Daughter Karen and me!
Great Grandson bundled up .
for the outing at the Wildlight Park.
They feed the wolves at 7:30 p.m.
Karen's tree!
Fire eating dragon ! Wildlight Park
We visited the Wildlight Show at the
Kamloops Wildlife Park.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
BC Sunshine!
Karen & Andrew
Karen & Me!
Mount Baker
Leaves
Golden Leaves
Strait of Georgia
Trees and water
When you wake up on a Saturday morning and the sky is blue you take advantage of the day, here in BC those days are rare, especially in November. A perfect day to drive to Washington State and take the Chuckanut route along the ocean. The border is a half hour drive from daughters place, there was a line up at the crossing, other people had the same idea we had. Half an hour later we were in the USA. First stop Coffee and breakfast, which we enjoyed sitting in front of a warm fireplace. Then the drive along Chuckanut, the views were spectacular, San Juan Islands, Georgia Strait, Trees, Rocks, God`s creation for us to enjoy. We stopped for lunch at `The Oyster Inn` a restaurant we had visited years ago with Gord, sat at the same table, enjoyed the same view over a creek. The restaurant had changed hands twice in the last few years, however the menu much the same featuring oysters. After a two hour lunch stopped at Burlington, Target and Freddie Meyers to shop. We Canadians enjoy the variety the American Stores offer. A full day we were home at 5:30 !
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Halloween
We had the warmest Halloween evening in my memory. The goblins, ghosties, werewolves and witches who called at my house didn't have to wear mitts and scarves. Sixteen children showed up in costume for 'trick or treat' -they all got treats! Chocolate Bars and fruit snacks. In the old days this was the time to pull tricks or stupid stunts. Like pushing over toilets, today we have bathrooms, move the neighbors wagon to the next farm or take the neighbors turkeys and put them in the school. That actually happened here in Hilbre!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Mini Folklarama
Every year our Municipality sponsors a "Community Pride Event" which usually takes place in July or August. This year it was the turn, for the Communities of Steep Rock, Faulkner, Grahamdale, and Hilbre to host the event. However the "Flood" put a damper into their plans, so it was postponed till October when they hoped all would be well. (The flooding is still with us) It was decided to have a mini folklarama (Winnipeg host this for two weeks in August) There the various ethnic groups put on displays of their culture, music and food. Last summer I volunteered at the Scandinavian Centre, and visited the German and Ethopian.They all had folk dancing, the scandinavians were very sedate, the Germans were livlier, and the Ethopians were wild! What did we do? People brought artifacts from their culture and served foods from many countries. We had Greek potatoes & spanakapita, Ukrainian perogoies, German sauerkraut and cabbage rolls, swedish meatballs, Norwegian lefsa, flatbread, krumkake, and rosettas., Icelanders made rulapulsa on their dark bread, pancakes, and vinetarte. Lasagna from Italy and Mexian taco salad. After dinner children took turns to break open a Mexican pinata filled with candies. It was all great fun!
Australia
The food table.
Ukraine and Denmark
Iceland
Iceland again.
Iceland
Iceland
Norway
Monday, October 17, 2011
Autumn in Hilbre!
The ivy turned red. Birds have flown south. Our gardens were bountiful! Tomatoes, tomatoes,
Have made tomato sauce, tomato salsa hot and mild, tomato puree tomato soup. There is nothing like a toasted bacon and tomato sandwich.We have given them away and still have more. Cucumbers too! made dill pickles , Beets, pickled beets. Carrots grated and froze for soup and Christmas Puddings. We make and sell them as a fund raiser for our church.
Onions drying.
Yellows and browns,
That is a stone, looks like a buffalo. September was exceptionally warm.
Broke a number of records with temperatures in the 30's.
I have not been fond of autumn, its a foreboding of cold weather
and snow etc. but not this year it has been wonderful. Cheerio!
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