Beeping Chickens

I thought this picture was soothing - it is Madge Lake Saskatchewan, where the family cottage is. I must admit - I love every day that comes and we're generally happy people but this was a crazy day at work so I was glad to get home! We were going to head out in the RV tonight to the lake closest to us, and then I would go into work for 5 hours or so in the morning, but it's pouring rain, so we stayed home tonight and we'll make a decision in the morning. Donald decided to experiment and make beer can chicken for dinner - with his own secret "rub". It is a serious undertaking - he has his own digital meat thermometer for his own use. I use the old fashioned stick it in and look at where the red needle goes kind. After using tech equipment all day long, I don't need anything else beeping at me and flashing words I can hardly see - especially about a chicken - Ha!

Fall chores

As the weather turns cooler, chores await! Yuck. We still live in the big house as I am working, so yesterday I started making the 'minor' list of chores and the 'major' list of chores. The minor chores are the regular around the house things - the major chores are the things that we should/must do before we sell the house. New countertops for the kitchen;paint the kitchen; painting the laundry room, 3 of the bedrooms and one of the bathrooms; ripping out carpet for laminate in the den.... you know how it goes. We also have the last 1/3 of the back deck to complete and a new front door to purchase and install. Donald said he was so busy today, he was leaving a room, closed the room door with his foot as his hands were full and neglected to see the cat and the door hit the cat in the head. She's fine! We just like our animals so that was a little bit of trauma. Oh yes, and we are getting ready for #1 son wedding at the end of the month. Ah - we look forward to tomorrow and heading back out to the serenity of the lake in the RV.

A Fellow B.C. Blogger orders Rain - its ok!

Even though we had a big weekend planned to RV at the local Provincial Park, we did get that rain that was forecast. It was badly needed, and it is always soothing to listen to the rain on the RV and read a really good book. I am making my way through Wilbur Smith's books at the present. We did take in the Farmers Market Saturday morning and napped through some of the downpour in the afternoon. A local group, The Trainwrecks were playing at the market - they were very entertaining. Next weekend some of our gang are playing. Sunday was a beautiful day, with some of the gang kayaking on the very calm lake. We had a lovely potluck dinner together that evening with lots of laughs, cuban cigars and some scotch around the campfire. This summer, most of the province had a campfire ban, so that was something that we all had missed. I don't miss the campfire smell in our clothes!

May LW: Tyhee September LW: Tyhee

Tyhee Lake Provincial Park is only a 10 minute drive from home. The gang always starts the summer season on Victoria Day weekend at this park, because being so close to home you can run home for whatever you forgot to pack into the RV. This year, there were no leaves on the trees and it was quite chilly - the furnace ran lots in the RV. But, as you can see, we still BBQ and there is a little bottle of sha - la -la to make a pretty special coffee to keep warm. We camp there on the September Labour Day weekend to take advantage of the Farmers Market in town on Saturday. There used to be teenagers to keep track of as well on those weekends, but as of this year, the gang no longer has any teenager at home to worry? about. I don't know if that's a good thing or not, but life proceeds on. We all have good kids/young adults so the problem was not with the kids, but rather with us as slightly? overprotective and involved parents. And as some have remarked in the last couple of days, that's a good thing. So, here's to another weekend at Tyhee and some fun around the campfire! ( ok - you're going to ask what sha - la - la is? That's what we called a coffee liquor when are kids were little - I don't know why!)

September and THE Corn Roast

We won't be there this year, but last September Donald and I flew to Toronto to visit my parents and go to the family reunion and THE Corn Roast. Why is it so special? Well, a sunny Sunday afternoon, a couple of hundred people ( mostly family ), fresh corn, potluck, live music and best of all it's held on a family farm just outside the Greater Toronto Area. ( One of the largest farms outside of Toronto, still owned by family ). There were games, a corn maze, good laughs, catching up with relatives I had not seen since I was in elementary school, visiting the cows at milking time and listening to some really good country music played by family and friends.OHHH and that fresh corn picked minutes before being put into the big boiling bags and into the huge pots. What could be better. The interesting thing, was that most of the talk around our little group area was about Rv'ing! Many of the first cousins ( to my mother ) are retired and most belong to the same RV Club as my parents and travel south for the winter. So, even though you haven't see relatives for a long time or perhaps never met them as in the case of Donald, if the conversation is about RV's there is lots to discuss. Have a great time this Sunday to those family and friends attending!!!!!!