a little extra time with the morning chores and started cleaning out the little barn where Buck (pony) and Snow (donkey) are hanging out when it is raining. Marg & Terry hooked up a utility trailer and went to town to run some errands. We had a phone call saying the old water pump was TU and that they had replacements in stock – oops, had to order one when they got there today but they did come back with a sensor to turn off the pump if the water runs out.
They stopped for a few groceries and got posts for the new fence.
While they were gone, I caught up the blog & email, watched the farrier trim Buck & Snow’s feet and helped Dad in the shop. Terry, Marg & I ended up finishing the first stage of the project that was frustrating Dad – another large planter.
After lunch, we all puttered around (puzzle, shop, greenhouse, laundry, baking). I filleted and deboned the Kokanee that Marg caught and we had a gourmet dinner with fish cooked on the BBQ, jasmine rice, salad and fresh beer batter bread.

May 31st – Tues – 100 Mile
Terry & I finished the jigsaw puzzle this morning and I helped Marg get the recyclables ready to go. Marg had an appointment for physiotherapy for her shoulder so she ran errands before & after. Dad had started a new project in the shop so Terry & I went to town and found the visitor center open today. Terry picked up some information for Gary, we went to the post office to mail it and then went to the grocery store.
After lunch we worked in the shop to finish the planter. We were checking Marg’s measurements of the new fence when Marg got back and joined us. She was right that it is 400 feet long – no, she doesn’t pace in metric. Then we adjusted the boat trailer. First we removed the motor, pulled the boat (12 ft aluminum) off the trailer and realized that the bunks were falling apart. So into the shop with the bunks to drill holes in metal brackets and put in new screws. We put the bunks back on in a new position, put the boat back on the trailer and started adjusting with Terry under the trailer and Marg & I lifting the boat as needed. We got it all done just as it started to rain. Marg did chores while I prepared BBQ pork for an appetizer with our drinks. Dinner was leftovers so not too much work.

June 1st – Wed – 100 Mile
Marg took her truck in for an oil change this morning. Terry decided to add guides on the boat trailer so he raided Dad’s BBQ parts stash and found perfect pieces for the job. He cut them to length, we added carpet padding and installed them with u-bolts. A precisely cut – seriously! - piece of plywood holding a swivel seat in the boat had broken so we found plywood, used the old one as a template and got it installed also.
Marg got back after lunch – her 10:00 appointment didn’t mean much – and we installed the new water pump. It only took about 4 trips on the ATV to the shop for more tools & materials. And it works! I put together a potato/onion/ham casserole for Terry & Dad’s dinner as Marg & I were going golfing. We rushed to change clothes, get my clubs & a cart out, give Terry dinner directions and get to the golf course.
A huge wind gust came up shortly after we started (shotgun start at 5:30) but the rain held off until the last hole. Marg’s whole team showed up today so she played with another team with a missing player and I played with her team as usual. The team that Marg was playing with started as a “b” group (2 teams on the hole) and was behind a hole with 2 teams so they were the last team to finish and they got quite wet. The ladies that I played with were almost done eating when we got to the restaurant. Marg bought a pie today but we hadn’t specifically told Terry & Dad that they could have some so they thought it was for something special and didn’t cut into it. We all had pie when we got home.