Backtracking just a bit...

I have not been posting for awhile, as you've likely noticed. It's been a busy time of traveling and packing. Now that we're in Manitoba again I will be trying to catch up on our time in Alberta.

One project that Howard and I tackled while we were on the farm was painting the trim on the garage. It turned out so well that I also painted the back door on the house and railing and also some other details which I did not take pictures of.

Another project was painting the old plow. My mom wanted me to paint a sign to hang on it and so she worked hard to get the plow ready for the sign to hang on.

It turned out quite nicely!

nature walk of sorts

Yesterday we went for a walk to find the junkie old vehicles and machinery that is stashed back in the bush. We saw some great nature stuff along the way...

A very painful sight...

Our new drivers managed to get the key out of the old combine.

driving divas

The long-anticipated/dreaded day arrived today - the day of the driving tests. As you can see from the smiles below, it was a good day! We are very thankful that the "official" training is over. These small papers are only their temporary licenses - the real ones will arrive in about 10 days. We will all sleep very well tonight!

the mighty peace

Last week we spent an evening with our friends, Peter and Sheryl. They wanted to go for a walk before we sat down to enjoy dessert so we walked the dike along the river for a bit.

Howard found a few Saskatoons but the crop did not look very encouraging.
It had been a very warm day and a few people were cooling off in the river. It looked terribly inviting and "peace"ful.

The back 40

Last night we went out to the back of the farm to see the old barn. It's in pretty rough shape but it definitely has character - as do the fences around it.

Berry picking

This morning my mom and I went to a friend's house to pick raspberries. The bushes were full and ripe and a lot of the berries were already falling off the branches. So many of them were absolutely HUGE! It was a very satisfying time of picking.

Camp

On the morning of the beginning of camp two weeks ago, our girls got "the call" to come and counsel. It only took a few minutes for them to decide that yes, they would go. It was really cool for me that this opportunity had suddenly arisen for the girls as this was the camp that I went to as a kid and then counseled at as a teenager.

Though now painted pretty funky colours, the cabins are still exactly the same inside as they were when I was at Riverside. Oh, I guess there's one pretty marked difference - the cabins now have power!


The girls had such an amazing week and loved everything about being at the camp. They said they'd had a blast! The kids were great, the food was delicious and the mornings were COLD! Everything camp should be!