Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Then + Now = Progress
We completed the purchase of our home in Powell River, BC in March of 2002. We commuted a couple of times a year back to Red Deer, Alberta for the first couple of years and finally became BC Residents about 5 years ago. The other day we came across some pictures taken right after buying the house and then we took some over the past few days to compare. It's interesting to take a reality check every once in awhile! Here's what the place looked like back then and what it looks like now. It's a work in progress. Dann and M-J were instrumental in finding the house and convincing us to make an offer. They both spent a lot of time getting it and us ready to live here and "Bingo" here we are.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
June, 2009
We're a week away from the end of June so we'll summarize the month in this post. We arrived in Red Deer, Alberta for a family visit May 29th in time to catch the Elephant Trax Granola girls in action at the Red Deer Farmers' Market the next morning; Saturday.
The the next day the girls started to refurbish a Coca Cola cooler given to them by Brian and Elizabeth.
Saturday, July 6th, Kelsey and her horse Argento whose barn name is Archie, had a Dressage show at Burnt Lake Stables west of Red Deer. She competed in 2 events and took the 1st place ribbon in each.
We were at another horse show the next day. This one was a Jumper Show at Los Suenos, Kelsey's home stable where Tannis teaches and coaches her. She won more ribbons with the highlight of the day being the Jump Off where she and Archie achieved the highest they've ever jumped; 4 feet 7 inches!
The weather was brutal for both horse shows that were held in the outdoor rings. There was wind, rain, snow, sleet, and cold! How soon we forget when we live on the Coast!!
We spent a couple of evenings around the fire at both Larry and Laurie's and at Brian and Elizabeth's backyards. Shane, the ballplayer was featured at Larry and Laurie's. Wow, can he hit the balls his Dad pitches for him. He had just about everybody chasing and looking for the balls!
If there are any big league scouts out there, give us a call and we can arrange contract negotiations!
The bonfire and bar-b-que at Brian and Liz's was enjoyed by all. A "Washeroo" tournament was held. A great way to enjoy each other's company. We can't remember who won, except to say we were all winners!
We spent some time at Earl's with Rick, Corrine and the kids. Mikaela still was a bit shy of us but of course doesn't see us on a regular basis. She's a great baby and Shane is definitely the Big Brother! Not that we're a little biased! We're a LOT biased!!
We got home June 15th and were greeted by our bloomin' garden. The neighbours did an excellent job of giving the plants lots of water during the heat wave while we were gone. It was a jungle out there! The fencing was also pretty much completed as was the new "Pot" Shed we had built in which to store all our garden pots and equipment during the winter. It's great to go away, but also nice to get home!
We believe we can all relate to suddenly catch a glimpse of strange objects when traveling but traffic and circumstances usually make it impossible to investigate. However, the images stay with us. We had this kind of experience on our way Red Deer when we passed the sand and gravel pit that's situated close to the fresh produce stand a couple of kilometers West of Chase. We weren't able to take a second look, but did so on our way back and this is what we saw. I call it "The Landing". The question is, "How did it get there?" And, more importantly, how did they miss all the back hoe tractors?
The 5th annual Relay for Life in support of the Canadian Cancer Society was held last Saturday, June 20th. We've been involved in all 5 and this year volunteered to help with the set-up and take down. The Relay started at 7:00 PM and ended at 7:00 AM Sunday. We went home in between!
The next day, Sunday, we had a garden party for neighbors who have moved to Nanaimo. It was a gorgeous afternoon and we had 25 - 30 people. By all reports, it was a huge success!
Monday, June 22nd was time for some r and r in the boat. We took another run up to Rainbow Lodge to tie up at the dock. There was no one there at all and we took advantage of the quiet time to read. Also tried fishing a bit with no luck. Had a light supper and made our way home. A very nice, lazy day in the sun!
On Friday the 26th there was a very low tide in the afternoon so we took Max for a walked to the end of the Willingdon Beach Trail and then to 2nd Beach. Max loves running and rolling in the sand. Especially after just being groomed the day before. In the one picture you can see the white heads of 2 eagles acting as sentries above the trail and in the other picture you can play, "Where's Max?".
The the next day the girls started to refurbish a Coca Cola cooler given to them by Brian and Elizabeth.
Saturday, July 6th, Kelsey and her horse Argento whose barn name is Archie, had a Dressage show at Burnt Lake Stables west of Red Deer. She competed in 2 events and took the 1st place ribbon in each.We were at another horse show the next day. This one was a Jumper Show at Los Suenos, Kelsey's home stable where Tannis teaches and coaches her. She won more ribbons with the highlight of the day being the Jump Off where she and Archie achieved the highest they've ever jumped; 4 feet 7 inches!
The weather was brutal for both horse shows that were held in the outdoor rings. There was wind, rain, snow, sleet, and cold! How soon we forget when we live on the Coast!!
We spent a couple of evenings around the fire at both Larry and Laurie's and at Brian and Elizabeth's backyards. Shane, the ballplayer was featured at Larry and Laurie's. Wow, can he hit the balls his Dad pitches for him. He had just about everybody chasing and looking for the balls!
If there are any big league scouts out there, give us a call and we can arrange contract negotiations!
The bonfire and bar-b-que at Brian and Liz's was enjoyed by all. A "Washeroo" tournament was held. A great way to enjoy each other's company. We can't remember who won, except to say we were all winners!
We spent some time at Earl's with Rick, Corrine and the kids. Mikaela still was a bit shy of us but of course doesn't see us on a regular basis. She's a great baby and Shane is definitely the Big Brother! Not that we're a little biased! We're a LOT biased!!
We got home June 15th and were greeted by our bloomin' garden. The neighbours did an excellent job of giving the plants lots of water during the heat wave while we were gone. It was a jungle out there! The fencing was also pretty much completed as was the new "Pot" Shed we had built in which to store all our garden pots and equipment during the winter. It's great to go away, but also nice to get home!
We believe we can all relate to suddenly catch a glimpse of strange objects when traveling but traffic and circumstances usually make it impossible to investigate. However, the images stay with us. We had this kind of experience on our way Red Deer when we passed the sand and gravel pit that's situated close to the fresh produce stand a couple of kilometers West of Chase. We weren't able to take a second look, but did so on our way back and this is what we saw. I call it "The Landing". The question is, "How did it get there?" And, more importantly, how did they miss all the back hoe tractors?
The 5th annual Relay for Life in support of the Canadian Cancer Society was held last Saturday, June 20th. We've been involved in all 5 and this year volunteered to help with the set-up and take down. The Relay started at 7:00 PM and ended at 7:00 AM Sunday. We went home in between!
The next day, Sunday, we had a garden party for neighbors who have moved to Nanaimo. It was a gorgeous afternoon and we had 25 - 30 people. By all reports, it was a huge success!
Monday, June 22nd was time for some r and r in the boat. We took another run up to Rainbow Lodge to tie up at the dock. There was no one there at all and we took advantage of the quiet time to read. Also tried fishing a bit with no luck. Had a light supper and made our way home. A very nice, lazy day in the sun!
On Friday the 26th there was a very low tide in the afternoon so we took Max for a walked to the end of the Willingdon Beach Trail and then to 2nd Beach. Max loves running and rolling in the sand. Especially after just being groomed the day before. In the one picture you can see the white heads of 2 eagles acting as sentries above the trail and in the other picture you can play, "Where's Max?".
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